Ukraine Memories My ancestors walked here Among trees heavy with apples, Plums, and cherries Carrying baskets year in and out For canning or asleep on screens To dry for winter’s tastes. My ancestors worked here Along trenches filled with water Pleasure rafts and fish Conjuring new life From deep soils rich In food for the soul. My ancestors loved here Amid strife and endless wars Promulgated by empires Conditioned to preying On the hearts and lives Of ancestors who toiled here.
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Lauren Friesen‘s poems have appeared in Dark Waters (University of Washington), Poetry Nippon, Mississippi Valley Review, Arena, and Madrona Review. He has two collections of poems “Prairie Songs”, and “The Fallow Field.” He is the recipient of the Kennedy Center Gold Medallion for excellence in university theatre.
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