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Their conversation reeling,
An ancient dance revealing,
the struggle of these people,
to stand strong, resolute, united,
caught between heaven and hell…
 
He is the interlocutor, the witness,
judge and jury, the hangman,
sitting on the judgment seat…
What an awful thought, being held,
caught between heaven and hell…
 
They are judged, convicted, sentenced,
for seemingly small transgressions,
eternal condemnation, doomed,
to eternal damnation, a life,
caught between heaven and hell…
 
Like the friends of Job
their conversations reeling,
An ancient dance revealing…
The Great Grave is empty, barren,
caught between heaven and hell…
 
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Edited December 1, 2025
Like the friends of Job – v4
 
after poem, “Like the friends of Job”,
based on the poem, “The Great Grave”,
by Taras Shevchenko,
Psalm 44:13-14
Psalm 43:14-15
Book of Job
Written and posted October 8, 2024
Three souls
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/three-souls_24.html
after poem, “Three souls”,
based on the poem, “The Great Grave”,
by Taras Shevchenko,
Written and posted October 7, 2024
A Faustian Tragedy
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/a-faustian-tragedy-cautionary-tale.html
after poem, “A Faustian Tragedy”,
based on the poems, “The Great Grave”,
by Taras Shevchenko,
called, “A Comedy”,
see Goethe
Written and posted October 7, 2024
Are the people blind
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/are-people-blind-fallen-from-heights.html
after poem, “Are the people blind”,
based on the poems, “The Great Grave”,
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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Poetry Where You Live.
 
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