happy birthday ukraine
the heady intoxication of revolution
zeal for change, reinvigoration
fades more quickly than memory
by fall, the fragrant breezes of spring are forgotten
replaced by sweat of raking leaves
and the smell of sweaters packed away
do we/they/everyone remember
from whence we came
and where we wish to go
or are we ephemeral beings
guided by the wisps of cloudlike emotion
Heeey I forgot it was August 24th already :D :D Awesome!
Is this picture from today? I've got to read up on how the whole revolution thing is going, some people don't seem too happy with the new government.
BTW August 24, 1991 was just 3 days after the communist coup in Moscow -- everyone in Ukraine just went "You Russians are nuts, we're gonna be our own country now, see you later" :)
beautiful 11-liner.. love the feel of the last two lines..