We are all George Bailey – v4 #poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #love #grace #faith #prayer #Proverbs15 #wisdom #depression #fear #blessing #abundance #wonderfullife #angels #GeorgeBailey #meaning #calling #purpose

We are looking at our feet, our struggles,
scarcity, not abundance, the truth...
We don’t see our blessings, our gifts;
We fear the unknown, the future,
we stay stuck in our paths...
 
At one time or another, in trials,
we are each chased by our demons;
We are caught in a moment of weakness,
when we question our purpose, our worth,
what we have enough, that we are good enough...
 
We are all George Bailey, struggling, striving,
wanting more, not seeing the truth...
We sometimes even climb the bridge;
We lose sight of our calling, our blessings,
of having enough, of our own wonderful life....
 
====
Edited October 30, 2026
We are all George Bailey – v4
 
George Bailey in the movie, “It’s a Wonderful Life”
Proverbs 15:17
Proverbs 15:30
Proverbs 15
Micah 6:8
Men’s Thursday Evening Bible Study
North Hills Church
Edited July 3, 2023
We are all George Bailey – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/07/we-are-all-george-bailey-v3.html
Edited June 8, 2022
We are all George Bailey – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/06/we-are-all-george-bailey-v2.html
June 4, 2022
We are all George Bailey
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/06/we-are-all-george-bailey.html
 
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Poetry Where You Live.

Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, love, grace, faith, prayer, Proverbs 15, wisdom, depression, fear, blessing, abundance, wonderful life, angels, George Bailey, meaning, calling, purpose,

#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #love #grace #faith #prayer #Proverbs15 #wisdom #depression #fear #blessing #abundance #wonderfullife #angels #GeorgeBailey #meaning #calling #purpose
 

#words of #gravitas #poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #love #grace #faith #pray #prayer #Proverbs2 #Proverbs3 #Proverbs12 #Proverbs15 #wisdom #Talarico

words of gravitas, of mettle,
words not spoken lightly
words of wisdom
spoken in the light...
 
words of weight, importance,
words spoken clearly
words of faith
hope in this night...
 
words of mettle, of wisdom,
the honesty of the speaker
words of confidence
words of might...
 
we can trust fully
these words of power,
words spoken into this moment
words to guide to the right...

================
October 30, 2026
words of gravitas
 
Proverbs 15
Proverbs 12
Micah 6:8
Endorsement of James Talarico, by David M. Maxwell, Jr.,
retired Texas Ranger (1986 – 2010), member of the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame.
former Deputy Director of Law Enforcement Division, Texas Attorney General's Office.
https://youtube.com/shorts/XIVlSr_WKz8?si=lRem3reSFV4cj5X7
October 30, 2026
words of the fool
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/10/words-of-fool.html
Proverbs 15
Micah 6:8
Men’s Thursday Evening Bible Study
North Hills Church
Proverbs 12
Men’s Thursday Evening Bible Study
North Hills Church
September 10, 2026
Only You are wise
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/09/only-you-are-wise.html
September 10, 2026
You’re not as wise as you think
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/09/youre-not-as-wise-as-you-think.html
Proverbs 2
Genesis 3:7
Philippians 4:13
Men’s Thursday Evening Bible Study
North Hills Church
September 7, 2026
Help me to seek You
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/09/help-me-to-seek-you.html
Proverbs 2
Men’s Thursday Evening Bible Study
North Hills Church
August 29, 2026
Seeking Your Wise Counsel
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/08/seeking-your-wise-counsel.html
Psalm 16
Topic: Seeking Wise Counsel
Meeting of the Samson Society
North Hills Church
 
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, love, grace, faith, pray, prayer, Proverbs 2, Proverbs 3, Proverbs 12, Proverbs 15, wisdom

#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #love #grace #faith #pray #prayer #Proverbs2 #Proverbs3 #Proverbs12 #Proverbs15 #wisdom

#words of the #fool #poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #love #grace #faith #pray #prayer #Proverbs2 #Proverbs3 #Proverbs12 #Proverbs15 #wisdom

intemperate, unwise,
filled with emotion,
words of the fool serving
the purposes of evil...
 
life is harder living in scarcity
when they live in abundance,
seeking wise counsel
from the council of fools...
 
burdened by ego,
pride blinding them fully,
the words of the fool
leading to abject destruction...
 
lost in a false reality,
not listening to reproof,
too sure of themselves
to hear a word...

