Obituary for Iceberg b-15
The year I was born b15-A broke off and drifted away from Ross Island into Ross Sea
Heading north
Breaking into smaller pieces
Small knife shaped son, b-15k on the steady path further
Before reaching the ice tongue, b-15A got all stranded on a shallow seamount
Resting
Resuming
Northward
Breaking into the tip of the tongue
b-15A generated seismic signals, felt them out at the South Pole
The fishers saw smaller brothers, b-15p b-15m b-15n
Most icebergs do not last this far north
Speed of melt increased
Seen: South Georgia Island Antarctica South of Africa
Antarctic maps needed to be redrawn
Required a reassessment
A refusal
Penguin populations plummeted
The brothers encountered the end at the end of the world
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