Ukraine Poems
Ukraine 2023
by Richard Randolph
I want to live in a world in which people won't tolerate
the murdering of innocent women and children,
where they'll insist it stop immediately,
without compromise, whatever the costs,
and where the leaders of the free world won't turn a blind eye
because Russia has oil or they're afraid of nuclear war,
but act on principle, with the courage of their convictions.
And I want to believe in an American public willing to stand for what is right,
however expensive, inconvenient, or far away,
and a NATO alliance determined to defend
......
The War Footprints/Слідами війни (Ukr)
by Halyna Myroslava
кривавились стіни
як стінки у бутлях з вином
зривалися корки з осколками вікон і крику
знаки питань
розкидані
......
A land without earthquakes
by Sanja Atanasovska
The swing on which I sit
is rising over a precipice.
I notice another death
and the grandeur
of all the evening chandeliers is breaking.
......
What did I do - in Putin’s own words
by Dr. Robert Ippaso
What did I do,
Quite the disaster, but if only they knew
The depth of the hole I find myself in,
Thank goodness ambition is no mortal sin.
I seriously thought this thing would be fast,
A simple invasion, a side show, a blast,
Over by dinner then pop the Champagne,
Ukraine by name only, Russia’s domain.
......
Країна без землетрусів
by Sanja Atanasovska
Гойдалки, на яких я сиджу,
хитаються над прірвою.
Помічаю ще одну смерть,
і велич розбивається
в усіх вечірніх люстрах.
Спалили вірменські церкви,
а в Україні окупанти
затягували чорні пов’язки
на очі людства.
......
A land without earthquakes
by Sanja Atanasovska
The swing on which I sit
is rising over a precipice.
I notice another death
and the grandeur
of all the evening chandeliers is breaking.
......
Країна без землетрусів
by Sanja Atanasovska
Гойдалки, на яких я сиджу,
хитаються над прірвою.
Помічаю ще одну смерть,
і велич розбивається
в усіх вечірніх люстрах.
Спалили вірменські церкви,
а в Україні окупанти
затягували чорні пов’язки
на очі людства.
......
The War must end - Ukraine vs Russia
by Dr. Robert Ippaso
When is enough enough,
When is the going just too tough.
Why do people have to die
Forever in the ground to lie.
Are the spoils worth all the pain
When the path is kill and maim.
Is barren land worth just so much
Now deprived of human touch.
......
The War Footprints/Слідами війни (Ukr)
by Halyna Myroslava
кривавились стіни
як стінки у бутлях з вином
зривалися корки з осколками вікон і крику
знаки питань
розкидані
......
Ukraine 2023
by Richard Randolph
I want to live in a world in which people won't tolerate
the murdering of innocent women and children,
where they'll insist it stop immediately,
without compromise, whatever the costs,
and where the leaders of the free world won't turn a blind eye
because Russia has oil or they're afraid of nuclear war,
but act on principle, with the courage of their convictions.
And I want to believe in an American public willing to stand for what is right,
however expensive, inconvenient, or far away,
and a NATO alliance determined to defend
......
