on the #Rock of #Taras #Shevchenko - v2 #Poetry #Ukraine #victory #hope #courage #heroes #SlavaUkraini #victory #cossacks #glory #VyshyvankaDay #eyes #truth #деньГероївУкраїни #defenders #TarasShevchenko #justice #peace

Shevchenko is the one central figure,
from history but also in this present,
the Kobzar, the Prophet, the Poet...
He is the hope of these ancient people 
He is the Rock on which they stand...
 
He is their Father, their North Star,
The culture that unites them,
Ukraine’s hope in this moment...
On the Rock of Taras Shevchenko 
The Ukrainian people stand...
 
He is the one essential Voice,
for independence, for freedom,
He suffered for her greatly...
His is the Great Grave opened,
revealing Ukraine’s future glory...
 
Shevchenko is the Bard, the soul,
The life force, the exemplar for them,
He is the Hetman, Ukraine’s conscience...
On the Rock of Taras Shevchenko
The Ukrainian people stand... 

 
---------------- 
Edited June 22, 2026
on the Rock of Taras Shevchenko – v3
 
Edited June 12, 2026
The enemy has no idea – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/06/the-enemy-has-no-idea-v2.html
Edited June 12, 2026
Soften His Heart, Lord
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/06/soften-his-heart-lord.html
A prayer to God over Vladimir Putin,
Edited June 6, 2026
His name is Death – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/06/his-name-is-death-v2.html
Перекладено 25 травня 2026 року
Ворог навіть не уявляє
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/05/blog-post_25.html
24 травня 2026 року
Ворог навіть не уявляє
після масових ракетних ударів Росії по Києву,
і протягом 4 років війни
May 24, 2026
The enemy has no idea
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-enemy-has-no-idea.html
Translated back into English, May 24, 2026
The Eyes of the Defenders – Version 3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-eyes-of-defenders-version-3.html
Today is the Day of the Heroes of Ukraine 
день Героїв України
They are with Ukraine now, in their fight. 
Stand with Ukraine. 
Happy Heroes Day.
And, based on post by Roman Sheremeta,
before and after photos of Ukrainian defenders
and Instagram posts by Olena Ivanenko and Khrystyna Kydrava
Translated, May 24, 2026
Очі захисників – версія 3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/05/3.html
Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
Edited May 23, 2026
Eyes of the Defenders - v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/05/eyes-of-defenders-v3.html
Edited November 27, 2025
The stain of innocent blood – v6
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-stain-of-innocent-blood-v6.html
May 22, 2024
In the crucible of history
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/in-crucible-of-history.html
the Ukrainian people
April 1, 2022
The stain of innocent blood
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/04/the-stain-of-innocent-blood.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, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. 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, Ukraine, victory, hope, courage, heroes, victory, Vyshyvanka, Vyshyvanka Day, glory, Cossacks, eyes, truth, день Героїв України, defenders, Taras Shevchenko, justice,
 
#Poetry #Ukraine #victory #hope #courage #heroes #SlavaUkraini #victory #cossacks #glory #VyshyvankaDay #eyes #truth #деньГероївУкраїни #defenders #TarasShevchenko #justice #peace

Only Believe #Poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #John18 #John20 #Luke8 #Jairus #Messiah #calling #purpose #cross #love #servant #servanthood #bible #resurrection #believe #faith #worship

His power, his position
Sacrificed at the feet of Jesus,
His one hope for salvation
To heal the one he loved...
 
He didn't think about consequences,
His love guided his steps,
He knew in his heart
Jesus was the only way...
 
He believed in Christ's power
His power to heal
He fell down in worship
At the feet of Jesus Christ...
 
------ 
June 22, 2026
Only Believe
 
Luke 8:41
Luke 8:40-56
June 22, 2026
fall at the feet of Jesus
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/06/fall-at-feet-of-jesus.html
Luke 8:41
Luke 8:40-56
June 22, 2026
their remaining journey
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/06/their-remaining-journey.html
Luke 8:40-56
Story of Jairus, the shepherds at the manger, the Magi,
all the people healed by Jesus in the bible.
June 12, 2026
our living hope
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/06/our-living-hope.html
John 20
Ephesians 2:6
May 28, 2026
a red-letter life
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/05/a-red-letter-life.html
John 18:37
John 18
 
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, 2024, 2025, and 2026. 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, Christ, Spirit, John 18, John 20, Luke 8, Jairus, Messiah, calling, purpose, cross, love, servant, servanthood, bible, resurrection, believe, faith, worship,

#Poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #John18 #John20 #Luke8 #Jairus #Messiah #calling #purpose #cross #love #servant #servanthood #bible #resurrection #believe #faith #worship

fall at the #feet of #Jesus #Poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #John18 #John20 #Luke8 #Jairus #Messiah #calling #purpose #cross #love #servant #servanthood #bible #resurrection #believe #faith #worship

Give up your power, your station,
Focus on the one thing,
Your need for Jesus,
for healing, for eternal life...
 
