A doggerel series
about the countries of the world.
Ukraine.
And now it is time—I have got to
explain
What I know I can share here
about the Ukraine.
We know once it was part of the
USSR,
But now so much has changed—has
progressed very far.
It still lies alongside what we
call the Black Sea.
And its capital, Kiev, has much
majesty.
And for thousands of years human
beings have roamed
All across its vast lands where
the reapers have combed
All the grain (mostly wheat)
which sustains human life—
And the years have been full of
both calm and fierce strife.
It broke free from the Soviets
in ’91—
Yes, their freedom they
craved—and their freedom they won.
And its woodlands are full of
the the small and the great—
From its deer to its elk to its
bear (they are great!).
And some wolves wander
’round—and they howl in the night,
And that howling creates in the timid
some … fright.
There’s a wildcat, as well,
hunting over the place—
So be careful, you hear, if you
value your face!
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