#Magyar’s #Birds #Poetry #Ukraine #victory #hope #courage #heroes #glory #protest #defenders #TarasShevchenko #justice #peace #honor #remembrance #Fedorov #Zelenskyy #Brovdi #Magyar #Birds #Madyar #drones

From nothing they rose up
from necessity, improvisation...
Innovating constantly,
becoming a threat...
 
Swarms of locusts,
speedboats of revenge...
Righteous retribution
swooping down on them...

Magyar’s Birds of Prey
hunting the aggressors...
Pulling no punches
bringing their end...

Another "200" flashes on a counter,
another enemy neutralized...
The killing zone expanding -
in The Age of the Drone...

Magyar’s Birds of Prey
rule the sea, the sky...
There is no place for refuge,
Russia has no place to hide...

----------------
Edited July 22, 2026
Magyar’s Birds
Robert “Magyar” Brovdi, (“Madyar” in some spellings)
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_d4
July 20, 2026
The change agent
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-change-agent.html
Mykhailo Fedorov, taking asymmetrical warfare to the next level
July 20, 2026
Joining in Protest
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/joining-in-protest.html
Protests across Ukraine
to reinstate Mykhailo Fedorov as Minister of Defense
Edited, new name July 20, 2026
Hear the cries of your Future
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/hear-cries-of-your-future.html
Edited July 17, 2026
hand-written signs – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/hand-written-signs-v2.html
Edited July 17, 2026
The enemy has no idea – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-enemy-has-no-idea-v4.html
Edited July 16, 2026
In the crucible of war – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/in-crucible-of-war-v3.html
Edited July 11, 2026
Innovation – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/innovation-v2.html
Edited July 1, 2026
Breaking the chains of empire - v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/breaking-chains-of-empire-v2.html
Edited June 24, 2026
Resolve personified – v7
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/06/resolve-personified-v7.html
Edited June 30, 2026
Taras saw this future – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/06/taras-saw-this-future-v4.html
May 24, 2026
The Eyes of the Defenders – Version 3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-eyes-of-defenders-version-3.html
May 22, 2024
In the crucible of history
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/in-crucible-of-history.html
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com
Poetry Where You Live.

Poetry, Ukraine, victory, hope, courage, heroes, glory, protest, defenders, Taras Shevchenko, justice, peace, honor, Fedorov, Zelenskyy, Brovdi, Madyar, Magyar, drones, birds,

#Poetry #Ukraine #victory #hope #courage #heroes #glory #protest #defenders #TarasShevchenko #justice #peace #honor #remembrance #Fedorov #Zelenskyy #Brovdi #Magyar #Birds #Madyar #drones

His #Birds #Poetry #Ukraine #victory #hope #courage #heroes #glory #protest #defenders #TarasShevchenko #justice #peace #honor #remembrance #NABU #Fedorov #Zelenskyy #Syrskyi #Brovdi #Magyar #Madyar #drones

Swarms of locusts,
speed  boats of revenge,
righteous retribution
swooping down on them...

His Birds of Prey
hunting the aggressors...
pulling no punches
bringing their end...

"200" flashes on the counter,
another enemy killed...
The killing zone expanding
The cult of the drone...

His Birds of Prey
rule the sea, the sky...
There is no place for refuge,
There is no place to hide...

----------------
July 21, 2026
His Birds
Robert “Magyar” Brovdi, “Madyar”
Commander of the Unmanned Systems of Ukraine
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/his-birds.html
July 20, 2026
The change agent
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-change-agent.html
Mykhailo Fedorov,
taking asymmetrical warfare
to the next level
July 20, 2026
Joining in Protest
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/joining-in-protest.html
Protests across Ukraine
to reinstate Mykhailo Fedorov
as Minister of Defense
Edited, new name July 20, 2026
Hear the cries of your Future
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/hear-cries-of-your-future.html
Edited July 17, 2026
hand-written signs – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/hand-written-signs-v2.html
Edited July 17, 2026
The enemy has no idea – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-enemy-has-no-idea-v4.html
Edited July 16, 2026
In the crucible of war – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/in-crucible-of-war-v3.html
Edited July 11, 2026
Innovation – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/innovation-v2.html
Edited July 1, 2026
Breaking the chains of empire - v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/breaking-chains-of-empire-v2.html
Edited June 24, 2026
Resolve personified – v7
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/06/resolve-personified-v7.html
Edited June 30, 2026
Taras saw this future – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/06/taras-saw-this-future-v4.html
May 24, 2026
The Eyes of the Defenders – Version 3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-eyes-of-defenders-version-3.html
May 22, 2024
In the crucible of history
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/in-crucible-of-history.html
About President Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський,
and the Ukrainian people
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com
Poetry Where You Live.

