#General #Frost is watching – v2 #poetry #Ukraine #Russia #Winter #drones #power #heat #gasoline #GeneralFrost #GeneralWinter #Madyar #MagyarsBirds

Moscow has been sleeping
St. Petersburg is waking from deep slumber
Suddenly seeing urgent attacks
wave upon wave...
 
The stillness has been shattered
with every drone strike...
General Frost is watching
for what will come next...
 
Life will change radically this winter
as the energy sector is struck...
The war will come home
as the mercury drops...
 
The distance has been removed,
Russia’s ancient line of protection...
Ukraine’s missiles and drones
will plunge them into darkness...
 
------
Edited July 28, 2026
General Frost is watching – v2
 
Robert Brovdi’s promise in his interview...
Robert “мадяр” Brovdi, (spelled “Magyar” (Hungarian) and “Madyar” (Ukrainian))
Commander of the Unmanned Systems of Ukraine
Interview by Caolan Robertson
“This Man is Destroying Putin’s Empire”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DA7EXbf_d4Edited July 23, 2026
Magyar’s Birds – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/magyars-birds-v2.html
Edited November 2, 2025
General Frost, General Winter – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/11/general-frost-general-winter-v3.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pE1N5V0sz-0
The title is about the Russian winter and its role in
the Great Northern War, the Napoleonic War, and WWII,
and how it may be very different in the Ukraine War,
where Ukraine is using asymmetrical warfare to attack
oil and gas infrastructure rather than invading
 
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, Russia, Winter, General Frost, General Winter, power, heat, gasoline, drones, Magyar, Magyar’s Birds,
 
#poetry #Ukraine #Russia #Winter #drones #power #heat #gasoline #GeneralFrost #GeneralWinter #Madyar #MagyarsBirds

#General #Frost is watching #poetry #Ukraine #Russia #Winter #drones #power #heat #gasoline #GeneralFrost #GeneralWinter

Moscow has been sleeping
St. Petersburg waking from deep slumber
Suddenly seeing urgent attacks
wave upon wave...
 
The stillness has been shattered
with every drone strike...
General Frost is watching
for what will come next...
 
Life will change radically
as the energy sector is struck...
The war will come home
as the mercury descends...
 
The distance has been removed,
Russia’s ancient line of protection,
Ukraine’s missiles and drones
will plunge them into darkness...
 
------
July 24, 2026
General Frost is watching
 
Robert Brovdi’s promise in his interview...
Robert “мадяр” Brovdi, (spelled “Magyar” (Hungarian) and “Madyar” (Ukrainian))
Commander of the Unmanned Systems of Ukraine
Interview by Caolan Robertson
“This Man is Destroying Putin’s Empire”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DA7EXbf_d4Edited July 23, 2026
Magyar’s Birds – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/magyars-birds-v2.html
Edited November 2, 2025
General Frost, General Winter – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/11/general-frost-general-winter-v3.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pE1N5V0sz-0
The title is about the Russian winter and its role in
the Great Northern War, the Napoleonic War, and WWII,
and how it may be very different in the Ukraine War,
where Ukraine is using asymmetrical warfare to attack
oil and gas infrastructure rather than invading
 
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, Russia, Winter, General Frost, General Winter, power, heat, gasoline, drones,
 
#poetry #Ukraine #Russia #Winter #drones #power #heat #gasoline #GeneralFrost #GeneralWinter

while they were shooting up - v2 #Poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #GreatCommission #Matthew28 #SouthAfrica #missionary #drugs #heroin #gospel #salvation #prayer #power #poison #sin

speaking Christ’s words of love
of God, of salvation, bearing witness,
with them, urgently present,
there on the streets, in the slums,
down in the trenches with them
while they were shooting up
the poison coursing through their veins...
living out the Great Commission,
kneeling where they are...
 
their eyes betrayed them,
The image is so stark, so jarring,
their pain was so evident, so raw,
lost in their chaos, but knowing
how desperately they need freedom
even as they are inviting liquid evil
imprisoned in chains of their addiction
in these shackles of bondage...
while they were shooting up...
convicted, knowing they need Jesus
to live, to be free...
 
crouching down before them
living the Great Commission
while they were shooting up...
speaking God’s word of salvation
to the last, the least, the lost,
with them where they are
in their living reality...
Bringing them Jesus
His light to save the world...
 
------ 
Edited July 15, 2026
while they were shooting up – v2
 
July 5, 2026
Faith Renewed Church
Testimony by missionary to South Africa -
graphic image of missionaries talking
with heroin addicts, one with the needle
on the ground before him, the other with the needle in his leg...
 
