In the dripping memories of love,
In the morning, I see the light, the stars.
Her blessed eyes, her holy request.
I am with you, even if the knitting needles
Want to measure time.
I am with you, I am by your side.
Love tenderly in your thoughts,
My Word is always with you,
The blue gaze is the God of Love.
The earthly and blessed Savior…
Her dawning eyes, her girlish longings,
Her bright movements, Her happy hands,
Her blessed Yasas, her excessive, ours
Sensual worlds are flooded with tears for years…
We have been washing ourselves in blood for too long.
We have merged inhumanly with the war,
We haven’t prayed in essence yet.
The enemy is still pressing on our world.
Happy Eyes – seven centuries, save your child,
Wash the waters, sanctify the sun.
Tetjana Hrytsan-Chonka is a Ukrainian poet, translator, and cultural diplomat, author of 15 poetry collections and the novel-essay “Living Doors.” As co-author of over 200 international anthologies, she has received prestigious awards (Kafka, Böll, Hemingway, Burns, Dreiser, among others) and holds the World Order of Cultural Diplomacy and the title of “Ambassador of Peace.” Her poetry bridges cultures, languages, and worlds.
