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words do not come
pain too extreme, present,
time itself standing still
a cadence repeating
within the struggle
the endless terror…
Hope for a just peace
when the dead may rest
and all will be free of this war…
 
no moment of honor
can stop the bloodshed
“no minute of silence
can hold a cemetery”,
the great loss of a nation…
Another drag, another cigarette,
to remember, to dull the senses…
“No pack can hold the whole war -
Endless pain, too much to bear…
 
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November 16, 2025
no minute of silence
 
based on an Instagram post by Julia Kochetova,
https://www.instagram.com/seameer/
https://www.instagram.com/p/DRH98GHiKSp/
https://www.instagram.com/reels/DRH98GHiKSp/
“War is Personal” book project, by Julia Kochetova

&
https://www.instagram.com/moment_of_honor/
https://www.instagram.com/kydrava_/
https://www.instagram.com/ericakabaeva/
Edited August 30, 2024
The dead do not yet rest in peace – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/the-dead-do-not-yet-rest-in-peace-v2.html
Edited August 28, 2024
The whisper of the dead – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/the-whisper-of-dead-v2.html
July 16, 2024
The Sound of Lviv Cemetery
https://x.com/United24media/status/1813323219954241935
X (formerly Twitter) post by United24 Media
Edited September 21, 2024
Their best sons and daughters – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/their-best-sons-and-daughters-v3.html
Edited August 19, 2025
Flying from every flagpole – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/08/flying-from-every-flagpole-v4.html
Edited November 13, 2025
Do the Kobzars sing – v5
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/11/do-kobzars-sing-v5.html
editing version 3
after poem, “Do the Kobzars sing”
based on the Dedication to “The Kobzar”,
by Taras Shevchenko
 
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Poetry Where You Live.
 
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