Short Ukrainians Poems

While American jesters juggle away democracy
Ukrainians fight to the death to defend theirs....

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Buzzing of a …..drone?
Are we being invaded?
Punishment deserved for not helping the Ukrainians more?
I hold my breath as I wait.
Fear approaches....

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Millions of Ukrainians without water, power or heat
     But his pronouns he didn't know

  Volodymyr beat a hasty retreat
     Hopeful he came; incredulous he would go...

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If you wish in history, not as the slaughterer of humanity to stay

Please, in God's name stop at once, innocent Ukrainians to slay!








© Demetrios Trifiatis
    01 April 2022...

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Russia's done it again
    This time they've blown up a dam
  Flood waters cover the land

  Farmers' livelihoods wiped out
    Stranded Ukrainians shout --
  Help! as the 'civilized world' checks out...

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Ze French, they are haughty
    Kremlinites, vulgar, crude
  Le artiste charcoal sketches
    in the unvarnished nude  

  Brits keep a stiff upper lip
    Pointy-shoed Italians think they are hip
  Ukrainians fight like the dickens
    their stockpiles reduced to slim pickens...

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Mr. Putin's 'green men' are in for a surprise
Invading Ukraine is most unwise 

Ukraine's not Belarus or Kazakhstan
Her citizenry's primed, ferocious they'll stand

The longer any invasion goes on
The more Russia will know that she's wrong

The Ukrainians will be roarin' out shootin'
And the whole world's against you, Mr. Putin...

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Shirley is a professional generalizer of people.
Rapidly slinging out stereotypes.
All blacks….
All Kansans….
All men…
All Irish….
All Asians…
All city dwellers….
All children….
All whites….
All teachers….
All Ukrainians….
All firemen….
All thieves….
All women…
She blames everyone in Portland for bad weather.
She says all Danish bake muffins in the morning
Her generalizations have alienated most of her co-workers
Her bosses use her to shorten people’s lunch breaks...

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