Syndic Narrations
Art of the Spoken Word
Glimpses
Poems Written & Narrated
By New York Poet, Gary Beck
Transformation
Russian aggression
has transformed the Ukraine
to a Western nation
as a result of
a brutal invasion.
Sudden concern
for former Slavs
has some fools
urging intervention
on behalf of a victim state,
not understanding
the dangerous threat
of weapons of mass destruction
should deter rash action
and let us use reason,
not violence
to peacefully resolve
an international crime.
Rapacity
Rapacity
An innocent nation
is brutally invaded
by a powerful neighbor,
smashing the illusion
that Europe is stable.
Just like aggressors past
exercising power
through conquest,
Russia launches attacks
throughout the Ukraine,
blazing a path of destruction,
nuclear power plants
dangerously disrupted,
an accident away
from devastation,
a volatile casualty
as sovereignty crumbles.
Naked Aggression
Naked Aggression
The unprovoked attack
on helpless Ukraine
kills innocent civilians
as invading Russians
devastate the land.
Motivation is questionable,
revive the lost empire,
capture the food source,
exercise power,
intimidate neighbors.
Whatever the reason
the threat is constant
for unexpected escalation
that might erupt
into nuclear exchange.
Dangerous Eruption
Dangerous Eruption
Another war rages
on a troubled planet,
this time in Europe
which has known peace
for many years,
battle erupting
and distressing the West
that blithely accepts combat
in Africa, the Mid East,
with only pro forma outrage
as long as it’s far away.
When a neighbor is invaded
this disrupts the status quo
of nearby nations
with fragile sovereignty
afraid if one is conquered
they may be next.
Contrasts
Contrasts
Legislators demand
action against Russia
to punish them
for the invasion of Ukraine,
invoking genocide,
war crimes, brutality,
violation of human rights,
with U.S. intervention.
Retired Generals
mostly forgotten
until media trots them out
to talk about war somewhere.
Fortunately, most of them
are practical realists
and remind viewers
Russia is armed
with thousands of nukes
and we can’t go charging in
no matter how just the cause,
to risk nuclear conflict.
Contrasts II
Contrasts II
The war in the Ukraine
rages on,
artillery, missiles
bombarding the cities.
In the good old U.S.A.
We celebrate St. Patrick’s Day,
no one bombs us,
as our legislators demand
we stop the big, bad Russians,
while our retired Generals
warn us about threats of World War III
if we intervene
and establish a no fly zone
to protect the Ukraine
that will surely lead
to air to air combat
between usn’s and themun’s,
with the terrifying chance
of nuclear escalation.