Dropping stones, picking up stones #Poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #Matthew18 #John8 # John1 #John3 #BookofJob #Messiah #faith #believe #Pharisees #Jews

Aware of their sins, their condemnation
not fulfilling the Law of Moses
Aware of his birth, his history,
denying the Messiah before them...
 
Dropping stones, picking up stones,
standing defiant, in judgment,
Arguing His identity with God
forgetting the lessons of Job...
 
In the presence of light,
They chose darkness, the flesh,
the certainty they puffed up before them,
denying the Word He spoke...
 
Foolishly debating God,
Leading others to damnation,
Called out directly in the Temple courts,
“Before Abraham was, I Am.”
 
-----
March 5, 2026
Dropping stones, picking up stones
 
Based on John 8
Based on John 1
Based on John 3
Based on Book of Job
Based on Exodus 3:14
Based on Matthew 18
 
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, Matthew 18, John 8,  John 1, Book of Job, Messiah, faith, believe, Pharisees, Jews,

#Poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #Matthew18 #John8 # John1 #John3 #BookofJob #Messiah #faith #believe #Pharisees #Jews 

We must #Admit #poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #love #grace #faith #pray #prayer #isolation #fear #confession #secrets #trust #believe #forgive #forgiveness #change #powerless #admit

We must admit
We must commit
to be brutally honest
to hold nothing back...
 
We must confess
We must be transparent
to be changed, to be healed,
to walk with our Father...
 
We must be real
We must stand in the dock
to defeat Satan’s lies
to defeat our brokenness...
 
-----
March 4, 2026
We must Admit
 
Based on Romans 7:18
Based on 1 John 1:8
Based on Psalm 51:3
re:generation, Step 1, "Admit".
March 3, 2026
across the divide
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/03/across-divide.html
Based on 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 6, Day 4, "Let Others into Your Journey.”
March 3, 2026
We hear God’s whisper
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/03/we-hear-gods-whisper.html
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 6, Day 2, "Self-Will Versus God’s Will”
March 3, 2026
At the end of ourselves
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/03/at-end-of-ourselves.html
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 6, Day 1, "The Gift of Desperation”
March 3, 2026
Powerless to change
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/03/powerless-to-change.html
re:generation, Step 1, "Admit".
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 6, Day 1, "The Gift of Desperation”
 
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, isolation, fear, confession, secrets, trust, believe, forgive, change, powerless, admit,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #love #grace #faith #pray #prayer #isolation #fear #confession #secrets #trust #believe #forgive #forgiveness #change #powerless #admit

42 and rising #poetry #driving #speed #radar #speeding

crisis averted
driving on Tanner
30 on the radar
but suddenly higher
42 and rising...
Checking the dash,
then the rearview mirror...
tapping the brakes
to catch their attention,
distance widening
before the stop sign...
 
--------------
March 3, 2026
42 and rising
 
 
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, driving, speed, radar, speeding,
 
#poetry #driving #speed #radar #speeding

across the divide #poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #love #grace #faith #pray #prayer #isolation #fear #confession #secrets #trust #believe #forgive #forgiveness #change #powerless #admit #share

Speak across the circle
across the divide
Share your journey with others
to get to the other side...
 
Be open, transparent,
sharing your story
others will hear their path
in the words you share...
 
There is hope in community,
in freely sharing,
We are not meant to walk alone
but to share in each other’s burdens...
 
So, take a risk,
Share freely with others
Your story is not unique,
It is just part of your journey...
 
-----
March 3, 2026
across the divide
 
Based on 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 6, Day 4, "Let Others into Your Journey.”
March 3, 2026
We hear God’s whisper
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/03/we-hear-gods-whisper.html
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 6, Day 2, "Self-Will Versus God’s Will”
March 3, 2026
At the end of ourselves
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/03/at-end-of-ourselves.html
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 6, Day 1, "The Gift of Desperation”
March 3, 2026
Powerless to change
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/03/powerless-to-change.html
re:generation, Step 1, "Admit".
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 6, Day 1, "The Gift of Desperation”
 
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, isolation, fear, confession, secrets, trust, believe, forgive, change, powerless, admit,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #love #grace #faith #pray #prayer #isolation #fear #confession #secrets #trust #believe #forgive #forgiveness #change #powerless #admit

We hear #God’s #whisper #poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #love #grace #faith #pray #prayer #isolation #fear #confession #secrets #trust #believe #forgive #forgiveness #change #powerless #admit

When we are silent, attentive,
or bursting into our thoughts,
the word of caution, of conscience,
“Go another way”...
We hear God’s whisper,
the Spirit speaking within us,
to stop, to listen,
to follow God’s will...
 
God calls us to stop,
to change, to repent,
to confess our brokenness
our need for His love...
He wants to heal us
to conform our steps,
but God wants us to choose Him
to walk in His light...
 
