The land laid still,
The earth, the trees were undisturbed.
The village cried out for freedom.
What hope had they to live?
Occupied armies carried on as they pleased.
As the soldiers (more…)
March 8th, 2010 | yumado | Tags:
blade,
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freedom,
galloping,
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kozaks,
occupation,
swords,
tartar control,
tatar control.
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Brothers lost,
Lands soaked in blood,
Sometimes I forget why I go on.
Riding through the steppes,
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February 4th, 2010 | yumado | Tags:
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family,
freedom,
kozak,
land,
people,
steppe,
steppe father,
steppes,
the steppe father,
ukraine,
ukrainian,
war.
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Sitting in the steppes,
Absorbing nature’s tears,
I look up and see the moon,
Thinking hope is just over the horizon.
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November 5th, 2009 | yumado | Tags:
colonialism,
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hope,
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Nature,
old snoring man,
rain,
salvation,
sorrows,
steppes,
ukraine,
ukrainian.
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