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People will live on this earth,
on this rich black soil,
Life will rise again
like a Kyivan sunrise…
 
The sun will rise over Donbas,
from the west to the east…
War will give way to peace…
Life will spring from this earth…
 
People will live on this earth,
together, as one people, united,
sustaining each other in recovery,
from the effects of Moskal’s terror…
 
Life will come again,
as people return home,
exiles from their homeland
will again plant deep roots…
 
People will live on this earth,
a nation will rise victoriously,
Life will be different, forever changed,
but Ukraine will rise again…
 
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February 5, 2026
People will live on this earth
 
Based on quote from Shevchenko’s poem, “Neophytes”
"And on the renewed earth / There shall be no enemy, no oppressor /
But there shall be a son, and there shall be a mother /
And there shall be people on the earth" 
Edited November 24, 2025
the mother and the martyr – v5
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-mother-and-martyr-v5.html
based on the poem, “Neophytes”,
by Taras Shevchenko
February 5, 2026
God is with you
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/god-is-with-you.html
Taras Shevchenko quote, “Keep fighting—you are sure to win!
God helps you in your fight!”
From his poem, “The Caucasus”
https://shevchenko.ca/taras-shevchenko/poem.cfm?poem=30
February 5, 2026
Taras saw this future
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/taras-saw-this-future.html
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
Edited October 3, 2025
Sing to me, Taras – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/10/sing-to-me-taras-v3.html
a prayer to Taras Shevchenko
Edited September 30, 2025
Channeling Taras – v6
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/09/channeling-taras-v6.html
About Taras Shevchenko speaking to my spirit,
through his life and poetry
written 1/24/1859
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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