#poem, "I boldly walked within", after poem inspired by the poem, "The Dream", by #Taras #Shevchenko
#love #Ukraine #poetry
Saturday, October 05, 2024
I boldly walked within
Again I fly above the earth
#poem, "Again I fly above the earth", after poem inspired by the poem, "The Dream", by #Taras #Shevchenko
#love #Ukraine #poetry
I fly after her unceasing
#poem, "I fly after her unceasing", after poem inspired by the poem, "The Dream", by #Taras #Shevchenko
#love #Ukraine #poetry
God repaid in Love
God repaid us in Love,
Based on #Psalm103
#poem #poetry #God #Christ #blessing
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, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. All of my poems are at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
not submissive
#poem, "not submissive", after poem inspired by the poem, "To #Šafařík", a rebuke of #Pushkin's poem, "To the Slanderers of #Russia", by #Taras #Shevchenko
#love #Ukraine #poetry
Friday, October 04, 2024
a spectral being
#poem, "a spectral being", after poem inspired by the #John14:17 scripture at the top of the poem, "The Dream", by #Taras #Shevchenko
#love #Ukraine #poetry
You are my dream
You are my dream,
my heart's desire,
You are the one
I have been dreaming of...
You are my breath,
my heart overflowing,
You are the joy
in my life...
You are my dream,
my quest, my desire,
You are my hope
for a happy life...
I love you more
than you can imagine,
You are the one
I have been dreaming of...
#poetry #lovepoem #love #dream #desire #hope #prayer #God
Coiled #trumpets, ready to blow
Coiled #trumpets, ready to blow... #beauty #nature #garden #morningglories #poetry
out on the roaring sea
#poem, "out on the roaring sea", after poem inspired by the poem, "#Hamaliya, by #Taras #Shevchenko
#love #Ukraine #poetry #Kozak
A death sentence
#poem, "A death sentence", poem about the sentence imposed on #Taras #Shevchenko, 10 years as a soldier in the Russian army, not allowed to write or to sketch... #love #Ukraine #poetry #art
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, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. All of my poems are at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
A hard path chosen
#poem, "a hard path chosen", after poem inspired by the poem, "#Dumka, by #Taras #Shevchenko
#love #Ukraine #poetry #Kozak
As my world fell into darkness
As my world fell into darkness,
I ventured outside, quickly,
to the eastern corner of the driveway
closest to you. Sweetheart...
I spoke into the ether,
across time and space repeating.
"I love you, my Beloved",
aloud three times...
Each time I spoke these words,
an echo in my spirit,
hearing your answer to me,
"I love you more",,,
I spoke into the ether,
and you gifted me your answer,
as my world fell into darkness
I was held by your love...
the smile of the assassin
the smile of the assassin
#Putin #Russia #coup
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, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. All of my poems are at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
Thursday, October 03, 2024
a loving tribute
#poem, "a loving tribute", after poem inspired by the poem, "To the Eternal Memory of #Kotlyarevsky", by #Taras #Shevchenko
#love #Ukraine #poetry
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, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. All of my poems are at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
Tales of Ukraina
#poem, "Tales of Ukraina", after poem inspired by the poem, "The Prelude", from #Taras #Shevchenko's The #Haydamaki.
#love #Ukraine #poetry
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, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. All of my poems are at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
I will sing what thou has whispered - v2
#poem, "I sing what thou hast whispered - v2", after poem inspired by the poem, "The Prelude", from #Taras #Shevchenko's The #Haydamaki. The line from his poem was, "And sing to thee tales thou hast whispered to me."
#love #Ukraine #poetry
surrender and trust
surrender and trust, #poetry #Proverbs16:3 #God #Christ #Spirit #path #Plan #calling #purpose
I sing what thou hast whispered- v1
#poem, "I sing what thou hast whispered - v1", first stanza of after poem inspired by the poem, "The Prelude", from #Taras #Shevchenko's The #Haydamaki. The line from his poem was, "And sing to thee tales thou hast whispered to me."
#love #Ukraine #poetry
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, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. All of my poems are at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
the drum beats louder
the drum beats louder
#poetry #Putin #coup #Russia #assassin #assassination #oligarch
Inspired, in part, by posts by Sir Bill Browder and Vladimir Kara-Murza
The threat within
the threat within
#poetry #Putin #coup #Russia #assassin #assassination #oligarch
A word of caution
"A word of caution", after poem inspired by the poem, "Katerina", from #Taras #Shevchenko's first collection, The #Kobzar. #love #Ukraine #poetry
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, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. All of my poems are at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
Wednesday, October 02, 2024
my black-haired maiden
rising from the black soil,
a picture of resolve, of beauty,
eyes that have seen such sorrow,
suffering of her homeland, Ukraine...
a heart that is open to sacrifice,
a life of service and pain,
marshalling forces together,
to heal her homeland, Ukraine...
the same story, repeating,
subjugation of her people,
struggle, independence, freedom,
my black-haired maiden, Ukraine...
