Taras does not rest in his grave,
each night, Shevchenko stirs,
he rises, on the heights, the hill,
high above the Dnipro, the mighty river…
The Kobzar, the Bard, a living spirit,
watching from the heights,
from his open tomb…
over the great Dnipro,
he soars above the nation
flying above all of Ukraine,
his beloved homeland, his spirit…
From the heights, he watches
His kinsmen, his people below…
just as the Siberian fortress
could not hold him...
He rises from the heights,
given dominion over this land…
Allowed to linger with his people,
His beloved Ukraine…
the soul, their conscience,
the Great Grave of their ancient glory,
their exemplar, their Father,
the essence of their culture…
His heart for Ukraine
does not truly rest…
from the mountain heights,
flying over his Ukraina...
He rises from his slumber,
to guard his homeland, his people…
His prayer for Ukraine is eternal,
though he long left this life…
The Bard, their poet -
Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko -
Cossacks, the Kobzars…
The song of his spirit
has never left Ukraine…
Edited September 19, 2026
Each night he flies – v3
Edited October 6, 2025
From the heights, he watches – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/10/from-heights-he-watches-v2.html
Edited October 6, 2025
High upon a mountain – v5
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/10/high-upon-mountain-v5.html
Edited October 6, 2025
The spell has been broken – v5
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-spell-has-been-broken-v5.html
Edited October 3, 2025
A voice against injustice – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-voice-against-injustice-v4.html
Edited October 3, 2025
Sing to me, Taras – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/10/sing-to-me-taras-v3.html
Edited September 29, 2025
I hear Taras’ whisper to me… - v5
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/09/i-hear-taras-whisper-to-me-v5.html
Poetry Where You Live.
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