Hear the cries of your #Future – v2 #Poetry #Ukraine #victory #hope #courage #heroes #victory #glory #protest #defenders #TarasShevchenko #justice #peace #honor #remembrance #NABU #Fedorov #Zelenskyy #Syrskyi

Their protests are expanding,
their demands are escalating...
Hear the cries of your Future
to the leaders of Ukraine...
 
Like Maidan they saw in their youth,
Like their protests for NABU last year...
the cardboard signs they hold at 9:00 am...
Replaced with protest signs at 9:01 am...
 
Their protests are louder, strident,
while the Rada is empty
Their demands are escalating -
Their future is in the breach...
 
A 21st-century war...
demands a 21st-century leader...
Innovation will save them
for an enduring peace...
 
Their protest are for justice,
for reforms to the system...
The Soviet way of war
will not defeat the Russians...
 
Attrition will not prevail...
Asymmetric war is essential...
The battlefield is on the screens
of thousands of drone operators...
 
You must reinstate Minister Fedorov!
Now, President Zelenskyy!
Listen to your Future -
Protesting, crying in the street!
 
---------------- 
Edited July 29, 2026
Hear the cries of your Future – v2
 
Protests across Ukraine
to reinstate Mykhailo Fedorov
as Minister of Defense
Edited July 29, 2026
Joining in Protest – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/joining-in-protest-v2.html
Edited July 29, 2026
Another cardboard revolution – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/another-cardboard-revolution-v2.html
Edited July 29, 2026
Joining in Protest – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/joining-in-protest-v2.html
Protests across Ukraine
to reinstate Mykhailo Fedorov
as Minister of Defense
Edited July 29, 2026
Another cardboard revolution – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/another-cardboard-revolution-v2.html
Edited July 17, 2026
hand-written signs – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/hand-written-signs-v2.html
Edited July 17, 2026
The enemy has no idea – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-enemy-has-no-idea-v4.html
Edited July 11, 2026
Innovation – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/innovation-v2.html
Edited July 1, 2026
Breaking the chains of empire - v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/breaking-chains-of-empire-v2.html
Edited June 24, 2026
Resolve personified – v7
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/06/resolve-personified-v7.html
Edited June 30, 2026
Taras saw this future – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/06/taras-saw-this-future-v4.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, 2024, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com
Poetry Where You Live.

Poetry, Ukraine, victory, hope, courage, heroes, victory, glory, protest, defenders, Taras Shevchenko, justice, peace, honor, remembrance, NABU, Maidan, Fedorov, Zelenskyy, Syrskyi,
 
#Poetry #Ukraine #victory #hope #courage #heroes #victory #glory #protest #defenders #TarasShevchenko #justice #peace #honor #remembrance #NABU #Fedorov #Zelenskyy #Syrskyi

Joining in #Protest – v2 #Poetry #Ukraine #victory #hope #courage #heroes #victory #glory #protest #defenders #TarasShevchenko #justice #peace #honor #remembrance #NABU #Fedorov #Zelenskyy

Stopping daily, the nation gathers,
Carrying cardboard signs
for their fallen, for defenders,
those still held by Russia...
Standing together at 9:00 am
for a Moment of Honor...
 
But gathering again at 9:01 am
with new signs of protest
over an unwise decision...
In the heat of conflict,
forced to choose sides,
a tragic choice...
 
Joining in protest,
the young, the veterans,
chanting slogans, praying,
singing the national anthem...
In the middle of war standing
for what they believe...
 
Yearning for that future
when they will be at peace
seeing a victory in
innovation over attrition...
The risk of meat assaults,
the loss of each human life...
 
We pray now for wisdom
for a change to the decision
for the cost of war to fall
on the aggressor, not the victim...
For unity to rise once more
for the defeat of the enemy...
 
