I boldly walked within

Through the palace gates,
invisible to my tormentors,
I boldly walked within,
the gilded awful lair…
 
The Tsar, he strutted by
beside him the empress too,
“Is that goddess, there, I see?
the devil take you now!”
 
Their lies, painful lies,
of brotherhood, in truth
“A Moskal’s word! God and read,
And see the faith they have!”…
 
The courtiers, the jesters,
the fetid awful lot,
fawned and preened within the court,
as they strutted out…
 
he struck and he struck again
some awful vicious game,
and each in turn fell into line,
and carried out the same…
 
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Written and posted October 5, 2024
I boldly walked within
typed October 15, 2024
 
after poem, “I boldly walked within”,
based on the poems, “The Dream”,
by Taras Shevchenko
&
Written and posted October 5, 2024
Again, I fly above the earth
typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/again-i-fly-above-earth_24.html
after poem, “Again I fly above the earth”,
based on the poem, “The Dream”,
by Taras Shevchenko
&
Written and posted October 4, 2024
a spectral being typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/a-spectral-being_24.html
after poem, “a spectral being”,
based on the poems, “The Dream”,
St. John 14:17, God’s wrath on Russia…
by Taras Shevchenko
&
Written and posted October 4, 2024
out on the roaring sea
typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/out-on-roaring-sea_24.html 
after poem, “out on the roaring sea”,
based on the poems, “Hamaliya” and “Ivan Pidkova”,
by Taras Shevchenko
&
Written and posted October 4, 2024
a hard path chosen
typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/a-hard-path-chosen_24.html
after poem, “a hard path chosen”,
based on the poem, “Dumka”,
by Taras Shevchenko
&
Written and posted October 4, 2024
A death sentence
Typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/a-death-sentence_24.html
About the 10-year prison sentence against
Taras Shevchenko, which included the barring
from any writing or sketches, by the Tsar himself…
&
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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