Three souls

Three souls cursed by the people,
implicated in evil, the Moskal path,
submitting to evil, acquiescing,
not standing resolute, for Ukraine…
 
Three crows, the nations exposed,
bound to the path of evil,
compromised, fount of evil, of power,
caught, juxtaposed, in equipoise…
 
Three bards, the Kobzars,
an echo of their power,
bending the knee to evil,
unable to rise above…
 
One Great Grave to plunder,
one hope dashed on the heights,
a desperate struggle against evil,
before all hope is lost…
 
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Written and posted October 8, 2024
Three souls
typed October 16, 2024
 
after poem, “Three souls”,
based on the poem, “The Great Grave”,
by Taras Shevchenko,
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Written and posted October 7, 2024
A Faustian Tragedy
typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/a-faustian-tragedy-cautionary-tale.html
after poem, “A Faustian Tragedy”,
based on the poems, “The Great Grave”,
by Taras Shevchenko,
called, “A Comedy”,
see Goethe
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Written and posted October 7, 2024
Are the people blind
typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/are-people-blind-fallen-from-heights.html
after poem, “Are the people blind”,
based on the poems, “The Great Grave”,
by Taras Shevchenko
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Written and posted October 6, 2024
Weep, oh weep, my poor Ukraina
typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/weep-oh-weep-my-poor-ukraina-dream.html
after poem, “Weep, oh weep, my poor Ukraina”,
based on the poems, “The Dream”,
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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