-----
March 3, 2026
We hear God’s whisper
 
Based on Romans 12:2
Based on Galatians 5:1
Based on Matthew 6:33
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 6, Day 2, "Self-Will Versus God’s Will”
March 3, 2026
At the end of ourselves
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/03/at-end-of-ourselves.html
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 6, Day 1, "The Gift of Desperation”
March 3, 2026
Powerless to change
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/03/powerless-to-change.html
re:generation, Step 1, "Admit".
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 6, Day 1, "The Gift of Desperation”
 
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, isolation, fear, confession, secrets, trust, believe, forgive, change, powerless, admit,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #love #grace #faith #pray #prayer #isolation #fear #confession #secrets #trust #believe #forgive #forgiveness #change #powerless #admit

At the end of ourselves #poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #love #grace #faith #pray #prayer #isolation #fear #confession #secrets #trust #believe #forgive #forgiveness #change #powerless #admit

Beyond our pain and sorrow
not giving in, trusting in God
at the end of ourselves,
our struggles, our trials,
hope for healing
that only comes from God...
 
We must submit, we must trust,
We must lay our brokenness
on the altar of God...
God, in His mercy,
will give us wholeness and healing.
God will repair our broken hearts...
 
-----
March 3, 2026
At the end of ourselves
 
Based on Psalm 34:18
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 6, Day 1, "The Gift of Desperation”
March 3, 2026
Powerless to change
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/03/powerless-to-change.html
re:generation, Step 1, "Admit".
Based on Matthew 19:16-30
North Hills Church sermon
Based on Habakkuk 2:2-5
Griggs Memorial Baptist Church sermon
Based on Psalm 34:18
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 6, Day 1, "The Gift of Desperation”
 
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, isolation, fear, confession, secrets, trust, believe, forgive, change, powerless, admit,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #love #grace #faith #pray #prayer #isolation #fear #confession #secrets #trust #believe #forgive #forgiveness #change #powerless #admit

#Powerless to #change #poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #love #grace #faith #pray #prayer #isolation #fear #confession #secrets #trust #believe #forgive #forgiveness #change #powerless #admit

We are powerless to change,
to repent, to find healing,
Only in faith and
the love of Christ Jesus...
 
Alone we are lost
beyond redemption,
In Christ we have life
life in abundance...
 
We bring out lives,
our brokenness, our sorrow,
We lay ourselves
on the altar of God...
 
Heal us, Lord, God,
We are utterly broken,
We despair in our pain,
the struggles we carry...
 
We are powerless to change,
so we come to You, Lord Jesus,
We admit we need You,
there is no other way...
 
We confess we are broken,
but we trust Your love,
We know You have saved us,
that You are with us now...
 
-----
March 3, 2026
Powerless to change

re:generation, Step 1, "Admit".

Based on Matthew 19:16-30
North Hills Church sermon
Based on Habakkuk 2:2-5
Griggs Memorial Baptist Church sermon
Based on Psalm 34:18
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 6, Day 1, "The Gift of Desperation”
February 26, 2026
Defiant
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/defiant.html
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 5, Day 3, "Are you willing?”
and discussion at Samson Society
February 26, 2026
we are unwilling
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/we-are-unwilling.html
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 5, Day 3, "Are you willing?”
Edited February 21, 2026
if you are willing – 2 – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/if-you-are-willing-2-v2.html
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 5, Day 3, "Are you willing?”
February 12, 2026
paralyzed, frozen
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/paralyzed-frozen.html
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 4, Day 2, "Worry: Living in Fear."
 
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, isolation, fear, confession, secrets, trust, believe, forgive, change, powerless, admit,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #love #grace #faith #pray #prayer #isolation #fear #confession #secrets #trust #believe #forgive #forgiveness #change #powerless #admit

#Taras saw this #future – v3 #poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #war #terror #genocide #Russia #peace #victory #TarasShevchenko #Taras #Shevchenko #muse #Ukrainian #glory #serfdom #prison #freedom #independence #history

Taras bled the nation’s colors,
He sang the song of Ukraina...
So much a part of Ukraine,
its heart beating within him,
though he was far from her,
He was forever Ukraine...
 
He flew to her from his prison,
His thoughts were ever with her...
His words are prophetic, prescient,
Taras saw this future, this moment...
He is the Kobzar, the Prophet,
He foresaw Ukraine’s victory…
 
Taras wept for Ukraine,
in his Dream, in his Testament...
He saw, he knew her weakness,
the weakness of her leaders
submitting to the Moskals,
ransoming her legacy, her destiny…
 
Taras knew serfdom, the yoke
of sin and subjugation by the Tsar...
But he foresaw his beloved people,
united in this great struggle...
He foresaw Ukraine’s victory
over Moskal’s horde…
 
So, sing songs of the Kobzar,
Read his cry for freedom,
join with his prophecy, glory...
His words a prayer over Ukraina
Rising from war's ashes...
Hope, in her victory’s song…
 
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Edited March 3, 2026
Taras saw this future – v3
 
Edited February 5, 2026
Taras saw this future – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/taras-saw-this-future-v2.html
This poem was inspired by a note on February 3, 2026, from Oleksandra Moskalenko,
Willem F. Duisenberg Fellow, University of Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Studies,
on LinkedIn, “Shevchenko appears to us almost a prophet,
someone who foresaw this war and believed in our victory.”
Several of his poems speak to that to me, including “The Dream”,
“The Great Grave”, and “To Marko Vovchok”
Edited October 17, 2024
peace in his spirit – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/peace-in-his-spirit-v2_26.html
after poem, “peace in his spirit”,
based on the poem, “To Marko Vovchok”,
by Taras Shevchenko,
about Maria Markovich
Edited October 3, 2025
Sing to me, Taras – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/10/sing-to-me-taras-v3.html
a prayer to Taras Shevchenko
Edited September 30, 2025
Channeling Taras – v6
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/09/channeling-taras-v6.html
About Taras Shevchenko speaking to my spirit,
through his life and poetry
written 1/24/1859
New/edited and posted October 16, 2024
The Great Grave has been opened
typed October 16, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-great-grave-has-been-opened.html
after poem, “The Great Grave has been opened”,
based on the poem, “The Great Grave”,
by Taras Shevchenko,
taking his poem into the Ukraine / Russia War
and the bravery of the people of Ukraine now
Written and posted September 29, 2024
A voice against injustice
typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/a-voice-against-injustice.html
Poems about Ukraine and the book, The Poet of Ukraine,
about the life and poetry of the Bard of Ukraine, Taras Shevchenko,
which I read after Hurricane Helene,
from 9/29/2024 to 10/15/24
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 202 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com
Poetry Where You Live.
 