================
October 30, 2026
words of gravitas
 
Endorsement of James Talarico by David Maxwell, Texas Ranger.
https://youtube.com/shorts/XIVlSr_WKz8?si=lRem3reSFV4cj5X7
October 30, 2026
words of the fool
 
Proverbs 15
Micah 6:8
Men’s Thursday Evening Bible Study
North Hills Church
Proverbs 12
Men’s Thursday Evening Bible Study
North Hills Church
September 10, 2026
Only You are wise
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/09/only-you-are-wise.html
September 10, 2026
You’re not as wise as you think
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/09/youre-not-as-wise-as-you-think.html
Proverbs 2
Genesis 3:7
Philippians 4:13
Men’s Thursday Evening Bible Study
North Hills Church
September 7, 2026
Help me to seek You
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/09/help-me-to-seek-you.html
Proverbs 2
Men’s Thursday Evening Bible Study
North Hills Church
August 29, 2026
Seeking Your Wise Counsel
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/08/seeking-your-wise-counsel.html
Psalm 16
Topic: Seeking Wise Counsel
Meeting of the Samson Society
North Hills Church
 
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, love, grace, faith, pray, prayer, Proverbs 2, Proverbs 3, Proverbs 12, Proverbs 15, wisdom

#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #love #grace #faith #pray #prayer #Proverbs2 #Proverbs3 #Proverbs12 #Proverbs15 #wisdom

#evil sprang forth #poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #sin #confession #humility #pride #selfish #control #Devil #Satan #time

before creation, chaos,
in the heavenly realm
outside of time, creation,
a battle in Satan’s spirit...
evil sprang forth
from nothingness...
 
over the firmament,
the Spirit guarding,
watching over creation...
the Devil and his minions
cast down from heaven
stalking the earthly realm...
 
==============
October 29, 2026
evil sprang forth
 
Revelations 12:1-17
Genesis 1
Genesis 2
John 1:1-14
1 Peter 1
Isaiah 55:8-9
2 Peter 3:8
Book of Job
Job 4:30
Daniel 4:35
Isaiah 43:13
October 29, 2026
a spark of evil kindled
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/10/a-spark-of-evil-kindled.html
Edited July 2, 2025
Pride whispers – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/07/pride-whispers-v2.html
Based on #Revelations12:9-11
Based on #1John2:1-2
Based on #Hebrews4:14-16
re:generation, Step 5, Confess, Week 1, Day 2
“The Problem of Pride”
 
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, love, grace, regeneration, Revelations 12, 1 John 1, Genesis 1, Genesis 2, Devil, Satan, time, sin, confession, humility, pride, selfish, control,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #sin #confession #humility #pride #selfish #control #Devil #Satan #time

a spark of #evil kindled #poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #sin #confession #humility #pride #selfish #control #Devil #Satan #time

from nothing in heaven created
a spark of evil kindled
in the mind of the Devil, Lucifer,
before the battle raged
in the cataclysm kindled
the war of Good and Evil
spirits, demons, cast out
leaving the heavenly realm...
 
spirits, fallen angels,
the Red Dragon Prowling
knowing the prophecy coming
the son of the virgin
the Holy One anointed
the child, the Promise,
who would vanquish evil
the demons screaming
cast in the fiery pit...
 
