Poetry Where You Live: 11/17/2024

Saturday, November 23, 2024

Known almost in whispers – v3

In life known but unknown
his work, his worth hidden
known almost in whispers,
in truths meant to be known…

His power, a revelation,
in truth a mystery, a treasure,
that his words were highly favored,
though officially they were unknown…

Known only in whispers
in pamphlets, in manuscripts,
shared in the underground,
longing to have breath, to have life…

His power, a revelation,
burgeoning through the ether,
now his words are the fuel, the fire,
that burns within Ukraine…

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Edited November 23, 2024
Known almost in whispers – v3

how the poems of Taras Shevchenko weren’t published
in books but were shared in secret
&
Edited October 29, 2024
Diaspora – 2- v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/diaspora-2-v2.html
about the 24 years Taras Shevchenko
spent away from Ukraine in his youth and imprisonment,
like the Babylonian Exile in Israel
&
Edited October 29, 2024
The mother and the martyr – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-mother-and-martyr-v2.html
after poem “the mother and the martyr”, based on the poem,
“Neophytes”, by Taras Shevchenko
&
Edited October 29, 2024
The Great Catastrophe – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-great-catastrophe-v2.html
based on sentence and imprisonment of Taras Shevchenko
for ten years, 1847 (age 33) until 1857 (age 43)
&
Written and posted September 30, 2024
the ruin of his country
typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-ruin-of-his-country.html
after poem “the ruin of his country”, based on the poems,
“The Dream” and “The Great Grave”, by Taras Shevchenko
&
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, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of 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, pain, serfdom, muse, prison,

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Plumb his words – v3

plumb his words,
his depths of emotion,
the wellspring of his pain, his torment,
separated from his homeland, his people,
his anger at injustice, rage, shouting,
his love for his people, his family, serfs,
the imprisoned, all those downtrodden…

plumb his words,
his kinship, his fidelity,
cleaving forever, always, always,
to the land of his birth, this black soil,
even when he was set apart, in prison,
he always knew where he came from,
his heart was forever Ukraine…

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Edited November 23, 2024
Plumb his words – v3

about Taras Shevchenko’s life and poetry
&
Edited October 29, 2024
In Ukrainian (in Aramaic) – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/in-ukrainian-in-aramaic-v2.html
The Russian radicals looked down on the poems of
Shevchenko, because they were written in Ukrainian
&
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, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of 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, pain, serfdom, muse, prison,

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In Ukrainian (in Aramaic) – v3

In Ukrainian, in the vernacular,
in the language of his people
not the words of the oppressors,
boldly speaking in his native tongue…

The same with Jesus, our Savior,
speaking in the vernacular, Aramaic,
the language of his people, the Jews,
not the words of the empire, of Rome…

Equally subversive, radical, intimate,
but for his own people, so authentic,
not the revolutionaries, planted,
the tares with the wheat…

So too now, in truth, in Russia,
those who speak of freedom,
do they see the hypocrisy,
of their nation state…

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Edited November 23, 2024
In Ukrainian (in Aramaic) – v3

The Russian radicals looked down on the poems of
Shevchenko, because they were written in Ukrainian
&
Written and posted September 29, 2024
Break in twain your fetters
typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/break-in-twain-your-fetters.html
after poem “Break in twain your fetters”, based on the poem,
“The Testament, by Taras Shevchenko,
written Christmas Day, 12/25/1845

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, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of 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, pain, serfdom, muse, prison,

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His wish was fulfilled – v3

His wish was granted, fulfilled,
his prayer was answered,
the spirit of Ukraine which lived,
which called to him homeward,
he was brought back to the Dnipro,
He returned, his body was buried,
in the dark soil, his homeland…

Taras Shevchenko is forever
one with Ukraine…

He lived away from the poplars,
from the fields and the forests,
he spent many years imprisoned,
part of the diaspora, scattered,
so far from his homeland,
but his prayer was answered,
his wish was granted, fulfilled…