poetry, Ukraine, God, prayer, war, terror, genocide, Russia, peace, victory, Taras Shevchenko, Ukrainian, freedom, independence, history, glory, serfdom, muse, prison,
 
#poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #war #terror #genocide #Russia #peace #victory #TarasShevchenko #Taras #Shevchenko #muse #Ukrainian #glory #serfdom #prison #freedom #independence #history

Людина в бункері – v5 #poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #war #terror #genocide #Russia #peace #victory #TarasShevchenko #Taras #Shevchenko #Ukrainian #freedom #independence #history #invasion #fouryears #1000Days #NATO #Putin #fear #death #Kyiv #Crimea #StandWithUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState

Він ізгой, острів,
Ізольований від світу
від реальності, наслідків,
людина в бункері
лютить, неконтрольований...
 
Він божевільний, сатана,
керує геноцидом, вбивствами,
пригнічує власний народ,
байдужий до різанини
на межі ядерної війни....
 
Він масовий вбивця,
Людина в бункері
самотній, ховається, віддалений,
божевільний, ізгой,
що стоїть проти нашого світу...
 
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відредаговано 3 березня 2026 р.
Людина в бункері – v5
 
edited March 3, 2026
The man in the bunker – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-man-in-bunker-v4.html
As version 3 was translated by Google Translate
Into Ukrainian and back to English
March 3, 2026
The man in the bunker – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-man-in-bunker-v3.html
edited March 6, 2022
The man in the bunker – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-man-in-bunker-v2.html
March 5, 2022
The man in the bunker
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-man-in-bunker.html
March 5, 2022
Don’t give Ukraine to the Madman
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/03/dont-give-ukraine-to-madman.html
February 28, 2022
https://twitter.com/dhakar_puneet/status/1498385709627224065
Ukraine Ambassador to United Nations
extracts of his speech to the General Assembly
#nuclearwar
‘This war was not provoked. It was chosen by someone right now
that is sitting in the bunker. We know what happened to the person
who sat in the bunker in Berlin, in May, 1945,’
said Ukraine’s U.N. envoy Sirgiy Kyslytsya .
March 4, 2022
International law means nothing
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/03/international-law-means-nothing.html
March 4, 2022
A brutal heartless murderer
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/03/a-brutal-heartless-murderer.html
March 1, 2022
Gripped by this moment of conflict
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/03/gripped-by-this-moment-of-conflict.html
edited February 28, 2022
In the crucible of terror – v5
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/02/in-crucible-of-terror-v5.html
edited February 27, 2022
A run on the banks – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/02/a-run-on-banks-v3.html
February 25, 2022
The insanity of these minutes
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-insanity-of-these-minutes.html
February 25, 2022
In the crucible of terror
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/02/in-crucible-of-terror.html
February 25, 2022
Signs of the End Times
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/02/signs-of-end-times.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, God, prayer, war, terror, genocide, Russia, peace, victory, Taras Shevchenko, Ukrainian, freedom, independence, history, glory, invasion, four years, NATO, Putin, fear, death, Kyiv, Crimea,
 
#poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #war #terror #genocide #Russia #peace #victory #TarasShevchenko #Taras #Shevchenko #Ukrainian #freedom #independence #history #invasion #fouryears #1000Days #NATO #Putin #fear #death #Kyiv #Crimea #StandWithUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState

The Man in the Bunker – v4 #poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #war #terror #genocide #Russia #peace #victory #TarasShevchenko #Taras #Shevchenko #Ukrainian #freedom #independence #history #invasion #fouryears #1000Days #NATO #Putin #fear #death #Kyiv #Crimea #StandWithUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState

He is an outcast, an island,
Isolated from the world
from reality, consequences,
the man in the bunker
rages, uncontrolled...
 
He is insane, a Satan,
directing genocide, murder,
oppressing his own people,
indifferent to the massacre
on the brink of nuclear war....
 
He is a mass murderer,
The Man in the Bunker
lonely, hiding, distant,
insane, an outcast,
standing against our world...
 