==============
October 29, 2026
a spark of evil kindled
 
Revelations 12:1-17
Genesis 1
Genesis 2
John 1:1-14
1 Peter 1
Isaiah 55:8-9
2 Peter 3:8
Book of Job
Job 4:30
Daniel 4:35
Isaiah 43:13
Edited July 2, 2025
Pride whispers – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/07/pride-whispers-v2.html
Based on #Revelations12:9-11
Based on #1John2:1-2
Based on #Hebrews4:14-16
re:generation, Step 5, Confess, Week 1, Day 2
“The Problem of Pride”
 
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, love, grace, regeneration, Revelations 12, 1 John 1, Gensis 1, Genesis 2, Devil, Satan, time, sin, confession, humility, pride, selfish, control,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #sin #confession #humility #pride #selfish #control #Devil #Satan #time

Out in the woods – v6 #wind #nature #forest #cold #love #grace #faith #God #hope #comfort #poetry #woods #spring #ladyslipper #flower

A space in the dark untrammeled woods
Off the path untraveled, forgotten...
Alone, silent in the sparse glade, the forest,
Under the watch of maples and birch only
a bed of lady slippers, clustered like a twin-bed...
Lit with filtered spring light...
 
Planted for me to find
By myself, with my thoughts only;
Discoverer, tromping through the mud of the season
gathered on my thick-soled boots...
near the lost stone wall, a rusted wagon wheel
and a forgotten bale of barbed wire...
 
Nestled, planted, by the lean-to we built
to get away for awhile
just up the way from our homes...
Where I stayed overnight;
Exploring the hill,
the bank below the rocks....
 
I could find it still, I believe...
I am sure; I’ve shown others
years apart in time. . .
Because magic can be held
and finding it means you can again
out there in those woods...
 
-----
Edited October 24, 2026
Out in the Woods – v6
 
edited March 27, 2021
A bed of lady slippers – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/03/a-bed-of-lady-slippers-v3.html
edited March 27, 2021
A bed of lady slippers - v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/03/a-bed-of-lady-slippers-v2.html
March 27, 2021
A bed of lady slippers
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/03/a-bed-of-lady-slippers.html
edited March 26, 2021
A Lean-to in the Woods - v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/03/a-lean-to-in-woods-v2.html
up the trail from Apple Hill Road,
Claremont, NH
1976 to 1978
November 23, 2006 20:06
A Lean-to in the Woods
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2006/11/lean-to-in-woods.html
edited October 29, 2015
Out in the Woods – v5
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/10/out-in-woods-v5.html
(editing version 4)
edited April 16, 2015
Out in the Woods – v4
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/04/out-in-woods-v4.html
(editing original)
Edited April 24, 2013
“Out in the woods – v3”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/04/out-in-woods-v3.html
(from the original)
edited April 26, 2012
“Out in the woods – v2”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/04/out-in-woods-v2.html
Original poem 3/26/2004
“Out in the woods”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2004/04/out-in-woods.html
about walk in woods in Claremont, NH
edited October 29, 2015
A Walk in the Woods – v3
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/10/a-walk-in-woods-v3.html
(editing version 2)
Edited April 24, 2013
“A Walk in the Woods – v2”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/04/a-walk-in-woods-v2.html
August 7, 2006 19:38
“A Walk in the Woods”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2006/08/walk-in-woods.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.
 
wind, nature, forest, cold, love, grace, faith, God, hope, comfort, Raymond A. Foss, Poetry Where You Live, poetry, spring, woods, lady slipper, flower,
 
#wind #nature #forest #cold #love #grace #faith #God  #hope #comfort #poetry #woods #spring #ladyslipper #flower

#Help me to #walk – v2 #poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #love #grace #faith #pray #prayer #fear #confession #secrets #trust #believe #forgive #forgiveness #change #powerless #admit #Psalm56

Help me to walk
in the light of life...
Help me not to fear;
Help me to trust
in You alone, Lord,
for You are my God...
 
Help me to walk
in safety, assurance...
Help me to walk
in Your love, oh Lord...
For alone I am lost
wandering in the world...
 
