In a mournful key, the
babushka sings her mournful tune,
serenading Kiev’s cobbled street Andriivsky Uzviz.
Was
it a lullaby she sings for you?
“Hush
sweet girl.
Your
tears are carried on the crane’s wing.
Your dreams so shattered this day at
Dream House
are not so lost.
The crane will lift your dreams on her delicate wing.
So
hush sweet girl.”
As you wear flowers in your hair
with pretty coloured ribbons
flying the colours of Ukraine,
all in Kiev so
gentle and kind serenely sing and join in the song.
Their lullaby lifts your spirit sweet girl
as your dreams travel home
on the wing of a crane.
27th June 2012
This poem was written for Natasha who was sobbing her heart out at Dream House Hostel, Kiev Ukraine.
We were in Kiev during UEFA EURO 2012 hosted by Poland and Ukraine.
The
title is inspired by ‘After the
Storm’ Mumford and Sons
