Don't forget your mother

She is wailing, weeping,
her body wracked in pain,
in your turning from her,
loving other lovers,
forgetting all she is,
all she was to you, Ukraina…
 
Don’t forget your mother,
my brothers, my sisters,
this what I beg you,
remember Ukraina’s past,
her ancient glory,
now wearing another’s valor…
 
Stay true to her memory,
“let your mother smile with pleasure”,
as you turn back to her,
by the Dnipro, on the heights,
remembering our own story,
the glory of Ukraina…
 
Learn your own stories,
don’t adopt another,
cleave to your mother
breaking the chains, the fetters,
that hold you from her,
Oh, return to your mother,
Your love, Ukraine…
 
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Written and posted October 9, 2024
Don't forget your mother
typed October 16, 2024
 
after poem, “Don't forget your mother”,
based on the poem, “The Epistle”,
1 John 4:20
by Taras Shevchenko
&
Written and posted October 8, 2024
with blood ever watered
typed October 16, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/with-blood-ever-watered-high-on.html
after poem, “with blood ever watered”,
based on the poem, “The Caucasus”,
by Taras Shevchenko,
dedicated to his friend
&
New/edited and posted October 16, 2024
The Great Grave being opened
typed October 16, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-great-grave-being-opened_24.html
after poem, “The Great Grave being opened”,
based on the poem, “The Great Grave”,
by Taras Shevchenko,
taking his poem into the Ukraine / Russia War
&
Written and posted October 8, 2024
Three bards
typed October 16, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/three-bards_24.html
after poem, “Three bards”,
based on the poem, “The Great Grave”,
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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