SLAVA UKRAINI HEROYAM SLAVA
A thousand years will not expunge this stain
Nor sate the Devil’s craven appetite
All Glory to the People of Ukraine
He smiles as children speak their prayers in vain
And laughs as Death reaps Innocents in flight
A thousand years will not expunge this stain
Lamenting in excruciating pain
As only mothers, daughters or wives might
All Glory to the Women of Ukraine
“This is all lies; there are no infants slain”
So spins the puppet with his bile and spite
A thousand years will not expunge this stain
Defying from the skies Death’s fiery rain
Reluctant heroes scrabble in a bombsite
All Glory to Defenders of Ukraine
Unconquerable spirit thus remains
And refuses to submit their nation’s plight
A thousand years will not expunge this stain
All Glory to the People of Ukraine
SLAVA UKRAINI : HEROYAM SLAVA
John Coopey
Fri 13th May 2022 08:00
Thankyou, Stephen. I made a very poor show of pronouncing the title at Open Mic last night despite practising it in my head several times! And Thankyou for the Likes, Holden and Jo.
And thanks for the Like, Brenda and Stephen A.