Taras Shevchenko is forever
one with Ukraine…

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November 23, 2024
His wish was fulfilled – v3

after poem “His wish was fulfilled, based on the poem,
“The Testament, by Taras Shevchenko,
written Christmas Day, 12/25/1845
&
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 10/13/24
&
Edited September 25, 2024
I hear Taras’ whisper to me… - v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/i-hear-taras-whisper-to-me-v2.html
about Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko,
Robert Burns, Mikhail Bulgakov, and Nikolai Gogol…
Robert Frost and Mary Oliver…

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, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of 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, pain, serfdom, muse, prison,

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Friday, November 22, 2024

The power of his words – v3

Words to start a revolution,
speaking out against injustice,
the cruelty of the hand that fed him,
that held him in slavery, in poverty,
even when he was able to break free…

The power of his words,
shaking the Tsar, his power,
fear in the crucible of poverty,
singling him out for punishment,
to break him, to break his will…

But he held a singular vision,
subversive, resurgent,
to cry out for his people,
to speak out loud a future,
when they all would be free…

His deep love of his homeland,
never changed or wavered,
even when he was far from
the river, the Dnipro,
he held onto Ukraine…

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November 22, 2024
The power of his words – v3

about Taras Shevchenko’s life and poetry
&
Edited October 15, 2024
Break twain your fetters – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/break-in-twain-your-fetters-v2.html
after poem “Break in twain your fetters – v2”, based on the poem,
“The Testament, by Taras Shevchenko,
written Christmas Day, 12/25/1845
&
Written and posted October 15, 2024
in this moment of madness
Typed October 18, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/in-this-moment-of-madness_25.html
&
Written and posted October 13, 2024
His final words
typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/his-final-words_25.html
after poem, “His final words”,
based on the poem, “It is not time for us to stop?”,
by Taras Shevchenko,
written on his 47^th birthday,
2/25/1861, he died one day later,
on 2/26/1861.
&
Written and posted October 13, 2024
Wait in stillness
typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/wait-in-stillness_25.html
after poem, “Wait in stillness”,
based on the poem, “The Years of Youth are passed away”,
by Taras Shevchenko,
written 10/19/1860
&
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, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of 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, pain, serfdom, muse, prison,

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

A voice against injustice – v3

Not fearing repercussions,
sharing his truth with courage,
A voice against injustice
for freedom, autonomy,
for his people, for Ukraine…

His quest for freedom, justice,
for himself, for his people,
breaking the bonds of serfdom,
a message for the ages, for all people,
but first and foremost, Ukraine…

A voice against injustice
a singular voice in images, language,
calling us down through the ages
steeling the resolve of his people,
his Beloved, his Ukraina…

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Edited November 22, 2024
A voice against injustice – v3

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 10/13/24
&
Edited September 25, 2024
I hear Taras’ whisper to me… - v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/i-hear-taras-whisper-to-me-v2.html
about Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko,
Robert Burns, Mikhail Bulgakov, and Nikolai Gogol…
Robert Frost and Mary Oliver…

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, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of 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, pain, serfdom, muse, prison,

#poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #war #terror #genocide #Russia #peace #victory #TarasShevchenko #Taras #Shevchenko #muse #Ukrainian #glory #serfdom #prison #freedom #independence #history #pain

Channeling Taras – v3 #TarasShevchenko

Channeling Taras,
the Bard speaking to me,
the words I have written,
as if from his own hand…

Finding me willing,
a vessel empty,
giving to the power,
of his words, of his love…

Seeking a black-haired maiden,
his true love, Ukraina,
the orphan, the widows,
the Kozaks in chains…

Channeling Taras,
open to his spirit,
to his calling to me,
to once again speak…

Finding the words,
from the air, from the ether,
flying from the steppes,
back to the Dnipro…

Once more he calls me,
from his far-off fortress,
in prisons, in chains,
like his beloved, Ukraina…

Channeling Taras,
being his voice, his witness,
to the bravery of his people,
his nation, fighting for freedom,
for independence from the Moskals…

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Edited November 22, 2024
Channeling Taras – v3