Help me to cast out
all my fears...
though my enemy
surrounds me...
His claws grip me...
but in You, in You, Lord,
I am safe from harm...

================
Edited October 23, 2026
Help me to walk – v2
 
April 10, 2026
Help me to walk
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/04/help-me-to-walk.html
Based on Psalm 56:9-11
Based on Psalm 56:1-13
Based on Ephesians 2:4-5
Based on Hebrews 11:1
re:generation, Step 3, Trust, Week 1, Day 1, “An Important Decision”.
re:generation, Step 3, Trust, overview
September 23, 2026
I remember his eyes
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/09/i-remember-his-eyes.html
Testimony at Overcomers Center Graduation
May 14, 2026
Kneeling before the pedestal
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/05/kneeling-before-pedestal.html
April 8, 2026
In the likeness of our flesh
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/04/in-likeness-of-our-flesh.html
Based on Romans 8:1-17
Old Testament class, Overcomers Center
April 5, 2026
Do they see Jesus
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/04/do-they-see-jesus.html
April 4, 2026
Do people see His likeness? – 2 (Bodhana)
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/04/do-people-see-his-likeness_4.html
Edited April 4, 2026
Do people see His likeness? – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/04/do-people-see-his-likeness-v3.html
re:generation, Step 2, Believe, Week 2, Day 5, “God of the Bible: His Desire,
His Dilemma, His Pursuit”.
April 7, 2026
I have called on Your name
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/04/i-have-called-on-your-name.html
re:generation, Step 2, Believe, Appendix C, “Abuse Supplement”.
April 7, 2026
In depths You made me
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/04/in-depths-you-made-me.html
re:generation, Step 2, Believe, Appendix C, “Abuse Supplement”.
re:generation, Step 2, Believe, Week 2, Day 6, “Review and Catch Up”.
March 27, 2026
You held me in Your hands
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/03/you-held-me-in-your-hands.html
re:generation, Step 2, Believe, Week 2, Day 1, “God of the Bible: All-Powerful, All-Knowing, All-Present Creator”.
 
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, love, grace, regeneration, faith, pray, prayer, confession, trust, believe, forgive, change, powerless, admit, Psalm 56
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #love #grace #faith #pray #prayer #fear #confession #secrets #trust #believe #forgive #forgiveness #change #powerless #admit #Psalm56

#Treason, #Betrayal – v2 #poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #war #terror #genocide #Russia #peace #victory #TarasShevchenko #freedom #independence #Ukraine #NATO #UnitedNations #UN #UNGA #SlavaUkraini #HeroyamSlava #Zelenskyy #Oleshky #Holodomor #betrayal #Trump #Musk #Starlink #treason

treason, betrayal,
choosing Cain over Abel,
calling a mass murderer a humanitarian...
no longer a pretense of neutrality
choosing the side of evil, of terror–
hands dripping with blood –
The condemnation of history
for all we have lost...
 
treason, betrayal,
for a quick buck,
a deal between oligarchs,
turning a blind eye to genocide
as if that was a choice...
 
treason, betrayal,
autocracy, hegemony,
hands dripping with blood...
allies left in the lurch,
no longer standing for freedom,
choosing autocracy, mendacity,
turning our backs on civilians,
condemning them to bear the cost...

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October 22, 2026
Treason, Betrayal – v2
 
