He Sits Astride a Horse

Bogdan Chmielnicki sits astride a horse A magnificent statue in Central Kiev To a monumental Ukrainian figure A George Washtington-style liberator He took it to the Poles in the 1600's A lone Jew glances at Bogdan on his horse Forgive him his disgust, of course, for That Cossack and his army murdered Nearly every Jew in Kiev -- on their way To killing 600,000 Jews, one-third Of the Jews then in Europe, during an Unprecedented Reign of Terror...* Leave Chmielnicki astride his horse Let Ukraine celebrate Bogdan ~ without one ounce of remorse _________________________________ *Chmielnicki's Reign of Terror is known by the abbreviation 'Tach v'Tat,' which is short form for the Hebrew calendar year corresponding to 1648-49. The Cossacks' genocidal campaign lasted through 1660.