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edited March 3, 2026
The man in the bunker – v4
 
As version 3 was translated by Google Translate
Into Ukrainian and back to English
edited March 3, 2026
The man in the bunker – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-man-in-bunker-v3.html
edited March 6, 2022
The man in the bunker – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-man-in-bunker-v2.html
March 5, 2022
The man in the bunker
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-man-in-bunker.html
March 5, 2022
Don’t give Ukraine to the Madman
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/03/dont-give-ukraine-to-madman.html
February 28, 2022
https://twitter.com/dhakar_puneet/status/1498385709627224065
Ukraine Ambassador to United Nations
extracts of his speech to the General Assembly
#nuclearwar
‘This war was not provoked. It was chosen by someone right now
that is sitting in the bunker. We know what happened to the person
who sat in the bunker in Berlin, in May, 1945,’
said Ukraine’s U.N. envoy Sirgiy Kyslytsya .
March 4, 2022
International law means nothing
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/03/international-law-means-nothing.html
March 4, 2022
A brutal heartless murderer
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/03/a-brutal-heartless-murderer.html
March 1, 2022
Gripped by this moment of conflict
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/03/gripped-by-this-moment-of-conflict.html
edited February 28, 2022
In the crucible of terror – v5
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/02/in-crucible-of-terror-v5.html
edited February 27, 2022
A run on the banks – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/02/a-run-on-banks-v3.html
February 25, 2022
The insanity of these minutes
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-insanity-of-these-minutes.html
February 25, 2022
In the crucible of terror
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/02/in-crucible-of-terror.html
February 25, 2022
Signs of the End Times
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/02/signs-of-end-times.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, God, prayer, war, terror, genocide, Russia, peace, victory, Taras Shevchenko, Ukrainian, freedom, independence, history, glory, invasion, four years, NATO, Putin, fear, death, Kyiv, Crimea,
 
#poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #war #terror #genocide #Russia #peace #victory #TarasShevchenko #Taras #Shevchenko #Ukrainian #freedom #independence #history #invasion #fouryears #1000Days #NATO #Putin #fear #death #Kyiv #Crimea #StandWithUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState

The man in the #bunker – v3 #poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #war #terror #genocide #Russia #peace #victory #TarasShevchenko #Taras #Shevchenko #Ukrainian #freedom #independence #history #invasion #fouryears #1000Days #NATO #Putin #fear #death #Kyiv #Crimea #StandWithUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState

He is a pariah, an island,
Isolated from the world
from reality, consequences,
the man in the bunker
raging, out of control...
 
He is a madman, a Satan,
Directing genocide, murder,
repressing his own people
uncaring about the carnage
near the brink of nuclear war....
 
He is a mass-murderer,
The man in the bunker
alone, hiding, distant,
a madman, a pariah,
standing against our world...
 
-------
edited March 3, 2026
The man in the bunker – v3
 
edited March 6, 2022
The man in the bunker – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-man-in-bunker-v2.html
March 5, 2022
The man in the bunker
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-man-in-bunker.html
March 5, 2022
Don’t give Ukraine to the Madman
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/03/dont-give-ukraine-to-madman.html
February 28, 2022
https://twitter.com/dhakar_puneet/status/1498385709627224065
Ukraine Ambassador to United Nations
extracts of his speech to the General Assembly
#nuclearwar
‘This war was not provoked. It was chosen by someone right now
that is sitting in the bunker. We know what happened to the person
who sat in the bunker in Berlin, in May, 1945,’
said Ukraine’s U.N. envoy Sirgiy Kyslytsya .
March 4, 2022
International law means nothing
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/03/international-law-means-nothing.html
March 4, 2022
A brutal heartless murderer
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/03/a-brutal-heartless-murderer.html
March 1, 2022
Gripped by this moment of conflict
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/03/gripped-by-this-moment-of-conflict.html
edited February 28, 2022
In the crucible of terror – v5
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/02/in-crucible-of-terror-v5.html
edited February 27, 2022
A run on the banks – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/02/a-run-on-banks-v3.html
February 25, 2022
The insanity of these minutes
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-insanity-of-these-minutes.html
February 25, 2022
In the crucible of terror
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/02/in-crucible-of-terror.html
February 25, 2022
Signs of the End Times
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/02/signs-of-end-times.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, God, prayer, war, terror, genocide, Russia, peace, victory, Taras Shevchenko, Ukrainian, freedom, independence, history, glory, invasion, four years, NATO, Putin, fear, death, Kyiv, Crimea,
 
#poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #war #terror #genocide #Russia #peace #victory #TarasShevchenko #Taras #Shevchenko #Ukrainian #freedom #independence #history #invasion #fouryears #1000Days #NATO #Putin #fear #death #Kyiv #Crimea #StandWithUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState

the #babble of their #words – v3 #poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #John7 #John8 #Temple #identity #Messiah #babel #babble #livingwater #light #Abraham

Jostling with the crowd to find a place,
on the edge of my seat, yearning, straining,
craning to see everything, listening intently,
sitting as close to the action as I could, urgent...
There were so many people crushed together
sensing strange perfumes of distant lands,
a mixing of languages I had never heard,
hearing every word of the debate,
dripping,  bleeding into my spirit,
hanging on every distraction,
murmuring, arguing, trouble,
who Jesus was truly –
the Prophet, a heretic, the Messiah...
smells of sweat, of foreign foods,
the Temple alive, surging,
from early morning, past sunset,
for days on end...
Suddenly, the chaos was pierced -
Jesus, standing up, crying out,
Offering us all living water,
Declaring his identity, yet patient...
Urging us to believe...
 
