Poetry in Motion
The Lionheart©
by
Rosemary Fonseca
Small of stature, Strong of heart
The hero of Ukraine
The Lionheart
Striding down empty corridors
And a long country paths
Courageous and strong
Witty and compassionate
hear his song
He encourages all with all his strength and with pride
This man with a woman by his side
With his land burning around his feet
Men and women return
to stand by his side
Courageous and strong
Small of stature, strong of heart
The hero of ukraine
The lionheart
We admire and strive to do the same
To save him in his time of need
And so he remains to fight to save his land
These brave defenders of the land
The heroes of Ukraine
The lionhearts
Our hearts goes out to save this man
Impassioned pleas fall on deafened ears
Towns flattened and torn apart
Smoke rising from destroyed land
Small of stature, strong of heart
The lionheart,
The heroes of Ukraine
“Road Warriors”©
2/06/2018
Breath held – View stilled
Haze of heated air shimmers
over warrior and bike
as they wait for flag to drop
A deafening roar is released
as they take flight
one by one
Roaring steeds around the track
belching fumes upon the heavy laden air
dicing death amongst the crowds
noise deafens along the verge
paper strewn as air takes flight
taking corners at breakneck speeds
Screaming bikes
that blows your mind
Roaring engines – heightened senses
as they tear at speeds around the bends
Mighty steeds upon the heated tar
wafts of air streams past
sending awe within your view
bikes peppered with tiny stones upon the track
denting engines, chipping paint
along the way
Engines screaming as they ride past
air sucked and ripped away
as they roar so fast
sending nerves of loved ones
to overdrive
nails bitten to the quick
Brave warriors upon their steeds
bending to the will of man
Sparks of fire emits and lights up back
as steel scrapes upon
the hardened ground
Vision blurred as they race so hard
Helmets encase the warriors upon the track
Visors glint within the glow
towards the end in sight
A victor amongst the favoured view
All gloved up to roar amongst the crowd
Wild steeds amongst the best
Spectators see the heart wrenching speed
as steed touches steed
gasps so deep as they roar so fast
To the one who lost his life
you are honoured amongst these boys
The flag flutters
silence ensues, engines stilled
As the victor stands upon the pew
cork pops, champagne flows
These road warriors are amongst the best