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Kurama
(Japan)
POETS IN A VILLAGE OF ORPHANS
He lost his mum.
He lost his dad.
He lost his two grandparents.
Last October.
They were all killed.
In a missile attack.
On his village of Hroza.
In north-eastern Ukraine.
Many who died there.
Were parents.
And Hroza now is known as.
A village of orphans.
“I still can't grasp it completely.”
The 16-year-old tells you.
“Now I am responsible.
For our house.”
He adds that he feels.
Most sorry.
For his youngest sister:
“Before this happened.”
“She didn't like it.
When I hugged her.
Now she wants to hug me.
All the time.”
On 5 October 2023.
A missile struck a cafe in Hroza.
Killing 59 people.
A fifth of the village's total population.
At least one member of every family.
Had gathered at the café.
To attend a funeral reception.
For an ‘elf’ army volunteer.
He lost his mum.
He lost his dad.
He lost his two grandparents.
Last October.
They were all killed.
In a missile attack.
On his village of Hroza.
In north-eastern Ukraine.
Many who died there.
Were parents.
And Hroza now is known as.
A village of orphans.
Before the war.
He led a normal life.
As a teenager.
He lived with his parents.
He spent time with friends.
Or on his phone.
And sometimes bickered.
With his sisters.
Now, standing in a cemetery.
On the outskirts of his village.
He stares.
At the brightly coloured wreaths.
That cover.
The freshly dug graves.
Of his parents.
And paternal grandparents.
They are still without tombstones.
Photos of their smiling faces.
Are attached to wooden crosses.
There are few visitors here.
He lost his mum.
He lost his dad.
He lost his two grandparents.
Last October.
They were all killed.
In a missile attack.
On his village of Hroza.
In north-eastern Ukraine.
Many who died there.
Were parents.
And Hroza now is known as.
A village of orphans.
Hroza is very close.
To the ‘orcs’ border.
And heavy fighting is taking place.
Around the town of Kupyansk.
Blue and yellow flowers.
The ‘elves’ national colours.
Stand out among.
The tombstones.
The stillness is interrupted.
Only by the sound.
Of explosions.
In the distance.
After their parents' death.
Devastated and grieving.
He and his sisters turned to.
Their maternal grandparents for help.
“So many people were killed.
By the strike.
The village was suddenly empty.”
His grandfather, 62, tells you.
“The pain will never.
Be forgotten.
We had four coffins.
In the house.”
“My mind understands.
What happened.
But my heart still.
Can't believe it.”
Many who died there.
Were parents.
And Hroza now is known as.
A village of orphans.
He shows you.
The last photo ever taken.
Of his daughter.
And her husband.
“They loved.
Each other so much.
Theirs was.
A good home.”
He says his daughter’s husband.
Once joked that.
If he died before his daughter.
She would move on quickly and remarry.
“But she said.
‘No, dear.
We will die.
On the same day.’”
“It was if she could.
See into the future.”
He says, rubbing his eyes.
And fighting back tears.
“The pain will never.
Be forgotten.
We had four coffins.
In the house.”
“My mind understands.
What happened.
But my heart still.
Can't believe it.”
Many who died there.
Were parents.
And Hroza now is known as.
A village of orphans.
He describes.
The aftermath of the attack.
In October.
As “a sped-up horror movie”.
He rushed to find.
His daughter.
But didn't make it.
In time.
A woman who was with her.
When she died said that.
Her last words were:
“I want to go on living.”
“The pain will never.
Be forgotten.
We had four coffins.
In the house.”
“My mind understands.
What happened.
But my heart still.
Can't believe it.”
Many who died there.
Were parents.
And Hroza now is known as.
A village of orphans.
He and his wife.
Went on to adopt the boy.
His older sister, 17.
And younger sister, 10.
“My grandchildren had to.
Stay with me, right here.
I could not let this family.
Be broken up.”
Adding that he was worried that.
If he had not taken them in.
The children could have ended up.
In an orphanage.
Although he admits looking after.
His grandchildren isn't always easy.
He says they have been there.
For each other during this difficult time.
“He is helpful around the garden.
And looks after the family's pigs.
His older sister learned to cook and.
Younger sister is so thoughtful and kind.”
He lost his mum.
He lost his dad.
He lost his two grandparents.
Last October.
They were all killed.
In a missile attack.
On his village of Hroza.
In north-eastern Ukraine.
Many who died there.
Were parents.
And Hroza now is known as.
A village of orphans.
At his house.
His older sister has put up photos.
On the wall.
Of their late loved ones.
As they try to rebuild.
Their lives.
Their grandad remains positive:
“All is fine.”
This may be wishful thinking.
As the end of the war is nowhere in sight.
And ‘Mordor’ is amassing more troops.
In the nearby town of Kupyansk.
But despite everything.
That has happened here
Their grandad insists.
On being upbeat.
“If I see that.
My grandchildren are all right.
That they smile.
I feel relieved.”
“As long as you are alive.
You should have hope.”
“As long as you are alive.
You should have hope.”
He lost his mum.
He lost his dad.
He lost his two grandparents.
Last October.
They were all killed.
In a missile attack.
On his village of Hroza.
In north-eastern Ukraine.
