Barbara Lipińska-Pstawa: A Miracle on the Vistula
date:12 August 2020 Editor: Editorial
Thank you, Poetka, author of works published in, among others, Smolensk Anthology. 96 lines for the 100th anniversary of the Miracle of Vistula.
Miracle over Vistula
Oh, Europo, stay on the alert.
Or bend your arrogant neck with humility.
You'd be flooded by a wave of Bolsheviks.
You'd already be threatened by Bolshevik terror!
You know about soldiers who didn't know fear,
When the chaotic red broke down the door?
They walked with God in their hearts, even to the fire,
And everyone only dreams about their country.
The 1 who is victorious, our risen,
Which she barely got up without getting up.
The feathers were washed by Eagle White.
The erstwhile battles continued in the air dust.
Look, Europo, the barbarians of the sea
He moves like a ram to rob and beat.
But no soldier laid a gutter.
That's the duty, and the Chief gave the order.
Priest Ignacy! Hey, chaplain!
With bullets, no guns, a cross in your hand, and you're inactive standing?
In the sky signs and angelic sound.
The Blessed Mother's face was recognized
And there's a Victoria! It's a miracle over the Vistula!
The russian hordes are heading east!
Tears fade, the future brightens
He won't know the West what a russian shoe.
Oh, Europo, get on your knees!
Red panic has more colors today!
And you have a comic cross in the hands of a priest.
You scorn holiness by triumphing like a peacock.
God in Heaven, 1 100 Years Ago
Thou hast given thy servants evil to scatter the darkness,
Have mercy on Poland and the planet today,
Make the blind regain their sight.
August 2020
Barbara Lipińska-Set