Poetry, Ukraine, victory, hope, courage, heroes, victory, glory, protest, defenders, Taras Shevchenko, justice, peace, honor, remembrance, Fedorov, Zelenskyy, Brovdi, Magyar, 
 
#Poetry #Ukraine #victory #hope #courage #heroes #glory #protest #defenders #TarasShevchenko #justice #peace #honor #remembrance #NABU #Fedorov #Zelenskyy #Syrskyi #Brovdi #Magyar #Madyar #drones

The change agent #Poetry #Ukraine #victory #hope #courage #heroes #victory #glory #protest #defenders #TarasShevchenko #justice #peace #honor #remembrance #NABU #Fedorov #Zelenskyy #Syrskyi

Fedorov is the fulcrum

the catalyst, the innovator,

the critical change agent

forming a strategy for victory

not attritional war...

Asymmetric warfare

A rising drone army

on sea, on the land,

and drones in their azure sky

relentlessly stalking the enemy...

Taking the war to Russia,

on the Black and Azov Seas,

widening the no man’s land

giving time for allies

for sanctions to work...

Six months is not enough

to implement innovation

but the tide has been turned

Ukraine is on the offensive

and Russia is on the back foot...

---------------- 

July 20, 2026

The change agent

Mykhailo Fedorov,

taking asymmetrical warfare

to the next level

July 20, 2026

Joining in Protest

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/joining-in-protest.html 

Protests across Ukraine

to reinstate Mykhailo Fedorov 

as Minister of Defense

Edited, new name July 20, 2026

Hear the cries of your Future 

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/hear-cries-of-your-future.html 

Edited July 17, 2026

hand-written signs – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/hand-written-signs-v2.html 

Edited July 17, 2026

The enemy has no idea – v4

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-enemy-has-no-idea-v4.html 

Edited July 16, 2026

In the crucible of war – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/in-crucible-of-war-v3.html 

Edited July 11, 2026

Innovation – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/innovation-v2.html 

Edited July 1, 2026

Breaking the chains of empire - v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/breaking-chains-of-empire-v2.html 

Edited June 24, 2026

Resolve personified – v7

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/06/resolve-personified-v7.html 

Edited June 30, 2026

Taras saw this future – v4

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/06/taras-saw-this-future-v4.html 

May 24, 2026

The Eyes of the Defenders – Version 3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-eyes-of-defenders-version-3.html 

May 22, 2024

In the crucible of history

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/in-crucible-of-history.html 

About President Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський,

and the Ukrainian people

All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com 

Poetry Where You Live. 

Poetry, Ukraine, victory, hope, courage, heroes, victory, glory, protest, defenders, Taras Shevchenko, justice, peace, honor, remembrance, NABU, Maidan, Fedorov, Zelenskyy, Syrskyi, 

 

#Poetry #Ukraine #victory #hope #courage #heroes #victory #glory #protest #defenders #TarasShevchenko #justice #peace #honor #remembrance #NABU #Fedorov #Zelenskyy #Syrskyi

Joining in #Protest #Poetry #Ukraine #victory #hope #courage #heroes #victory #glory #protest #defenders #TarasShevchenko #justice #peace #honor #remembrance #NABU #Fedorov #Zelenskyy #Syrskyi

Stopping daily, the nation gathers,

Grabbing cardboard signs

For their fallen, for defenders,

Those still held by Russia...

Standing together at 9:00 am

For a Moment of Honor...

But gathering again

With new signs of protest

Over an unwise decision

In the heat of conflict,

Forced to choose sides,

A tragic choice...

Joining in protest,

The young, the veterans,

Chanting slogans, praying,

Singing the national anthem...

In the middle of war standing

For what they believe...

Yearning for that future

When they will be at peace

Seeing a victory in

Innovation over attrition,

The risk of meat assaults,

The loss of each human life...

We pray now for wisdom

For a change to the decision

For the cost of war to fall

On the aggressor, not the victim

For unity to rise once more

For the defeat of the enemy...

