the second stabbed with savage blow

so much blood,
the cost to mankind,
a family of hate, of dread,
held within the ancient, walls,
their hearts, their souls a crypt…
 
two of a kind, a pair,
savages of truth,
a dynasty of terror
for pure Ukraina
our history of suffering…
 
one who crucified,
who cut us to the quick,
the second his spawn,
his angry echo,
who stabbed with savage blow…
 
the tremor of their savagery,
an echo in this time
the brutality of the masters,
hiding withing these gilded walls,
their monstrous deeds…
 
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Written and posted October 5, 2024
the second stabbed with savage blow
typed October 15, 2024
 
after poem, “the second stabbed with savage blow”,
based on the poems, “The Dream”,
by Taras Shevchenko
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Written and posted October 5, 2024
I boldly walked within
typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/i-boldly-walked-within_24.html
after poem, “I boldly walked within”,
based on the poems, “The Dream”,
by Taras Shevchenko
&
Written and posted October 5, 2024
Again, I fly above the earth
typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/again-i-fly-above-earth_24.html
after poem, “Again I fly above the earth”,
based on the poem, “The Dream”,
by Taras Shevchenko
&
Written and posted October 4, 2024
a spectral being typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/a-spectral-being_24.html
after poem, “a spectral being”,
based on the poems, “The Dream”,
St. John 14:17, God’s wrath on Russia…
by Taras Shevchenko
&
Written and posted October 4, 2024
out on the roaring sea
typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/out-on-roaring-sea_24.html 
after poem, “out on the roaring sea”,
based on the poems, “Hamaliya” and “Ivan Pidkova”,
by Taras Shevchenko
&
Written and posted October 4, 2024
a hard path chosen
typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/a-hard-path-chosen_24.html
after poem, “a hard path chosen”,
based on the poem, “Dumka”,
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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