Again, I fly above the earth – v4

Again, I fly above the earth, rising,
above my pain, above my sorrow,
free of the steppes, on this mortal coil…
 
I rise above them, the hills, the cabin,
I break free of the fetters, my bond,
snares that bind me to the earth…
 
Why this torture, under the heavens,
my poor soul chained within my body,
endless, bitter suffering and pain…
 
Again, I fly above the poplars, hedgerows,
gathering seeds of my people, diaspora,
to go and grow out in the world…
 
The city glows as if on fire, burning,
the Moskals unto Moscow, plying,
to the Tsar’s evil courts…
 
But, me, I am flying, soaring,
above my bonds, my sorrow,
free to rise above, to fly,
back to my beloved Ukraina…
 
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Edited December 23, 2024
Again, I fly above the earth – v4
 
after poem, “Again I fly above the earth”,
based on the poem, “The Dream”,
by Taras Shevchenko
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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
&
Written and posted October 5, 2024
I fly after her unceasing
typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/i-fly-after-her-unceasing_24.html
after poem, “I fly after her unceasing”,
based on the poem, “The Dream”,
by Taras Shevchenko
&
Written and posted October 5, 2024
the second stabbed with savage blow
typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-second-stabbed-with-savage-blow.html
after poem, “the second stabbed with savage blow”,
based on the poem, “The Dream”,
by Taras Shevchenko
&
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
&
Edited October 31, 2024
out on the roaring sea – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/out-on-roaring-sea-v2.html
after poem, “out on the roaring sea”,
based on the poems, “Hamaliya” and “Ivan Pidkova”,
by Taras Shevchenko
 
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