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, Great Commission, Matthew 28, South Africa, missionary, drugs, addiction, heroin, gospel, salvation, prayer, power, poison, sin, 

#Poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #GreatCommission #Matthew28 #SouthAfrica #missionary #drugs #heroin #gospel #salvation #prayer #power #poison #sin

while they were shooting up - v2 #Poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #GreatCommission #Matthew28 #SouthAfrica #missionary #drugs #heroin #gospel #salvation #prayer #power #poison #sin

speaking Christ’s words of love
of God, of salvation, bearing witness,
with them, urgently present,
there on the streets, in the slums,
down in the trenches with them
while they were shooting up
the poison coursing through their veins...
living out the Great Commission,
kneeling where they are...
 
their eyes betrayed them,
The image is so stark, so jarring,
their pain was so evident, so raw,
lost in their chaos, but knowing
how desperately they need freedom
even as they are inviting liquid evil
imprisoned in chains of their addiction
in these shackles of bondage...
while they were shooting up...
convicted, knowing they need Jesus
to live, to be free...
 
crouching down before them
living the Great Commission
while they were shooting up...
speaking God’s word of salvation
to the last, the least, the lost,
with them where they are
in their living reality...
Bringing them Jesus
His light to save the world...
 
------ 
Edited July 15, 2026
while they were shooting up – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/while-they-were-shooting-up-v2_0793170506.html
July 5, 2026
Faith Renewed Church
Testimony by missionary to South Africa -
graphic image of missionaries talking
with heroin addicts, one with the needle
on the ground before him, the other with the needle in his leg...

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, Great Commission, Matthew 28, South Africa, missionary, drugs, addiction, heroin, gospel, salvation, prayer, power, poison, sin,

#Poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #GreatCommission #Matthew28 #SouthAfrica #missionary #drugs #heroin #gospel #salvation #prayer #power #poison #sin

while they were shooting up #Poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #GreatCommission #Matthew28 #SouthAfrica #missionary #drugs #heroin #gospel #salvation #prayer #power

of God, bearing witness,
there on the streets, in the slums,
down in the trenches with them
while they were shooting up
the poison in their veins...
living the Great Commission,
kneeling where they are...
 
the image so stark, so jarring,
their pain so evident, so raw,
knowing how desperately they need freedom
even as they are receiving liquid evil
bound in the chains of their addiction
in these shackles of bondage...
knowing they need Jesus
to live, to be free...
 
living the Great Commission
while they were shooting up...
speaking God’s word of salvation
to the last, the least, the lost,
crouching down with them
in their living reality...
bringing them Jesus
His light to save the world...
 
------ 
July 6, 2026
 
Faith Renewed Church
Testimony by missionary to South Africa
graphic image of missionaries talking
with heroin addicts, one with the needle
on the ground, the other with the needle in his leg...
 
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, Great Commission, Matthew 28, South Africa, missionary, drugs, addiction, heroin, gospel, salvation, prayer, power,

#Poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #GreatCommission #Matthew28 #SouthAfrica #missionary #drugs #heroin #gospel #salvation #prayer #power

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...
 
-------
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...
 
-------
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...
 
-------
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

General Frost, General Winter – v3 #poetry #Ukraine #Russia #Winter #drones #power #heat #gasoline #GeneralFrost #GeneralWinter

Генерал Мороз, Генерал Зима
 
He is no longer a brother, an ally,
He has become an adversary,
the Bear will soon face destruction
in the daunting desert of cold…
 
General Frost, General Winter,
has become their enemy,
the source of their sorrow,
as the lights flicker out,
freezing in the dark…
 
Not like in history, wars of the past,
when Winter was their friend,
the trap of earlier times
when the enemy was beaten by cold…
 
Now, in this moment,
against asymmetrical war,
the vastness of Russia,
the steppes, the cold of Siberia,
General Frost will bring their doom…
 
Every queue for gasoline, for diesel,
Every train fuel that is destroyed,
shattering their sense of security
the barrenness of the cold…
 
Every refinery set ablaze, on fire,
new missile attacks on thermal power
the darkness when the electricity stops,
sets the stage for sorrow, General Frost,
for their quickening death…
 
------
Edited November 2, 2025
General Frost, General Winter – v3
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pE1N5V0sz-0
The title is about the Russian winter and its role in
the Great Northern War, the Napoleonic War, and WWII,
and how it may be very different in the Ukraine War,
where Ukraine is using asymmetrical warfare to attack
oil and gas infrastructure rather than invading,
 
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, Russia, Winter, General Frost, General Winter, power, heat, gasoline, drones,
 
#poetry #Ukraine #Russia #Winter #drones #power #heat #gasoline #GeneralFrost #GeneralWinter

descending into #darkness – v2 #General #Frost General #Winter #Russia #Ukraine #Cold #Snow #drones #war #energy #powerplants

Генерал Мороз, Генерал Зима

A nation-state of terror

collapsing in on itself

Retribution for genocide 

for their endless war crimes...

