There is one #Enemy, #Russia – v3

Russia is an anathema, a pariah,
but protected because of power;
Their nuclear stockpile is a threat,
to life on planet Earth…
 
There is one Enemy, Russia,
one clear and present danger;
There is one sponsor of terror,
above all others on Earth…
 
Russia is a nation-state, evil,
bent on conquest, metastasizing;
It will grow larger unless it is stopped,
feeding on our weakness, ourselves…
 
There is one Enemy, Russia,
tentacles, tendrils, growing, reaching;
It only seeks to dominate, to destroy, to eat,
an appetite cruel, unceasing, evermore…
 
Russia is the virus, the plague, the cancer, killing,
the malignant tumor growing, to be cut off;
It must be killed, removed, this threat,
before it kills more on this Earth…

 
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Edited December 24, 2024
There is only one Enemy, Russia – v3
 
Edited/new name December 6, 2024
There is one Enemy, Russia
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/12/there-is-one-enemy-russia.html
December 5, 2024
There is One Enemy
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/12/there-is-one-enemy.html
Edited December 4, 2024
There is but one fight – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/12/there-is-but-one-fight-v2.html
Edited December 3, 2024
They fight the very same Evil – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/12/they-fight-very-same-evil-v2.html
December 3, 2024
The very same evil – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/12/the-very-same-evil-v2.html
November 24, 2024
So incredibly sad that Ukraine is fighting the same terror and genocide today, that caused the Holodomor, the same Evil of Russia, and the world believes Russia can ever be negotiated with... Russia must be defeated.
Edited November 11, 2024
Attrition – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/11/attrition-v3.html
Edited and posted October 17, 2024
In this moment of madness – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/in-this-moment-of-madness-v2_27.html
Edited and posted October 17, 2024
A death sentence – 2 – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/a-death-sentence-2-v2_26.html
Written and posted October 12, 2024
In the crucible of war – 2 – v1
Typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/in-crucible-of-war-2-v1_25.html
 
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, and 2024. 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.
 
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Freedom fills their lungs

Freedom fills their lungs,
hope dwelling within them,
every defender, everyone marching,
those defiant out in the streets….
 
Joy cannot be contained, hope eternal,
life is welling up, defiant,
resilient against the oppressors,
those who would cause them harm…
 
Life is coming, freedom, liberty,
shaking off the yoke of oppression,
the day of victory, of peace,
draws ever closer for them,
their joy will be complete…

 
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December 24, 2024
Freedom fills their lungs
 
#ChristmasEve #Christmas #prayer #Georgia #Ukraine
Edited December 9, 2024
There is one Enemy, Russia – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/12/there-is-one-enemy-russia-v2.html
Edited/new name December 6, 2024
There is one Enemy, Russia
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/12/there-is-one-enemy-russia.html
Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
https://112.ua/en/den-zbrojnih-sil-ukraini-istoria-ta-tradicii-svata-48521
December 5, 2024
There is One Enemy
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/12/there-is-one-enemy.html
Edited December 4, 2024
There is but one fight – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/12/there-is-but-one-fight-v2.html
Edited December 3, 2024
They fight the very same Evil – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/12/they-fight-very-same-evil-v2.html
December 3, 2024
The very same evil – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/12/the-very-same-evil-v2.html
November 24, 2024
So incredibly sad that Ukraine is fighting the same terror and genocide today, that caused the Holodomor, the same Evil of Russia, and the world believes Russia can ever be negotiated with... Russia must be defeated.
Edited November 11, 2024
Attrition – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/11/attrition-v3.html
Edited and posted October 17, 2024
In this moment of madness – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/in-this-moment-of-madness-v2_27.html
Edited and posted October 17, 2024
A death sentence – 2 – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/a-death-sentence-2-v2_26.html
Written and posted October 12, 2024
In the crucible of war – 2 – v1
Typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/in-crucible-of-war-2-v1_25.html
 
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, and 2024. 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.
 
