The Masks, by Boris Kokotov

Sand Watch, by Izya Shlosberg (USA). 2006.

The Masks
 
on ancestry-dot-com
a collection of well-worn masks
can be found
 
it’s all in your genes   they say
on once-story-dot-com
 
eventually the beach sculpture
becomes a faceless dune
 
nobody’s out there to connect the dots.

Boris Kokotov

Boris Kokotov was born in Moscow, Russia. Currently he lives in Baltimore. He is the author of several poetry collections. He also translated selected poems of German Romantics and contemporary American poets to Russian language. His work appeared in periodicals, most recently in Adelaide, The Bewildering Stories, Boston Poetry Magazine, Chiron Review, Constellations, The Lake, and others.