the blue sea, an angry monster

dashed the fortune of the nation,
on the foaming path of conquest,
into the boats they gathered,
from the Dnipro’s great harbors…
 
the blue sea, an angry monster,
waiting for the seamen,
purposely on their mission
to gather more power to them…
 
alas they did not prosper,
their tombs are high and lofty,
though songs were songs about them,
at one time in Ukraina…
 
at one time, they knew the path to power,
the ancient seats of the sultan,
their birthplace remembered,
before the roaring seas…
 
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Written and posted October 2, 2024
the blue sea, an angry monster
typed October 15, 2024
 
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
&
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
&
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
&
Written and posted October 2, 2024
after “Perebendya”
typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/after-perebendya_23.html
after poem, “after “Perebendya””,
based on the poem, “Perebendya”,
the last of the Kobzars
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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