I didn’t know what to expect, though I was expectant,
I had seen this Jesus yesterday,
I had heard his Galilean accent,
I saw him outside in the throng throbbing around him
the crush of so many strangers
I sensed there was something special
But I didn’t know it was him...
the one that the Pharisees were seeking,
the one causing trouble, healing,
not following the Law of the Sabbath...
How he had taught in the Temple,
How he had upended the tables...
How I longed to draw nearer,
to gather every morsel they were speaking
A murmur of rebellion, a hope;
but a cadence of objection, a curse of rejection...
I wanted to understand his message about water
But I did not dare to approach, to be seen...
I saw the guards, the Pharisees,
Their backs stiffened, on alert
to see the crowd's reactions,
wondering what would come next...
 
I drew ever closer, I walked with the crowds,
with his disciples, I was called to follow...
I marveled as he wrote their names in the sand
as the elders challenged him,
To condemn the woman
under the Law, their judgment,
but He overturned the tables,
forcing them to face the truth
the judgment upon them, leaving,
their stones in the dust...
I marveled at the silence
as He ministered to this fallen woman,
calling her to Him within her heart...
I hid on the edge, not wanting to be seen,
but He spoke to my heart
when He said, “I Am the Light of the World”,
He was speaking right through me
When He turned toward me and said,
“The Truth Will Set You Free”...
I fell-down in worship, I was overcome...
“Before Abraham was, I Am...”
I was in the presence of God!
 
=============
Edited March 2, 2026
the babble of their words – v3
 
Based on #John7
Based on John 7:53-8:11
Based on #John8
Based on #John2:13-17
John 5:1-18
John 18:18
Genesis 11:7-9
Acts 2:4-11
Men’s Thursday Night Bible Study
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, John 7, Festival of Tabernacles, Festival of Booths, Pentecost, Babel, babble, Messiah, identity, Temple, confusion, living water, light, Abraham,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #John7 #Temple #identity #Messiah #babel #babble #livingwater #light #Abraham

The #ambiguity of an #ellipsis – v2 #Poetry #writing #grammar #period #ellipsis #pause #meaning #ambiguity #mystery

More than style, finesse,
something deeper, alive,
stirring in the waters,
the ambiguity of an ellipsis,
versus the finality of a period...
The choice to rhyme or not
the cadence of each moment...
 
Finding the rhythm of the dance
the harmony, the moments,
the living word pictures,
spinning in my mind...
Thoughts stitched together,
Rising to crescendo,
yearning for release...
 
Sometimes overwhelming,
something too real,
pulling of the thread,
unraveling the fabric...
Too raw, too transparent...
But a striving in my spirit,
to be alive, to be true...
 
“Ambiguity is the spice of life”,
I declared when I was 18,
but nuance has a price,
that beauty can reveal...
An ellipsis, a pause, a césure,
the other side of eternity,
in hidden words mused...
 
--------------
edited February 24, 2026
The ambiguity of an ellipsis
 
Writing poetry, using ellipsis...
“I often use an ellipsis, ‘…’, at the end of each stanza intentionally,
to reflect the open-ended, unfinished nature of each thought and
idea within the poem.
 
I hope the use of the ellipsis encourages the reader to pause, reflect,
and think about what lies beyond the words on the page.
This choice highlights the complexity and incompleteness of life,
especially in the context of war, where answers are hard to find, and
consequences extend far beyond what is spoken or seen... 
 
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, grammar, period, ellipsis, pause, meaning, ambiguity, mystery, césure,
 
#Poetry #writing #grammar #period #ellipsis #pause #meaning #ambiguity #mystery

The #Fatherhood of #God #poetry #God #Father #Creator #Fatherhood #child #children #son #brother #Christ

The posture of our hearts

Our internal picture
Images, words in scripture,
Our Abba Father, God...
 
The Fatherhood of God
Our grounding posture
Seeing God as Father
As Creator of all...
 
God’s love like a father,
We are his beloved children
God wants the best for us
Because He loves us that much...
 
The Fatherhood of God
Our belief in our being
Filling us with faith
Transforming our lives...
 
--------------
February 28, 2026
The Fatherhood of God
 
Conversation about prayer at Samson Society,
topic for March 7, 2026 meeting
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.

poetry, God, Father, Creator, nature, Fatherhood, child, children, brother, Christ, son,
 
#poetry #God #Father #Creator #nature #Fatherhood #child #children #son #brother #Christ

the #babble of their #words - v2 #poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #John7 #Temple #identity #Messiah #babel #babble #livingwater

Jostling with the crowd to find a place,
on the edge of my seat, yearning, straining,
craning to see everything, listening intently,
sitting as close to the action as I could, urgent...
There were so many people crushed together
sensing strange perfumes of distant lands,
a mixing of languages I had never heard,
hearing every word of the debate,
dripping,  bleeding into my spirit,
hanging on every distraction,
murmuring, arguing, trouble,
who Jesus was truly –
the Prophet, a heretic, the Messiah...
smells of sweat, of foreign foods,
the Temple alive, surging,
from early morning, past sunset,
for days on end...
Suddenly, the chaos was pierced -
Jesus, standing up, crying out,
Offering us all living water,
Declaring his identity, yet patient...
Urging us to believe...
 
