They will rise #poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #war #terror #genocide #Russia #peace #victory #TarasShevchenko #freedom #independence #Ukraine #Georgia #Moldova #Syria #Chechnya #Romania #Poland #Serbia #UnitedStates @NATO #SlavaUkraini #HeroyamSlava

They will rise...
Ukraine will rise
from the rubble
the anger of Moscow
from the terror
from the struggle,
Yes, they will rise...
 
As one people
united together
united as one
in this time
of struggle, of terror,
as one people united...
They will rise...
Yes, Ukraine will rise...
 
--------
September 20, 2026
They will rise
 
after seeing the draft cover of Volume 1
of Twelve Years of War
Edited September 19, 2026
Each night he flies – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/09/each-night-he-flies-v3.html
Taras Shevchenko, from his grave in Kaniv, Ukraine, above the Dnipro
December 27, 2024
Russia must be defeated
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/.../russia-must-be...
December 27, 2024
Hybrid War
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/12/hybrid-war.html
Edited December 24, 2024
There is only one Enemy, Russia – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/12/there-is-one-enemy-russia-v3.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
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, 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, God, prayer, war, terror, genocide, Russia, peace, victory, Taras Shevchenko, freedom, independence, history, glory, Moldova, Georgia, Syria, Chechnya, Romania,
 
#poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #war #terror #genocide #Russia #peace #victory #TarasShevchenko #freedom #independence #Ukraine #Georgia #Moldova #Syria #Chechnya #Romania #Poland #Serbia #UnitedStates @NATO #SlavaUkraini #HeroyamSlava

#Alex, #Brave and #Mighty – v2 #poetry #love #lovestory #child #son #husband #wife #father #mother #Georgia #Ukraine #tragedy #hero #war #courage #sacrifice #freedom #independence #peace #Leshkasheli #Veklich

A tale of two heroes
who answered freedom’s call...
Their son is his bloodline’s legacy -
Alex, brave and mighty,
born of sacred heritage,
born of noble stock...
 
From different worlds and countries
they came to this war, this terror,
but they fought on the same battlefields...
Choosing to stand, to defend, to fight
against the enemy of freedom,
their countries’ right to choose...
 
Love grew on the frontlines,
consecrated before heaven...
A child of freedom’s finest -
Alex, brave and mighty,
carrying their legacy of valor,
born of warriors’ blood...
 
May he grow in peace -
A just peace once and for all...
 
---------------
Edited September 16, 2026
Alex, Brave and Mighty – v2
 
Edited September 15, 2026
Written July 3, 2026, about his 1- month birthday
Alex, Brave and Mighty
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/09/alex-brave-and-mighty.html
Alexander Veklich,
born June 2, 2026
son of Volodymyr Veklich, from Ukraine,
and Keti Leshkasheli, from Georgia
https://www.facebook.com/keti.leshkasheli.2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-3Zvoe6r1E
https://mezha.net/eng/news/georgian-medic-and-fallen-ukrainian-defender-s-love-story-inspires-hope/
 
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, love, love story, child, son, husband, wife, Georgia, Ukraine, tragedy, hero, war, courage, sacrifice, freedom, independence, peace
 
#poetry #love #lovestory #child #son #husband #wife #father #mother #Georgia #Ukraine #tragedy #hero #war #courage #sacrifice #freedom #independence #peace #Leshkasheli #Veklich

#Alex, #Brave and #Mighty #poetry #love #lovestory #child #son #husband #wife #father #mother #Georgia #Ukraine #tragedy #hero #war #courage #sacrifice #freedom #independence #peace

A tale of two heroes
who answered freedom’s call...
Alex, brave and mighty,
born of noble stock...
 
From different worlds and countries,
but fighting on the same battlefields...
Standing against the enemy of freedom,
their countries’ right to choose...
 
Love on the frontlines,
consecrated before heaven...
Alex, brave and mighty,
born of noble stock...
 
May he grow in peace -
A just peace once and for all...
 
