Mykyta Ryzhykh

Poems without Titles
 
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Why do we need a church if a butterfly is not hiding in its attic?
A young cat plays with its shadow and tries to take off
 
Why do we need a tree if you and I will not stand in its shadow?
Our heart, one for two, is torn from overload
 
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I'm walking down the path from home
Bells are ringing inside your ears
 
The round earth makes the way endless
Round earth paves the way back home
 
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Forest temple on a cat's window sill
Autumn plays with the senses with predators and prey
 
The sky above forgives everything
The sky above is merciless
 
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Dampness in the nostrils
Leaves fall from the trees
Birds are falling from the sky
 
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Summer sand in hands
Prayer in silent hands
The silence of the beginning and the end
 
 

Published many times in the journals Dzvin, Dnipro, Bukovinian magazine, Polutona, Rechport, Topos, Articulation, Formaslov, Literature Factory, Literary Chernihiv, Tipton Poetry Journal, Stone Poetry Journal, Divot journal, dyst journal, Superpresent Magazine, Allegro Poetry Magazine, Alternate Route, Better Than Starbucks Poetry & Fiction Journal, Littoral Press, Book of Matches, on the portals Litсenter, Ice Floe Press and Soloneba, in the Ukrainian literary newspaper.