I didn’t know what to expect, though I was expectant,
I had seen this Jesus yesterday,
I had heard his Galilean accent,
I saw him outside in the throng throbbing around him
the crush of so many strangers
I sensed there was something special
But I didn’t know it was him...
the one that the Pharisees were seeking,
the one causing trouble, healing,
not following the Law of the Sabbath...
How he had taught in the Temple,
How he had upended the tables...
How I longed to draw nearer,
to gather every morsel they were speaking
A murmur of rebellion, a hope;
but a cadence of objection, a curse of rejection...
I wanted to understand his message about water
But I did not dare to approach, to be seen...
I saw the guards, the Pharisees,
Their backs stiffened, on alert
to see the crowd's reactions,
wondering what would come next...
 
=============
Edited February 27, 2026
the babble of their words – v2
 
Based on #John7
Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles (Booths)
Jesus Teaches at the Festival
Division Over Who Jesus Is
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders
Based on #John2:13-17
John 5:1-18
John 18:18
Genesis 11:7-9
Acts 2:4-11
Men’s Thursday Night Bible Study
North Hills Church
Edited February 27, 2026
by that same measure – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/by-that-same-measure-v2.html
Edited February 13, 2026
a living testimony – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/a-living-testimony-v2.html
Men’s Thursday Evening Bible Study
Edited January 24, 2026
Bring Your whip, Lord
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/bring-your-whip-lord.html
Men’s Thursday Morning Bible Study
January 15, 2026
I have seen the Christ
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/i-have-seen-christ.html
Men’s Thursday Morning Bible Study
 
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, John 7, Festival of Tabernacles, Festival of Booths, Pentecost, Babel, babble, Messiah, identity, Temple, confusion, living water,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #John7 #Temple #identity #Messiah #babel #babble #livingwater

by that same measure - v2 #poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #John7 #John8 #judgment #forgiveness #mercy #grace #adultry #law

Ancient words of judgment
the Law of Moses...
Stones falling around her...
None standing righteous
all burdened with sin...
 
By the same measure
His words, written in the dust...
God is fully aware...
Their sins present, living,
filling their minds...
 
Focused on their own sin...
They left her with Jesus...
a sinner uncondemned
called to be righteous,
to turn from her past...
 
So too we stand condemned
as children of Adam
and by the sins we carry
But we do not have to fear
the judgment of others...
Jesus' hand sweeps the dust...
 
--------

Edited February 27, 2026

by that same measure – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/by-that-same-measure-v2.html

Based on John 7:53-8:11
Based on John 7
Based on John 8
Based on Matthew 7:1-5
Men’s Thursday Night Bible Study
North Hills Church
February 26, 2026
the babble of their words
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-babble-of-their-words.html
Based on #John7
Based on #John2:13-17
John 5:1-18
John 18:18
Genesis 11:7-9
Acts 2:4-11
Men’s Thursday Night Bible Study
North Hills Church
Edited February 13, 2026
a living testimony – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/a-living-testimony-v2.html
Based on #John5
Men’s Thursday Evening Bible Study
Edited January 24, 2026
Bring Your whip, Lord
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/bring-your-whip-lord.html
Men’s Thursday Morning Bible Study
North Hills Church
January 15, 2026
I have seen the Christ
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/i-have-seen-christ.html
Based on John 1
Men’s Thursday Morning Bible Study
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, John 7, John 8, judgment, forgiveness, mercy, grace, adultery, law,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #John7 #John8 #judgment #forgiveness #mercy #grace #adultry #law

the #babble of their #words #poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #John7 #Temple #identity #Messiah #babel #babble #livingwater

jostling with the crowd to find a place,
on the edge of my seat, yearning,
craning to see everything, listening intently,
sitting as close as I could to the action, urgent,
There were so many people crushed together
sensing strange perfumes of distant lands,
a mixing of languages I had never heard,
hearing every word of the debate,
dripping,  bleeding into my spirit,
hanging on every distraction,
murmuring, arguing, trouble,
who Jesus was truly –
the Prophet, a heretic, the Messiah,
the smells of sweat, of foreign foods,
the Temple alive, surging,
from early morning, past sunset,
for days on end...
Suddenly, the chaos was pierced -
Jesus, standing up, crying out,
Offering us all living water,
Declaring his identity, yet patient...
Urging us to believe...
 
I didn’t know what to expect, though I was expectant,
I had seen this Jesus yesterday,
I had heard his Galilean accent,
I saw him outside in the throng throbbing around him
the crush of so many strangers
I sensed there was something special
But I didn’t know it was he...
the one that the Pharisees were seeking,
the one causing trouble, healing,
not following the Law of the Sabbath...
How he had taught in the Temple,
How he had upended the tables...
How I longed to draw nearer,
to hear every morsel they were speaking
A murmur of rebellion, a hope,
but a cadence of objection, a curse of rejection...
I wanted to understand his message about water
but I did not dare to approach, to be seen...
I saw the guards, the Pharisees,
Their backs stiffened, on alert
to see the crowd's reactions,
wondering what would come next...
 