---------------
Edited September 15, 2026
Written July 3, 2026, about his 1- month birthday
Alex, Brave and Mighty
 
Alexander Veklich,
son of Volodymyr Veklich, from Ukraine,
and Keti Leshkasheli, from Georgia
born June 2, 2026
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-3Zvoe6r1E
https://mezha.net/eng/news/georgian-medic-and-fallen-ukrainian-defender-s-love-story-inspires-hope/
 
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, love, love story, child, son, husband, wife, Georgia, Ukraine, tragedy, hero, war, courage, sacrifice, freedom, independence, peace
 
#poetry #love #lovestory #child #son #husband #wife #father #mother #Georgia #Ukraine #tragedy #hero #war #courage #sacrifice #freedom #independence #peace

Win-Win #poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #war #terror #genocide #Russia #peace #victory #freedom #independence #Georgia #Israel #Iran #Gaza #UnitedStates #America #neutrality #responsibility #indifference #isolationism

Win-Win
the language of business...
no place in war
especially genocide...
 
no perspective
no understanding
oblivious to realities
right before his eyes...
 
repugnant rhetoric
by a false negotiator...
an empty suit
speaking pablum...
 
no comprehension
no sense of reason...
empty words
of a soulless cur...
 
--------  
September 6, 2026
Win-Win
 
https://www.facebook.com/reel/2122783464940416
Jared Kushner’s answer to press question after meeting
with President Zelenskyy about the need for a win-win agreement
between Ukraine and Russia. (Caolan Robertson video)
September 3, 2026
embracing isolation
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/09/embracing-isolation.html
remarks on September 2, 2026 by President Trump
Edited August 12, 2026
the worst evil is indifference – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-worst-evil-is-indifference-v2.html
Edited August 12, 2026
Ukraine’s Partners
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/08/ukraines-partners-v2.html
https://lnkd.in/p/efHUeTGR
Europe is still purchasing Russian oil and gas
Edited August 11, 2026
the dust of Pokrovsk – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-dust-of-pokrovsk-v2.html
Edited/ new name February 19, 2026
Four years crying into the void
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/four-years-crying-into-void.html
Edited October 7, 2025
We must stand on the side of Freedom – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/10/we-must-stand-on-side-of-freedom-v2.html
August 28, 2025
the cost of silence measured in children’s lives
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-cost-of-silence-measured-in.html
March 16, 2022 – Bombing of Donetsk Academic Regional Drama Theatre in Mariupol
July 8, 2024 – Attack on Okhmatdyt National Children’s Specialized Hospital, Kyiv
April 4, 2025 – Shelling of the playground in Kryvyi Rih
Edited November 29, 2024
the front will be everywhere – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/11/the-front-will-be-everywhere-v3.html
Quote: “На фронті будуть всі,
aбо фронт буде всюди”
“Everyone will be at the front,
or the front will be everywhere"
 
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, 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, God, prayer, war, terror, genocide, Russia, peace, freedom, independence, neutrality, Georgia, Israel, Iran, Gaza, United States, America, responsibility, indifference, isolationism
 
#poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #war #terror #genocide #Russia #peace #victory #freedom #independence #Georgia #Israel #Iran #Gaza #UnitedStates #America #neutrality #responsibility #indifference #isolationism

embracing #isolation #poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #war #terror #genocide #Russia #peace #victory #freedom #independence #Georgia #Israel #Iran #Gaza #UnitedStates #America #neutrality #responsibility #indifference #isolationism

claiming we are a hegemon
but asserting indifference
forgetting the essential truth –
With great blessings
comes great responsibility...
 
embracing isolation
in an age of information -
Two oceans do not protect us
for we are a global power
with great responsibility...
 
neutrality is not an option
in an age of genocide –
our choices matter...
We must make moral choices
for we have great responsibility...
 
embracing isolation
yet asserting our power
abrogating the rule of law
siding with the autocrats
forgetting our great responsibility...
 
--------  
September 3, 2026
embracing isolation
 
remarks on September 2, 2026 by President Trump
Edited August 12, 2026
the worst evil is indifference – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-worst-evil-is-indifference-v2.html
Edited August 12, 2026
Ukraine’s Partners
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/08/ukraines-partners-v2.html
https://lnkd.in/p/efHUeTGR
Europe is still purchasing Russian oil and gas
Edited August 11, 2026
the dust of Pokrovsk – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-dust-of-pokrovsk-v2.html
Edited/ new name February 19, 2026
Four years crying into the void
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/four-years-crying-into-void.html
Edited October 7, 2025
We must stand on the side of Freedom – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/10/we-must-stand-on-side-of-freedom-v2.html
August 28, 2025
the cost of silence measured in children’s lives
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-cost-of-silence-measured-in.html
March 16, 2022 – Bombing of Donetsk Academic Regional Drama Theatre in Mariupol
July 8, 2024 – Attack on Okhmatdyt National Children’s Specialized Hospital, Kyiv
April 4, 2025 – Shelling of the playground in Kryvyi Rih
Edited November 29, 2024
the front will be everywhere – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/11/the-front-will-be-everywhere-v3.html
Quote: “На фронті будуть всі,
aбо фронт буде всюди”
“Everyone will be at the front,
or the front will be everywhere"
 
