KAMIONKA STRUMILOVA

Kamionka Strumilowa is 41 kilometers from Lvov

And is called Kamionka because of the huge

Rocks which wandered in with the glaciers and,

Liking the look of the place, stayed on.

Esther never thought much of Kamionka;

She was of stately Lvov which could,

If it were hungry, have swallowed Kamionka

And had Przemysl for dessert. Max, though,

Was fond of his home town and their son,

Born 7,182 miles away, knew the names

Of every street and every family. When ghosts

From Kamianka find themselves in New York

They sometimes come by though my father,

Since he died, is seldom found at home.