No longer an ally, a brother,

The Bear will soon face destruction…

General Frost, General Winter,

has become their enemy,

the source of their sorrow,

as the lights flicker out,

freezing in the dark…

Descending into darkness 

As a Russian winter closes in,

drones targeting electricity, 

The war has finally come home...

Not like in history, wars of the past,

When Winter was their friend...

Now, at this moment,

against asymmetrical war…

The vastness of Russia,

The steppes, the cold of Siberia,

General Frost will bring their doom…

The bear is caught in a trap

The enemy of General Winter, 

Judgment is coming quickly,

in His hand, His icy grip...

Every queue for gasoline, for diesel,

Every fuel train that is destroyed,

shattering their sense of security…

Every refinery set ablaze, on fire,

new missile attacks on thermal power

Sets the stage for sorrow, General Frost,

for their quickening death…

----

Merged October 7, 2025

descending into darkness – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/10/descending-into-darkness-v2.html

Ukrainian drones and missiles
taking out Russian energy systems
as Winter approaches…
Edited September 30, 2025
General Frost, General Winter – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/09/general-frost-general-winter-v2.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pE1N5V0sz-0
The title is about the Russian winter and its role in
the Great Northern War, the Napoleonic War, and WWII,
and how it may be very different in the Ukraine War,
where Ukraine is using asymmetrical warfare to attack
oil and gas infrastructure rather than invading,

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, Russia, Winter, General Frost, General Winter, power, heat, gasoline, drones,

#poetry #Ukraine #Russia #Winter #drones #power #heat #gasoline #GeneralFrost #GeneralWinter

descending into darkness #Russia #Ukraine #Cold #Snow #drones #war #winter

a nation-state of terror
collapsing in on itself
Retribution for genocide
for endless war crimes...

descending into darkness
as Winter closes in,
drones targeting electricity,
the war come home...
 
the Bear caught in a trap
the enemy of General Winter,
an accounting coming quickly,
in His icy grip...

descending into darkness 
Ukrainian drones and missiles
taking out Russian energy systems
as Winter approaches…

---

October 7, 2025

descending into darkness

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/10/descending-into-darkness.html

Edited September 30, 2025
General Frost, General Winter – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/09/general-frost-general-winter-v2.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pE1N5V0sz-0
The title is about the Russian winter and its role in
the Great Northern War, the Napoleonic War, and WWII,
and how it may be very different in the Ukraine War,
where Ukraine is using asymmetrical warfare to attack
oil and gas infrastructure rather than invading

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, Russia, Winter, General Frost, General Winter, power, heat, gasoline, drones

#poetry #Ukraine #Russia #Winter #drones #power #heat #gasoline #GeneralFrost #GeneralWinter

#General #Frost, General #Winter – v2 #Russia #Ukraine #Cold #Snow #drones #war

Генерал Мороз, Генерал Зима

No longer an ally, a brother,
The Bear will soon face destruction…
General Frost, General Winter,
has become their enemy,
the source of their sorrow,
as the lights flicker out,
freezing in the dark…

Not like in history, wars of the past,
When Winter was their friend...
Now, in this moment,
against asymmetrical war,
the vastness of Russia,
the steppes, the cold of Siberia,
General Frost will bring their doom…

Every queue for gasoline, for diesel,
Every train fuel that is destroyed,
shattering their sense of security…
Every refinery set ablaze, on fire,
new missile attacks on thermal power
Sets the stage for sorrow, General Frost,
for their quickening death…

------
September 30, 2025
General Frost, General Winter – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/09/general-frost-general-winter-v2.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pE1N5V0sz-0
The title is about the Russian winter and its role in
the Great Northern War, the Napoleonic War, and WWII...
and how it may be very different in the Ukraine War,
where Ukraine is using asymmetrical warfare to attack
oil and gas infrastructure rather than invading.  