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Wait in stillness – v3

wait in stillness,
the end is near,
words of sadness,
words of remorse,
the grief he carried…
 
wait in stillness,
be at peace,
in your spirit,
words of reality,
words of fate…
 
wait in stillness,
for the end,
wait for the cold,
the fate before us,
wait for the chapter to end…
 
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Edited December 23, 2024
Wait in stillness – v3
 
after poem, “Wait in stillness”,
based on the poem, “The Years of Youth are passed away”,
by Taras Shevchenko,
written 10/19/1860
&
Edited November 4, 2024
Listen to the Prophet – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/11/listen-to-prophet-v2.html
after poem, “Listen to the Prophet”,
based on the poem, “Hosea, Chapter XIV”,
by Taras Shevchenko
&
November 4, 2024
A song of Mary – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/11/a-song-of-mary-v2.html
after poem, “A song of Mary”,
based on the poem, “Mary”,
by Taras Shevchenko
&
Edited November 4, 2024
The Hetman of their spirit – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/11/the-hetman-of-their-spirit-v2.html
about Taras Shevchenko
&
Written and posted October 12, 2024
Channeling Taras
Typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/channeling-taras_25.html
About Taras Shevchenko speaking to my spirit,
through his life and poetry
&
Written and posted October 12, 2024
peace in his spirit
typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/peace-in-his-spirit_25.html
after poem, “peace in his spirit”,
based on the poem, “To Marko Vovchok”,
by Taras Shevchenko,
about Maria Markovich,
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
 
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, and 2024. 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.
 
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Again, I fly above the earth – v4

Again, I fly above the earth, rising,
above my pain, above my sorrow,
free of the steppes, on this mortal coil…
 
I rise above them, the hills, the cabin,
I break free of the fetters, my bond,
snares that bind me to the earth…
 
Why this torture, under the heavens,
my poor soul chained within my body,
endless, bitter suffering and pain…
 
Again, I fly above the poplars, hedgerows,
gathering seeds of my people, diaspora,
to go and grow out in the world…
 
The city glows as if on fire, burning,
the Moskals unto Moscow, plying,
to the Tsar’s evil courts…
 
But, me, I am flying, soaring,
above my bonds, my sorrow,
free to rise above, to fly,
back to my beloved Ukraina…
 
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Edited December 23, 2024
Again, I fly above the earth – v4
 
after poem, “Again I fly above the earth”,
based on the poem, “The Dream”,
by Taras Shevchenko
&
Edited October 30, 2024
a spectral being – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/a-spectral-being-v2.html
after poem, “a spectral being”,
based on the poems, “The Dream”,
St. John 14:17, God’s wrath on Russia…
by Taras Shevchenko
&
Written and posted October 5, 2024
I fly after her unceasing
typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/i-fly-after-her-unceasing_24.html
after poem, “I fly after her unceasing”,
based on the poem, “The Dream”,
by Taras Shevchenko
&
Written and posted October 5, 2024
the second stabbed with savage blow
typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-second-stabbed-with-savage-blow.html
after poem, “the second stabbed with savage blow”,
based on the poem, “The Dream”,
by Taras Shevchenko
&
Written and posted October 5, 2024
I boldly walked within
typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/i-boldly-walked-within_24.html
after poem, “I boldly walked within”,
based on the poems, “The Dream”,
by Taras Shevchenko
&
Edited October 31, 2024
out on the roaring sea – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/out-on-roaring-sea-v2.html
after poem, “out on the roaring sea”,
based on the poems, “Hamaliya” and “Ivan Pidkova”,
by Taras Shevchenko
 
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, and 2024. 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.
 
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in that battle where they vanquished – v3

from the well of our sadness
our song of that story,
fight of their people
long before the sorrow
that we cry for Ukraina,
at the story of her misfortune,
our hearts begin to weep…
 
formerly Kozaks cherished,
the mighty fight before them,
overcoming the serpents, the waves,
the ravens at the ready, waiting,
in that battle where they vanquished,
cast off their yokes for freedom,
oh, may that day come again, very soon…
 
may the ancient Kozaks rise up,
from their lofty tombs remember,
all your noble high mountains,
descend to meet the challenge,
fight of your people, raging
to reclaim memory, ancient glory,
of your freedom that was devoured,
“My dear heart! My darling!”, Ukraina…
 
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Edited December 23, 2024
In that battle where they vanquished – v3
 
after poem, “in that battle where they vanquished”,
based on the poem, “Night of Taras”
by Taras Shevchenko
&
Edited October 30, 2024
the blue sea, an angry monster – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-blue-sea-angry-monster-v2.html
after poem, “the blue sea, an angry monster”,
based on the poem, “Ivan Pidkova”
by Taras Shevchenko
&
Edited October 30, 2024
Gone the ancient freedom – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/gone-ancient-freedom-v2.html
after poem, “Gone the ancient freedom”,
based on the poem, “Osnovyanenko”
by Taras Shevchenko
&
Edited October 30, 2024
Do the Kobzars sing – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/do-kobzars-sing-v2.html
after poem, “the suffering of Ukraine”,
based on the Dedication to “The Kobzar”,
by Taras Shevchenko
&
Edited October 15, 2024
In my dream, darling
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/in-my-dream-darling_23.html
&
Written and posted October 1, 2024
the suffering of Ukraine
typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-suffering-of-ukraine_23.html
after poem, “the suffering of Ukraine”,
based on the Dedication to “The Kobzar”,
by Taras Shevchenko
&
Edited October 30, 2024
All my people are strangers – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/all-my-people-are-strangers-v2.html
after poem, “All my people are strangers”,
based on the poem, “Dumka”,
lament of an orphan girls,
successor to “The Poplar”,
and introduction to “Osnovyanenko”
by Taras Shevchenko
 
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, and 2024. 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.
 
