[Prizren-l] A Kosovo Poem

[Etrit Bardhi]

This is a very nice poem.  Well done.

Etrit.

On Wed, 5 Dec 2001 RFPinckney at aol.com wrote:

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> Hi, I wrote this while working with refugee children in Kosova. Our team was
> in Prizren during August/September 1999.
> Thought I would share it.
> Rick
>
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> Children of Kosovo
>
> Children of Kosovo, you've felt the demon's wrath.
> You fled amidst the terror, on a long and treacherous path.
>
> You know the pangs of hunger, and the agony of grief.
> Family and friends stolen away, when death became the thief.
>
> You no longer took for granted, the simple things in life.
> When all your toys had been replaced, by the gun and by the knife.
>
> War is the worst of hell, the children suffer most.
> The children of Kosovo, will be haunted by it's ghost.
>
> Your eyes have seen the worst of man, your hearts have felt the pain.
> And through it all you carried hope, to be be children once again.
>
> We've given you but little, you taught us all so much.
> We learned about compassion, and the power in a touch.
>
> We will never forget you, our dear and loving friends.
> Your memory will live in us, until eternity ends.
>
> By: R. Pinckney 1999
> PCUSA/Kids Care Team
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