When will the crown of the Kremlin King fall?
The black domes of churches meet the sun,
on the right, a bloody tile polished to a shine,
of a pale castle, listening to the bells of pagan altars.
A little demon crawls into it,
whispering the words of a biblical prophet,
he is not worthy of the pharisee’s fate.
Rest at last, soulless!
3/20/2023
Vyacheslav Konoval is a Ukrainian poet whose works have been translated into Spanish, French, Scottish, and Polish. His poems have appeared in more than 44 international and foreign literary magazines. Vyacheslav is a member of the Geer Poetry Group (Wales) and a member of the Federation of Scottish Writers.