President Trump suspends the sanctions on Russia
in the Lindsey Graham Sanctions Law.
Edited October 22, 2026
Through the valley of betrayal – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/10/through-valley-of-betrayal-v2.html
Greater Ukrainian deaths because of:
United States diesel deal with Russia
United States cutting off intelligence to Ukraine
Starlink limits put on Ukraine
Edited October 22, 2026
Empires will not defeat you – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/10/empires-will-not-defeat-you-v3.html
Russia is fighting Ukraine, China is supporting Russia,
The United States entered a diesel deal with Russia
North Korea is sending troops and missiles to fight for Russia
Iran is aiding Russia, India is buying and selling oil with Russia
Edited September 27, 2026
They will rise – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/09/they-will-rise-v2.html
after Twelve Years of War
Edited September 26, 2026
We choose not to die – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/09/we-choose-not-to-die-v2.html
Speech of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
before the United Nations General Assembly
https://gadebate.un.org/en/81/ukraine
December 27, 2024
Russia must be defeated
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/.../russia-must-be...
Edited May 21, 2025
There is no neutrality in genocide – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/05/there-is-no-neutrality-in-genocide-v3.html
March 5, 2025
we have become what we abhor
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/03/we-have-become-what-we-abhor.html 
Edited December 12, 2024
The blood of the dead in Bucha – v6
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/12/the-blood-of-dead-in-bucha-v6.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
 
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, treason, war, genocide, Russia, peace, victory, freedom, independence, Zelenskyy, NATO, UN, Oleshky, Holodomor, betrayal, Trump, Musk, Starlink
 
#poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #war #terror #genocide #Russia #peace #victory #TarasShevchenko #freedom #independence #Ukraine #NATO #UnitedNations #UN #UNGA #SlavaUkraini #HeroyamSlava #Zelenskyy #Oleshky #Holodomor #betrayal #Trump #Musk #Starlink #treason

Through the #valley of #betrayal - v2 #poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #war #terror #genocide #Russia #peace #victory #TarasShevchenko #freedom #independence #Ukraine #NATO #UnitedNations #UN #UNGA #SlavaUkraini #HeroyamSlava #Zelenskyy #Oleshky #Holodomor #betrayal #Trump #Musk #Starlink #treason

False allies, traitors,
wolves in sheep’s clothing
Friends become enemies
Your gloves can come off
You must defeat this evil...
 
Through the valley of betrayal,
through the darkness of this moment,
Your mettle is being tested
in the fire, the crucible;
but right fights with you...
God will see you through...
 
Through the valley of betrayal,
Through the valley of darkness
through the evil of this moment,
You will prevail...
You will be free...

--------
October 22, 2026
Through the valley of betrayal – v2
 
Greater Ukrainian deaths because of:
United States diesel deal with Russia
United States cutting off intelligence to Ukraine
Starlink limits put on Ukraine
October 17, 2026
Treason, Betrayal
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/10/treason-betrayal_01271725713.html
President Trump suspends the sanctions on Russia
in the Lindsey Graham Sanctions Law.
Edited October 22, 2026
Empires will not defeat you – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/10/empires-will-not-defeat-you-v3.html
Russia is fighting Ukraine, China is supporting Russia,
The United States entered a diesel deal with Russia
North Korea is sending troops and missiles to fight for Russia
Iran is aiding Russia, India is buying and selling oil with Russia
Edited September 27, 2026
They will rise – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/09/they-will-rise-v2.html
after Twelve Years of War
Edited September 26, 2026
We choose not to die – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/09/we-choose-not-to-die-v2.html
Speech of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
before the United Nations General Assembly
https://gadebate.un.org/en/81/ukraine
December 27, 2024
Russia must be defeated
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/.../russia-must-be...
Edited May 21, 2025
There is no neutrality in genocide – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/05/there-is-no-neutrality-in-genocide-v3.html
March 5, 2025
we have become what we abhor
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/03/we-have-become-what-we-abhor.html 
Edited December 12, 2024
The blood of the dead in Bucha – v6
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/12/the-blood-of-dead-in-bucha-v6.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
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
 
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, treason, war, genocide, Russia, peace, victory, freedom, independence, Zelenskyy, NATO, UN, Oleshky, Holodomor, betrayal, Trump, Musk, Starlink
 
#poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #war #terror #genocide #Russia #peace #victory #TarasShevchenko #freedom #independence #Ukraine #NATO #UnitedNations #UN #UNGA #SlavaUkraini #HeroyamSlava #Zelenskyy #Oleshky #Holodomor #betrayal #Trump #Musk #Starlink #treason

#Empires will not defeat you – v3 #poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #war #terror #genocide #Russia #peace #victory #TarasShevchenko #freedom #independence #Ukraine #NATO #UnitedNations #UN #UNGA #SlavaUkraini #HeroyamSlava #Zelenskyy #Oleshky #Holodomor #betrayal #Trump #Musk #Starlink

May your true allies rise
from their slumber, their terror,
May they see the storm coming
the forces massed against you -
May they stand with you now...
 
