Be Reborn

Air strike destruction of the civilians in Ukraine

Today the bomb went off in the city,

Shattering my peace and bringing pity,

The neighboring building, now a ruin,

Burning possessions, a heartbreaking tune.

 

Roofs crashed down, walls destroyed,

Innocent lives caught in the void,

Screams for help, hands in the air,

A tragedy that's too much to bear.

 

The birds still sing, the cats still purr,

The flowers bloom, with a gentle stir,

And in these simple joys we find,

A solace, in our troubled minds.

 

Hope and dreams are still alive,

Despite the war, we still survive,

The scars of war, etched deep and wide,

Will heal in time, with love and pride

 

Writers and artists, still create,

To show the world, there's more than hate.

For though the world may seem so torn,

We'll keep on living, and be reborn.

 

 

Alla Antsis

March 29, 2023

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

all of those bombs, all that ruination....poets try to keep dreams alive...
but all we can do is what you express here...show the world there is more than hate.
you write powerful pieces of expression, Alla.
j.

[Alla Antsis]

Thank you, Jacob! I appreciate you considering my poems “powerful”. Thank you for that!
All I can do is trying to create….It channels my intentions away from the brutality.

[William Michael Reeves]

If only we could ask the planet to stop spinning for a moment and let peace catch up. An author named Og Mandino wrote, "it will pass". Let's hope there's something left of our world when it does.

[Alla Antsis]

I would think that these experiences are since the day of the creation and will continue….And still with all the awareness and spiritual growth – same repeating…. Thank you for your review, William!