Resolve personified – v3

Resolve personified,
in the faces of these people,
fearless, not letting their enemy win,
not ceding ground to the terror, to evil,
holding fast in the storms, the chaos,
so that genocide would not take hold…
 
Too long have they suffered,
too many lost in the maelstrom,
the storm of chaos, of evil, power,
but resolve, resolute in their struggle,
in choosing to take up arms,
to defend their nation…
 
Resolve personified,
a choice each morning,
in each moment, each decision,
for this nation, for this people,
to protect, to defend their homeland,
to say no to evil, to the invaders…
 
Meeting the enemy in battle,
slowly pushing back evil,
too long delay in assistance,
yet a tide is slowly turning,
the skies more protected, defenses,
for victory, a just peace must rise…
 
Resolve personified,
In the posture of every person,
every son and every daughter,
all of those of this courageous people,
who stand against the enemy,
who say no to their evil intent…
 
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Edited August 1, 2024
Resolve personified – v3
 
Edited July 22, 2024
Resolve personified – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/resolve-personified-v2.html
July 20, 2024
Resolve personified
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/resolve-personified.html
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Edited July 20, 2024
A just peace must rise – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/a-just-peace-must-rise-v3.html
June 29, 2024
X post by Dmytro Kuleba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
https://x.com/DmytroKuleba/status/1806999435559289050
at @DubrovnikForum in Croatia
Edited June 29, 2024
Listen to the cries of these people – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/listen-to-cries-of-these-people-v2.html
Edited June 28, 2024
May the carnage end – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/may-carnage-end-v2.html
 
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