Powers gathered against you
will be vanquished...
The fight you fight is righteous
now and through time...
You will reclaim freedom...
Your sovereignty...
 
Empires will not defeat you
though darkness surrounds you...
You will triumph...
You will prevail
over your struggles
because of your unity...
 
Hegemons will fall...
Powers will dissolve...
A new age will come
through your struggle...
God will protect you...
You will be free at last...
 
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Edited October 22, 2026
Empires will not defeat you – v3
 
Russia is fighting Ukraine, China is supporting Russia,
The United States entered a diesel deal with Russia
North Korea is sending troops and missiles to fight for Russia
Iran is aiding Russia, India is buying and selling oil with Russia
Edited September 27, 2026
They will rise – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/09/they-will-rise-v2.html
after Twelve Years of War
Edited September 26, 2026
We choose not to die – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/09/we-choose-not-to-die-v2.html
Speech of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
before the United Nations General Assembly
https://gadebate.un.org/en/81/ukraine
December 27, 2024
Russia must be defeated
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/.../russia-must-be...
Edited May 21, 2025
There is no neutrality in genocide – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/05/there-is-no-neutrality-in-genocide-v3.html
March 5, 2025
we have become what we abhor
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/03/we-have-become-what-we-abhor.html 
Edited December 12, 2024
The blood of the dead in Bucha – v6
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/12/the-blood-of-dead-in-bucha-v6.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
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
 
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, genocide, Russia, peace, victory, freedom, independence, Zelenskyy, NATO, UN, Oleshky, Holodomor, betrayal, Trump, Musk, Starlink
 
#poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #war #terror #genocide #Russia #peace #victory #TarasShevchenko #freedom #independence #Ukraine #NATO #UnitedNations #UN #UNGA #SlavaUkraini #HeroyamSlava #Zelenskyy #Oleshky #Holodomor #betrayal #Trump #Musk #Starlink

#Treason, #Betrayal #poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #war #terror #genocide #Russia #peace #victory #TarasShevchenko #freedom #independence #Ukraine #NATO #UnitedNations #UN #UNGA #SlavaUkraini #HeroyamSlava #Zelenskyy #Oleshky #Holodomor #betrayal #Trump #Musk #Starlink #treason

treason, betrayal,
choosing Cain over Abel,
no longer a pretense of neutrality –
hands dripping with blood –
The condemnation of history
for all we have lost...
 
treason, betrayal,
for a quick buck,
turning a blind eye to genocide
as if that was a choice...
 
treason, betrayal,
allies left in the lurch,
no longer standing for freedom,
choosing autocracy, mendacity,
turning our backs on civilians,
condemning them to bear the cost...
 
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October 17, 2026
Treason, Betrayal
 
