Five nights of terror Rockets and bombs Five nights in a bunker Stillness and calm. A mother holds a child, hope in her eyes Hides away her fear behind a smile Rock-a-bye baby, sleep through the night Hush, oh sweet baby, light comes after dark Five days of gun shelling Shattered lives like a glass The world witnesses a foretelling Look at the new genocide! A mother holds a child as he sweetly sleeps No one hears that her soul screams Rock-a-bye baby, sleep through the night Hush, oh sweet baby, light comes after dark.
Light Comes After Dark
Grounds For Hope 
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Powerful poem poignantly pointing out the horrible situation in Ukraine.
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A profound and poetic portrayal of the trials afflicting Ukraine and her brave citizens. Please know that likeminded people stand in solidarity with Ukraine. 👊🏻🌹
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I am praying for the people of Ukraine to be freed from this terror and the Russian attack!
I am praying that the Russian people rise up against this mad man of destruction and terrorism!
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The sweet gentleness of the scene you create is all the more poignant in the stark reality the mother faces. That all mothers and fathers, sisters, brothers, grandmothers, grandfathers, aunts, uncles…. face in the reality of this war.
Thank you for the tears. They ease the ache.
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it’s painful, horrible reality and feels like tears aren’t enough to ease the pain.
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