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Not submissive,
but an equal, a fire
a fellow Slav, a river
a noble brother, partners,
only together, Slavic rivers
one to another, hand in hand,
seeing each other as one people,
seeing each as a brother, as family…
 
Different nations, but one people,
United, only then shall we gather
may we tarry, assemble, travel
in a group, as neighbors
only a people, kinsmen,
Though we are many,
together as one family,
one common blood…
 
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Edited November 25, 2025
not submissive – v4
 
after poem, “not submissive”,
based on the poems, “Šafárik”,
rebuke of Pushkin’s poem,
“To the Slanderers of Russia”,
to submit to the domination of Russia…
by Taras Shevchenko,
about Pavel Jozef Šafárik
Written and posted October 5, 2024
I fly after her unceasing
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
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
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
Written and posted October 5, 2024
Again, I fly above the earth
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/again-i-fly-above-earth_24.html
after poem, “Again I fly above the earth”,
based on the poem, “The Dream”,
by Taras Shevchenko
Written and posted October 4, 2024
a spectral being
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/a-spectral-being_24.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 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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