Valentina Gnup
- portlandbove
- Mar 27, 2022
- 1 min read
Updated: Apr 9, 2022
Song for Ukraine
Kyiv trembles like an old man
clutching his cane but insisting he walk.
A child presses against a chain link fence
searching for his lost mother.
Five men carry a marble sculpture of Jesus
to hide in a bunker, stone palms outstretched,
a hole in the center of each one.
A man plays piano for refugees,
each note clear as glass.
Each note clear as glass,
a man plays piano for refugees,
a hole in the center of each one.
To hide in a bunker, stone palms outstretched,
five men carry a marble sculpture of Jesus
searching for his lost mother.
A child presses against a chain link fence
clutching his cane but insisting he walk.
Kyiv trembles like an old man.