Channeling Taras – v4

Channeling Taras,
Ukraine’s Bard speaking to me,
words I have written,
as if from his own hand…
 
Finding me willing,
a vessel empty,
giving to the power,
of his words, of his love…
 
Seeking a black-haired maiden,
the orphan, the widows,
his true love, Ukraina,
the Kozaks in chains…
 
Channeling Taras,
open to his spirit,
to his calling to me,
to once again speak…
 
Finding his words,
from the air, from the ether,
flying from the steppes,
back to the mighty Dnipro…
 
Once more he calls to me,
from his far-off fortress,
in prison, in bondage,
like his beloved, Ukraina…
 
Channeling Taras,
being his voice, his witness,
to the bravery of his people,
his nation, now fighting for freedom,
for independence from the Moskals…
 
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Edited December 23, 2024
Channeling Taras – v4
 
About Taras Shevchenko speaking to my spirit,
through his life and poetry
&
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,
written 1/24/1859
&
New/edited and posted October 16, 2024
The Great Grave has been opened
typed October 16, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-great-grave-has-been-opened.html
after poem, “The Great Grave has been opened”,
based on the poem, “The Great Grave”,
by Taras Shevchenko,
taking his poem into the Ukraine / Russia War
and the bravery of the people of Ukraine now
&
New/edited and posted October 16, 2024
The Great Grave being opened
typed October 16, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-great-grave-being-opened_24.html
after poem, “The Great Grave being opened”,
based on the poem, “The Great Grave”,
by Taras Shevchenko,
taking his poem into the Ukraine / Russia War
&
Written and posted September 29, 2024
A voice against injustice
typed October 15, 2024
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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