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, 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, God, prayer, war, terror, genocide, Russia, peace, freedom, neutrality, Georgia, Israel, Iran, Gaza, United States, America, responsibility, indifference, isolationism
 
#poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #war #terror #genocide #Russia #peace #victory #freedom #independence #Georgia #Israel #Iran #Gaza #UnitedStates #America #neutrality #responsibility #indifference #isolationism

#Harrowing Moments – v3 #poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #war #terror #genocide #Russia #peace #victory #TarasShevchenko #Ukrainian #glory #freedom #independence #Georgia #Georgian #fouryears #humansafaris

The truth is never pretty, but gut-wrenching,
anger of bullets, of terror, unending,
relentless, whizzing by, hitting ground,
dirt coming at them, the courageous,
those resolute against the fire,
The genocide of the Russian state…
 
We must not be complacent,
Neutral in our posture, our acts,
We are complicit in our inaction,
leaving them to the terror…
We must stand with the fighters,
all Defenders of Ukraine…
 
We must stand with the defenders,
We must give them military aid,
All those who fight evil,
Now, more than ever,
in the harrowing moments
When bullets fly…
 
--------  
Edited March 6, 2026
Harrowing Moments – v3
 
October 2025 Post by Keti Leshkasheli, with bullets creating craters
in the ground right beside her and her unit…
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1132174128904695
Edited March 6, 2026
civilian targets – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/03/civilian-targets-v2.html
Edited March 6, 2026
We have failed Ukraine – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/03/we-have-failed-ukraine-v2.html  
“In just three days of fighting in the Middle East, more than
800 Patriot missiles were used — more than Ukraine has
received throughout the entire Russian full-scale invasion,
President Volodymyr Zelensky said during a press briefing on March 5, 2026.”
New name/edited October 15, 2025
civilian targets
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/10/civilian-targets.html
reporting and documentary by Caolan Robertson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlTnKYTxWOY
October 14, 2025
targets
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/10/targets.html
Edited September 1, 2025
our complacency is our complicity – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/09/our-complacency-is-our-complicity_1.html
March 16, 2022 – Bombing of Donetsk Academic Regional Drama Theatre in Mariupol
July 8, 2024 – Attack on Okhmatdyt National Children’s Specialized Hospital, Kyiv
April 4, 2025 – Shelling of the playground in Kryvyi Rih
July 10, 2025 - Human safari FPV drone targeting a one-year-old in Kherson
Edited August 30, 2025
the cost of our silence is measured in children’s lives – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-cost-of-our-silence-is-measured-in_30.html
Edited October 7, 2025
We must stand on the side of Freedom – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/10/we-must-stand-on-side-of-freedom-v2.html
Edited November 29, 2024
the front will be everywhere – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/11/the-front-will-be-everywhere-v3.html
Quote: “На фронті будуть всі,
aбо фронт буде всюди”
“Everyone will be at the front,
or the front will be everywhere"
 
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, God, prayer, war, terror, genocide, Russia, peace, victory, Taras Shevchenko, Ukrainian, freedom, independence, Georgia, Georgian, four years, human safaris,
 
#poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #war #terror #genocide #Russia #peace #victory #TarasShevchenko #Ukrainian #glory #freedom #independence #Georgia #Georgian #fouryears #humansafaris

#civilian #targets – v2 #poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #war #terror #genocide #Russia #peace #victory #TarasShevchenko #Ukrainian #glory #freedom #independence #Georgia #Georgian #fouryears #humansafaris

Nothing is “indiscriminate”,
the attacks, the chaos...
no accident, pure evil,
FPV drones hunting
Human safaris, genocide,
Double-tap attacks,
civilian targets, the elderly,
children in the crosshairs…
 
