The power of his words

Words to start a revolution,
speaking out against injustice,
the cruelty of the hand that fed him,
that held him in slavery, in poverty,
even when he was able to break free…
 
The power of his words,
fear in the crucible of poverty,
singling him out for punishment,
to break him, to break his will…
 
But he held a singular vision,
to cry out for his people,
to speak out loud a future,
when they all would be free…
 
His deep love of his homeland,
never changed or wavered,
even when he was far from
the river, the Dnipro,
he held onto Ukraine…
 
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Written and posted September 29, 2024
The power of his words
typed October 15, 2024
 
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Edited October 15, 2024
Break twain your fetters – v2
 
after poem “Break in twain your fetters – v2”, based on the poem,
“The Testament, by Taras Shevchenko,
written Christmas Day, 12/25/1845
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Written and posted September 30, 2024
Break in twain your fetters
typed October 15, 2024
 
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 30, 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 10/13/24
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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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