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Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Victoria Amelina

 

Victoria Amelina

Our Victoria, delightful nightingale of Kyiv! Your spirit has in mourning sprung,

In our souls, your line and verse, shall eternally dwell, in loving sadness strung.

With compassion in your heart, your strength and character, have finally flown,

Back to the woman in black, there with your sisters’ names, in the fields sown.

Gravely cried into the ground, that knows the pain of those, who have passed,

Hidden forever, behind griefs face, the sadness, that man has bravely masked.

Each fresh mound, adding to the long list of names, laid to rest, set row on row,

To face winters freezing bite, the solemn sound of the wind, and the old crow.

Who forever frightens, the birds away, standing guard, upon that patch of dirt,

For she alone knows, how each death was brought, the distress, and the hurt.

The terrible episodes that erased, the yet unwritten, chapters of young life,

The terrible crimes, that were committed, by the Orcs, and their awful strife.

Alas! Victoria Amelina, the brave heroine, we were fortunate to have known,

You spirit filled empty spaces, in our hearts, with the seeds, you have sown.

With the weight of your words, we all heard, the saddest songs, that you sung,

In mourning, Kyiv farewells, the sound of its nightingale, left in sorrow wrung!

When in spring, we hear again, the nightingale’s beautiful melodies of peace,

We will fondly remember you, as free Ukraine sings and dances in the streets.

Written By: Alan.Clark@WW1POET (July 2023)










Sad Impressions To Live in Paradise Lost

 

Sad Impressions

To Live in Paradise Lost

One:

A simple wooden cross, marks the spot, a circle of bricks borders the plot.

A soul struck little boy, standing beside his mother’s grave, in their garden.

The poor little child, is beset with overwhelming sadness, and desolation,

Struggling with the grief, a new state of mind that he cannot comprehend.

Nothing will bring back what they had, the mother that he so dearly loved.

His world is broken, the loving bond destroyed, their connection detached.

Two:

A crowd has assembled to pay their last respects to a brave soldier fallen,

The cask is draped in the flag of Ukraine, an awkward silence prevails,

As a little girl rests her weight, on her father’s cask, the burden too great.

Her hand masks her face, she is clearly distraught, her soul powerless.

Her mother attempts to console the poor child, she knows the love lost,

Together, they will have to face the world, without the man they so loved.

Three:

Standing on the fresh soil, a tiny toddler kisses a photo, fixed to a cross.

The image of her beloved father, in the uniform she last saw him in.

The young man has given his all, such that his young family could be free.

In a state of flux, the child too young to understand the scale of the loss

A large portion of her tiny world has been taken away, her тато gone.

The unpleasant burden of grief she will now carry for the rest of her life.

Four:

A sudden bomb blast, another disaster, more innocent civilians struck!

Beside the gutter, twisted debris, an infant stroller has been destroyed.

On the sidewalk, within the dreadful carnage, a shocking crime scene.

A sickening sight, a tiny toddler lying inert, an awful abdominal wound.

Fresh blood is spattered everywhere, someone’s severed leg lies by her.

The violent shock of the fatal blast has ripped the innocent victims apart.

Five:

Abducted by ruthless Orcs, an innocent little girl, taken against her will.

Too young to understand, forced to submit, she did not stand a chance.

Discarded with hands bound, hidden in bush, lying half naked and dead.

Soiled, battered, and bruised, with a bloody nose, damn the evil Orcs.

Damn them to hell, damn the Russian generals who let the brutes loose.

Damn the monster with blood on his hands, he who turned a blind eye!

These innocent children number in the thousands, they did not deserve to die this way!

This war is brutal and the evil that brought it upon the nation of Ukraine will burn in hell!

There will be no forgiveness for the regime that tortured, raped, and murdered civilians!

The Orc army cannot and will not hide the truth, nor erase the past, freedom will prevail!








To Live in Paradise Lost

 

To Live in Paradise Lost

Verse 1.