Ukraine is in the crosshairs
of cruel naked aggression…
Kherson is in the grip,
of relentless bombardment,
hiding from drones...
A frontline of terror
a land exposed to genocide,
with no end in sight…
 
Russia’s war crimes,
crimes against humanity,
Russia’s war of attrition
where human life means nothing,
even their meat assaults…
Cruelty at all costs…
They must be stopped,
They must be defeated…
 
--------  
Edited March 6, 2026
civilian targets – v2
 
Edited March 6, 2026
We have failed Ukraine – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/03/we-have-failed-ukraine-v2.html  
“In just three days of fighting in the Middle East, more than
800 Patriot missiles were used — more than Ukraine has
received throughout the entire Russian full-scale invasion,
President Volodymyr Zelensky said during a press briefing on March 5, 2026.”
New name/edited October 15, 2025
civilian targets
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/10/civilian-targets.html
reporting and documentary by Caolan Robertson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlTnKYTxWOY
October 14, 2025
targets
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/10/targets.html
Edited October 13, 2025
Harrowing Moments – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/10/harrowing-moments-v2.html
Post of Keti Leshkasheli, with bullets creating craters
in the ground right beside her and her unit…
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1132174128904695
Edited September 1, 2025
our complacency is our complicity – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/09/our-complacency-is-our-complicity_1.html
March 16, 2022 – Bombing of Donetsk Academic Regional Drama Theatre in Mariupol
July 8, 2024 – Attack on Okhmatdyt National Children’s Specialized Hospital, Kyiv
April 4, 2025 – Shelling of the playground in Kryvyi Rih
July 10, 2025 - Human safari FPV drone targeting a one-year-old in Kherson
Edited August 30, 2025
the cost of our silence is measured in children’s lives – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-cost-of-our-silence-is-measured-in_30.html
Edited October 7, 2025
We must stand on the side of Freedom – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/10/we-must-stand-on-side-of-freedom-v2.html
Edited November 29, 2024
the front will be everywhere – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/11/the-front-will-be-everywhere-v3.html
Quote: “На фронті будуть всі,
aбо фронт буде всюди”
“Everyone will be at the front,
or the front will be everywhere"
 
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, God, prayer, war, terror, genocide, Russia, peace, victory, Taras Shevchenko, Ukrainian, freedom, independence, Georgia, Georgian, four years, human safaris,
 
#poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #war #terror #genocide #Russia #peace #victory #TarasShevchenko #Ukrainian #glory #freedom #independence #Georgia #Georgian #fouryears #humansafaris

All these #threads are #interwoven – v2 #God #poetry #Epstein #Georgia #Ukraine #Greenland #Minnesota #Russia #UnitedStates #Iran #empires #power #lies #propaganda #evil #truth #change #ICE #Trump #Zelenskyy #Putin #history #justice #Venezuela

We are not at an inflection point, but several at once,
Different strands within the same cord…
The rise of authoritarians, their minions,
Jack-booted thugs, armed little Satans -
Just as we were warned by history -
There is a rise in violence against innocents,
Riots are rising, marching, children taken...
All these threads are interwoven,
Shoots, branches grafted in the same vine -
Tares growing within fields of wheat -
We do not know the fruit they will bear…
 
We see civil war, resistance against repression,
Brothers warring against brothers...
Cell-phone cameras of an army…
Believe your eyes, not propaganda,
Lies of those in power, shouting,
Demanding submission, uneven...
Every meeting, every statement
None of them alone unravels the system, but
Together they weave pressure across borders,
Over time, across pivotal junctures...
 
Sometimes we ponder, seeing the threads,
Seeing more clearly than the actors…
Someone pulling on just one strand,
Thinking only of the immediate, this moment,
This action, not on the ripple effects,
A butterfly effect of consequences…
Upheaval, vulnerable weapons at the ready,
Asymmetrical warfare against great powers
Based on the show of force, their tactics,
Forgetting the world has already changed…
 
Change is upon us, titans fighting -
An Age of Empires or Freedom -
Only time will tell, in its own time,
Catharsis is never tidy; it is cumulative, building,
relentless, and ever-patient. People who endure,
who persist in speaking truth, are the ones
who bend the arc of history toward justice,
even when it feels invisible day by day…
Chaos and patience exist side by side —
Both are part of God's work...
 
