The Greatest Day
My dear friends!
Read my poem in the comments.
Regards,
L:arisa
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Larisa I first posted this to you in April
Hello Larisa,
Can I ask why you post your poems in the comments section and not in the blog pages? There is more chance of people seeing your work in the blog than the comments. Have you had some sort of problem before that we can possibly sort out?
Graham
The 8th -9th of May — the Greatest Day,
The Saint Holiday — the Victory Day.
A holiday with glee and spree,
a holiday with tears that appear
Remembering those soldiers,
The heroes of the Second World War.
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Those hardcore days
We don’t want to face anymore.
That was the largest war
In the history of mankind,
It would help if you weren’t blind
But to know and remember the facts:
Almost 58 million men were lost.
Wasn’t it the highest cost?
***
62 countries out of 73
fought against the fascist regime
In one international team.
More than 80% of the Earth’s population
were involved in military operations,
covering the territories of 40 countries,
bringing only grief, hunger, suffering, and worries.
***
I looked at the pictures of those young guys,
Those heroes of the Second World War
and tried to realize who they were before.
***
It isn’t easy to guess, but I would like to suggest:
Among them was someone’s son
who had never seen a gun,
Someone’s first student or a teacher,
someone’s darling, friend, or a preacher.
***
They had lain down in the fields of fights
struggling for freedom and human rights.
They had given their lives for you and me,
for everyone to be free and live happily,
for the grass to be green,
for the sky to be blue and clean.
***
Someone in ancient times once said:
“If you want peace, be ready for the war.”
These words are not for today.
Yes, we shout “Hurray!”
But if we want peace, we must do everything to increase love.
***
But do not use military force
which is only the source of suffering and losses.
Yes, we celebrate this day and shout “Hurray”, and say “Cheers”
wishing everyone to live in lasting peace,
not to know a war decrease.
***
We remember the most impressive celebration
When two nations, American and Russian soldiers
met on the banks of the Elbe and could finally see
The end of that horrible war.
With admiration and joy, they embraced one another
as if they were old friends or even brothers.
***
So, today, on the 8th of May, I would like to say:
People of our planet Earth!
Remember! We are part of the whole Universe.
Take care of our Land!
Everyone has to understand:
if you want peace
You have to do everything for love to increase.
©Larisa Rzhepishevska
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Larisa Rzhepishevska
Mon 12th May 2025 16:02
Dear Graham!
I am writing in the comments because my computer is ancient. In the beginning, everything was fine. Now everything has changed. I don't know why. I think the computer is very old.
Larisa