the wind

by Mykyta Ryzhykh

the wind has settled in the house

there is a bullet on the ground under the wall

and the sky still bears the scars from the missile attack

– 

caterpillars can't fly

caterpillars don't know how to die

what is the bright flight of a butterfly 

inside the geometric spring silence

– 

sunny embrace of summer

a white cat wanders at the crossroads

his fur shines in the sun

Mykyta Ryzhykh has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and published in Dzvin, Dnipro, Bukovinian magazine, Polutona, Tipton Poetry Journal, Stone Poetry Journal, and others.