"Miranda" and "Winter in Ukraine"

by Erick Garske

Miranda

You have the right to remain silent.
You have the right to be silenced.
You have the right to have your next of kin
identify your remains.
 
Do you have the right to be resistant?
Do you have the right to resist resistance?

 

 

Winter in Ukraine

Winter in Ukraine
church bells ring fading under
deafening air sirens.
 
On a Sunday open-air market
in the shadow of the church,
a gentle snow flurry
covers footprints.
 
The sirens subside.
 
The church bells persist.

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Erick Garske

Erick Garske entered early retirement from a career as a software engineer. Now he spends his days focused on composing poems and prose instead of debugging source code. He published his first chapbook, Terms and Conditions of Endearment, in 2022. In the spring, the Anaheim Poetry Review published one poem. In November, Eccentric Orbits - Volume 5: An Anthology of Science Fiction Poetry published two notable works. The new year saw Poetic Reveries, In the Depths of Winter, include two of his works. He was among five Pushcart nominees submitted by the editor of the Anaheim Poetry Review, volume 2. Erick recommends the Brighter Ukraine Foundation.