Three centuries, not Four years #poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #war #tragedy #terror #genocide #Russia #peace #Poltava #Kharkiv #Kyiv #Lviv #DayofRemembrance #Ilovaisk #FlagDay #remembranceday #Holodomor #Tatar #BabiYar #DefendersDay #IndependenceDay #NationalAnthem #HeavenlyHundred

The world is blind, myopic,
believing their propaganda
the lie of their origin story
how they came to exist...
 
The battle is ancient,
for survival, for dignity,
three centuries, not four years,
trying to erase Ukraine...
 
The lie at the beginning
usurping history, truth,
the Tsars seeking empire
until they are crushed...
 
Now the people rise up
united in one purpose
standing against terror,
Russia’s genocide...
 
They will prevail,
momentum has shifted,
centuries of struggle
are now bearing fruit...
 
Ukraine will be whole
united as one people,
Russia will be defeated
their lie exposed...
 
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February 20, 2026
Three centuries, not Four years
 
The genocide in Ukraine started with the Tsar’s decree
in 1721, renaming Muscovy to Russia, stealing the
legacy of Kyivan Rus...
edited/ new name February 19, 2026
Four years of terror, genocide
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/four-years-of-terror-genocide.html
Edited/change name February 18, 2026
Momentum Shifting
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/momentum-shifting.html
Edited December 1, 2025
Stealing History – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/12/stealing-history-v3.html
November 30, 2024
Sacred Days
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/11/sacred-days.html
Edited September 6, 2024
Flying from every flagpole – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/flying-from-every-flagpole-v2.html
September 6, 2024
Trampled, beaten, yet unbowed
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/trampled-beaten-yet-unbowed.html
August 27, 2024
The Flag of their Independence
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/the-flag-of-their-independence.html
National Day of Remembrance – August 29, 2024
Ukraine Independence Day – August 24, 2024
Ukraine National Flag Day – August 23, 2024
Edited August 30, 2024
The dead do not yet rest in peace – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/the-dead-do-not-yet-rest-in-peace-v2.html
Edited August 28, 2024
The whisper of the dead – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/the-whisper-of-dead-v2.html
edited August 27, 2024
The stain of innocent blood – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/the-stain-of-innocent-blood-v4.html 
Edited/new name August 27, 2024
Streets of their cities run red with blood
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/streets-of-their-cities-run-red-with.html
Edited August 1, 2024
Resolve personified – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/resolve-personified-v3.html
 
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#poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #war #tragedy #terror #genocide #Russia #peace #Poltava #Kharkiv #Kyiv #Lviv #DayofRemembrance #Ilovaisk #FlagDay #remembranceday #Holodomor #Tatar #BabiYar #DefendersDay #IndependenceDay #NationalAnthem #HeavenlyHundred