dwa
here is their fairy tale -
we will dash at the stairs
and capture them by storm
the heads of those who were standing at the top
will roll down the stairs
and at last we will gaze
at what can be seen from those heights
what future
what emptiness
[ooc: Today marks the end of the Battle of Warsaw in 1920, when Poland lead a stunning victory against Soviet Russia's invading forces. If you're looking at that date and thinking that's between World Wars - it was. This poem was written by Zbigniew Herbert, a famous Polish poet who participated in the underground resistance against Nazi occupation in the 40's. The entire poem is "From the Top of the Stairs".]
we will dash at the stairs
and capture them by storm
the heads of those who were standing at the top
will roll down the stairs
and at last we will gaze
at what can be seen from those heights
what future
what emptiness
[ooc: Today marks the end of the Battle of Warsaw in 1920, when Poland lead a stunning victory against Soviet Russia's invading forces. If you're looking at that date and thinking that's between World Wars - it was. This poem was written by Zbigniew Herbert, a famous Polish poet who participated in the underground resistance against Nazi occupation in the 40's. The entire poem is "From the Top of the Stairs".]