Set in our dreams, there is a place, green for as far, as the eye can see,

Like in a garden of paradise, mossy paths, pink blossom on the trees.

A warm enchanted place, where natures best, steals our breath away,

With delicate wildflowers, creating a beautiful blush, in vibrant array.

Their soft sweet perfume, gently floating, creating intoxicating smells,

Like the scent, of Lily-of-the-valley, hanging out, its lovely little bells.

And aromatic lavender, that grows in shades of blue, purple, and pink,

At its best, on warm summers days, set to make us stop, and think.

The fruity strawberry scent of the freesia, fit for a beautiful bouquet,

Fragrant heads of hyacinth and jasmine, the stars, that grace the day.

With vibrant climbers, wisteria, and honeysuckle, hanging on a vine,

Powerful scents wafting, reminding us, the warmth of summertime.

Warm spicy smells of viburnums, stargazer lily, daphne and peonies,

A lovely place, frequented by beautiful butterflies, and the busy bees.

With sensual smells, the fragrant rose, a fond favorite for valentines,

Its blush of beautiful colors, set with grapes, at the ends, of the vines.

Night jasmine, ginger lily, and hoya, bound to set evening ardor alight,

With their intoxicating fragrances, wafting on the peaceful air of night.


Verse 2.

Alas! Dawn arrives, the people’s dreams shattered, into drowsy debris,

As they face the world of war, the rain of iron, in coldblooded reality.

The vibrant colors gone, the garden converted to awful shades of grey,

The madness of mankind, carrying on once again, cast in the light of day.

Amidst the smoke, the battle raging on, the ground all littered in shells,

As Satan sends ballistic missiles, into cities, where there are no parallels.

From the land of orcs, where freedoms thoughts, are all set out of sync,

With soldier and civilian lives, unwritten each day, inscribed in red ink.

And the deafening sound, of rounds, and mortar, set amongst the fray,

As Putin’s unwitting cannon fodder, is fed into the grinders, every day.

The bite of steel, awful leg wounds, sending cold shivers up the spine,

Showers of hate let loose, in spiteful rage, from fearsome large carbine.

Taking shelter in trenches and foxholes, fighting to set the mind at ease,

In summer sweltering heat, in winter, plummeting below zero degrees.

Russian soldiers lying wounded, right where they fell, amidst the mines,

Left behind, slowly bleeding out, never to answer, for their brutal crimes.

Where are the generals? They do not care about the poor soldier’s plight,

They feel no pain, or fatigue, with strength spent, soldiers too tired to fight!



Verse 3.

In Xanadu, heavenly paradise, the sun always shining, there I love to be,

And the people live in happiness, without restraint, tis the land of the free.

No taxing thought, minds set to wander, free from constraint, left to play,

No pressure, or stress, with plenty of time, to take peaceful naps midday.

Where dreams dwell, within the sweet scents, that weave magic spells,

The taste of flowers and fruit divine, or succor sweet honey from its cells.

The people living in unity and accord, with peace and harmony in sync,

With positive vibes, and serenity, both in accord, like two skaters in a rink.

Gracefully floating, like a pair of swans, as they seamlessly drift and sway,

Two young lovers, lost together, within their fantasy dream, to forever stay.

The heaven-sent pleasure, caught in endless content, living on cloud nine,

As days and weeks merge, together in sweet harmony, no matter the time.

Utopia set in a parallel world, with kindly people there, doing as they please,

Celestial blue skies, with white fluffy clouds, gracefully floating on the breeze.

The abundant ambience, the wonderland, a salmagundi of heaven-sent signs,

Where people give thanks, as they really appreciate, and cherish the times.

At days end, after another spectacular display, the soft pastel colors of light,

Welcoming another peaceful evening of sleep, a full moon sailing into sight.

Verse 4.

Over there woken, from their dreams, cast back into in deaths dreadful misery,

As bad fights good, where freedom will eventually win, it is a fait accompli.

