So much a part of Ukraine,
its heart beating within him,
though he was far from her,
He was forever Ukraine...
His words are prophetic, prescient,
Taras saw this future, this moment,
He is the Kobzar, the Prophet,
He foresaw Ukraine’s victory…
He saw, he knew her weakness,
the weakness her leaders
submitting to the Moskals,
ransoming her legacy, her destiny…
But he foresaw his beloved people,
united in this great struggle,
He foresaw Ukraine’s victory
over Moskal’s horde…
So, sing songs of the Kobzar,
His words a prayer over Ukraina
RIsing from war's ashes...
Hope, in her victory…
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Edited February 5, 2026
Taras saw this future - v2
This poem was inspired by a note on February 3, 2026 from Oleksandra Moskalenko,
Willem F. Duisenberg Fellow, University of Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Studies,
on LinkedIn, “Shevchenko appears to us almost a prophet,
someone who foresaw this war and believed in our victory.”
Several of his poems speak to that to me, including “The Dream”,
“The Great Grave”, and “To Marko Vovchok”
Edited October 17, 2024
peace in his spirit – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/peace-in-his-spirit-v2_26.html
after poem, “peace in his spirit”,
based on the poem, “To Marko Vovchok”,
by Taras Shevchenko,
about Maria Markovich
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