Known almost in whispers – v3

In life known but unknown
his work, his worth hidden
known almost in whispers,
in truths meant to be known…
 
His power, a revelation,
in truth a mystery, a treasure,
that his words were highly favored,
though officially they were unknown…
 
Known only in whispers
in pamphlets, in manuscripts,
shared in the underground,
longing to have breath, to have life…
 
His power, a revelation,
burgeoning through the ether,
now his words are the fuel, the fire,
that burns within Ukraine…
 
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Edited November 23, 2024
Known almost in whispers – v3
 
how the poems of Taras Shevchenko weren’t published
in books but were shared in secret
&
Edited October 29, 2024
Diaspora – 2- v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/diaspora-2-v2.html
about the 24 years Taras Shevchenko
spent away from Ukraine in his youth and imprisonment,
like the Babylonian Exile in Israel
&
Edited October 29, 2024
The mother and the martyr – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-mother-and-martyr-v2.html
after poem “the mother and the martyr”, based on the poem,
“Neophytes”, by Taras Shevchenko
&
Edited October 29, 2024
The Great Catastrophe – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-great-catastrophe-v2.html
based on sentence and imprisonment of Taras Shevchenko
for ten years, 1847 (age 33) until 1857 (age 43)
&
Written and posted September 30, 2024
the ruin of his country
typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-ruin-of-his-country.html
after poem “the ruin of his country”, based on the poems,
“The Dream” and “The Great Grave”, 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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