A cloak of the dead – v3 #Poetry #Ukraine #victory #hope #courage #heroes #victory #Pysanky #Vyshyvanka #Valhalla #protection #armor

A prayer,
a fabric of steel,
a cloak of the dead,
a hedge of protection,
a breastplate of armor
 
Their warriors descending
drawn from rest in Valhalla,
creating a garment, a memory,
new embroidered Vyshyvanka,
 
Stitches of their fiber, memory,
woven with their precious blood,
 
their homeland goes with them,
vanquishing the enemy, terror,
bombs raining down on them,
protected by the warriors,
heroes in their stories
their revered dead
 each one…
 

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Edited December 1, 2025

A cloak of the dead – v3

 

In this poem I am trying to convey that the dead of #Ukraine,

your #heroes, are cloaking every #warrior, as if with a new

#Vyshyvanka, against your skin, under the armor, the

white fabric's embroidery have been woven with threads

of the blood of the fallen, protecting each of you.

They are your shield, your invisible armor.

 

I tried to write the #poem in the shape of a

#Ukrainian Easter Egg, a #Pysanky.

 

Both of these are so symbolic of #Ukraine, the independent

#identity of your #culture, just as your unique #language and #history are.

Edited May 24, 2024

A cloak of the dead – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/a-cloak-of-dead-v2.html

The #poem is a #prayer for #Ukraine.

May 23, 2024

A cloak of the dead

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/a-cloak-of-dead.html

Edited May 24, 2024

Death from the skies – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/death-from-skies-v2.html

Edited May 24, 2024

Lord, watch over these heroes – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/lord-watch-over-these-heroes-v2.html 

Edited May 24, 2024

Designs of their culture – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/designs-of-their-culture-v2.html

May 23, 2024

X post by The Angry Cat

“Ukrainians don't die, they go to Valhalla.”

May 23, 2024

Video posted by Ukraine Territorial Defense Forces

 

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