Are the people blind

Fallen from the heights
subservient to their master,
the awful cost to freedom,
the kernel of hope dormant…
 
Are the people blind,
beaten into submission,
the awful cost of compliance,
the bending of the knee…
 
Crippled, contorted, hunchbacked,
three souls barred from heaven,
subservient, compliance, bound up,
in chains of their own making…
 
Are the people blind,
seeking The Great Grave of the Hetman,
the ancient fount of freedom,
high upon the heights…
 
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Written and posted October 7, 2024
Are the people blind
typed October 15, 2024
 
after poem, “Are the people blind”,
based on the poems, “The Great Grave”,
by Taras Shevchenko
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Written and posted October 6, 2024
Weep, oh weep, my poor Ukraina
typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/weep-oh-weep-my-poor-ukraina-dream.html
after poem, “Weep, oh weep, my poor Ukraina”,
based on the poems, “The Dream”,
by Taras Shevchenko
&
Written and posted October 6, 2024
on the backs of the fallen
typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/on-backs-of-fallen.html
after poem, “on the backs of the fallen”,
based on the poems, “The Dream”,
by Taras Shevchenko
&
Written and posted October 4, 2024
not submissive
typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/not-submissive_24.html
after poem, “not submissive”,
based on the poems, “To Safarik”,
rebuke of Pushkin’s poem,
“To the Slanderers of Russia”,
to submit to the domination of Russia…
by Taras Shevchenko,
about Pavel J. Safarik
&
Written and posted October 5, 2024
I fly after her unceasing
typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/i-fly-after-her-unceasing_24.html
after poem, “I fly after her unceasing”,
based on the poem, “The Dream”,
by Taras Shevchenko
&
Written and posted October 5, 2024
the second stabbed with savage blow
typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-second-stabbed-with-savage-blow.html
after poem, “the second stabbed with savage blow”,
based on the poem, “The Dream”,
by Taras Shevchenko
&
Written and posted September 29, 2024
A voice against injustice
typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/a-voice-against-injustice.html
Poems about Ukraine and the book, The Poet of Ukraine,
about the life and poetry of the Bard of Ukraine, Taras Shevchenko,
which I read after Hurricane Helene,
from 9/29/2024 to 10/15/24
 
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