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, Russia, Winter, General Frost, General Winter, power, heat, gasoline, drones, warfare

#poetry #Ukraine #Russia #Winter #drones #power #heat #gasoline #GeneralFrost #GeneralWinter

General Frost, General Winter #frost #winter #cold #Russia #TarasShevchenko #Taras #Shevchenko #muse #poetry #Ukraine #Ukraina #war

No longer an ally, a brother,
The Bear will face destruction,
General Frost, General Winter,
has become their enemy,
the source of their sorrow,
as the lights flicker out…

Not like history, wars of the past,
when Winter was their friend,
Now, in this moment,
the vastness of Russia,
the steppes, the cold of Siberia,
General Frost will bring their doom…

Every queue for gasoline, for diesel,
every train fuel that is destroyed,
every refinery set ablaze, on fire,
missile attacks on thermal power
Setting the stage for sorrow,
for the quickening of death…

----
September 29, 2025
General Frost, General Winter
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/09/general-frost-general-winter.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pE1N5V0sz-0
The title is about the Russian winter  and its role in
the the Winter War, the Great Northern War, the Napoleonic War, and WWII,

and how it may be very different in the Ukraine War,
where Ukraine is using asymmetrical warfare to attack
oil and gas infrastructure rather than advancing.  

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, Russia, Winter, General Frost, General Winter, power, heat, gasoline, drones,

#poetry #Ukraine #Russia #Winter #drones #power #heat #gasoline #GeneralFrost #GeneralWinter

My part of the world is waking – v2

My part of the world is waking,
from sleep, from frozen slumber,
light is breaking in the east,
where you, my love, are living…
 
The same sun warms us,
rising in the heavens, higher,
how I long to be with you,
to touch you, to feel
your warm embrace…
 
For now, there is this consolation,
my part of the world is waking,
I sing of our love together, stronger,
Even while we are yet miles apart…
 
-------------
Edited January 28, 2025
My part of the world is waking – v2
 
December 17, 2024
My part of the world is waking
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/12/my-part-of-world-is-waking.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, and 2025. 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, love, marriage, husband, wife, sunrise, power, God, Christ, Spirit, prayer,
 
#poetry #love #marriage #husband #wife #sunrise #power #God #Christ #Spirit #prayer

our breath-prayer – v2

Our prayer between us,
in our promise together,
knowing in our spirits,
feeling God’s hand, His love,
poured out upon us…
 
In the crucible of this age,
uncertainty of these moments,
we share an eternal love,
a breath-prayer between us,
“I will love you until the day I die”.
 
So much power in these words,
this promise spoken between us,
but how much more joy there will be,
when we are united, my love, for eternity,
and we dance in the streets of heaven...
 
We long for the day, that moment,
when we live together, in love,
in the crucible of these days,
striving in our hearts,
with God by our side…
 
---------------
Edited January 9, 2025
our breath-prayer – v2
 
Edited/ new name January 2, 2025
our breath-prayer
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/our-breath-prayer.html
December 30, 2024
Until the day I die
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/12/until-day-i-die.html
January 9, 2025
Fearing less and Striving more
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/fearing-less-and-striving-more.html
Edited January 7, 2025
A new year, a new page – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/a-new-year-new-page-v2.html
Edited January 7, 2025
A prayer for Ukraine – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/a-prayer-for-ukraine-v3.html
December 17, 2024
My part of the world is waking
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/12/my-part-of-world-is-waking.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, and 2025. 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.
 
love, sunrise, prayer, marriage, wife, spirit, husband, power, God, Christ, poetry,
 
#love #sunrise #prayer #marriage #wife #spirit #husband #power #God #Christ #poetry

Our breath-prayer

In the crucible of this age,

uncertainty of these moments,

we share an eternal love,

a breath-prayer between us,

“I will love you until the day I die”.

 

So much power in these words,

this promise spoken between us,

but how much more joy there will be,

when we are united, my love, for eternity,

and we dance in the streets of heaven...

---------------
January 2, 2025
our breath-prayer
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/our-breath-prayer.html
January 9, 2025
Fearing less and Striving more
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/fearing-less-and-striving-more.html
Edited January 7, 2025
A new year, a new page – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/a-new-year-new-page-v2.html
Edited January 7, 2025
A prayer for Ukraine – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/a-prayer-for-ukraine-v3.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, and 2025. 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.
 
love,sunrise,prayer,marriage,wife,spirit,husband,power,God,Christ,poetry,
 
#love #sunrise #prayer #marriage #wife #spirit #husband #power #God #Christ #poetry

Until the day I die

In the crucible of this ages,
uncertainty of these moments,
we share eternal love,
a breath-prayer between us,
“I will love you until the day I die”.
 
So much power in these words,
This promise spoken between us,
But how much more joy,
When we are united, my love,
And we dance in the streets of heaven…
 
-------------
December 30, 2024
Until the day I die
 
December 17, 2024
My part of the world is waking
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/12/my-part-of-world-is-waking.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.
 
Poetry, love, marriage, husband, wife, sunrise, power, God, Christ, Spirit, prayer,
 
#poetry #love #marriage #husband #wife #sunrise #power #God #Christ #Spirit #prayer