Fall at the feet of Jesus,
Offer Him your worship,
Only Jesus can heal us,
He can save us from death...
 
Worship the God here with us,
The Spirit abiding within,
Bring Him your pain, your weakness,
In Christ do we live...
 
There may be a cost in this life,
To reject the things of this world,
But oh, the reward is so much greater
When we fall before the Lord...
 
------ 
June 22, 2026
fall at the feet of Jesus
 
Luke 8:41
Luke 8:40-56
June 22, 2026
their remaining journey
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/06/their-remaining-journey.html
Luke 8:40-56
Story of Jairus, the shepherds at the manger, the Magi,
all the people healed by Jesus in the bible.
June 12, 2026
our living hope
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/06/our-living-hope.html
John 20
Ephesians 2:6
May 28, 2026
a red-letter life
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/05/a-red-letter-life.html
John 18:37
John 18
 
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, 2024, 2025, and 2026. 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, Christ, Spirit, John 18, John 20, Luke 8, Jairus, Messiah, calling, purpose, cross, love, servant, servanthood, bible, resurrection, believe, faith, worship,

#Poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #John18 #John20 #Luke8 #Jairus #Messiah #calling #purpose #cross #love #servant #servanthood #bible #resurrection #believe #faith #worship

their remaining #journey #Poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #John14 #John18 #John20 #Luke8 #Jairus #Messiah #calling #purpose #cross #love #servant #servanthood #bible #resurrection

We do not hear
The rest of the story
their remaining journey
after they encountered the Christ...
 
History does not record
most of the lives Christ changed,
Most of them are not recorded
down to this day...
 
So many have been faithful
And yet we are forgotten
Only a precious few
are remembered in history...
 
We don’t hear
The rest of the story
after we encounter Christ
How He changes our lives...
 
------ 
June 22, 2026
their remaining journey
 
Luke 8:40-56
Story of Jairus
But also, the shepherd at the manger, the Magi,
all the people healed by Jesus in the bible.
June 12, 2026
our living hope
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/06/our-living-hope.html
John 20
Ephesians 2:6
May 28, 2026
a red-letter life
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/05/a-red-letter-life.html
John 18:37
John 18
May 27, 2026
show them Jesus - 2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/05/show-them-jesus-2.html
John 14
 
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, 2024, 2025, and 2026. 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, Christ, Spirit, John 14, John 18, John 20, Luke 8, Jairus, Messiah, calling, purpose, cross, love, servant, servanthood, bible, resurrection,

#Poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #John14 #John18 #John20 #Luke8 #Jairus #Messiah #calling #purpose #cross #love #servant #servanthood #bible #resurrection

on the #Rock of #Taras #Shevchenko - v2 #Poetry #Ukraine #victory #hope #courage #heroes #SlavaUkraini #victory #cossacks #glory #VyshyvankaDay #eyes #truth #деньГероївУкраїни #defenders #TarasShevchenko #justice #peace #Ukrainian

Shevchenko is the central figure,

the Kobzar, the Prophet,

He is the hope of this ancient people 

The Rock on which they stand...

He is their Father, their North Star,

Ukraine’s hope in this moment, 

On the Rock of Taras Shevchenko 

The Ukrainian people stand...

He is the one essential Voice,

He suffered for her greatly,

His is the Great Grave opened,

revealing Ukraine’s future glory...

Shevchenko is the Bard,

He is the Hetman, Ukraine’s conscience, 

On the Rock of Taras Shevchenko

The Ukrainian people stand... 

