Revision for Hope in Spring Carries On
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| Ukrainian Girl |
Spring arrives
regardless of a dead-dry drought
Even as gusty
winds ignite imposing flames.
April only knows
to bring hope into our world.
But why –
Heaven comes in
the scent of pink jasmine
while hell is in
the shape of war I can’t reach.
But why –
Trees sprout
honeydew-colored leaves as
unwitting
humans cease to see spring again.
But why –
Sitting on a
warm patio with abundant Fuchsia
as male dictators
slither in cold blood power.
But why –
Birds building intricate
nests with purity
when our earth cries
in agony but isn’t heard.
But why –
I am as bereft
as a broken-stemmed bud
We live on a ruptured,
barnacled ship moving
toward black
waters; spring’s light seems unjust.
But why –
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| I Stand with Mother-Earth |
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| I stand with Ukraine and Against All Tyranny |
Stay strong and stand-up for what's right.
Keep on swimming through life,
Valerie Anne
