In Ukrainian (in Aramaic)

In Ukrainian, in
the language of his people
not the words of the oppressors,
boldly speaking in his native tongue…
 
The same with Jesus, our Savior,
speaking in the vernacular,
the language of his people,
not the words of the empire, of Rome…
 
Equally subversive, radical,
but for his own people,
not the revolutionaries, planted,
the tares with the wheat…
 
So too now, in truth,
those who speak of freedom,
do they see the hypocrisy,
of their nation state…
 
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Written and posted September 30, 2024
In Ukrainian (in Aramaic)
typed October 15, 2024
 
The Russian radicals looked down on the poems of
Shevchenko, because they were written in Ukrainian
&
Written and posted September 29, 2024
Break in twain your fetters
typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/break-in-twain-your-fetters.html
after poem “Break in twain your fetters”, based on the poem,
“The Testament, by Taras Shevchenko,
written Christmas Day, 12/25/1845
&
Edited/new name October 15, 2024
His prayer was answered
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/his-prayer-was-answered_23.html
after poem “His prayer was answered”, based on the poem,
“The Testament, by Taras Shevchenko,
written Christmas Day, 12/25/1845
&
Written and posted September 29, 2024
His wish was fulfilled
typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/his-wish-was-fulfilled.html
after poem “His wish was fulfilled, based on the poem,
“The Testament, by Taras Shevchenko,
written Christmas Day, 12/25/1845
&
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
&
Edited September 25, 2024
I hear Taras’ whisper to me… - v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/i-hear-taras-whisper-to-me-v2.html
about Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko,
Robert Burns, Mikhail Bulgakov, and Nikolai Gogol…
Robert Frost and Mary Oliver…
 
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