Saul Balagura - Polish Sky

"Mother", said the Polish girl
to the Polish woman by her side,
"Why is the rain black ?"
The Polish woman replied,
"I don't know why it is black".

"Mother", said the Jewish girl
to the Jewish woman squatting down,
"Why is the rain black ?"
Darkened tears flood the eyes,
"The sky in mourning has
covered all with ashes dark".

The Polish clotheslines remain naked,
while laundry dries inside homes,
in vain trying to escape
staining their souls.