About Taras Shevchenko speaking to my spirit,
through his life and poetry
&
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,
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
&
New/edited and posted October 16, 2024
The Great Grave being opened
typed October 16, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-great-grave-being-opened_24.html
after poem, “The Great Grave being opened”,
based on the poem, “The Great Grave”,
by Taras Shevchenko,
taking his poem into the Ukraine / Russia War
&
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, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

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Sing to me, Taras – v3 #TarasShevchenko

O, Sing to me, Taras,
Songs of the Kobzars, of glory,
and your ancient truths of freedom,
breathe within my spirit, within me love,
for God, for my fellow man…

O, Speak to me, Taras,
Be a clarion call to purpose,
in words of unity, of struggle, power,
ancient words of scripture, of truth,
and of your homeland, Ukraine…

O, Heal me, Taras, my muse,
Spirit speak right through me,
for I too have been broken,
separated from my purpose,
from my one true calling in life…

O, Sing to me, Taras,
Songs of Ukraina, of glory,
your universal call for justice,
the ancient truths of freedom,
and love for God, for our fellow man…

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Edited November 22, 2024
Sing to me, Taras – v3

a prayer to Taras Shevchenko
&
Edited and posted October 17, 2024
Channeling Taras – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/channeling-taras-v2_26.html
About Taras Shevchenko speaking to my spirit,
through his life and poetry
&
Written and posted October 1, 2024
Known almost in whispers
typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/known-almost-in-whispers_23.html
how the poems of Taras Shevchenko weren’t published
in books but were shared in secret
Written and posted September 30, 2024
Diaspora
typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/diaspora.html
about the 24 years Taras Shevchenko
spent away from Ukraine in his youth and imprisonment,
like the Babylonian Exile in Israel
&
Edited October 29, 2024
A voice against injustice – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/a-voice-against-injustice-v2.html
about the life and poetry of the Bard of Ukraine, Taras Shevchenko
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
&
Edited September 25, 2024
I hear Taras’ whisper to me… - v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/i-hear-taras-whisper-to-me-v2.html
about Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko,
Robert Burns, Mikhail Bulgakov, and Nikolai Gogol…
Robert Frost and Mary Oliver…
&
Edited December 11, 2023
I hear you calling to me – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/12/i-hear-you-calling-to-me-v2.html
earlier poem, sensing Robert Burns…
I visited the birthplace of Robert Burns in Scotland in 1999.
That was where I started writing my 1st poem...

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, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

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I hear Taras’ whisper to me… - v3 #TarasShevchenko

I keep hearing his name, repeating,
Taras Shevchenko, the Bard of Ukraine,
in my mind, in my vision,
I hear Taras’ whisper to me,
I don’t know yet what he is saying,
but I long to figure it out…

I feel a pull of his presence, his words,
his sorrow for his people, their struggle,
echoing deep within me, in the same way
I felt in the room where Burns was born,
somehow, I feel him calling to me, yes,
as I support his homeland, Ukraine…

Somehow, I sense Bulgakov and Gogol,
want to gather with us in conversation,
something of the truth of Russia, its ethos,
to understand more fully this conflict,
the nations, the passions flowing,
more than what I read each day…

I hear Taras’ whisper to me, calling,
in words I do not yet comprehend,
I long to know, to understand, language,
how I can use my words to support,
to aid, to heal his homeland,
his love, his blessed Ukraina…

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Edited November 22, 2024

about Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko,
Robert Burns, Mikhail Bulgakov, and Nikolai Gogol…
Robert Frost and Mary Oliver…
&
Edited December 11, 2023
I hear you calling to me – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/12/i-hear-you-calling-to-me-v2.html
earlier poem, sensing Robert Burns…
I visited the birthplace of Robert Burns in Scotland in 1999.
That was where I started writing my 1st poem...

