Remember well full histories homeland, where we learned and lived as children born to cultures sworn both Russian as the czar, severe the priests incense-driven, strict religion
I learned to play piano for you astride the mercy-seat un side- saddled like Catherine the great ply the wounded soul of a nation harmonise musical notation to parody character, pain and conflict
Romanticise, canonise our history illustrious, full of slavic mystery paint pictures in the air with sound dark red the colours of the ground where bloods and passions mingle hearts, hands, severed senses tingle Sergei, come home now darling boy where we may plant your embers foster life, nurture furrowed seed whereby sentience and reason bleed shall we ever return to former honour expunge the deaths of evolution’s terror
. .. there are good people that live in Russia and outside who lament its sad, moribund, recent history as should we all regret our own nation’s frailties and atrocities however small or large but hope must eventually seek to find a pathway, however painful, to a peaceful restoration, if only for the sake of the children and future generations .. . I believe Sergei Rachmaninov regretted the political directions his homeland took during his lifetime but never failed to love his country or to support those wounded in defence of his nation who finally did play a major part in deterring the nazi threat .. .
I'm a writer ... I write .. . I’m not sure why I ever stopped, was it 9/11? .. . edenbray is born ugly, wet and covered in blood, mucous and bodily functions ~ the effluence of my short life .. . I am a Writer and Artist since 1966 - I'm an avid Blogger ~ I write lots of poems, written essays, articles, reviews, opinion + comment .. . I have had many poems selected for Anthologies of verse and recently have published many of my poems in 24+ themed booklets ... please ask for details - join the shebang by leaving me a marker with a 'like' or a comment for my ego and encouragement and thanks for listening - I really value your interest ~ edenbray
SERGEI .. .
SERGEI .. .
Remember well full histories
homeland, where we learned
and lived as children born
to cultures sworn both Russian
as the czar, severe the priests
incense-driven, strict religion
I learned to play piano for you
astride the mercy-seat un side-
saddled like Catherine the great
ply the wounded soul of a nation
harmonise musical notation to
parody character, pain and conflict
Romanticise, canonise our history
illustrious, full of slavic mystery
paint pictures in the air with sound
dark red the colours of the ground
where bloods and passions mingle
hearts, hands, severed senses tingle
Sergei, come home now darling boy
where we may plant your embers
foster life, nurture furrowed seed
whereby sentience and reason bleed
shall we ever return to former honour
expunge the deaths of evolution’s terror
©edenbraytoday27.12.2022
. .. there are good people that live in Russia and outside who lament its sad, moribund, recent history as should we all regret our own nation’s frailties and atrocities however small or large but hope must eventually seek to find a pathway, however painful, to a peaceful restoration, if only for the sake of the children and future generations .. . I believe Sergei Rachmaninov regretted the political directions his homeland took during his lifetime but never failed to love his country or to support those wounded in defence of his nation who finally did play a major part in deterring the nazi threat .. .
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I'm a writer ... I write .. . I’m not sure why I ever stopped, was it 9/11? .. . edenbray is born ugly, wet and covered in blood, mucous and bodily functions ~ the effluence of my short life .. . I am a Writer and Artist since 1966 - I'm an avid Blogger ~ I write lots of poems, written essays, articles, reviews, opinion + comment .. . I have had many poems selected for Anthologies of verse and recently have published many of my poems in 24+ themed booklets ... please ask for details - join the shebang by leaving me a marker with a 'like' or a comment for my ego and encouragement and thanks for listening - I really value your interest ~ edenbray