Ukraine needs momentum, progress,
recommitment of their allies, together,
a groundswell, a breaking of inertia,
something to overwhelm attrition,
the slow grinding of the earth, danger,
needing a breaking of the enemy, sanctions,
a chink in their armor, more evident,
to see their hope fully justified,
a way to victory, to peace…
Equipoise, waiting, stuck by delay,
lies of the enemy, playing allies, evil,
seeking to distract from their terror,
the genocide they are committing,
to freeze the hands of these people,
fighting to defend, to survive, allies
bowing to demands of tyrants,
no longer pawns, proxies, victims,
but conquering heroes in this fight…
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Edited April 4, 2025
Equipoise – v2
Edited December 23,
2024
Ukraine must win – v5
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/12/ukraine-must-win-v5.html
February 28, 2025
Gathering a War Council
Photograph of President Zelenskyy with leaders of Nordic
and Baltic nations on February 24, 2025 in Kyiv
on the 3rd anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion
February 27, 2025
touching bleeding flesh
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/02/touching-bleeding-flesh-defender.html
(written by a medic on the front lines in Ukraine)
Edited February 26, 2025
touching bleeding flesh – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/02/touching-bleeding-flesh-v2.html
"The present memory of that day" is both 2/24/2022 for Ukraine and Ukrainians
and 2/14/1991 for me personally. I am using my experience of detailed visceral
images of lifting the blood and brains of my father to give even a touch of
authenticity to this poem, merging my conversation with one defender and
the words of that other defender yesterday to write "touching bleeding flesh "
&
Edited February 26, 2025
The present memory of that day – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/02/the-present-memory-of-that-day-v2.html
February 25, 2025
Memory of February 24, 2022
as described by defender of Ukraine
&
edited February 15, 2025
Three years of terror, of genocide – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/02/three-years-of-terror-genocide-v2.html
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recommitment of their allies, together,
a groundswell, a breaking of inertia,
something to overwhelm attrition,
the slow grinding of the earth, danger,
needing a breaking of the enemy, sanctions,
a chink in their armor, more evident,
to see their hope fully justified,
a way to victory, to peace…
lies of the enemy, playing allies, evil,
seeking to distract from their terror,
the genocide they are committing,
to freeze the hands of these people,
fighting to defend, to survive, allies
bowing to demands of tyrants,
no longer pawns, proxies, victims,
but conquering heroes in this fight…
Edited April 4, 2025
Equipoise – v2
Ukraine must win – v5
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/12/ukraine-must-win-v5.html
February 28, 2025
Gathering a War Council
Photograph of President Zelenskyy with leaders of Nordic
and Baltic nations on February 24, 2025 in Kyiv
on the 3rd anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion
February 27, 2025
touching bleeding flesh
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/02/touching-bleeding-flesh-defender.html
(written by a medic on the front lines in Ukraine)
Edited February 26, 2025
touching bleeding flesh – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/02/touching-bleeding-flesh-v2.html
"The present memory of that day" is both 2/24/2022 for Ukraine and Ukrainians
and 2/14/1991 for me personally. I am using my experience of detailed visceral
images of lifting the blood and brains of my father to give even a touch of
authenticity to this poem, merging my conversation with one defender and
the words of that other defender yesterday to write "touching bleeding flesh "
&
Edited February 26, 2025
The present memory of that day – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/02/the-present-memory-of-that-day-v2.html
February 25, 2025
Memory of February 24, 2022
as described by defender of Ukraine
&
edited February 15, 2025
Three years of terror, of genocide – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/02/three-years-of-terror-genocide-v2.html
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