President Trump suspends the sanctions on Russia
in the Lindsey Graham Sanctions Law.
October 15, 2026
Through the valley of betrayal
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/10/through-valley-of-betrayal.html
Greater Ukrainian deaths because of:
United States diesel deal with Russia
United States cutting off intelligence to Ukraine
Starlink limits put on Ukraine
Edited October 15, 2026
empires will not defeat you – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/10/empires-will-not-defeat-you-v2.html
Russia is fighting Ukraine, China is supporting Russia,
The United States entered a diesel deal with Russia
North Korea is sending troops and missiles to fight for Russia
Iran is aiding Russia, India is buying and selling oil with Russia
Edited September 27, 2026
They will rise – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/09/they-will-rise-v2.html
after Twelve Years of War
Edited September 26, 2026
We choose not to die – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/09/we-choose-not-to-die-v2.html
Speech of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
before the United Nations General Assembly
https://gadebate.un.org/en/81/ukraine
December 27, 2024
Russia must be defeated
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/.../russia-must-be...
Edited May 21, 2025
There is no neutrality in genocide – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/05/there-is-no-neutrality-in-genocide-v3.html
March 5, 2025
we have become what we abhor
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/03/we-have-become-what-we-abhor.html 
Edited December 12, 2024
The blood of the dead in Bucha – v6
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/12/the-blood-of-dead-in-bucha-v6.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
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
 
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, treason, war, genocide, Russia, peace, victory, freedom, independence, Zelenskyy, NATO, UN, Oleshky, Holodomor, betrayal, Trump, Musk, Starlink
 
#poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #war #terror #genocide #Russia #peace #victory #TarasShevchenko #freedom #independence #Ukraine #NATO #UnitedNations #UN #UNGA #SlavaUkraini #HeroyamSlava #Zelenskyy #Oleshky #Holodomor #betrayal #Trump #Musk #Starlink #treason

#Treason, #Betrayal Through the valley of betrayal #poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #war #terror #genocide #Russia #peace #victory #TarasShevchenko #freedom #independence #Ukraine #NATO #UnitedNations #UN #UNGA #SlavaUkraini #HeroyamSlava #Zelenskyy #Oleshky #Holodomor #betrayal #Trump #Musk #Starlink

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.

Links to 6 books of poetry by Raymond A. Foss #Amazon #Kindle #poetry #books #author #RaymondAFoss #God #prayer #scripture #psalms #family #nature #UnitedStates #Ukraine #war #freedom #independence #peace #genocide #PoetryWhereYouLive #GettingStarted #AfterTaras #TwelveYearsofWar #TarasShevchenko

Raymond A. Foss
Books
 
My Amazon profile page:
https://www.amazon.com/stores/Raymond-A.-Foss/author/B0HDKT4LC9
ISBN’s and links for all Books
 
Poetry Where You Live (2009)
Paperback:
https://www.amazon.com/Poetry-Where-Live-Raymond-Foss/dp/1441525343
https://www.xlibris.com/en/bookstore/bookdetails/563800-poetry-where-you-live/
ISBN: 978-1-4415-2534-5
Kindle E-book:
https://www.amazon.com/Poetry-Where-Live-Raymond-Foss-ebook/dp/B079KH9KZD
 
Getting Started (2019)
Paperback:
https://www.amazon.com/Getting-Started-Raymond-Foss/dp/0359416411/
https://www.lulu.com/shop/raymond-foss/getting-started/paperback/product-16yndqmq.html
ISBN: 978-0-359-41641-7
 
All of my books about Ukraine:
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=ukraine+raymond+foss
 
After Taras: poems based on the life and poetry of Taras Shevchenko, The Poet of Ukraine and other poems in support of Ukraine  (August 2026)
Paperback:
https://www.amazon.com/After-Taras-Shevchenko-Ukraine-support/dp/B0HD2SZCSB
ISBN: 979-8190554854
Kindle ASIN: B0HD2SZCSB
Kindle E-book:
https://www.amazon.com/After-Taras-Shevchenko-Ukraine-support-ebook/dp/B0HD2CXQ5C
 
Twelve Years of War: Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s genocide 2014 to 2026 Volume 1
(September 2026)
Paperback:
https://www.amazon.com/Twelve-Years-War-Ukraines-genocide/dp/B0HL7LR96N
ISBN: 979-8176112290
Kindle ASIN: B0HD2CXQRC
Kindle E-book:
https://www.amazon.com/Twelve-Years-War-Ukraines-genocide-ebook/dp/B0HL7FWM9P/
 
