Pavlo V. Mazur

A crane's flock was flying across the sky And he was lying and whispering something quietly, He was lying calmly on the wet ground Watching how the cranes molted Watching how the sun wasted away He called his mother and his heart ached. It hurt so much that his chest was tight And he lay ,and the sun was setting. He remembered his friends and thought about help The hands hurt and the legs hurt And it hurts so much that his chest tightens He didn't know that his leg was missing It was missing up to the very knee He blew himself up on an enemy mine. He didn't know what to do next But he's alive and he has to live somehow. His face was covered with sweat and dew His eyes were filled with bitter tears He remembered his mother, he remembered his father I love you, he whispered tenderly. And he was happy, his the soul rejoiced There is no leg, but the whole body is whole. He remembered his first kisses His beloved, how he gave gifts. He remembered his beloved and her green eyes Which glowed with happiness in the middle of the night And his heart sank, and his lips trembled Will he refuse , is he really going to fall out of love with me How to drive evil thoughts out of my head? And return our plans, our dreams Don't think about the bad, you have to live And love a faithful little girl! And he didn't notice how in the middle of the night A bright light blinded his eyes. It was his friends did not wait until dawn But they found their friend in the middle of the field And our enemies will not know it, How a poor man lives without a leg. And he will never forget this war He fought for freedom for the future!