Blue Skies Over Sunflowers

In eastern lands, where once did roam
The winds of peace, and fields of home
Now echoes sound of bombs and gun
As war in Ukraine, is far from done

The sky once blue, now turned to gray
With smoke and dust, that won't away
And children's laughter, now replaced
By cries of pain, in this historic place

With each new day, new battles fought
As brothers clash, with brothers sought
And homes once filled, with love and grace
Now lie in ruins, in this darkened space

Oh, how we long, for peace to reign
And end this war, this endless pain
Let hearts unite, in hope and prayer
For Ukraine, for peace, and love to share.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2023



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Date: 9/24/2024 8:47:00 AM
An exceptional piece, am sorry I missed this one, I see belated congratulations for POTD are due. Have a lovely day! xomo
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Date: 9/1/2024 12:55:00 PM
So beautiful & wonderful poem! A favorite.
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Date: 7/11/2024 6:32:00 AM
Hope peace will reign once more, Very nicely penned
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Date: 2/26/2024 4:52:00 AM
I am completely with you. There's no good reason for waging war like this. Working out differences through diplomacy could save a lot of misery.
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Date: 10/5/2023 10:12:00 AM
Great poem. I love the passion and the message. So important.
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Date: 4/11/2023 11:21:00 AM
So true Aysha!! Loved the title of your poem!! Prayers of Hope!!
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Date: 4/8/2023 4:54:00 PM
This is such an excellent piece of poetry, Aysha... Very impressive!... Keep up the great writing!
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Date: 2/27/2023 4:42:00 AM
Thoughtful compassionate poem Aysha, well done!
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Date: 2/26/2023 8:41:00 PM
beautiful imagery you have crafted here by the poetic words; great to read; I enjoyed really the lovely piece; congrats for being selected the poem as POD
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Date: 2/24/2023 9:49:00 PM
Indeed... People Forget... too much pain, in Ukraine, Turkey, Afghanistan, and Iran...
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Date: 2/24/2023 7:27:00 PM
Congratulations! Indeed a stain upon this present world! Some just want to rule the world, can’t let peace reign and destroy even their own people in the process!
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Date: 2/24/2023 5:20:00 PM
Congratulations on your POTD Aysha :-) Thoughts of healing, love and prayers are what we all need to send out.
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Date: 2/24/2023 11:23:00 AM
I hope and pray for peace and for the ones who have lost so much. The blue skies over sunflowers says much in your poem. Congrats on your POTD. love phyl
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Date: 2/24/2023 12:26:00 AM
amen to that
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Date: 2/23/2023 6:57:00 PM
Fighting will not solve an unresolved issue. (Humans never learn). Your thoughts caress softly around me and my heart. This is tender, emotional and inspiring, all at the same time. I'm praying for Peace. Congratulations Aysha, on Poem of the Day. My best to you. ~ Hugs, Brandy
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Aysha Nuwas
Date: 2/23/2023 11:23:00 PM
Thank you very much!
Date: 2/23/2023 6:26:00 PM
Hello Aysha. I think BLUE SKIES OVER SUNFLOWERS was heart felt and heart warming and sad. Also Plenty of good Imagery. Keep up the good work. Congratulations on the POTD VB Rogers Black panther
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Aysha Nuwas
Date: 2/23/2023 6:34:00 PM
Thank you very much!
Date: 2/23/2023 5:01:00 PM
Congratulations on your POTD, Aysha! Thought-provoking, powerful write!
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Aysha Nuwas
Date: 2/23/2023 5:03:00 PM
Thank you very much!
Date: 2/23/2023 3:33:00 PM
Wonderful thoughts in this one, Aysha - Huge congratulations for POTD - very worthy honor indeed! - Bob H
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Aysha Nuwas
Date: 2/23/2023 5:03:00 PM
Very kind, thank you.
Date: 2/23/2023 2:17:00 PM
A beautiful, thought provoking poem Aysha. May the clouds dispel and the sun shine again for all the special people of Ukraine.
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Aysha Nuwas
Date: 2/23/2023 5:04:00 PM
This is my great hope, thank you.
Date: 2/23/2023 2:12:00 PM
Congratulations Aysha on POTD! You said you normally shy away from politics and yes sometimes we have to stand up for what is right. I am glad to see your beautiful poem free from the politics and only truth and love for the country and its people. You have my prayers! ~Anaya
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Aysha Nuwas
Date: 2/23/2023 5:04:00 PM
You are very kind thank you so much.
Date: 2/23/2023 1:42:00 PM
Congratulations on your POTD win. A powerful write/ending. Peace for the world. Have a great/blessed day writing away.....................
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Aysha Nuwas
Date: 2/23/2023 5:04:00 PM
You too, and thank you!
Date: 2/23/2023 1:39:00 PM
Fine piece congratulations on POTD! As the iconic World War I poem about poppies growing in Flander's Field, harrowing events often create insightful heartrending poetry. Robert
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Aysha Nuwas
Date: 2/23/2023 5:05:00 PM
Yes I think I have read that poem in school, Flanders Fields! I loved that poem.
Date: 2/23/2023 1:31:00 PM
….”and homes once filled with love and grace,” is a wonderful line and the brutal leaders that instigate these cruel wars should have their homes torn up and the loved ones killed and see how it makes them feel. A well deserved POTD and welcome to PoetrySoup. Blessings, SuZ
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Aysha Nuwas
Date: 2/23/2023 5:06:00 PM
Thank you, nice to meet you and all of you here on Soup.
Date: 2/23/2023 12:59:00 PM
Aysha, I cannot imagine how awful it must be for you, all of you. To the rest of us: Let's get serious. We can't sit around until Ukraine is levelled to the ground. I saw that one country has committed $50 million "OVER 5 YEARS!" What??? Now or never, I'm afraid! Elizabeth
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Aysha Nuwas
Date: 2/23/2023 5:07:00 PM
Yes, wise words, I hope the world cares more for all places suffering needlessly by regimes.
Date: 2/23/2023 12:23:00 PM
such sadness, there is a long history here, Holodomor comes to mind...beautiful poem dear poet, and congratulations on POTD
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Aysha Nuwas
Date: 2/23/2023 5:09:00 PM
Yes I have studied bout that too, thank you!
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