---------------- 

July 20, 2026

Joining in Protest

Edited, new name July 20, 2026

Hear the cries of your Future 

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/hear-cries-of-your-future.html 

Protests across Ukraine

to reinstate Mykhailo Fedorov 

as Minister of Defense

Edited July 17, 2026

hand-written signs – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/hand-written-signs-v2.html 

Edited July 17, 2026

The enemy has no idea – v4

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-enemy-has-no-idea-v4.html 

Edited July 16, 2026

In the crucible of war – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/in-crucible-of-war-v3.html 

Edited July 11, 2026

Innovation – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/innovation-v2.html 

Edited July 1, 2026

Breaking the chains of empire - v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/breaking-chains-of-empire-v2.html 

Edited June 24, 2026

Resolve personified – v7

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/06/resolve-personified-v7.html 

Edited June 30, 2026

Taras saw this future – v4

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/06/taras-saw-this-future-v4.html 

May 24, 2026

The Eyes of the Defenders – Version 3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-eyes-of-defenders-version-3.html 

May 22, 2024

In the crucible of history

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/in-crucible-of-history.html 

About President Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський,

and the Ukrainian people

All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com 

Poetry Where You Live. 

Poetry, Ukraine, victory, hope, courage, heroes, victory, glory, protest, defenders, Taras Shevchenko, justice, peace, honor, remembrance, NABU, Maidan, Fedorov, Zelenskyy, Syrskyi, 

 

#Poetry #Ukraine #victory #hope #courage #heroes #victory #glory #protest #defenders #TarasShevchenko #justice #peace #honor #remembrance #NABU #Fedorov #Zelenskyy #Syrskyi

Hear the cries of your #Future #Poetry #Ukraine #victory #hope #courage #heroes #victory #glory #protest #defenders #TarasShevchenko #justice #peace #honor #remembrance #NABU #Fedorov #Zelenskyy #Syrskyi

Their protests are expanding,
their demands are escalating...
Hear the cries of your Future
to the leaders of Ukraine...
 
Like Maidan in their youth,
their protests for NABU last year...
the cardboard signs they hold at 9:00 am...
Replaced with protest signs at 9:01 am...
 
Their protests are louder, strident,
while the Rada is empty
Their demands are escalating -
Their future is in the breach...
 
A 21st-century war...
demands a 21st-century leader...
Innovation will save them
for an enduring peace...
 
They protest for justice,
for reforms to the system...
The Soviet way of war
will not defeat the Russians...
 
You must reinstate Minister Fedorov!
Now, President Zelenskyy!
Listen to your Future
Protesting, crying in the street!
 
---------------- 
Edited, new name July 20, 2026
Hear the cries of your Future
 
July 18, 2026
The cries of Your future
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-cries-of-your-future.html
Protests across Ukraine
to reinstate Mykhailo Fedorov
as Minister of Defense
Edited July 17, 2026
hand-written signs – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/hand-written-signs-v2.html
Edited July 17, 2026
The enemy has no idea – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-enemy-has-no-idea-v4.html
Edited July 16, 2026
In the crucible of war – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/in-crucible-of-war-v3.html
Edited July 11, 2026
Innovation – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/innovation-v2.html
Edited July 1, 2026
Breaking the chains of empire - v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/breaking-chains-of-empire-v2.html
Edited June 24, 2026
Resolve personified – v7
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/06/resolve-personified-v7.html
Edited June 30, 2026
Taras saw this future – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/06/taras-saw-this-future-v4.html
May 24, 2026
The Eyes of the Defenders – Version 3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-eyes-of-defenders-version-3.html
May 22, 2024
In the crucible of history
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/in-crucible-of-history.html
About President Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський,
and the Ukrainian people
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com
Poetry Where You Live.

 
Poetry, Ukraine, victory, hope, courage, heroes, victory, glory, protest, defenders, Taras Shevchenko, justice, peace, honor, remembrance, NABU, Maidan, Fedorov, Zelenskyy, Syrskyi,
 
#Poetry #Ukraine #victory #hope #courage #heroes #victory #glory #protest #defenders #TarasShevchenko #justice #peace #honor #remembrance #NABU #Fedorov #Zelenskyy #Syrskyi

Joining in #Protest #Poetry #Ukraine #victory #hope #courage #heroes #victory #glory #protest #defenders #TarasShevchenko #justice #peace #honor #remembrance #NABU #Fedorov #Zelenskyy #Syrskyi

Joining in Protest

#Ukraine #Fedorov 

After I type this poem, I suspect the edited version will have an additional stanza at the end.

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. All of my poems are at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

The #cries of your #Future #protesters #Poetry #Ukraine #victory #hope #courage #heroes #victory #glory #truth #defenders #TarasShevchenko #justice #peace #honor #remembrance #NABU #Fedorov #Zelenskyy #Syrskyi

Their protests expanding,
their demands escalating...
The cries of your Future
to the leaders of Ukraine...
 
Like Maidan in their youth,
their protests for NABU last year...
the hand-made signs
they hold at 9:00 am...
Now, new ones at 9:01 am...
 
