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leaving the Dnipro,
that safe harbor, their homeland,
out on the roaring sea,
venturing onward, forward,
for honor, for conquest
the glory of Ukraina,
this land that they love…
 
battling the sultan’s armies,
in the mighty fortress, the city,
“the Kozaks charge without a waver”,
breaking the chains, the fetters,
rising, freed, flying, sailing, driving
below the Bosphorus, red with blood,
flying, rising to the heights…
 
gathering onward, onto the vessels,
plying the mountain-high red waves,
sailing homeward with Hamaliya,
for the glory of conquest, treasure,
rich with the harvest, the plunder,
hiding within, behind, the billows,
heading for Zaporazhtsy, on toward home…
 
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Edited November 28, 2025
out on the roaring sea – v4
 
after poem, “out on the roaring sea”,
based on the poems, “Hamaliya” and “Ivan Pidkova”,
by Taras Shevchenko
Written and posted October 4, 2024
a hard path chosen
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/a-hard-path-chosen_24.html
after poem, “a hard path chosen”,
based on the poem, “Dumka”,
by Taras Shevchenko
Edited October 30, 2024
A death sentence – v2
 https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/a-death-sentence-v2.html
About the 10-year prison sentence against
Taras Shevchenko, which included the barring
from any writing or sketches, by the Tsar himself…
Written and posted October 3, 2024
Tales of Ukraina
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/tales-of-ukraina_24.html
after poem, “Tales of Ukraina”,
based on the poem, “Prelude” of “The Haydamaki”
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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