Belarus

Tatsyana Sapach (1962-2010):

But today, in this book, where there are no final pages,

no covers,

where you, masters of the crazy times,

lived,

I will place a leaf

instead of a bookmark

from a wonderful geranium

that resembles blood and fire.

https://therussianreader.com/2020/08/12/belarus/

(Translation by Joan Brooks; photograph by Vadim F. Lurie)