The song of #Ukraine – v2

The song of Ukraine
has bled into my spirit
I hear her cries, her prayers,
in the silence of night…
 
I have come to love her,
her noble, courageous people,
fighting for survival, for independence,
this land, this country, this hope
that the world holds dear…
 
May a just peace rise from the ashes
for this good and noble people,
may her blue and yellow flag
soar over every rooftop…
 
The song of Ukraine
on the lips of her people,
beating in their hearts, united,
rising, triumphant, ascendant
after a decade of war…

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Edited December 13, 2024
The song of Ukraine – v2
 
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Edited November 25, 2024
Tales of Ukraina – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/11/tales-of-ukraina-v2.html
after poem, “Tales of Ukraina”,
based on the poem, “Prelude” of “The Haydamaki”
by Taras Shevchenko
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Edited September 6, 2024
Flying from every flagpole – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/flying-from-every-flagpole-v2.html
September 6, 2024
Trampled, beaten, yet unbowed
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/trampled-beaten-yet-unbowed.html
August 27, 2024
The Flag of their Independence
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/the-flag-of-their-independence.html
National Day of Remembrance – August 29, 2024
Ukraine Independence Day – August 24, 2024
Ukraine National Flag Day – August 23, 2024
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Edited and posted October 3, 2024
I sing what thou hast whispered – v2
typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/i-sing-what-thou-hast-whispered-v2.html
after poem, “I sing what thou hast whispered – v2”,
based on the poem, “Prelude” of “The Haydamaki”
by Taras Shevchenko
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Edited October 30, 2024
A word of caution – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/a-word-of-caution-v2.html
after poem, “A word of caution”,
based on the poem, “Katerina”
by Taras Shevchenko
and John 4: 5-30 (woman at the well)
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Edited October 30, 2024
my black-haired maiden – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/my-black-haired-maiden-v2.html
after poem, “my black-haired maiden”,
based on the poem, “Katerina”
by Taras Shevchenko
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Edited October 30, 2024
In that battle where they vanquished – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/in-that-battle-where-they-vanquished-v2.html
after poem, “in that battle where they vanquished”,
based on the poem, “Night of Taras”
by Taras Shevchenko
 
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