Three bards – v3

only dry bones awakened
but the treasure was not discovered
Moskal’s cruelty, their wrath fell upon
the Kobzars, the cursed three bards…
 
singing this song of misfortune,
praise of their hero, of the broken,
Bohdan was found lying naked,
at rest in an empty tomb…
 
but the song still soars higher,
ancient treasure remaining, hidden,
Ukraine’s Great Grave cloistered, guarded,
towering on the mountain heights…
 
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Edited November 22, 2024
Three bards – v3
 
after poem, “Three bards”,
based on the poem, “The Great Grave”,
by Taras Shevchenko,
&
edited and posted October 16, 2024
Like the friends of Job – v2
typed October 16, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/like-friends-of-job-v2.html
based on the poem, “The Great Grave”,
by Taras Shevchenko,
Psalm 44:13-14
Psalm 43:14-15
Book of Job
&
Written and posted October 8, 2024
Three souls
typed October 16, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/three-souls_24.html
after poem, “Three souls”,
based on the poem, “The Great Grave”,
by Taras Shevchenko
&
Edited October 19, 2024
The Great Grave has been opened – v2
Typed October 19, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-great-grave-has-been-opened-v2_27.html
edited and posted October 18, 2024
The spell has been broken – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-spell-has-been-broken-v2_27.html
Written and posted October 17, 2024
The spell has been broken
typed October 18, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-spell-has-been-broken_26.html
after poem, “The spell has been broken”,
based on the poems, “The Great Grave”,
““To Marko Vovchok”,
about Maria Markovich,
and “Hosea, Chapter XIV”,
by Taras Shevchenko,
taking his poem into the Ukraine / Russia War
and the bravery of the people of Ukraine now
 
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