My Santiago

Bay of Pigs

From the French influenced Cienfuegos, City of elegant boulevards, To the Bay of Pigs,

Where Cubans of the Revolution Repulsed supporters of Batista, In a brief 72 hours!

We swim in the pristine waters of the bay, Now peaceful;

Only sounds of tourists snorkelling, Eager to see multi coloured fish, Where once, some half a century ago, It echoed with the staccato sounds of machine guns, The thump of ack acks, And the drone of fighter planes.

Bay of Pigs, 56 Years on!