A Pysanka Poem Worth Sharing — The Best Pysanka

This poem is entitled “The Best Pysanka”, by Ivanna Savytska. Sorry I don’t know the publishing details. I recently found a photocopy of the poem in an old file folder. I thought it was too beautiful not to share. If anyone has heard of this author or read her works, please let me know and I’ll update this post.

My grandmother writes pysanky,
So does my mother, and so do I.
But whose will be the very best?
I think the answer will be: mine.
 
My grandmother agrees with me,
My mother says that mine’s the best.
And I ask “Daddy, is that true?”
And he replies “Of course it is!”
 
Even the cat is murmuring,
High upon the windowsill.
No doubt he wants to make it known
the glory really should be his.
 
Because upon my colored egg
He placed his moistened little paw.
Unseeingly he thus did ruin
My straight and freshly written lines.
 
My grandmother writes pysanky,
So does my mother, and so do I.
But whose will be the prettiest one?
I think the answer will be: mine.

#PysankaPoems #pysanky #UkrainianEasterEgg #BabasBeeswax #Joan Brander