-------
Edited January 31, 2026
All these threads are interwoven – v2
 
Edited/new name January 29, 2026
All these threads are interwoven
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/all-these-threads-are-interwoven.html
Edited January 29, 2026
These threads are interwoven – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/these-threads-are-interwoven-v2.html
Edited/new name January 26, 2026
These threads are interwoven
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/these-threads-are-interwoven.html
January 25, 2026
All of the threads are woven together
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/all-of-threads-are-woven-together.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.
 
God, poetry, Epstein, Georgia, Ukraine, Greenland, Minnesota, Russia, United States, Iran, power, lies, propaganda, truth, ICE, Trump, Zelenskyy, Putin, history, justice,
 
#God #poetry #Epstein #Georgia #Ukraine #Greenland #Minnesota #Russia #UnitedStates #Iran #empires #power #lies #propaganda #evil #truth #change #ICE #Trump #Zelenskyy #Putin #history #justice #Venezuela 

All these #threads are #interwoven #God #poetry #Epstein #Georgia #Ukraine #Greenland #Minnesota #Russia #UnitedStates #Iran #empires #power #lies #propaganda #evil #truth #change #ICE #Trump #Zelenskyy #Putin #history #justice

Not an inflection point, but several at once,
Different strands within the same cord
The rise of authoritarians, their minions,
Jack-booted thugs, armed little Satans -
Just as we were warned by history -
The rise of violence against innocents,
Riots are rising, marching, children taken...
All these threads are interwoven,
shoots grafted in the same vine -
tares growing within fields of wheat -
We do not know the fruit they will bear…
 
Civil war, resistance against repression,
Brothers warring against brothers...
Cell-phone cameras of an army…
Believe your eyes, not propaganda,
Lies of those in power, shouting,
Demanding submission, uneven...
Every meeting, every statement
None alone unravels the system, but
Together they weave pressure across borders,
Over time, across pivotal junctures...
 
Sometimes we ponder, seeing the threads,
Seeing more clearly than the actors…
Someone pulling on one strand,
Thinking only of the immediate, this moment,
This action, not on the ripple effects,
A butterfly effect of consequences…
Upheaval, weapons at the ready,
Asymmetrical warfare against great powers
Based on the show of force, their tactics,
Forgetting the world has already changed…
 
Change is upon us, titans -
An Age of Empires or Freedom -
Only time will tell, in its own time,
Change is never tidy; it is cumulative, building,
relentless, and ever-patient. People who endure,
who persist in speaking truth, are the ones
who bend the arc of history toward justice,
even when it feels invisible day by day.
Chaos and patience exist side by side —
Both are part of God's work...
 
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Edited/new name January 29, 2026
All these threads are interwoven
 
Edited January 29, 2026
These threads are interwoven – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/these-threads-are-interwoven-v2.html
Edited/new name January 26, 2026
These threads are interwoven
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/these-threads-are-interwoven.html
January 25, 2026
All of the threads are woven together
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/all-of-threads-are-woven-together.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.
 
God, poetry, Epstein, Georgia, Ukraine, Greenland, Minnesota, Russia, United States, Iran, power, lies, propaganda, truth, ICE, Trump, Zelenskyy, Putin, history, justice,
 
#God #poetry #Epstein #Georgia #Ukraine #Greenland #Minnesota #Russia #UnitedStates #Iran #empires #power #lies #propaganda #evil #truth #change #ICE #Trump #Zelenskyy #Putin #history #justice

These #threads are #interwoven – v2 #God #poetry #Epstein #Georgia #Ukraine #Greenland #Minnesota #Russia #UnitedStates #Iran #empires #power #lies #propaganda #evil #truth #change #ICE #Trump #Zelenskyy #Putin #history #justice

Not an inflection point, but several at once,
Different strands within the same cord
The rise of authoritarians, their minions,
Jack-booted thugs, armed little Satans -
Just as we were warned by history -
The rise of violence against innocents,
Riots are rising, marching, children taken...
All of these threads are interwoven,
But like shoots grafted in the same vine -
or like tares growing with stalks of wheat -
We do not know the fruit they will bear…
 
Civil war, resistance against repression,
Brothers warring against brothers...
Cell-phone cameras of an army,
Believing your eyes, not the propaganda,
Lies of those in power, shouting,
Demanding submission, uneven...
Every meeting, every statement
None alone unravels the system, but
Together they weave pressure across borders,
Over time, across pivotal junctures...
 