Twelve Years of War: Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s genocide 2014 to 2026 Volume 2
(September 2026)
Paperback:
https://www.amazon.com/Twelve-Years-War-Ukraines-genocide/dp/B0HLCQXTGV
ISBN: 979-8176785371
Kindle ASIN: B0HLCQXTGV
Kindle E-book:
https://www.amazon.com/Twelve-Years-War-Ukraines-genocide-ebook/dp/B0HLBVC5RX
 
Twelve Years of War: Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s genocide 2014 to 2026 Volume 3
(September 2026)
Paperback:
https://www.amazon.com/Twelve-Years-War-Ukraines-genocide/dp/B0HLP279H6
ISBN: 979-8177482620
Kindle ASIN: B0HLP279H6
Kindle E-book:
https://www.amazon.com/Twelve-Years-War-Ukraines-genocide-ebook/dp/B0HMDSS5H5
 
poetry, books, God, prayer, scripture, psalms, family, nature, United States, Ukraine, war, freedom, independence, peace, genocide, Poetry Where You Live, Getting Started, After Taras, Twelve Years of War, Taras Shevchenko,

#poetry #books #author #RaymondAFoss #God #prayer #scripture #psalms #family #nature #UnitedStates #Ukraine #war #freedom #independence #peace #genocide #PoetryWhereYouLive #GettingStarted #AfterTaras #TwelveYearsofWar #TarasShevchenko

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.

Through the valley of betrayal #poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #war #terror #genocide #Russia #peace #victory #TarasShevchenko #freedom #independence #Ukraine #NATO #UnitedNations #UN #UNGA #SlavaUkraini #HeroyamSlava #Zelenskyy #Oleshky #Holodomor #betrayal #Trump #Musk #Starlink

false allies, traitors,
wolves in sheep’s clothing
Friends become enemies
Your gloves can come off...
 
through the valley of betrayal,
through the darkness of this moment,
You will prevail...
You will be free...
Your mettle is being tested
in the fire, the crucible,
but right fights with you...
God will see you through...
 
through the valley of betrayal,
through the darkness of this moment,
You will prevail...
You will be free...
 
--------
October 15, 2026
Through the valley of betrayal
 
Greater Ukrainian deaths because of:
United States diesel deal with Russia
United States cutting off intelligence to Ukraine
Starlink limits put on Ukraine
Edited October 15, 2026
empires will not defeat you – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/10/empires-will-not-defeat-you-v2.html
Russia is fighting Ukraine, China is supporting Russia,
The United States entered a diesel deal with Russia
North Korea is sending troops and missiles to fight for Russia
Iran is aiding Russia, India is buying and selling oil with Russia
Edited September 27, 2026
They will rise – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/09/they-will-rise-v2.html
after Twelve Years of War
Edited September 26, 2026
We choose not to die – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/09/we-choose-not-to-die-v2.html
Speech of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
before the United Nations General Assembly
https://gadebate.un.org/en/81/ukraine
Edited January 5, 2026
Despite Everything – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/despite-everything-v2.html
December 27, 2024
Russia must be defeated
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/.../russia-must-be...
Edited May 21, 2025
There is no neutrality in genocide – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/05/there-is-no-neutrality-in-genocide-v3.html
March 5, 2025
we have become what we abhor
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/03/we-have-become-what-we-abhor.html 
Edited December 12, 2024
The blood of the dead in Bucha – v6
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/12/the-blood-of-dead-in-bucha-v6.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
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
 
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, genocide, Russia, peace, victory, freedom, independence, Zelenskyy, NATO, UN, Oleshky, Holodomor, betrayal, Trump, Musk, Starlink
 
#poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #war #terror #genocide #Russia #peace #victory #TarasShevchenko #freedom #independence #Ukraine #NATO #UnitedNations #UN #UNGA #SlavaUkraini #HeroyamSlava #Zelenskyy #Oleshky #Holodomor #betrayal #Trump #Musk #Starlink