In terrible battles to survive, the genocide, and overcome the evil on its way,

Ukraine, hopefully waiting, believing that the West will unite, to save the day.

Returning the land, and rescuing the innocent people, from their living hell,

To defeat the grotesque regime, and the one who weaves his wicked spells.

While the nasty orcs who took toilet bowls, fridges, and even kitchen sinks,

Stole tiny children, from their distraught parents, creating many broken links.

Then raping and torturing, and performing appalling acts, upon their prey,

Breaking all the rules of war, laying waste, to anything standing Puzin’s way.

Creating a wicked nightmare inverted, in the light of day, the awful crimes,

Boobytrapping playgrounds and buildings, covering the countryside in mines.

As hysterical mothers begged, for their kidnapped children, on bended knees,

The mindless extermination, and devastation spread, like a terrible disease,

With the bones of dead zombies left lying where, they committed the crimes

And mass graves that were dug, hidden in the forests, of spruce and pines.

As the land of Mordor struggled to grow, its people suffering from the blight,

With each battle lost, more madness created, languishing in malignant spite.


Verse 5.

In broken thought, and restless slumber kept, each night I tossed and turned,

While seventeen thousand kilometers away, Ukraine’s towns and cities burned.

My dreams of Xanadu, my flight of imagination passed, my fantasy went astray,

Now consumed with fearsome thoughts, for the poor little children, so far away.

I saw the awful images televised around the world, I felt the grief, I felt the pain,

The utter horror, on people’s faces, I felt the terror, and distress, over and again.

Thousands of empty eyes, their vacant stares, at train stations full of evacuees,

The bombed-out homes and hospitals, long borderlines of desperate refugees.

Apartment blocks with gaping holes, and rubble piles, large craters in the streets,

Dead bodies littering the roads, human remains lying under black plastic sheets.

Frightened infants taking refuge, in underground bunkers, and subway stations,

Hordes of rockets and missiles raining down, shaking the concrete foundations.

Air raid sirens screaming, petrified people running, desperately seeking refuge,

Fire crews and aid workers, rescuing trapped and injured people, in the deluge.

The shocking sights found in makeshift torture cells, the morbid scenes televised,

Battle tanks rolling down city streets, wrecked cars blown to bits and pulverized.

Fleeing cars sprayed in machine gun fire, the poor people did not stand a chance,

As the Ukrainian army, desperately fought the invaders, to stem their advance.


Verse 6.

Gone the urge for peaceful dreams, to summon the return, to my Xanadu lost,

With Russia’s war raging on, Ukraine writhing in death, suffering a holocaust.

Living under the constant threat, of bombs and missiles, wherein they dwell!

And the evil despot, who turned their lives upside down, and into living hell.

The peril of the innocent people, wrenched from the peaceful lives they lead,

Into the maelstrom of heartbreak, and catastrophe, as they mourn their dead.

In the mindless repetition, of a war, that should be fought, on battle grounds,

Instead, the evil battles, have been waged, on civilians, in their peaceful towns.

In misery and pain, the turmoil and tragedy, by theses wicked tyrants wrought,

The throng of iniquitous Orcs, the heartless beasts, their senseless evil brought.

Their mindless savage acts, mechanically repeated, over, and again, on Ukraine,

Upon the land, committing heinous crimes, while they leave their bloody stains.

Consumed with empathy, for the innocent people, compassion turned to hate,

To destroy the Orcs, and all who followed, in their sinful cults, wicked mandate.

The ones who gave the nasty orders, to bomb cities, where innocent people live,

The ones who sold their souls to Satan, the ones that God will never forgive.

My heart has turned towards the meek, for they shall inherit the awful pain,

Glory to the unsung heroes, brave little buds, the innocent kids who remain.

 

As we take a knee, in unity we salute! Slava Ukraini!

Yunykh Heroyiv Ukrayiny The children of Ukraine!

Slava Ukraini! Heroyam Slava!

