Weep, oh weep, my poor Ukraina – v2

A dream, a nightmare, a terror, present,
weep, my dear mother, Ukraina,
at the tragedy unfolding,
the Moskals raging,
turncoats compromised,
joined in the greed, the beating,
harming of your people,
the bear on the rampage
while his master sits in opulence…
 
Weep, oh weep, my poor Ukraina,
at the telling of my dream,
the fate that has befallen you,
poor black-haired maidens, widows,
broken wandering orphans
under the sky, the poplars,
by the tombs high and mighty,
ancient power forgotten
under Moskal terror;
May you rise again.
 
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Edited October 31, 2024
Weep, oh weep, my poor Ukraina
 
after poem, “Weep, oh weep, my poor Ukraina”,
based on the poems, “The Dream”,
by Taras Shevchenko
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Edited October 31, 2024
on the backs of the fallen – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/on-backs-of-fallen-v2.html
after poem, “on the backs of the fallen”,
based on the poem, “The Dream”,
by Taras Shevchenko
&
Edited October 31, 2024
the second stabbed with savage blow – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-second-stabbed-with-savage-blow-v2.html
after poem, “the second stabbed with savage blow”,
based on the poem, “The Dream”,
by Taras Shevchenko
&
Edited October 31, 2024
I fly after her unceasing – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/i-fly-after-her-unceasing-v2.html
after poem, “I fly after her unceasing”,
based on the poem, “The Dream”,
by Taras Shevchenko
&
Edited October 31, 2024
I boldly walked within – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/i-boldly-walked-within-v2.html
after poem, “I boldly walked within”,
based on the poem, “The Dream”,
by Taras Shevchenko
&
Edited October 31, 2024
Again, I fly above the earth – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/again-i-fly-above-earth-v2.html
after poem, “Again I fly above the earth”,
based on the poem, “The Dream”,
by Taras Shevchenko
&
Edited October 30, 2024
a spectral being – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/a-spectral-being-v2.html
after poem, “a spectral being”,
based on the poems, “The Dream”,
St. John 14:17, God’s wrath on Russia…
by Taras Shevchenko
 
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