=============

February 27, 2026

the babble of their words

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-babble-of-their-words.html

Based on #John7

Based on #John2:13-17

John 5:1-18

John 18:18

Genesis 11:7-9

Acts 2:4-11

Men’s Thursday Night Bible Study

North Hills Church

Edited February 27, 2026

by that same measure – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/by-that-same-measure-v2.html

Based on John 7:53-8:11
Edited February 13, 2026
a living testimony – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/a-living-testimony-v2.html
Based on #John5
Men’s Thursday Evening Bible Study
Edited January 24, 2026
Bring Your whip, Lord
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/bring-your-whip-lord.html
Men’s Thursday Morning Bible Study
North Hills Church
January 15, 2026
I have seen the Christ
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/i-have-seen-christ.html
Based on John 1
Men’s Thursday Morning Bible Study
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, John 7, John 8,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #John7 #John8 
 

by that same measure #poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #John7 #John8 #judgment #forgiveness #mercy #grace

ancient words of judgment

the stones falling around her
none standing righteous
all burdened with sin...
 
by the same measure
the words written in the dust
God is fully aware
their sins present, living,
filling their minds...
 
they left her with Jesus
a sinner uncondemned
called to righteous,
to turn from her past...
 
so too we stand condemned
as children of Adam
and by the sins we carry
but we do not have to fear
the judgment of others...
Jesus' hand sweeps the dust...
 
--------
February 26, 2026
by that same measure
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/by-that-same-measure.html
Based on John 7
Based on John 8
Based on John 7:53-8:11
Based on Matthew 7:1-5
February 26, 2026
the babble of their words
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-babble-of-their-words.html
Based on #John7
Based on #John2:13-17
John 5:1-18
John 18:18
Genesis 11:7-9
Acts 2:4-11
Men’s Thursday Night Bible Study
North Hills Church
Edited February 13, 2026
a living testimony – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/a-living-testimony-v2.html
Based on #John5
Men’s Thursday Evening Bible Study
Edited January 24, 2026
Bring Your whip, Lord
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/bring-your-whip-lord.html
Men’s Thursday Morning Bible Study
North Hills Church
January 15, 2026
I have seen the Christ
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/i-have-seen-christ.html
Based on John 1
Men’s Thursday Morning Bible Study
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, John 7, John 8, judgment, forgiveness, mercy, grace,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #John7 #John8 #judgment #forgiveness #mercy #grace

The ambiguity of an ellipsis #Poetry #writing #grammar #period #ellipsis #pause #meaning #ambiguity #mystery

The ambiguity of an ellipsis,
The finality of a period
The choice to rhyme or not
The cadence of each moment...
 
Finding the rhythm of the dance
The living word pictures,
Spinning in my mind
Yearning for release...
 
Sometimes overwhelming,
Too raw, to transparent,
But a striving in my spirit,
To be alive, to be real...
 
Ambiguity is the spice of life,
I said when I was 18,
But nuance has a price,
That beauty can reveal...
 
--------------
February 24, 2026
The ambiguity of an ellipsis
 
Writing poetry, using ellipsis...
“I often use an ellipsis, ‘…’, at the end of each stanza intentionally,
to reflect the open-ended, unfinished nature of each thought and
idea within the poem.
 
I hope the use of the ellipsis encourages the reader to pause, reflect,
and think about what lies beyond the words on the page.
This choice highlights the complexity and incompleteness of life,
especially in the context of war, where answers are hard to find, and
consequences extend far beyond what is spoken or seen... 
 
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, grammar, period, ellipsis, pause, meaning, ambiguity, mystery,
 
#Poetry #writing #grammar #period #ellipsis #pause #meaning #ambiguity #mystery

A #Strategy of #Victory #poetry #courage #Ukraine #war #victory #resolve #NewYear #OleksandraMatviichuk #ChristinaKydrava #MykhailoFedorov #YES #WEC #MSC #fouryears #invasion #Feb24 #YESfeb2026

A strong undercurrent,
A prayer spoken in the open,
Threads of these meetings,
A rising tide, buoyant...
 
A decisive year rising,
A change in rhetoric,
What was a fight for survival,
Now they are fighting to win...
 
The West must rise with them
These brave united people,
We must not give them
To the crucible, the madman...
 
Now is the moment,
With weapons, with sanctions,
Asymmetric warfare
Will be the bear’s defeat...
 
A strategy of victory,
Not merely survival,
We must believe with them,
We must stand with Ukraine...
 
-------------
February 26, 2026
A Strategy of Victory
 
Synthesis of shift in language and strategy:
Davos World Economic Forum (WEC)
Munich Security Conference (MSC)
Yalta European Strategy (YES) and the Victor Pinchuk Foundation’s YES Special Gathering on February 24, 2026, the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
“The Necessity to WIN. The most meaningful parts focused on
creating a "V-Strategy" (Strategy of Victory) rather than just
managing the conflict, emphasizing that only definitive
Ukrainian victory can end the war.
The West must provide support to see this happen...”
Edited December 2, 2025
Ukraine must win – v6
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/12/ukraine-must-win-v6.html
Edited/change name February 18, 2026
Momentum Shifting
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/momentum-shifting.html
Edited/change name February 17, 2026
Momentum changing
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/momentum-changing.html
Based on my post to Mykhailo Fedorov on LinkedIn,
“In the poem below, I called 2025, "A different year ended"; but that makes 2026, "A decisive year begun". I pray this is the year for Ukraine to achieve victory and a just and lasting peace. ”
Edited January 25, 2026
A decisive year beginning – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/a-decisive-year-beginning-v2.html
Based on my post to Mykhailo Fedorov on LinkedIn
Edited January 5, 2026
A different year ended – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/a-different-year-ended-v2.html
Inspired by post of Christina Kydrava, December 31, 2025,
https://www.instagram.com/stories/kydrava_/3799867793609373927/
reposting her post of December 31, 2024
https://www.instagram.com/p/DEQD199tBfb/
“There will be no results, only conclusions: the struggle continues.”
I replied: “Another year ending but different than last December 31. This year ending was like 1942/1943 in the United States, where military production and attacks on Japanese positions began after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The parallels aren't perfect, but Ukraine is now producing more of its own weapons and taking the fight to Russia. 2026 will be decisive for Ukraine’s victory.”
Edited December 31, 2025
Despite everything
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/despite-everything.html
December 30, 2025 Instagram post by Oleksandra Matviichuk
https://www.instagram.com/p/DS7HP6aDOC3/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
 
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Poetry Where You Live.
 