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unhappy with their lies – v3

He was unhappy with their lies
stealing their history, their culture,
claiming benevolence, brotherhood,
when they were the awful oppressors…
 
History may be written by those who conquer
but there festered within his spirit,
a righteous indignation, justice,
a love for the eternal truth…
 
So much was taken from them,
their identity, their true history,
putting his noble people in torment,
in subjugation, in bondage…
 
He was unhappy with their lies,
usurping their glory, their story,
longing for freedom to return,
for his beloved homeland…
 
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Edited December 23, 2024
Unhappy with their lies – v3
 
about Taras Shevchenko’s life and poetry
&
Edited October 29, 2024
the ruin of his country – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-ruin-of-his-country-v2.html
after poem “the ruin of his country”, based on the poems,
“The Dream” and “The Great Grave”, by Taras Shevchenko
&
Edited October 29, 2024
A revolutionary, a subversive – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/a-revolutionary-subversive-v2.html
Written and posted September 30, 2024
after poem “A revolutionary, a subversive”, based on the poem,
“The Dream, by Taras Shevchenko
&
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
 
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, and 2024. 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.
 
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Channeling Taras – v4

Channeling Taras,
Ukraine’s Bard speaking to me,
words I have written,
as if from his own hand…
 
Finding me willing,
a vessel empty,
giving to the power,
of his words, of his love…
 
Seeking a black-haired maiden,
the orphan, the widows,
his true love, Ukraina,
the Kozaks in chains…
 
Channeling Taras,
open to his spirit,
to his calling to me,
to once again speak…
 
Finding his words,
from the air, from the ether,
flying from the steppes,
back to the mighty Dnipro…
 
Once more he calls to me,
from his far-off fortress,
in prison, in bondage,
like his beloved, Ukraina…
 
Channeling Taras,
being his voice, his witness,
to the bravery of his people,
his nation, now fighting for freedom,
for independence from the Moskals…
 
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Edited December 23, 2024
Channeling Taras – v4
 
About Taras Shevchenko speaking to my spirit,
through his life and poetry
&
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,
written 1/24/1859
&
New/edited and posted October 16, 2024
The Great Grave has been opened
typed October 16, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-great-grave-has-been-opened.html
after poem, “The Great Grave has been opened”,
based on the poem, “The Great Grave”,
by Taras Shevchenko,
taking his poem into the Ukraine / Russia War
and the bravery of the people of Ukraine now
&
New/edited and posted October 16, 2024
The Great Grave being opened
typed October 16, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-great-grave-being-opened_24.html
after poem, “The Great Grave being opened”,
based on the poem, “The Great Grave”,
by Taras Shevchenko,
taking his poem into the Ukraine / Russia War
&
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
 
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, and 2024. 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.
 
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I hear Taras’ whisper to me… - v4

I keep hearing his name, repeating,
Taras Shevchenko, the Bard of Ukraine,
in my mind, in my vision, my spirit,
I hear Taras’ whisper to me,
I don’t know yet what he is saying,
but I long to figure it out…
 
I feel a pull of his presence, his words,
his sorrow for his people, their struggle,
echoing deep within me, in the same way
I felt in the room where Burns was born,
somehow, I feel him calling to me, yes,
as I support his homeland, Ukraine…
 
Somehow, I sense Bulgakov and Gogol,
want to gather with us in conversation,
something of the truth of Russia, its ethos,
to understand more fully this conflict,
the nations, the passions flowing,
more than what I read each day…
 
I hear Taras calling, whispering words
I do not yet comprehend fully,
I long to know, to understand, language,
how I can use my words to support,
to aid, to heal his homeland,
his love, his blessed Ukraina…
 
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Edited December 23, 2024
I hear Taras’ whisper to me… - v4
 
about Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko,
Robert Burns, Mikhail Bulgakov, and Nikolai Gogol…
Robert Frost and Mary Oliver…
&
Edited December 11, 2023
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/12/i-hear-you-calling-to-me-v3.html
earlier poem, sensing Robert Burns…
I visited the birthplace of Robert Burns in Scotland in 1999.
That was where I started writing my 1st poem...
 
