These are the beginnings of a song for Ukraine: (you'll have to scroll down)
Colours
Yellow blue sunflower sky
Mother country father child
Land home time grown
tongue faith life space
White blue red snow sky blood
Mother history father child
hammer sickle
power mad power's death
Nations watch
Eggshell step,
Scarce is breath
Kyiv is born subway floor
redsoaked car blown out door
interpreter weeps words
resolute hope in vain
Myth still holds David and
Goliath meet stainéd field
stands, defends giant slain
reality: Mother's pain.
Just one more
Goddamned thing
scarce my breath
Yellow blue white blue red
life is dear dead is dead.
Yellow blue fire is nigh
but child will grow sunflower sky
- (c) 2022 Edward St Moritz