Sometimes we ponder, seeing the threads,
Seeing more clearly than the actors…
Someone pulling on one strand,
Thinking only of the immediate, this moment,
This action, not on the ripple effects,
A butterfly effect of consequences…
Upheaval, weapons at the ready,
Asymmetrical warfare against great powers
Based on the show of force, their tactics,
Forgetting the world has already changed…
 
Change is upon us, titans -
An Age of Empires or Freedom -
Only time will tell, in its own time,
Change is never tidy; it is cumulative, building,
relentless, and ever-patient. People who endure,
who persist in speaking truth, are the ones
who bend the arc of history toward justice,
even when it feels invisible day by day.
Chaos and patience exist side by side —
Both are part of God's work...
 
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Edited January 29, 2026
These threads are interwoven – v2
 
Edited/new name January 26, 2026
These threads are interwoven
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/these-threads-are-interwoven.html
January 25, 2026
All of the threads are woven together
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/all-of-threads-are-woven-together.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.
 
God, poetry, Epstein, Georgia, Ukraine, Greenland, Minnesota, Russia, United States, Iran, power, lies, propaganda, truth, ICE, Trump, Zelenskyy, Putin, history, justice,
 
#God #poetry #Epstein #Georgia #Ukraine,  #Greenland #Minnesota #Russia #UnitedStates #Iran #empires #power #lies #propaganda #evil #truth #change #ICE #Trump #Zelenskyy #Putin #history #justice

These #threads are #interwoven #God #poetry #Epstein #Georgia #Ukraine #Greenland #Minnesota #Russia #UnitedStates #Iran #empires #power #lies #propaganda #evil #truth #change #ICE #Trump #Zelenskyy #Putin #history #justice

Not an inflection point, but several,
Different strands within the same cord
The rise of authoritarians, their minions,
Jack-booted thugs, armed little Satans -
Just as we were warned by history -
The rise of violence against innocents,
Riots are rising, marching, children taken...
These threads are interwoven,
But like shoots grafted in the same vine,
We do not know the fruit they will bear…
 
Civil war, resistance against repression,
Brothers warring against brothers...
Cell-phone cameras of an army,
Believing in your eyes, not the propaganda,
Lies of those in power, shouting,
Demanding submission, uneven...
Every meeting, every statement
None alone unravels the system, but
Together they weave pressure across borders,
Over time, across pivotal junctures...
 
Change is upon us, titans -
An Age of Empires or Freedom -
Only time will tell, in its own time,
Change is never tidy; it is cumulative, building,
relentless, and ever-patient. People who endure,
who persist in speaking truth, are the ones
who bend the arc of history toward justice,
even when it feels invisible day by day.
Chaos and patience exist side by side —
Both are part of God's work...
 
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Edited/new name January 26, 2026
These threads are interwoven
 
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.
 
God, poetry, Epstein, Georgia, Ukraine, Greenland, Minnesota, Russia, United States, Iran, power, lies, propaganda, truth, ICE, Trump, Zelenskyy, Putin, history, justice,
 
#God #poetry #Epstein #Georgia #Ukraine,  #Greenland #Minnesota #Russia #UnitedStates #Iran #empires #power #lies #propaganda #evil #truth #change #ICE #Trump #Zelenskyy #Putin #history #justice

All of the #threads are woven together #God #poetry #Epstein #Georgia #Ukraine, #Greenland #Minnesota #Russia #UnitedStates #Iran #empires #power #lies #propaganda #evil #truth #change #ICE #Trump #Zelenskyy #Putin #history #justice

Not an inflection point, but many,
Different strands within the same cord
The rise of authoritarians, their minions,
Jack-booted thugs, little Satans -
As we were already warned by history -
The rise of violence against the innocents,
Riots are rising, marching, children taken...
All the threads are woven together,
But like new shoots grafted in the same vine,
We do not know the fruit they will bear…
 
Civil war, resistance against repression,
Brothers warring against brothers...
Cell-phone cameras of an army,
Believing your eyes not the propaganda,
The lies of those in power, shouting,
Demanding submission, uneven...
Every meeting, every statement
None alone unravels the system, but,
Together they weave pressure across borders,
over time, across pivotal moments...
 
