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Our Pandemic

Our Pandemic

 

This is what happens

when tragedy strikes, as

surely this pandemic is—

 

certain private rituals

begin to occur, and time slows

for us to understand:

 

a walk twice around

the inner rooms of our home

in the evening hour

 

drinks again at an exact

hour, and meals un-missed

routinely taken, no longer

 

with the flavor of surprise;

exactly performed,

and each day the hours tighten

 

and time slows to a crawl.

We hug each other more often

and claim our love

 

and gratitude for what has

already been, and think about

what may come to be—

 

for we are no longer busy with life,

and very un-busy with ourselves.

Tomorrow we may lean on the porch rail,

 

and maybe wave up at the sky

that is always there, wondering

how long we might have to go

 

so let us make due, offer love

wherever we can,

our time might be at hand,

 

and if not remember

this hour

for the time ahead.

 

David Kherdian, 2020

Pandemic Poems

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Goodnight Moon has sold over 48 million copies and has been translated into at least 14 languages.  Sadly, this classic bedtime story has never been translated into Ukrainian...until now.   Together, let's translate and publish Goodnight Moon in Ukrainian and share it with Ukrainian children across the world.

 

Intended to set the stage for a night of sweet dreams, the Ukrainian edition of Goodnight Moon is now more relevant than ever for the children of Ukraine.  Forced to leave their homes as a result of a heart-wrenching war, these children have lost everything - their homes, their sense of security, and their way of life.  No child should have to endure such torment.  No child should be deprived of a night of sweet dreams.  And so, the war in Ukraine has given this translation campaign a new sense of urgency.  If we hit our minimum printing target goal, we will print at least 3,000 copies for the young children who have been displaced from their homes in Ukraine as well as for the maternity ward in Kyiv.  (If we exceed our goal, we'll be able to donate even more books!) 

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In the midst of uncertainty and chaos, the simplicity and calmness of Goodnight Moon will send a powerful message of relief to the children of the Ukraine and let them know that they are not alone.  We hope that this book will bring together children all across the globe - peering out to the same moon in the night sky.

 

Please help us spread the word!  

 

Sharing with Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and email will help us immensely! 

 

 

 

 

Donate a book to a Ukrainian child

Learn how to Donate!

 

We are launching on Kickstarter soon.  Sign up to be a part of our email list and be notified when we go live to donate your Goodnight Moon book.

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