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October 2, 2024
#poem, "my black-haired maiden", after poem inspired by the poem, "Katerina", from #Taras #Shevchenko's first collection, The #Kobzar. #love #Ukraine #poetry #homeland #independence #freedom
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, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. All of my poems are at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
In that battle where they vanquished
#poem, "in that battle where they vanquished", after poem inspired by the poem, "Night of Taras", from #Taras #Shevchenko's first collection, The #Kobzar. #love #Ukraine #poetry
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, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. All of my poems are at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
the blue sea, an angry monster
#poem, "the blue sea, an angry monster", after poem inspired by the poem, "Ivan Pidkova", from #Taras #Shevchenko's first collection, The #Kobzar. #love #Ukraine #poetry
All my people are strangers
#poem, "All my people are strangers", after poem inspired by the poem, "Dumka", from #Taras #Shevchenko's first collection, #Kobzar. #love #Ukraine #poetry
Had she known...
#poem, "Had she known...", after poem inspired by the poem, "The Poplar", from #Taras #Shevchenko's first collection, #Kobzar. #love #Ukraine #poetry
Every plant not planted - v2
#poem #poetry
"Every plant not planted - v2", based on #Matthew15:13
Every plant not planted
#poem #poetry
"Every plant not planted", based on #Matthew15:13
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, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. All of my poems are at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
After "Perebendya"
#poem, "after Perebendya", inspired by the poem, "#Perebendya", from #Taras #Shevchenko's first collection, #Kobzar. #love #Ukraine #poetry
Do the Kobzars sing
#poem, "Do the Kobzars sing", inspired by the poem, "#Dedication", from #Taras #Shevchenko's first collection, #Kobzar. #love #Ukraine #poetry
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, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. All of my poems are at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
the threat much closer - v5
the threat much closer – v5
bad news building, growing,
Iran about to be hit, reprisals,
Ukraine developed ballistic missiles,
an ally shot dead in Moscow,
what does that portend for the future,
sand almost out in the hourglass...
how his demons must call him, shrieking,
in the darkness, taunting him beyond midnight,
does he know them, does he know their names,
does it matter what he has been drinking,
finding him alone in the bunker, his cell,
nowhere to go, to run from his terrors…
his living nightmares, like the snares on Pilate,
haunted daily by their innocent blood,
as Bulgakov shared so well, torment,
his ego captured, in fear, in distance,
keeping everyone away from him,
more than at arm’s length…
no, he doesn’t have to fear Ukraine, NATO,
an outside aggressor, a foreign enemy,
within the walls of his gilded dungeon,
the threat much closer, truly,
sometimes as close as breath,
a dagger pushed, into his chest…
his days are numbered, his life borrowed,
their curses already spoken, a mist, a fog,
the coup will come, in an instant, suddenly,
when he least expects it, sooner,
rising from the Kremlin itself,
from its very walls…
will he groan, “Et tu, Brute?”
when a friend turns the knife,
will blood fall from his lip,
frozen in mid-air, juxtaposed
with his shocked amazement,
that they ever got so close…
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Edited October 2, 2024
the threat much closer – v5
#Putin #Russia #coup betrayal
Tuesday, October 01, 2024
In my dream
the suffering of Ukraine
Poem, "the suffering of Ukraine", inspired by "The Dedication" poem from #Taras #Shevchenko's collection, #Kobzar, and the central theme of his life and poems, the suffering of #Ukraine.
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, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. All of my poems are at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
Sing to me Taras
Poem, "Sing to me Taras", a prayer to #Taras #Shevchenko, thst his poems would inspire, as a poet and as a supporter of the cause of freedom for his beloved #Ukraine.
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, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. All of my poems are at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
Known almost in whispers
Poem, "Known almost in whispers", about the power of #Taras #Shevchenko's poetry, written in #Ukrainian, the natuve language of #Ukraine, which were largely unpublished in his lifetime, but were widely know.
In Ukrainian
In #Ukrainian- about #Taras #Shevchenko choosing to write in his native language.
Monday, September 30, 2024
the mother and the martyr
Poem, "the mother and the martyr", about Taras #Shevchenko and #Ukraine #TarasShevchenko
The Great Catastrophe
Poem, "The Great Catastrophe ", about 10 years Taras #Shevchenko was away from #Ukraine imprisoned in #Russia. #TarasShevchenko
Diaspora
Poem about years Taras Shevchenko was taken in his youth from Ukraine and later imprisoned in Russia. #TarasShevchenko
Standing before you/ the dress
