Unchain me from my body – v4 #poetry #God #Spirit #prayer #love #desire #wife #husband #lovers #dream #flight #flying #fly #TarasShevchenko #Ukraine #diaspora #prison #exile #Ukraina

Lift me from this mortal coil,
This prison that binds that holds me…
Oh Lord, give me wings to fly,
to rise above the earth,
to fly to my homeland...
 
Lord, let me rise, let me fly,
from my cell from my bed,
to my mother’s side, to my love…
Unchain me from my body,
Oh God, let me rise, free…
 
I cry in the shadows, bitterly,
in the watches of the night,
to return to my lover…
I need to be beside her…
How I long to take flight…
 
Release me, Lord, I pray,
from chains of my flesh…
Let me soar, let me rise, give me
escape, from my cell, this fortress,
Oh God, let me fly...
 
Unchain me from my body,
Release me from this prison…
Let my spirit rise, may I soar,
over the miles, the many hours,
until I reach her shores…
 
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Edited November 30, 2025
Unchain me from my body – v4
 
 
This poem is a summary of many of the poems of Shevchenko when he flies back to Ukraine. I am sure this prayer must have been part of all of the time he was imprisoned, when we was confined away from Ukraine after his release, and even earlier when he struggled, being forced to like apart from his homeland.
 
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Poetry Where You Live.
 
 
Poetry, God, spirit, prayer, love, desire, wife, husband, dream, flight, flying, fly, lovers, Taras Shevchenko, Ukraine, prison, exile, diaspora, Ukraina,
 
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Unchain me from my body – v3 #TarasShevchenko #Taras #Shevchenko #muse #poetry #Ukraine #Ukraina #war

Lift me from this mortal coil,
oh Lord, give me wings to fly,
to rise above the earth,
to fly to my homeland...

Lord, let me rise, let me fly,
from my cell from my bed,
to my mother’s side,
unchain me from my body,
oh God, let me rise…

My cries in the shadows,
In the watches of the night,
wanting to be beside her,
how I long to take flight…
 
Release me, Lord, I pray,
from chains of my flesh,
let me soar, let me rise,
from my cell, this fortress,
oh God, let me fly...
 
Unchain me from my body,
let my spirit rise, may I soar,
over the miles, the many hours,
until I reach her shores…
 
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Edited January 9, 2025
Unchain me from my body – v3
 
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 202 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com 

Poetry Where You Live.
 
 
Poetry, God, spirit, prayer, love, desire, wife, husband, dream, flight, flying, fly, lovers, Taras Shevchenko, Ukraine, prison, exile, diaspora, Ukraina,
 
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Unchain me from my body - v2

Lift me from this mortal coil,

give me wings to fly,

to rise above the earth,

to fly to my homeland...

Lord, let me rise, let me fly,

from my cell from my bed,

to my angel's side,

unchain me from my body,

oh God, let me rise…

My cries in the shadows,

In the watches of the night,

wanting her beside me,

how I long to take flight… 

Release me, Lord, I pray,

from chains of my flesh,

let me soar, let me rise,

from my cell, from my room,

oh God, let me fly...

Unchain me from my body,

let my spirit rise, may I soar,

over the miles, the many hours,

until I reach her shores… 

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Edited January 3, 2025
Unchain me from my body – v2
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Poetry, God, spirit, prayer, love, desire, wife, husband, dream, flight, flying, fly, lovers, Taras Shevchenko, Ukraine, prison, exile, diaspora, Ukraina,
 
#poetry #God #Spirit #prayer #love #desire #wife #husband #lovers #dream #flight #flying #fly #TarasShevchenko #Ukraine #diaspora #prison #exile #Ukraina

Unchain me from my body #fly #Ukraine #TarasShevchenko

Lord, let me rise, let me fly,
from my bed to her side,
unchain me from my body,
oh God, let me rise…
 
My cries in the shadows,
In the watches of the night,
wanting her beside me,
how I long to take flight…
 
Unchain me from my body,
let my spirit rise, may I soar,
over the miles, the time zones,
until I reach her shores…

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January 3, 2025
Unchain me from my body
 
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 202 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
 
Poetry, God, spirit, prayer, love, desire, wife, husband, dream, flight, flying, fly, lovers, Taras Shevchenko, Ukraine,
 
#poetry #God #Spirit #prayer #love #desire #wife #husband #lovers #dream #flight #flying #fly #TarasShevchenko #Ukraine