His wish was fulfilled – v4 #Ukraine #TarasShevchenko

Shevchenko’s wish was granted, fulfilled,
his eternal prayer was answered,
he was brought back to the Dnipro,
the spirit of Ukraine which lived,
which called to him homeward,
He returned, his body was buried,
in the dark soil, his homeland…
 
Taras Shevchenko is forever
one with Ukraine…
 
He lived away from the poplars,
from the fields and the forests,
he spent many years imprisoned,
part of the diaspora, scattered,
so far from his homeland,
but his prayer was answered,
his wish was granted, fulfilled…
 
Taras Shevchenko is forever
one with Ukraine…
 
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Edited January 10, 2025
His wish was fulfilled – v4
 
after poem “His wish was fulfilled, based on the poem,
“The Testament, by Taras Shevchenko,
written Christmas Day, 12/25/1845
&
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 10/13/24
&
Edited September 25, 2024
I hear Taras’ whisper to me… - v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/i-hear-taras-whisper-to-me-v2.html
about Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko,
Robert Burns, Mikhail Bulgakov, and Nikolai Gogol…
Robert Frost and Mary Oliver…
 
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