Many who died there.
Were parents.
And Hroza now is known as.
A village of orphans.
Source: https://www.koryu-meets-chess.info/
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Kurama
(Japan)
POETS OVER A VIDEO CALL
A 14-year-old boy.
Went to live.
In western Ukraine.
With his aunt.
After his mum.
His granddad.
His uncle and eight-year-old cousin.
Were all killed in Hroza.
Many who died there.
Were parents.
And Hroza now is known as.
A village of orphans.
“I miss you very very much.”
He tells his grandmother.
Over a video call.
“Me too,” she replies.
His grandmother, 57.
Decided to stay in Hroza.
Despite losing most of her family.
In the attack.
Including her husband.
Including her daughter.
Including her son.
And a grandson.
You take a walk.
With her around the village.
Where she has lived her whole life.
Things are different now.
“This is a very scary place.”
She tells you as you walk past.
The damaged building.
Where the missile hit.
“It's hard, knowing that.
Your children were lying here.
On the ground.
Their death is here.”
“The more time passes.
The worse I feel.
I have nobody.
Almost no-one survived.”
A 14-year-old boy.
Went to live.
In western Ukraine.
With his aunt.
After his mum.
His granddad.
His uncle and eight-year-old cousin.
Were all killed in Hroza.
Many who died there.
Were parents.
And Hroza now is known as.
A village of orphans.
She gets comfort.
From her pets.
Two dogs.
And a cat.
Her priority now is.
Her grandson.
She wants him.
To get a good education.
She video calls.
Him frequently.
And has paid for him.
To go to extra IT classes.
But most importantly.
She wants him to be safe.
And she is glad he is no longer.
In the Kharkiv region.
Which has had little respite.
From violence.
Since the war began.
In February 2022.
The region, including Hroza.
Was captured.
By ‘orcs’ forces.
Early on in the invasion.
It was recaptured.
By Ukraine.
In a major counter-offensive.
In September 2022.
But as the war rages on.
The area continues to be.
Targeted by ‘orcs’ drone attacks.
Bombs and missiles.
A 14-year-old boy.
Went to live.
In western Ukraine.
With his aunt.
After his mum.
His granddad.
His uncle and eight-year-old cousin.
Were all killed in Hroza.
Many who died there.
Were parents.
And Hroza now is known as.
A village of orphans.
Fourteen children in the village.
Lost at least one parent.
In the attack.
Including eight who lost both.
In all of these cases.
Grandparents or other relatives.
Decided to care for the children.
So they would not be sent to orphanages.
Most people are still.
Haunted by what happened.
A local resident says.
“My heart was broken.”
“I will never forget the funerals.
When these children were standing there.
Silently and lonely.
Holding each other's hands.”
After the attack.
Some orphans decided.
To move away.
To a safer area.
A 14-year-old boy.
Went to live.
In western Ukraine.
With his aunt.
After his mum.
His granddad.
His uncle and eight-year-old cousin.
Were all killed in Hroza.
Many who died there.
Were parents.
And Hroza now is known as.
A village of orphans.
Source: https://www.koryu-meets-chess.info/
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"From every family.
From every household.
There were people present.
In the tiny village of Hroza.
A missile attack killed.
52 people on Thursday.
People from every family.
In the tiny village of Hroza..."
(Kurama)
"Aware of a poet?
A poet of Cossack broods over the land.
Not noting a bullet.
Not noting a bullet.
You see a poet of Cossack in Borodyanka."
(Kurama)
"Коли закінчиться війна,Я хочу тата обійняти,
Сказати сонячні слова
І повести його до хати,
Ти – наш Герой! Тепер щодня
Я буду дякувати Богу
За мирне небо, за життя,
Всім, хто здобув нам ПЕРЕМОГУ!"
Думки українських поетів про рідну країну, їхні відчуття до української землі і нашого народу — все це юні читачі зможуть знайти в представленій добірці віршів про Україну від Ганни Черінь, Юрка Шкрумеляка, Наталки Талиманчук, Іванни Савицької, Уляни Кравченко, Яни Яковенко, Василя Симоненка, Івана Франка, Володимира Сосюри, Катерини Перелісної, Богдана-Ігоря Антонича, Марійки Підгірянки, Миколи Чернявського, Володимира Сіренка, Іванни Блажкевич, Грицька Бойка, Миколи Вінграновського, Платона Воронька, Наталі Забіли, Анатолія Камінчука, Анатолія Качана, Володимира Коломійця, Тамари Коломієць, Ліни Костенко, Андрія Малишка, Андрія М’ястківського, Івана Неходи, Бориса Олійника, Дмитра Павличка, Максима Рильського, Вадима Скомаровського, Сосюра Володимир, Павла Тичини, Петра Осадчука, Варвари Гринько та інших відомих українських поетів.
Дуже корисними для вивчення іноземних мов є саме вірші, пісні, казки, римівки, а також ігри. Природнім шляхом діти розвивають слух, навчаються вимові, інтонації та наголосу; вивчають слова та мовні структури. Пісні та римівки чудово сприймаються дітьми, малята люблять усе ритмічне та музичне, вони засвоюють це легко та швидко, тому що дістають від цього задоволення.