Written By: Alan Clark@WW1POET (July 2023)










The Grief that Russia has Brought

 

The Grief that Russia has Brought

As the nation mourns, its great heroes lost, set in an endless state of grief,

One death to another, locked in a state of flux, without respite, nor relief.

Each day, new battles faced, more fearless soldiers lost, but never beaten,

The nations strength growing, the resolve to win, the flame in the beacon.

With dogged determination, spirit of Ukraine, forged in steel at the front,

In the trenches, where Ukraine’s brave soldiers, have had to bear the brunt.

In rural villages, where innocent people lived, their lives, now totally erased,

In many beautiful towns, and large cities, where the bloody battles raged.

With Mariupol and Bakhmut, relentlessly bombed and blasted, into oblivion,

Sievierodonetsk, Rubizhne, Popasna, Volnovakha, Lyman, Maryinka, Izium.

Women and children crushed, the disabled, elderly, weak and the infirmed,

With phosphorus raining down, setting all ablaze, homes and cities burned.

Densely populated cities targeted, with ruthless contempt, in mass genocide,

Premeditated murder, unprecedented destruction, the brutal deaths denied.

The country beset with unwelcome threat, losing its dear sons and daughters,

Cast into the pit of grief, constantly mourning the losses, the awful slaughters.

Against incredible odds, the courageous people of Ukraine, wrestling the tide,

Set in the ocean of grief, fighting for freedom, with great passion and pride.

Their culture standing strong, with resilience the measure of their nation,

Morale stronger than ever, terrible losses fueling the fire of determination.

The people will not trade their hard-won freedom, nor subsist in servitude,

Their hearts set, no matter the cost, their sovereignty will never be subdued.

Written By: Alan.Clark@WW1POET (June 2023)




Glory to the Heroes of Ukraine

 

Glory to the Heroes of Ukraine

Glory to the heroes of Ukraine, their praiseworthy souls set on pause,

As they bravely fight, for their great country, and for freedoms cause.

Repelling the invasion, the unruly pack of Orcs, Prigozhin’s mercenaries,

The mob of misfits, who robbed, and raped, such shameless adversaries.

Evil creatures bred in Russian prisons, intent on committing nasty deeds,

Pilfering innocent people’s homes, pillaging all the plunder they can seize.

It is time to drive, the revolting brutes back, to the vulgar land they came,

Back into the nation, of villains damned, to live their wicked lives in shame.

Slava Ukraini! Eternal glory! To the heroes gone! For them we take a knee,

Long live the spirit of Ukraine, long live the courageous spirit of the free!

Glory to the Cossacks, the blood that cannot be erased, nor kin subdued,

In glory and in freedom, Ukraine’s bond even stronger, its spirit renewed.

As it breaks, the shackles of old, the awful grip of Puzin terror, and fear,

To face the foe in battle, fighting under the tridents’ three-pronged spear.

With soldiers proud, to raise the flag of Ukraine, and all that it stands for,

To courageously rise above tyranny, the vile threat, in the theatre of war.

As they now deliver their country, from the evil Russia has hidden within,

Standing their ground, with almighty resolve, to fearlessly fight and win.

From flux, resiliently rising from the ashes, rubble, and the dust of war,

With Unity and Resolve multiplying, growing even stronger than before.

Coming from every walk of life, integrated as one, on the battle ground,

Defending those they love, with hands on hearts, together they are bound.

Brave soldier on snake island, in defiance, as he raised a one finger salute,

Slava Ukraini! For standing firm, against a much larger nation, resolute.

Beware the foreign invaders, when the finger of fate, points back at you,

Eternal glory! To the people who bravely fly, the flag of yellow and blue.

SLAVA UKRAINI! Glory to Ukraine! Heroes for freedom! Heroyi za svobodu!

Written By: Alan.Clark@WW1POET (June 2023)



Once on Chunuk Bair

  Once on Chunuk Bair ( Wellington Regiment , August 8, 1915) We moved through dark in single file, no sound, no careless tread, Each ...