A Ukrainian Girl's Flowers (3/12/22)

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Midday

Mid-June

At the creekside

Where the slavs

Reside

My mother faded

All too soon

Endlessly grasped

For hope

Collecting flowers

Petals for this

Journey

Silent, speaking short

As young Ukrainian

Joined me

Shortly speaking

Unable to tell my

Truths

Never bring myself

To explain

Tragedy that struck

Fault of my origin

She, too, sent petals

Downstream, then upstream

She sent them to

Peace

For they shall

Fade

In harmony

After this thaw

Midday

Mid-June

I, too, am to send

Petals of peace

For the strength

Of her fading

People.

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