---------------- 
Edited June 18, 2026
on the Rock of Taras Shevchenko - v2
 
Edited June 12, 2026
The enemy has no idea – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/06/the-enemy-has-no-idea-v2.html
Edited June 12, 2026
Soften His Heart, Lord
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/06/soften-his-heart-lord.html
A prayer to God over Vladimir Putin,
Edited June 6, 2026
His name is Death – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/06/his-name-is-death-v2.html
Перекладено 25 травня 2026 року
Ворог навіть не уявляє
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/05/blog-post_25.html
24 травня 2026 року
Ворог навіть не уявляє
після масових ракетних ударів Росії по Києву,
і протягом 4 років війни
May 24, 2026
The enemy has no idea
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-enemy-has-no-idea.html
Translated back into English, May 24, 2026
The Eyes of the Defenders – Version 3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-eyes-of-defenders-version-3.html
Today is the Day of the Heroes of Ukraine 
день Героїв України
They are with Ukraine now, in their fight. 
Stand with Ukraine. 
Happy Heroes Day.
And, based on post by Roman Sheremeta,
before and after photos of Ukrainian defenders
and Instagram posts by Olena Ivanenko and Khrystyna Kydrava
Translated, May 24, 2026
Очі захисників – версія 3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/05/3.html
Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
Edited May 23, 2026
Eyes of the Defenders - v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/05/eyes-of-defenders-v3.html
Edited November 27, 2025
The stain of innocent blood – v6
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-stain-of-innocent-blood-v6.html
Edited April 18, 2025
The stain of their blood – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/the-stain-of-their-blood-v2.html
May 22, 2024
In the crucible of history
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/in-crucible-of-history.html
the Ukrainian people
April 1, 2022
The stain of innocent blood
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/04/the-stain-of-innocent-blood.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, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. 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, Ukraine, victory, hope, courage, heroes, victory, Vyshyvanka, Vyshyvanka Day, glory, Cossacks, eyes, truth, день Героїв України, defenders, Taras Shevchenko, justice,
 
#Poetry #Ukraine #victory #hope #courage #heroes #SlavaUkraini #victory #cossacks #glory #VyshyvankaDay #eyes #truth #деньГероївУкраїни #defenders #TarasShevchenko #justice #peace

When the #fires of #Hell consume #Moscow - v2 #Poetry #Ukraine #victory #hope #courage #heroes #cossacks #glory #truth #Moscow #fires #defenders #TarasShevchenko #justice #peace #refineries

When the fires of hell consume Moscow, 

when the Kremlin is shrouded in smoke,

We know their end is fast approaching...

Hearts in Ukraine will rejoice...

War has come home to the aggressor,

oily rain falls in judgment...

People in the capital are no longer complacent, 

There are consequences for all to see...

"If Ukraine is burning,

Your Moscow will burn too”...

The cost of His aggression 

has come home to roost...

When the fires of Hell consume Moscow, 

when the Kremlin is shrouded in smoke,

We know their end is fast approaching...

Hearts in Ukraine will rejoice...

Slava Ukraini

---------------- 
Edited June 20, 2026
when the fires of Hell consume Moscow - v2
 
Edited June 12, 2026
The enemy has no idea – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/06/the-enemy-has-no-idea-v2.html
June 18, 2026
on the Rock of Taras Shevchenko
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/06/on-rock-of-taras-shevchenko.html
Edited June 12, 2026
Soften His Heart, Lord
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/06/soften-his-heart-lord.html
A prayer to God over Vladimir Putin,
Edited June 6, 2026
His name is Death – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/06/his-name-is-death-v2.html
Перекладено 25 травня 2026 року
Ворог навіть не уявляє
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/05/blog-post_25.html
24 травня 2026 року
Ворог навіть не уявляє
після масових ракетних ударів Росії по Києву,
і протягом 4 років війни
May 24, 2026
The enemy has no idea
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-enemy-has-no-idea.html
Translated back into English, May 24, 2026
The Eyes of the Defenders – Version 3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-eyes-of-defenders-version-3.html
Today is the Day of the Heroes of Ukraine 
день Героїв України
Translated, May 24, 2026
Очі захисників – версія 3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/05/3.html
Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
Edited May 23, 2026
Eyes of the Defenders - v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/05/eyes-of-defenders-v3.html
Edited November 27, 2025
The stain of innocent blood – v6
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-stain-of-innocent-blood-v6.html
Edited April 18, 2025
The stain of their blood – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/the-stain-of-their-blood-v2.html
May 22, 2024
In the crucible of history
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/in-crucible-of-history.html
the Ukrainian people
April 1, 2022
The stain of innocent blood
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/04/the-stain-of-innocent-blood.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, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. 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, Ukraine, victory, hope, courage, heroes, glory, Cossacks, truth, fires, Moscow, defenders, Taras Shevchenko, justice, refineries,
 