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, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

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Three bards – v3

only dry bones awakened
but the treasure was not discovered
Moskal’s cruelty, their wrath fell upon
the Kobzars, the cursed three bards…

singing this song of misfortune,
praise of their hero, of the broken,
Bohdan was found lying naked,
at rest in an empty tomb…

but the song still soars higher,
ancient treasure remaining, hidden,
Ukraine’s Great Grave cloistered, guarded,
towering on the mountain heights…

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Edited November 22, 2024
Three bards – v3

after poem, “Three bards”,
based on the poem, “The Great Grave”,
by Taras Shevchenko,
&
edited and posted October 16, 2024
Like the friends of Job – v2
typed October 16, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/like-friends-of-job-v2.html
based on the poem, “The Great Grave”,
by Taras Shevchenko,
Psalm 44:13-14
Psalm 43:14-15
Book of Job
&
Written and posted October 8, 2024
Three souls
typed October 16, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/three-souls_24.html
after poem, “Three souls”,
based on the poem, “The Great Grave”,
by Taras Shevchenko
&
Edited October 19, 2024
The Great Grave has been opened – v2
Typed October 19, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-great-grave-has-been-opened-v2_27.html
edited and posted October 18, 2024
The spell has been broken – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-spell-has-been-broken-v2_27.html
Written and posted October 17, 2024
The spell has been broken
typed October 18, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-spell-has-been-broken_26.html
after poem, “The spell has been broken”,
based on the poems, “The Great Grave”,
““To Marko Vovchok”,
about Maria Markovich,
and “Hosea, Chapter XIV”,
by Taras Shevchenko,
taking his poem into the Ukraine / Russia War
and the bravery of the people of Ukraine now

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, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of 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, pain, serfdom, muse, prison,

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Thursday, November 21, 2024

I ache for our bond, our coming together - v2

I ache for our bond, our coming together,
Looking for your presence, your indwelling,
feeling you with me, in my body, in my spirit,
alive in each moment, each breath I share with you...

How I long to touch you, to reach for you darling,
to draw you to me, in a long soulful kiss,
to bring you with me into our bedroom,
to linger as I undress you to behold your nakedness…

I long to lift you, gathering you to me,
caressing you as I set you, on the bed
like a newborn child, only then, will I
slide beside you, touching your whole body...

Rolling over, into you, my manhood inside you,
rising, and falling, together, pulling you to me,
kissing your lips, my hand dropping, beside
my penis, fondling your clitoris, your vagina...

Feeling our rhythm, our movement together,
longing for our consummation, the pulses of energy,
our halting, panting breath, sliding now more quickly
as I loose my seed within you, moaning with you
as I bring you to climax, to our release...

dropping now, my mouth to your womanhood,
the fount of eternity, there between your legs,
drinking our juices, rising to your lips, sharing
our orgasm, the froth of our lovemaking,
our moment of joy, of peace...

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November 21, 2024
I ache for our bond, our coming together
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/11/i-ache-for-our-bond-our-coming-together.html
November 20, 2024
In that moment
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/11/in-that-moment.html
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November 20, 2024
Stepping in beside you
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/11/stepping-in-beside-you.html
&
Edited November 11, 2024
I will stand beside you forever – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/11/i-will-stand-beside-you-forever-v2.html
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Edited November 10, 2024
You are my waking dream – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/11/you-are-my-waking-dream-v2.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, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Poetry, God, face, images, beauty, love, model, wife, husband, love making, romance,

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Edited November 21, 2024

I ache for our bond, our coming together – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/11/i-ache-for-our-bond-our-coming-together_21.html

I ache for our bond, our coming together

I ache for our bond, our coming together, looking for your presence, your indwelling, feeling you with me, in my body, in my spirit, more alive in each moment, each breath I share with you... How I long to touch you, to reach for you darling, to drawn you to me, in a long soulful kiss, to bring you with me, into the bedroom, to linger as I undress you to behold your nakedness, How I long to lift you, gathering you to me, caressing you as I set you, on the bed like a newborn child, only then, will I slide beside you, touching your whole body, rolling over, into you, my manhood inside you, rising, and falling, together, pulling you to me, kissing your lips, my hand dropping, beside my penis, fondling you clitoris, your vagina, feeling our rhythm, our movement together, longing for our consummation, the pulses of energy, our halting, panting breath, sliding now more quickly as I loose my seed within you, moaning with you are I bring you to climax, to our release... dropping now, my mouth to your womanhood, the fount of eternity, there between your legs, drinking our juices, rising to your lips, sharing our orgasm, the froth of our lovemaking, our moment of peace...

