Trampled, beaten, yet unbowed – v3

 
At the cost of so many lives, innocents,
trampled, beaten, yet unbowed, unbroken,
lost under the oppressors’ boots,
their missile fire, drones, their terror,
a genocide so unnecessary,
Putin’s imperialist lust for power,
usurping their sovereignty…
 
Trampled, soiled, tarnished with blood,
the noble flag of these brave people,
but unbowed, unbroken, resolute,
united in their struggle, their determination,
that the blue and yellow flag of this land,
of their nation, their independence,
will rise from the ashes of war…
 
Stained with the blood of their children,
brave sons and daughters, standing resolute,
trampled, in the mud, in the rubble,
hidden in the black soil, in their hearts,
rising like a phoenix from the ashes,
resolve personified, strong in this battle,
never giving up, pressing onward, united,
their prayer, their hope in victory…
 
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Edited September 8, 2024
Trampled, beaten, yet unbowed – v3
 
Ukrainian National Flag Day, Day of the National Flag – August 23, 2025
Ukrainian Independence Day, Independence Day of Ukraine – August 24, 2025
Edited August 20, 2025
Flying from every flagpole – v5
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/08/flying-from-every-flagpole-v5.html
Edited August 23, 2025
The Flag of their Independence – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-flag-of-their-independence-v4.html  
 
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