Leo

Regards, from Stalingrad,
Leningrad, Tolstoy's names.
Pierre knew less than he let on
and Napoleon was even smaller
than a hunk of historical satellite.
Moonbeams are different today;
more static, less activity,
just as much tide.
None and nothing
can be called causes
nor circles nor cycles
and things happen, failing
destruction or statehood or 
the sense of peace that follows war.