between you
o russia, o ukraine
between ukraine and russia,
you produce, nevsky of novgorod
between you and ukraine,
you produce, yaroslav of vladimir
between you and russia,
you produce, olga of kiev
between you and ukriane,
you produce, oleg of kiev
between you and russia,
you produce, shvarnovna of ossetian, alan, or morovia
between you and ukraine,
you produce, kotliarevsky of poltavia
between you and russia,
you produce, pushkin of moscow
between you and ukraine,
you produce, tolstoy of yasnaya polyana
between you and russia,
you produce, trotsky of kherson or bereslavka
between you and ukraine,
you produce, gorbachev of privolnoye
between you and russia,
you produce, khruschev of kalinovka
between you and ukraine,
you produce, brezhnev of kamenskoye or kamianske
between you and russia,
you produce, the list is long
it can’t be counted
it can’t be numbered
it can’t be listed
between you and ukraine,
do you need a poem
to say, you’re of the same mother?
between you and russia,
do you need words
to say, you’re of the same father?
between you and ukraine,
do you need a song
to say, you’re of the same bond?
between you and russia
do you need hymns
to say, you’re of the same friendship?
between you and ukraine,
do you need chants
to say, you’re of the same sisters?
between you and russia,
do you need shouts
to say, you’re of the same brothers?
between you and ukraine,
you are known
to stand by the afflicted
between you and russia,
you are known to stand by the poor
between you and ukraine,
you are known to stand by the defenseless
between you and russia,
you are known to be bread-basket of the world
due to your common heritage
of social practicalism
that working the soil with one’s hand is no mean to writing high worded poetry
and spreading of false tales by talking heads
between you and ukraine,
the blood you share, is greater than the guns that kill each of you
the bond your share, is heavier than the guns that maim any of you
the heart you share, is lovlier than the guns that cripple your loved ones
between you and russia
what is it, that can”t be dealt with?
for the sake of the pain,
can’t you sit round the table,
and talk it through to reach a settlement?
so the same hands that hold the guns,
are same, that shake each other’s hand for a lasting peace
so the world will chant with joy
that russia and ukraine have returned to the old bond
that ukraine and russia have returned to the old link
that you have, indeed returned to the old, old, family tree
let the mind think it
let the ears hear it
let the heart understand it
let the spirit of long list of your ancestors,
pour cold water on the guns
so there is calm
between you and russia
let the spirit of long list of your ancesstress,
pour icy waters on the guns
so there is calm
between you and ukraine
© Sedinam ®Sedinam
