It makes no difference to me – v4 #poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #war #terror #genocide #Russia #peace #victory #TarasShevchenko #Taras #Shevchenko #muse #Ukrainian #glory #serfdom #prison #freedom #independence #history

Imprisoned, in despair, speaking,
“It makes no difference to me,” …
His repeated line of sorrow,
unaware of his place in their history…
 
How wrong he was, truly,
for his legacy is transcendent,
His words an epithet spoken
a curse over himself…
 
“I shall not leave the slightest trace
upon our glorious Ukraine,”
He cried out in pain, in failure,
he whispered from his prison cell…
 
But in the pantheon of saints,
Kobzars, the Kozaks, the Hetman,
He is the exemplar, the hero,
He is the Bard, the Poet of Ukraine…
 
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Edited November 29, 2025
It makes not difference to me – v4
 
after poem, “It makes no difference to me”,
based on the poem, “In the Fortress, No. 3”,
by Taras Shevchenko
Written and posted October 9, 2024
From the tomb a Kozak
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/from-tomb-kozak_24.html
after poem, “From the tomb a Kozak”,
based on the poem, “In the Fortress, No. 2”,
by Taras Shevchenko
Written and posted October 9, 2024
alone, all alone
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/alone-all-alone-alone-all-alone-trapped.html
after poem, “alone, all alone”,
based on the poem, “In the Fortress, No. 1”,
by Taras Shevchenko
Written and posted October 9, 2024
lay my body
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/lay-my-body_24.html
after poem, “lay my body”,
based on the poem, “The Testament”,
by Taras Shevchenko,
written Christmas Day, 1845,
when he was 31 years old,
the desire to be buried in Ukraine,
see link to Taras Hill, his burial site…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taras_Hill
Written and posted October 9, 2024
Don't forget your mother
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/dont-forget-your-mother_24.html
after poem, “Don't forget your mother”,
based on the poem, “The Epistle”,
1 John 4:20
by Taras Shevchenko
Written and posted September 29, 2024
A voice against injustice
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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