#Poetry #Ukraine #victory #hope #courage #heroes #cossacks #glory #truth #Moscow #fires #defenders #TarasShevchenko #justice #peace #refineries

Their best #sons and #daughters – v5 #poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #war #terror #genocide #peace #StandWithUkraine #valor #martyrs #heroes #sacrifice #GlorytotheHeroes #SlavaUkraini #IrynaTsybukh #Cheka #Kydrava

Each of them has sacrificed so much already, daily,
so that we can live in peace, in freedom…
We are not on the frontlines, in the trenches,
standing against the terror, the aggressors,
the imperialist nation state, the madman…
 
How great are their nation’s losses,
after twelve years of terror, of destruction,
of genocide, of blood in the streets…
Endless attacks by their enemy,
killing everything in their path…
 
Their best sons and daughters,
of these people, this nation, lost,
taken by the slaughter, the carnage…
Anguished cries in shelters, under arms,
constant missile sirens, terror unleashed…
 
Time stands still, frozen, lives being ripped
from their own paths, their freedom,
taking up arms against their enemy…
Resolute in their shared struggle, united,
protecting this land that they love… 
 
Their best sons and daughters,
witnesses now to the horrors of chaos…
Standing in defiance against terror,
the complacency of others, too timid,
to stand in the gap for all of them…
 
More than martyrs, the fallen valor,
They are heroes of freedom, their nation…
Resolute against their enemy, sacrificing
so much, their lives, for all of humanity,
standing in the gap where we will not tread…
 
Living defenders stand at attention, ... Their Dead do not yet rest,
until the enemy is defeated, until there is a just peace
in their homeland, for posterity, a reawakening…
Their flag flying over every home, the blue and yellow ablaze…
Only then will they be at peace, ... only then will they rest…
 
-----------
Edited June 19, 2026
Their best sons and daughters – v5
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/06/their-best-sons-and-daughters-v5.html
Repost January 17, 2026
Their best sons and daughters – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/their-best-sons-and-daughters-v4.html
Edited November 24, 2025
Their best sons and daughters – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/11/their-best-sons-and-daughters-v4.html
Edited September 21, 2024
Their best sons and daughters – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/their-best-sons-and-daughters-v3.html
September 20, 2024
Human life unimportant…
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/human-life-unimportant.html
Edited August 1, 2024
Resolve personified – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/resolve-personified-v3.html
 Edited September 19, 2024
Let Ukraine Strike the Archers – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/let-ukraine-strike-archers-v2.html
Edited September 17, 2024
Let Ukraine Strike Back – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/let-ukraine-strike-back-v3.html
Edited September 18, 2024
Their best sons and daughters – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/their-best-sons-and-daughters-v2.html
September 17, 2024
Their best sons and daughters
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/their-best-sons-and-daughters.html
&
August 23, 2024
Facebook post by Christina Kydrava:
https://www.facebook.com/kydrava1/posts/pfbid0cJ8NH19VAM1SsZKv1ythBzY3tnrNkFBHyqPTWmyRFF2BBdKPa3SskaE5Rd76fqbFl
“Today my blue and yellow flag is stained with the blood of the best sons and daughters of the Ukrainian nation, trampled by the dirty boots of the Russian soldier, covered in mud from explosion in the trenches, carefully folded and hidden from the occupiers in Ukrainian black soil.
Today my flag is the colour of blood and soil, today my flag is the flag of the STRUGGLE and resilience of the Ukrainian people. I want a peaceful yellow and blue to fly all over every Ukrainian home, and for now, we fight, and our STRENGTH is in UNITY.”
&
April 18, 2023 Twitter post by @Ferlain
https://x.com/ferlain/status/1648256092634226688
quotes from Christina Kydrava, at the time of her 30^th birthday…
“I am not afraid of my death. I accept it. But I am afraid to lose the best sons and daughters of Ukraine. No one wants to pass this war to our descendants… I am living a postponed life now. If we don’t work as hard as it is only possible now there won’t be a second chance.”
&
Edited September 10, 2024
The Flag of their Independence – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/the-flag-of-their-independence-v2.html
Edited September 8, 2024
Trampled, beaten, yet unbowed – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/trampled-beaten-yet-unbowed-v2.html
Edited September 6, 2024
Flying from every flagpole – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/flying-from-every-flagpole-v2.html
National Day of Remembrance – August 29, 2024
Ukraine Independence Day – August 24, 2024
Ukraine National Flag Day – August 23, 2024
&
Edited September 10, 2024
Freezing in the Darkness – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/freezing-in-darkness-long-brutal-winter.html
Edited September 10, 2024
Streets of their cities run red with blood – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/streets-of-their-cities-run-red-with.html
September 10, 2024
Let Ukraine Strike Back
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/let-ukraine-strike-back.html
September 10, 2024
The stain of innocent blood – v5
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/the-stain-of-innocent-blood-v5.html
Edited September 10, 2024
A just peace must rise – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/a-just-peace-must-rise-v4.html
Edited August 30, 2024
The dead do not yet rest in peace – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/the-dead-do-not-yet-rest-in-peace-v2.html
August 29, 2014
Edited August 28, 2024
The whisper of the dead – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/the-whisper-of-dead-v2.html
July 16, 2024
The Sound of Lviv Cemetery
https://x.com/United24media/status/1813323219954241935
X (formerly Twitter) post by United24 Media
edited August 27, 2024
The stain of innocent blood – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/the-stain-of-innocent-blood-v4.html 
Edited August 27, 2024
Streets of Kharkiv run red with blood – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/streets-of-kharkiv-run-red-with-blood-v2.html
Edited September 1, 2024
Too close to the border – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/too-close-to-border-v3.html
Edited August 19, 2024
The dead cry out – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/the-dead-cry-out-v2.html
Edited August 1, 2024
Resolve personified – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/resolve-personified-v3.html
 
