Too close to the border – v2

Too close to the border, to terror,
for warning, defensive actions,
missiles, drones coming,
shattering the stillness,
trapped in safe places,
while the bombs fall…
 
Too close to the border, to terror,
a great city, a vulnerable population,
their continuing fight, their struggle,
forgotten in the fleeting news cycle,
we say we stand with them,
but the bombs continue to fall…
 
Too close to the border, to terror,
a forgotten easy target, repeating,
their only defense is offensive,
to strike the bases, the archers,
too little to for defense,
to catch the incoming arrows…
 
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Edited August 27, 2024
Too close to the border – v2
 
Edited August 27, 2024
Streets of Kharkiv run red with blood – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/streets-of-kharkiv-run-red-with-blood-v2.html
after the attacks on Kyiv as well
August 25, 2024
Too close to the border
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/too-close-to-border.html
Edited August 20, 2024
Paralyzed by red-lines – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/paralyzed-by-red-lines-v2.html
About US policy limiting the use of US provided weapons
inside Russia by Ukraine’s military.
Edited August 19, 2024
The dead cry out – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/the-dead-cry-out-v2.html
Edited August 19, 2024
Neutrality is a myth, a lie
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/neutrality-is-myth-lie.html
Edited August 1, 2024
Resolve personified – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/resolve-personified-v3.html
&
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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