Change is upon us, titans -
The Age of Empires or Freedom -
Only time will tell, in its time,
Change is never tidy; it is cumulative, building,
relentless, and ever-patient. People who endure,
who persist in speaking truth, are the ones
who bend the arc of history toward justice,
even when it feels invisible day by day.
Chaos and patience exist side by side —
both are part of the work of God...
 
-------
January 25, 2026
All of the threads are woven together
 
 
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.
 
God, poetry, Georgia,  Ukraine,  Greenland,  Minnesota, Russia,  United States, Iran, empires, power, propaganda, evil, truth, ICE, Trump, Zelenskyy,  Putin, history, justice,
 
#God #poetry #Epstein #Georgia #Ukraine,  #Greenland #Minnesota #Russia #UnitedStates #Iran #empires #power #lies #propaganda #evil #truth #change #ICE #Trump #Zelenskyy #Putin #history #justice

Russia must be defeated – v3 #poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #war #terror #genocide #Russia #peace #victory #freedom #independence #Ukraine #Georgia #Moldova #Syria #Romania #Serbia #UnitedStates @NATO #SlavaUkraini #HeroyamSlava#StandWithGeorgianPeople #StandWithUkraine

Ukraine must prevail, must win…
Russia must be defeated, completely,
on the battlefield, in the economy,
on the world stage, right now…
 
No compromise, no capitulation,
no truce, no negotiating with terror…
They must be brought to their knees,
for this genocide, this madness to end…
 
Russia must become small again,
the Moskals put in their cages…
Russia must become Muscovy,
a pariah on the world stage…
 
Nothing short of total victory,
The complete defeat of Russia,
will rid the world of this cancer,
real peace to Europe, their land…
 
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Edited December 2, 2025
Russia must be defeated – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/12/russia-must-be-defeated-v3.html
This poem is the corollary to the poem, “Ukraine must win – v5”. Not only must Ukraine win this war, but Russia must be defeated militarily to keep this war from happening again.
Edited December 27, 2024
Russia must be defeated – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/12/russia-must-be-defeated-v2.html
December 27, 2024
Hybrid War
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/12/hybrid-war.html
Edited December 24, 2024
There is only one Enemy, Russia – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/12/there-is-one-enemy-russia-v3.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, 2021, 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, Ukraine, God, prayer, war, terror, genocide, Russia, peace, victory, Taras Shevchenko, freedom, independence, history, glory, Moldova, Georgia, Syria, Chechnya, Romania,
 
#poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #war #terror #genocide #Russia #peace #victory #freedom #independence #Ukraine #Georgia #Moldova #Syria #Romania #Serbia #UnitedStates @NATO #SlavaUkraini #HeroyamSlava#StandWithGeorgianPeople #StandWithUkraine

There is one #Enemy, #Russia – v4 #StandWithGeorgianPeople #StandWithUkraine #StandwithSyria #StandwithMoldova #StandwithChechnya #StandwithRomania #RussiaIsCollapsing #RussianBankCollapse #RussiaIsATerroristState

Russia is an anathema, a pariah,
but protected because of power.
Their nuclear stockpile is a threat,
all 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 stops,
feeding on our weakness, our fears…
 
There is one Enemy, Russia,
tentacles, tendrils, growing, reaching.
It only seeks to dominate, to destroy, to eat,
an appetite cruel, unceasing, eternal…
 
Russia is the virus, the plague, the cancer, killing,
The malignant tumor is growing, to be cut out.
It must be killed, removed, this threat,
before it kills more on this Earth…
 
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Edited December 2, 2025
There is only one Enemy, Russia – v4
 
This poem refers to the many nation states, not just Ukraine. Its scope includes all countries who are being attacked by Russia in many forms of hybrid war. And, the poem is a historic metaphor, acknowledging that this is the same Russia that inflicted the Tatar deportation and the Holodomor on Ukraine.
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, 2021, 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, Ukraine, God, prayer, war, terror, genocide, Russia, peace, victory, Taras Shevchenko, freedom, independence, history, glory, Moldova, Georgia, Syria, Chechnya, Romania,
 
#StandWithGeorgianPeople #StandWithUkraine #StandwithSyria #StandwithMoldova #StandwithChechnya #StandwithRomania #RussiaIsCollapsing #RussianBankCollapse #RussiaIsATerroristState