Their protests louder, strident,
while the Rada is empty
Their demands are escalating -
Their future in the breach...
 
A 21st-century war...
demands a 21st-century leader...
Innovation will save them
for an enduring peace...
 
Their protests for justice,
for reforms to the system,
The Soviet way of war
will not defeat the Russians...
 
Reinstate Minister Fedorov!
Now, President Zelenskyy!
Listen to your Future
crying in the street!
 
---------------- 
July 18, 2026
The cries of Your future
 
Protests across Ukraine
to reinstate Mykhailo Fedorov
as Minister of Defense
Edited July 17, 2026
hand-written signs – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/hand-written-signs-v2.html
Edited July 17, 2026
The enemy has no idea – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-enemy-has-no-idea-v4.html
Edited July 16, 2026
In the crucible of war – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/in-crucible-of-war-v3.html
Edited July 11, 2026
Innovation – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/innovation-v2.html
Edited July 1, 2026
Breaking the chains of empire - v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/breaking-chains-of-empire-v2.html
Edited June 24, 2026
Resolve personified – v7
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/06/resolve-personified-v7.html
Edited June 30, 2026
Taras saw this future – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/06/taras-saw-this-future-v4.html
May 24, 2026
The Eyes of the Defenders – Version 3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-eyes-of-defenders-version-3.html
May 22, 2024
In the crucible of history
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/in-crucible-of-history.html
About President Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський,
and the Ukrainian people
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com
Poetry Where You Live.

Poetry, Ukraine, victory, hope, courage, heroes, victory, glory, truth, defenders, Taras Shevchenko, justice, peace, honor, remembrance, NABU, Maidan, Fedorov, Zelenskyy, Syrskyi,
 
#Poetry #Ukraine #victory #hope #courage #heroes #victory #glory #truth #defenders #TarasShevchenko #justice #peace #honor #remembrance #NABU #Fedorov #Zelenskyy #Syrskyi
 

Reinstate #Mykhailo #Fedorov as #Minister of #Defense in Ukraine #Poetry #Ukraine #victory #hope #courage #heroes #victory #glory #truth #defenders #TarasShevchenko #justice #peace #honor #remembrance #NABU #Fedorov #Zelenskyy #Syrskyi

he protesters' determination has increased. President Zelenskyy needs to consider the protesters' ages...

The Future of Ukraine is crying for Minister Fedorov to retain his position.

Reinstate Minister Fedorov.

Keep innovating. Keep reforms going.

A 21st-century war demands a 21st-century leader.

Russia will be defeated by innovation and asymmetrical war, not more men in the grinder in the Soviet way of war...

All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live. Poetry, Ukraine, victory, hope, courage, heroes, victory, glory, truth, defenders, Taras Shevchenko, justice, peace, honor, remembrance, NABU, Maidan, Fedorov, Zelenskyy, Syrskyi, #Poetry #Ukraine #victory #hope #courage #heroes #victory #glory #truth #defenders #TarasShevchenko #justice #peace #honor #remembrance #NABU #Fedorov #Zelenskyy #Syrskyi

#droplets heavy on the #gossamer – v5 #poetry #writing #MaryOliver #inspiration #nature #God #faith #family #spider #web

Dew, mist, today’s light rain shower,
exposed her artistry, her precision
that which she meant to hide...
 
Droplets heavy on the gossamer
jewels festooned on the threads,
the lattice of her craft, her handiwork.
 
Strands of pearls more than strung, knitted,
hung as if weightless in space...
outlining this creator’s masterpiece...
 
Each time she stitched the lines,
casting her net into the breeze,
what would normally be invisible, hidden...
 
Panes of deadly glass glazed to capture,
her prey in her clutches, the unwise,
the unseeing, falling onto her trap...
 
Her adorned confection, a tapestry,
her trap, shown in its beauty,
by the furtive wet...
 
---- 
Edited July 17, 2026
droplets heavy on the gossamer – v5
 
Edited December 23, 2023
droplets heavy on the gossamer – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/12/droplets-heavy-on-gossamer-v4.html
December 22, 2023
Conjuring a dream, a moment, a memory – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/12/conjuring-dream-moment-memory-v3.html
Edited December 22, 2022
Conjuring a dream, a moment, a memory – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/12/conjuring-dream-moment-memory-v2.html
Edited December 15, 2022
droplets heavy on the gossamer
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/12/droplets-heavy-on-gossamer.html
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com
Poetry Where You Live.
 
poetry, writing, Mary Oliver, inspiration, nature, God, faith, family, spider, web
 
#poetry #writing #MaryOliver #inspiration #nature #God #faith #family #spider #web
 

The #enemy has no idea – v4 #Poetry #Ukraine #victory #hope #courage #heroes #SlavaUkraini #victory #Vyshyvanka #cossacks #glory #eyes #truth #деньГероївУкраїни #defenders #TarasShevchenko #justice #peace

The enemy has no idea—
what giants they have awakened...
Ukraine will prevail—
Russia will be defeated—
The eyes of the defenders will smile again...
 
