#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/
 
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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

The Creed he lived by – v2

The Creed he lived by
repeated, repeated,
being part of something,
greater than himself…
 
Plunged into service,
into love, sacrifice,
conscious of his flaws,
giving of himself…
 
The Creed he lived by
part of America,
The Dream, the vision,
of who we are as a people…
 
The Creed he lived by
repeated, repeated,
being part of something,
greater than himself…
 
=======================
Edited March 26, 2024
The Creed he lived by – v2
 
Edited March 26, 2024
Applause like rain – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/applause-like-rain-v2.html
September 1, 2018
the creed he lived by
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/09/the-creed-he-lived-by.html
September 1, 2018 10:40am
eulogy by Senator Joe Lieberman
 https://twitter.com/FoxNews/status/1035905958717939715
&
September 1, 2018
applause like rain
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/09/applause-like-rain.html
&
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1035952195181703169
&
https://mobile.twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1035950012977635329
9/1/18 - Twitter Moment during funeral for Senator John McCain
https://twitter.com/TwitterMoments/status/1035901712723267584
"The America of John McCain has no need to be made great again because America was always great." — Meghan McCain @MeghanMcCain  #McCainMemorial
https://t.co/dsmOGcHtVb
&
comment of Susan Glasser
https://twitter.com/sbg1/status/1035898477681827841
“Make no mistake: the applause ringing out at the Cathedral when
Meghan McCain says 'America has no need to be made great again
because America was always great' is not standard.
Never heard applause at a funeral here before.”
&
emblematic of the escalating rhetoric between
President Donald J. Trump and John McCain
since the 2016 Republican Presidential Primaries
and continuing after Senator McCain’s death
 
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.
 
Poetry, Armageddon, America, United States, God, faith, prayer, President Trump, war, hero, propaganda, truth, lies, Senator John McCain, John McCain, funeral, memorial, patriot, patriotism, creed,
 
#poetry #America #UnitedStates #faith #God #prayer #war #hero #propoganda #Armaggedon #truth #lies #JohnMcCain #McCainMemorial #President #Senator #funeral #memorial #patriot #patriotism #creed #MeghanMcCain #McCainFuneral

applause like rain – v2

In the midst of her pain,
in her grief, her profound loss
as she spoke words of love
for the man, her father,
saying these words, his creed,
that “America was always great,”
in the great cathedral…

Listening to these words,
hearing the response
applause like rain, thundering,
echoing off the marble
hard-wood boards of the pews
the fabric of our nation
testifying to what we believe…
 
=======================
Edited March 26, 2024
Applause like rain – v2
 
September 1, 2018
the creed he lived by
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/09/the-creed-he-lived-by.html
September 1, 2018 10:40am
eulogy by Senator Joe Lieberman
 https://twitter.com/FoxNews/status/1035905958717939715
&
September 1, 2018
applause like rain
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/09/applause-like-rain.html
&
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1035952195181703169
&
https://mobile.twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1035950012977635329
9/1/18 - Twitter Moment during funeral for Senator John McCain
https://twitter.com/TwitterMoments/status/1035901712723267584
"The America of John McCain has no need to be made great again because America was always great." — Meghan McCain @MeghanMcCain  #McCainMemorial
https://t.co/dsmOGcHtVb
&
comment of Susan Glasser
https://twitter.com/sbg1/status/1035898477681827841
“Make no mistake: the applause ringing out at the Cathedral when
Meghan McCain says 'America has no need to be made great again
because America was always great' is not standard.
Never heard applause at a funeral here before.”
&
emblematic of the escalating rhetoric between
President Donald J. Trump and John McCain
since the 2016 Republican Presidential Primaries
and continuing after Senator McCain’s death
 
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.
 
Poetry, Armageddon, America, United States, God, faith, prayer, President Trump, war, hero, propaganda, truth, lies, Senator John McCain, John McCain, funeral, memorial, patriot, patriotism, creed,
 
#poetry #America #UnitedStates #faith  #God #prayer #war #hero #propoganda #Armaggedon #truth #lies #JohnMcCain #McCainMemorial #fued #pariah #President #Senator #funeral #memorial #patriot #patriotism #creed @MeghanMcCain #McCainFuneral

pulled by distractions - v2

pulled by distractions
by #chaos in this #life
not seeing our #purpose
walking away from the #light

needing to slow down
to #listen to #God
speaking a message
of light for our lives

We need to #trust #God
to give in completely
to live a life worthy
of our divine purpose

#poem #poetry #hope #Jesus #God

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 and 2020. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 52,540+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

pulled by distractions

pulled by distractions
by #chaos in this #life
not seeing our #purpose
walking away from the #light

needing to slow down
to #listen to #God
speaking a message
of light for our lives

#poem #poetry #hope #Jesus #God

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 and 2020. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 52,540+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

toxic thoughts

#toxic thoughts
words, distractions
blocking out the #light
our #focus, our #purpose

needing to stop
to renew our focus
cleansing our #minds
of the #chaos, the #darkness 

#poem #poetry #hope

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the gordian knot in the gut of democracy

the gordian knot in the gut of democracy,
on this day before July4th.
the tug to the right, to the left,
the pit, the pendulum,  no equilibrium
racism, destruction, open #rebellion
forces aligning, dividing,
ripping apart the united
the status of our nation
people inflamed/ authoritarian,
power, injustice, chaos
no peace in this moment
a pandemic spreading, rising,
people without income, desperate
for a leader, a hero, the Rule of Law

#coronavirus #Politics #DeclarationOfIndependence #America #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #dream

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 and 2020. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 52,540+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

the gordian knot in the gut of democracy

the #gordian knot in the gut of #democracy,
on this day before #July4th.
the tug to the right, to the left,
the pit, the pendulum,  no equilibrium
#racism, #destruction. open #rebellion
forces aligning, dividing,
ripping apart the united
the status of our #nation
people inflamed/ #authoritarian,
#power, #injustice, #chaos
no #peace in this moment
a #pandemic spreading, rising,
people without income, desperate
for a #leader, a #hero, the #RuleOfLaw

#coronavirus #Politics #DeclarationOfIndependence #America #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #dream

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4/6/19 Spc. Dustin J. Harris Memorial Mile - video 14 of 14, Patten, Maine

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4/6/19 Spc. Dustin J. Harris Memorial Mile - video 1 of 14, Patten, Maine

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4/6/19 Spc. Dustin J. Harris Memorial Mile - video 2 of 14, Patten, Maine

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4/6/19 Spc. Dustin J. Harris Memorial Mile - video 3 of 14, Patten, Maine

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4/6/19 Spc. Dustin J. Harris Memorial Mile - video 4 of 14, Patten, Maine

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4/6/19 Spc. Dustin J. Harris Memorial Mile - video 5 of 14, Patten, Maine

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4/6/19 Spc. Dustin J. Harris Memorial Mile - video 6 of 14, Patten, Maine

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4/6/19 Spc. Dustin J. Harris Memorial Mile - video 7 of 14, Patten, Maine

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4/6/19 Spc. Dustin J. Harris Memorial Mile - video 8 of 14, Patten, Maine

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4/6/19 Spc. Dustin J. Harris Memorial Mile - video 9 of 14, Patten, Maine

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4/6/19 Spc. Dustin J. Harris Memorial Mile - video 10 of 14, Patten, Maine

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