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, and 2024. 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.
 
 
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Ukraine must Win – v5

We are at another inflection point,
Another turn of the dial, the ratchet,
the level of horror has risen, closer,
too many major cities targets,
of terror, of Russia’s genocide,
the one essential truth that matters,
is that Ukraine must win…
 
Language is important in this fight,
words and prayers, self-defeating,
partners must not be so stilted,
in this moment, this struggle,
the goal must be victory,
in the war that is raging,
Ukraine must win…
 
The West seems more than happy,
to let Russia become degraded,
to destroy military assets,
to kill more of their people,
to arm Ukraine not to fail,
to bleed in their struggle
but Ukraine must win…
 
What would this war look like,
what arms would the West offer,
if their goal was Ukraine’s victory,
that Ukraine must win,
defeat Russia now, today,
in the way we would fight,
to end the awful slaughter…
 
Ukraine must win, more than just maintaining,
in the battles they are now facing, the fronts,
ten years is more than enough, too much,
exhausted, broken, but resolute,
under the boot of imperial terror
more than a proxy, our ally,
Ukraine must win, today…
 
The United States, the West, NATO,
must support Ukraine in their mission,
not fearing escalation, but remembering,
Bucha, Mariupol, Irpin, Kharkiv, so many places
so close to the border, to chaos, the missiles,
wherever Russia is unleashing terror,
Yes, Ukraine must win… starting today…
 
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Edited December 23, 2024
Ukraine must win – v5
 
Edited September 4, 2024
Ukraine must win – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/ukraine-must-win-v4.html
April 2, 2024
My response: "Ukraine winning this war, defeating
the imperial terror is Russia" is a key precondition to
lasting sustainable peace in Europe”
April 2, 2024 Twitter post by
Olena Halushka
https://twitter.com/OlenaHalushka/status/1775211466347643036
“Russia losing this war is a key precondition to
lasting sustainable peace in Europe”
&
Edited March 31, 2024
The blood of the dead of Bucha – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-blood-of-dead-in-bucha-v4.html
&
March 19, 2024
Statement by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin
https://www.defense.gov/News/Speeches/Speech/Article/3710899/opening-remarks-by-secretary-of-defense-lloyd-j-austin-iii-at-the-20th-ukraine/
at Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting in Germany
“The United States will not let Ukraine fail.
This coalition will not let Ukraine fail, and
the free world will not let Ukraine fail,”
&
Neither the word “win” nor the word “victory”
Is included in Austin’s opening remarks…
 
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Poetry, Ukraine, victory, hope, courage, heroes, country, people, Slava Ukraini, US, NATO, EU, proxy, Let Ukraine Win, Bucha, Irpin, Mariupol, terror, genocide,
 
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In her quiet presence

I am at peace, secure,
in her quiet presence,
working by her side,
that all will be done…
 
Her reassuring smile, her spirit,
a calm that dwells in me,
always sure in her efforts,
that all will be done…
 
I don't have to ask,
what she is doing,
she moves effortlessly,
every task will be done…
 
I don't understand their jokes,
when they pause at work,
but she returns before the others,
to work, all will be done…

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En su tranquilo presencia
 
Estoy en paz, seguro,
en su tranquilo presencia,
trabajando a su lado,
de que todo se hará…
 
Su sonrisa tranquilizadora, su espíritu,
una tranquilo que mora en mí,
siempre segura en sus esfuerzos,
de que todo se hará…
 
No tengo que preguntar,
qué está haciendo,
se mueve sin esfuerzo,
cada tarea se hará…
 
No entiendo sus bromas,
cuando hacen una pausa en el trabajo,
pero ella regresa antes que los demás,
al trabajo, todo se hará…
 
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December 23, 2024
In her quiet presence
 
 
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poetry, work, diligence, presence, calm, Secret Santa,
 
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dipping my cup, again

dipping my cup, again,
into the well of scripture,
into the pool of worship,
the living waters of love,
springs of community,
fed within the vine…
 
dipping my cup, again,
when I am dry, empty,
longing for the living waters,
for the well springs of life,
coming to the waters,
to be healed, to be fed…
 
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December 22, 2024
dipping my cup, again
 
Edited December 21, 2024
returning to the well – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/12/returning-to-well-v3.html
Men’s group conversation
Based on #Hebrews10:22-25
Edited December 21, 2024
Let us draw near to God
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/12/let-us-draw-near-to-god.html
 
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poetry, God, prayer, Christ, Spirit, Hebrews 10, faith, trust, community, body, church, scripture, bible,
 
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