Poetry, courage, Ukraine, war, victory, resolve, Oleksandra Matviichuk, Christina Kydrava, Mykhailo Fedorov, Yalta European Strategy, Davos, Munich, four years, invasion, World Economic Forum, Munich Security Conference,
 
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None of us will admit that we are defiant,
yet we purposefully turn from God,
We each are the prodigal, the son, the daughter,
who has left our home, our protection,
the place where we are loved,
We each have rebelled against the Father,
not trusting our days, our decisions,
our will to God, daily...
We break the heart of God
as Adam did in the Garden...
We separate ourselves from God,
His unending love...
 
We act, we don’t think, in rebellion,
We trust ourselves, our instincts...
We walk in the same ruts,
We seek healing and relief
from the pain, the struggles,
the burdens we carry...
We do not go first to God
for our daily bread,
for our peace, our trust,
so weak, so broken, crying out...
We separate ourselves from God,
His unending love...
 
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February 26, 2026
Defiant
 
Based on #Isaiah1:18-20
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 5, Day 3, "Are you willing?”
and Isaiah 30:15
and Ephesians 4:32
discussion at Samson Society
and Jeremiah 18:1-10
Isaiah 64:8
February 26, 2026
we are unwilling
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/we-are-unwilling.html
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 5, Day 3, "Are you willing?”
Edited February 21, 2026
if you are willing – 2 – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/if-you-are-willing-2-v2.html
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 5, Day 3, "Are you willing?”
Edited February 20, 2026
forgive those who have hurt you – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/forgive-those-who-have-hurt-you-v3.html
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 5, Day 4, “Forgiveness.”
Edited February 19, 2026
the pain deepens – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-pain-deepens-v2.html 
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 5, Day 2, "The Heart That’s Well Is the Heart That Tells”.
February 18, 2026
We are Stronger in the Fight
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/we-are-stronger-in-fight.html
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 5, Day 1, "Feeling Different (Just Like the Rest of Us)."
February 17, 2026
Agar plates
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/agar-plates.html
February 16, 2026
throughout the day
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/throughout-day.html
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 4, Day 2, "Talk to God (Pray)."
February 12, 2026
paralyzed, frozen
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/paralyzed-frozen.html
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 4, Day 2, "Worry: Living in Fear."
 
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, isolation, fear, confession, secrets, trust, believe, forgive,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #love #grace #faith #pray #prayer #isolation #fear #confession #secrets #trust #believe #forgive

we are unwilling #poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #love #grace #faith #pray #prayer #isolation #fear #confession #secrets #trust #believe #forgive

we go it alone, defiant,
rebelling against our Fathe...,
we are unwilling to change
to rest in repentance
to lean on God’s strength
in quietness, in truth,
with our hearts at peace,
at rest in God...
 
we must be willing
to submit to the Father,
to trust in His goodness,
believing He will protect us
to believe in Christ’s promise...
We must give our days over to Him
climbing on the Potter’s wheel,
giving our lives to His touch...
 
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February 26, 2026
we are unwilling
 
Based on #Isaiah1:18-20
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 5, Day 3, "Are you willing?”
and Isaiah 30:15
and Ephesians 4:22
discussion at Samson Society
and Jeremiah 18:1-10
Isaiah 64:8
Edited February 21, 2026
if you are willing – 2 – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/if-you-are-willing-2-v2.html
Based on #Isaiah1:18-20
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 5, Day 3, "Are you willing?”
Edited February 20, 2026
forgive those who have hurt you – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/forgive-those-who-have-hurt-you-v3.html
Based on #Ephesians4:32
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 5, Day 4, “Forgiveness.”
Edited February 19, 2026
the pain deepens – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-pain-deepens-v2.html 
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 5, Day 2, "The Heart That’s Well Is the Heart That Tells”.
February 18, 2026
We are Stronger in the Fight
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/we-are-stronger-in-fight.html
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 5, Day 1, "Feeling Different (Just Like the Rest of Us)."
February 17, 2026
Agar plates
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/agar-plates.html
February 16, 2026
throughout the day
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/throughout-day.html
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 4, Day 2, "Talk to God (Pray)."
February 12, 2026
paralyzed, frozen
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/paralyzed-frozen.html
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 4, Day 2, "Worry: Living in Fear."
February 11, 2026
the battleground
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-battleground.html
February 11, 2026
Hope
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/hope.html
re:generation, Groundwork, Week 4, Day 1, “Faith That God Can Restore You.”
February 10, 2026
the breath of life
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-breath-of-life.html
February 10, 2026
We believe our hearts
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/we-believe-our-hearts.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, God, Christ, Spirit, love, grace, regeneration, faith, pray, prayer, isolation, fear, confession, secrets, trust, believe, forgive,
 
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