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November 21, 2024
I ache for our bond, our coming together

November 20, 2024
In that moment
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/11/in-that-moment.html
&
November 20, 2024
Stepping in beside you
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/11/stepping-in-beside-you.html
&
Edited November 11, 2024
I will stand beside you forever – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/11/i-will-stand-beside-you-forever-v2.html
&
Edited November 10, 2024
You are my waking dream – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/11/you-are-my-waking-dream-v2.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, and 2024. 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, face, images, beauty, love, model, wife, husband, love making, romance,

#Poetry #God #face #images #model #romance #wife #husband #lovemaking

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

In that moment

I have found it is finding that one spot,
gently, harder, faster, rimming the button,
licking your lips, your womanhood,
touching you, creating a rhythm, a motion,
kissing you deeply, drawing me to you,
pulling you to me, falling inside of you,
not reaching completion, waiting,
controlling the intensity, the motion,
the waves, your flesh rising, tensing,
watching your body's reaction,
listening to your breathing,
to your whispered moans,
to excite you but not finish,
to build to a crescendo,
until you are ready to explode...
that is the key...

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November 20, 2024
In that moment

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, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Poetry, God, face, images, beauty, love, model, wife, husband, love making, romance,

#Poetry #God #face #images #model #romance #wife #husband #lovemaking

Stepping in beside you

Hearing the water running,
seeing your naked body,
water still a little cool,
tiny goosebumps liquid,
stepping in beside you,
kissing you deeply in the rainfall,
lowering myself before you,
hot water washing us,
as I move toward you…

Cupping my chin below you,
lapping your clit, drinking all of you,
our passion washes over us
sensual washing, taking my time,
listening to your body as you react
to my touch, massage oils
once I dry your luminous skin,
caressing every millimeter,
every part of you, inside and out...

Music in the background,
maybe candles, a glass of wine or two,
cellphones off... taking our time together
because that time is precious
exploring our passion, our union,
in multiple positions, a journey,
making you wet, juicy, my flesh engorged,
to have you in throws of overwhelming passion...
ecstasy, is my wish for our life together…

For us to always reach for each other,
romantic, primal passions,
to touch, to caress, to pull one another
closer to us, to each move,
to be as one, one body,
to long for each other in our flesh,
in our spirit, to look for each other,
at each other, across a crowded room
and know our world is complete in each other...

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November 20, 2024
Stepping in beside you

Poetry, God, face, images, beauty, love, model, wife, husband, love making, romance,

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Tuesday, November 19, 2024

1,000 Days – v2

1,000 days, nights,
of evil, of terror,
of endless escalation
by the aggressor, of hate…

1,000 days, night,
our nightmare unending,
the fate of the free world,
surely hangs in the balance…

1,000 days, night,
holding our breath, praying,
for the world to rise, to stand,
with all those who fight for freedom…

1,000 days, nights,
under the threat of terror,
genocide, imperial dreams,
of the man living in the bunker…

1,000 days, nights,
missiles, glide bombs, drones,
no match for the resolve, the courage,
of the united Ukrainian people…

1,000 Days

1,000 days, nights,
of evil, of terror,
0f endless escalation
from the aggressor, of hate…

1,000 days, night,
our nightmare unending,
the fate of the free world,
hangs in the balance…

1,000 days, night,
holding our breath, praying,
for the world to rise, to stand,
with those who fight…

1,000 days, nights,
under the threat of terror,
genocide, imperial dreams,
of the man in the bunker…

1,000 days, nights,
missiles, glide bombs, drones,
no match for the resolve, the courage,
of the united Ukrainian people…

Poetry Where You Live