my black-haired maiden

rising from the black soil,
a picture of resolve, of beauty,
eyes that have seen so much sorrow,
the suffering of her homeland, Ukraine…
 
a heart that is open to sacrifice,
a life of service and pain,
marshalling forces together,
to heal her homeland, Ukraine…
 
the same story repeating,
the subjugation of the people,
struggling for independence, freedom,
my black-haired maiden, Ukraine…
 
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Written and posted October 2, 2024
my black-haired maiden
typed October 15, 2024
 
after poem, “my black-haired maiden”,
based on the poem, “Katerina”
by Taras Shevchenko
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Written and posted October 2, 2024
In that battle where they vanquished
typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/in-that-battle-where-they-vanquished_24.html
after poem, “in that battle where they vanquished”,
based on the poem, “Night of Taras”
by Taras Shevchenko
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Written and posted October 2, 2024
the blue sea, an angry monster
typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-blue-sea-angry-monster_24.html
after poem, “the blue sea, an angry monster”,
based on the poem, “Ivan Pidkova”
by Taras Shevchenko
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Written and posted October 2, 2024
Gone the ancient freedom
typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/gone-ancient-freedom.html
after poem, “Gone the ancient freedom”,
based on the poem, “Osnovyanenko”
by Taras Shevchenko
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Written and posted October 2, 2024
All my people are strangers
typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/all-my-people-are-strangers_24.html
after poem, “All my people are strangers”,
based on the poem, “Dumka”,
lament of an orphan girls,
successor to “The Poplar”,
and introduction to “Osnovyanenko”
by Taras Shevchenko
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Written and posted October 2, 2024
Had she known
typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/had-she-known_24.html
after poem, “Had she known”,
based on the poem, “The Poplar”,
about a maiden’s Kozak lover
by Taras Shevchenko
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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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