on the backs of the fallen

on the backs of the fallen
on their dead and buried bodies,
you built your palaces,
your façade of opulence…
 
upon the carnage,
the human wreckage,
of your greed,
your imperial lust…
 
you built a city,
cursed tsar and wicked ruler,
“Murderer and viper!”,
while we were in chains…
 
I will fly back
to my Ukraina
to our Dnipro and
see what you have left…
 
“Revel on O savage hangman,”
may you be forever cursed
all you have taken, slaughtered,
all you have fettered will be free at last.
 
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Written and posted October 6, 2024
on the backs of the fallen
typed October 15, 2024
 
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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