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Poetry Where You Live.
 
poetry, Ukraine, God, prayer, war, tragedy, terror, genocide, Russia, peace, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Lviv, Day of Remembrance, Ilovaisk, Poltava, Let Ukraine Strike Back,
 
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He is the central figure,

the Kobzar, the Prophet,

the hope of these ancient people 

The Rock on which they stand...

He is their Father, their guide star,

their hope in this moment, 

on the Rock of Taras Shevchenko 

The Ukrainian people stand...

He is the one essential Voice,

He suffered for her deeply,

His is the Great Grave opened,

revealing Ukraine’s glory...

Shevchenko is the Bard,

He is the Hetman, the conscience, 

on the Rock of Taras Shevchenko

The Ukrainian people stand... 

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June 18, 2026
on the Rock of Taras Shevchenko
 
Edited June 12, 2026
The enemy has no idea – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/06/the-enemy-has-no-idea-v2.html
Edited June 12, 2026
Soften His Heart, Lord
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/06/soften-his-heart-lord.html
A prayer to God over Vladimir Putin,
Edited June 6, 2026
His name is Death – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/06/his-name-is-death-v2.html
Перекладено 25 травня 2026 року
Ворог навіть не уявляє
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/05/blog-post_25.html
24 травня 2026 року
Ворог навіть не уявляє
після масових ракетних ударів Росії по Києву,
і протягом 4 років війни
May 24, 2026
The enemy has no idea
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-enemy-has-no-idea.html
Translated back into English, May 24, 2026
The Eyes of the Defenders – Version 3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-eyes-of-defenders-version-3.html
Today is the Day of the Heroes of Ukraine 
день Героїв України
They are with Ukraine now, in their fight. 
Stand with Ukraine. 
Happy Heroes Day.
And, based on post by Roman Sheremeta,
before and after photos of Ukrainian defenders
and Instagram posts by Olena Ivanenko and Khrystyna Kydrava
Translated, May 24, 2026
Очі захисників – версія 3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/05/3.html
Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
Edited May 23, 2026
Eyes of the Defenders - v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/05/eyes-of-defenders-v3.html
Edited November 27, 2025
The stain of innocent blood – v6
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-stain-of-innocent-blood-v6.html
Edited April 18, 2025
The stain of their blood – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/the-stain-of-their-blood-v2.html
May 22, 2024
In the crucible of history
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/in-crucible-of-history.html
the Ukrainian people
April 1, 2022
The stain of innocent blood
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/04/the-stain-of-innocent-blood.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, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. 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, Ukraine, victory, hope, courage, heroes, victory, Vyshyvanka, Vyshyvanka Day, glory, Cossacks, eyes, truth, день Героїв України, defenders, Taras Shevchenko, justice,
 
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