Peace will finally come
for these good and noble people,
like a dawn over the Donbas,
Life will return, glory,
but this memory will never fade...
 
The judgment of history
will fall upon the Moskals...
The stain of innocent blood,
of children, of defenders,
will haunt them for eternity...
 
Like Pilate in The Master and Margarita,
The price will be eternal for them,
for those who invaded,
those who sowed terror,
for greed, a genocide...
 
History demands Justice —
Justice will come to their door...
Their crimes will not be forgotten...
 
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Edited July 17, 2026
The enemy has no idea – v4
 
Перекладено 25 травня 2026 року
Ворог навіть не уявляє
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/05/blog-post_25.html
24 травня 2026 року
Ворог навіть не уявляє
після масових ракетних ударів Росії по Києву,
і протягом 4 років війни
May 24, 2026
The enemy has no idea
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-enemy-has-no-idea.html
after massive missile attacks by Russia on Kyiv,
and throughout the 4 years of the war
Translated back into English, May 24, 2026
The Eyes of the Defenders – Version 3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-eyes-of-defenders-version-3.html
Today is the Day of the Heroes of Ukraine 
день Героїв України
Translated, May 24, 2026
Очі захисників – версія 3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/05/3.html
Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
Edited May 23, 2026
Eyes of the Defenders - v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/05/eyes-of-defenders-v3.html
May 21, 2026
The Patterns of Their Culture
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-patterns-of-their-culture.html
Happy #VyshyvankaDay 2026
З Днем вишиванки!
21 травня 2026 року
Візерунки їхньої культури
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/05/blog-post_20.html
З Днем вишиванки!
Happy #VyshyvankaDay
May 22, 2024
In the crucible of history
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/in-crucible-of-history.html
About President Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський,
and the Ukrainian people
 
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Poetry Where You Live.

Poetry, Ukraine, victory, hope, courage, heroes, victory, glory, Cossacks, eyes, truth, день Героїв України, defenders, Taras Shevchenko, justice,
 
#Poetry #Ukraine #victory #hope #courage #heroes #SlavaUkraini #victory #Vyshyvanka #cossacks #glory #eyes #truth #деньГероївУкраїни #defenders #TarasShevchenko #justice #peace

The #Crimean #peninsula an #island – v2 #poetry #Crimea #Ukraine #victory #freedom #independence #glory #peace #drones #electricity #gasoline #Fedorov #Magyar #KerchBridge

 

A concerted effort
a strategic strangulation...
The peninsula an island
the cords being cut
the invader unwelcome,
being driven out...
 
Power being cut off
one lifeline for escape...
No fuel for the aggressor
no safe harbor for them
in their illegal annexation...
 
Drones and missiles
destroying their evil
no fuel from inland tankers...
the peninsula an island
the aggressor driven out...
 
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Edited July 16, 2026
The peninsula an island
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/if-we-would-just-listen.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, Crimea, victory, freedom, independence, glory, peace, drones, electricity, gasoline, Fedorov, Magyar, Kerch Bridge,
 
#poetry #Crimea #Ukraine #victory #freedom #independence #glory #peace #drones #electricity #gasoline #Fedorov #Magyar #KerchBridge

If we would just #listen – v2 #Poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #sin #sacrifice #atonement #Jesus #salvation #blood #cost #Law #trust #believe #faith #submission #prayer

our way would be straighter
our path would be easier
if we would just listen
if we walked each day
in the way God commands,
if we follow the cross...
 
if we would just listen
to the Word God left us
if we would change
if we would follow
the way of Jesus,
the way of the cross...
 
if we would just listen
to the Spirit speaking to us
if we would cleave to every word
breathed by our loving God...
Our way would be easier
if we trusted in God
if we trusted in Him alone...
 
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Edited July 17, 2026
If we would just listen – v2
 
 
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, sin, sacrifice, atonement, Jesus, salvation, blood, cost, Law, believe, trust, faith, submission, prayer,
 
#Poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #sin #sacrifice #atonement #Jesus #salvation #blood #cost #Law #trust #believe #faith #submission #prayer