#civilian targets #Kherson #Russia #terror #FPV #drones #Ukraine #warcrimes

Nothing is indiscriminate,
no accident, pure evil,
FPV drones hunting
Human safaris, genocide,
Double-tap attacks,
civilian targets, children…
 
Ukraine in the crosshairs,
of cruel naked aggression…
Kherson in the grip,
of relentless bombardment
A frontline of terror
with no end in sight…
 
Russia’s war crimes,
crimes against humanity,
Russia’s war of attrition
where human life means nothing…
Cruelty at all costs…
They must be stopped…
 
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New name/edited October 15, 2025
civilian targets
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/10/civilian-targets.html
reporting and documentary by Caolan Robertson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlTnKYTxWOY
October 14, 2025
targets
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/10/targets.html
Edited October 13, 2025
Harrowing Moments – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/10/harrowing-moments-v2.html
Post of Keti Leshkasheli, with bullets creating craters
in the ground right beside her and her unit…
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1132174128904695
Edited September 1, 2025
our complacency is our complicity – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/09/our-complacency-is-our-complicity_1.html
March 16, 2022 – Bombing of Donetsk Academic Regional Drama Theatre in Mariupol
July 8, 2024 – Attack on Okhmatdyt National Children’s Specialized Hospital, Kyiv
April 4, 2025 – Shelling of the playground in Kryvyi Rih
July 10, 2025 - Human safari FPV drone targeting a one-year-old in Kherson
Edited August 30, 2025
the cost of our silence is measured in children’s lives – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-cost-of-our-silence-is-measured-in_30.html
Edited October 7, 2025
We must stand on the side of Freedom – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/10/we-must-stand-on-side-of-freedom-v2.html
Edited November 29, 2024
the front will be everywhere – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/11/the-front-will-be-everywhere-v3.html
Quote: “На фронті будуть всі,
aбо фронт буде всюди”
“Everyone will be at the front,
or the front will be everywhere"
 
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, Ukraine, God, prayer, war, terror, genocide, Russia, peace, victory, Taras Shevchenko, Ukrainian, freedom, independence, Georgia, Georgian,
 
#poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #war #terror #genocide #Russia #peace #victory #TarasShevchenko #Ukrainian #glory #freedom #independence #Georgia #Georgian

targets #Kherson #Russia #terror #FPV #drones

no accident, evil,
FPV drones hunting
Human safaris, genocide
civilian targets, children…
 
Kherson in the grip,
of relentless bombardment
a frontline of terror
with no end in sight…
 
Russia’s war of attrition
Human life is seen as nothing
Cruelty at all costs…
They must be stopped…
 
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October 14, 2025
targets
 
reporting and documentary by Caolan Robertson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlTnKYTxWOY
Edited October 13, 2025
Harrowing Moments – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/10/harrowing-moments-v2.html
Post of Keti Leshkasheli, with bullets creating craters
in the ground right beside her and her unit…
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1132174128904695
Edited September 1, 2025
our complacency is our complicity – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/09/our-complacency-is-our-complicity_1.html
March 16, 2022 – Bombing of Donetsk Academic Regional Drama Theatre in Mariupol
July 8, 2024 – Attack on Okhmatdyt National Children’s Specialized Hospital, Kyiv
April 4, 2025 – Shelling of the playground in Kryvyi Rih
July 10, 2025 - Human safari FPV drone targeting a one-year-old in Kherson
Edited August 30, 2025
the cost of our silence is measured in children’s lives – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-cost-of-our-silence-is-measured-in_30.html
Edited October 7, 2025
We must stand on the side of Freedom – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/10/we-must-stand-on-side-of-freedom-v2.html
Edited November 29, 2024
the front will be everywhere – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/11/the-front-will-be-everywhere-v3.html
Quote: “На фронті будуть всі,
aбо фронт буде всюди”
“Everyone will be at the front,
or the front will be everywhere"
 
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, Ukraine, God, prayer, war, terror, genocide, Russia, peace, victory, Taras Shevchenko, Ukrainian, freedom, independence, Georgia, Georgian,
 
#poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #war #terror #genocide #Russia #peace #victory #TarasShevchenko #Ukrainian #glory #freedom #independence #Georgia #Georgian