Chernobyl

Марк Каратанов
April is the cruelest month.
And I don't mean the black sabbath.
This is black rain over Ukraine.
Chernobyl has immortal fame.

Curie opened Pandora's box.
Death sounds like Geiger counter noise.
Apollyon left the abyss.
The Bible spoke about this.

Rivers as bitter as absinthe
Are no longer an ancient myth:
The wormwood star flashed in the sky.
It's time to play survive or die.

The ghost town holds a mystery.
Birds of prey circle above it.
It's as if Christ has come again.
Oh poor Ukraine - my tears are rain!