---------------- 
Edited July 29, 2026
Joining in Protest – v2
 
Protests across Ukraine
to reinstate Mykhailo Fedorov
as Minister of Defense
Edited July 29, 2026
Another cardboard revolution – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/another-cardboard-revolution-v2.html
Edited, new name July 20, 2026
Hear the cries of your Future
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/hear-cries-of-your-future.html
Edited July 17, 2026
hand-written signs – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/hand-written-signs-v2.html
Edited July 17, 2026
The enemy has no idea – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-enemy-has-no-idea-v4.html
Edited July 16, 2026
In the crucible of war – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/in-crucible-of-war-v3.html
Edited July 11, 2026
Innovation – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/innovation-v2.html
Edited July 1, 2026
Breaking the chains of empire - v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/breaking-chains-of-empire-v2.html
Edited June 24, 2026
Resolve personified – v7
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/06/resolve-personified-v7.html
Edited June 30, 2026
Taras saw this future – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/06/taras-saw-this-future-v4.html
May 24, 2026
The Eyes of the Defenders – Version 3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-eyes-of-defenders-version-3.html
May 22, 2024
In the crucible of history
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/in-crucible-of-history.html
About President Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський,
and the Ukrainian people
 
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, 2024, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com
Poetry Where You Live.

Poetry, Ukraine, victory, hope, courage, heroes, victory, glory, protest, defenders, Taras Shevchenko, justice, peace, honor, remembrance, NABU, Maidan, Fedorov, Zelenskyy,
 
#Poetry #Ukraine #victory #hope #courage #heroes #victory #glory #protest #defenders #TarasShevchenko #justice #peace #honor #remembrance #NABU #Fedorov #Zelenskyy

Another #cardboard #revolution – v2 #Poetry #Ukraine #hope #courage #heroes #glory #protest #defenders #TarasShevchenko #justice #Maidan #cardboard #revolution #peace #honor #Fedorov #Zelenskyy #Magyar #drones #MinisterofDefense #MO #Maidan #NAKO #NABU

The people in the street are still standing,
They are not willing to remain silent,
about the choices that were made,
about the choosing of sides...
and only then beginning to listen...
 
More than twelve years after Maidan
People are again gathering in protest
to chart the course for their nation...
Another cardboard revolution is rising
After more than four years of war...
 
The people themselves hold power,
standing in silence, in honor,
holding signs each morning at 9:00 am...
Every hero, every handwritten sign reflects
Their deep love of Ukraine...
 
They feel the tide turning,
a change in their posture,
the rising pace of innovation...
Missiles, drones targeting Moscow,
Wildberries warehouses on fire, ablaze...
 
In the crucible of war, this trial,
A fateful decision, momentum,
A critical change agent -
A strategy of victory -
They do not want to lose...
 
A cry to their president,
in the square before him,
and in cities across the nation,
thumping on cardboard -
Reinstate the visionary –
The one in whom they believe...
----------------
Edited July 29, 2026
Another cardboard revolution – v2
 
edited July 25, 2026
Fly Taras – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/fly-taras-v2.html
Edited July 23, 2026
Magyar’s Birds – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/magyars-birds-v2.html
July 23, 2026
The change agent – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-change-agent-v2.html
July 20, 2026
Joining in Protest
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/joining-in-protest.html
Edited, new name July 20, 2026
Hear the cries of your Future
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/hear-cries-of-your-future.html
Edited July 17, 2026
hand-written signs – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/hand-written-signs-v2.html
Edited July 17, 2026
The enemy has no idea – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-enemy-has-no-idea-v4.html
Edited July 11, 2026
Innovation – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/innovation-v2.html
Edited July 1, 2026
Breaking the chains of empire - v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/breaking-chains-of-empire-v2.html
Edited June 24, 2026
Resolve personified – v7
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/06/resolve-personified-v7.html
Edited June 30, 2026
Taras saw this future – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/06/taras-saw-this-future-v4.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, 2024, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com
Poetry Where You Live.

Poetry, Ukraine, hope, courage, heroes, glory, protest, defenders, Taras Shevchenko, justice, Maidan, cardboard, revolution, honor, Fedorov, Zelenskyy, drones, victory, NABU, NAKO,

#Poetry #Ukraine #hope #courage #heroes #glory #protest #defenders #TarasShevchenko #justice #Maidan #cardboard #revolution #peace #honor #Fedorov #Zelenskyy #Magyar #drones #MinisterofDefense #MO #Maidan #NAKO #NABU

Another #cardboard #revolution #Poetry #Ukraine #hope #courage #heroes #glory #protest #defenders #TarasShevchenko #justice #Maidan #cardboard #revolution #peace #honor #Fedorov #Zelenskyy #Magyar #drones #MinisterofDefense #MO #Maidan #NAKO #NABU

The people in the street standing,
not willing to remain silent,
about the choices made,
about the choosing of sides...
and only then listening...
 
More than twelve years after Maidan
People again gathering in protest
to chart the course for their nation...
Another cardboard revolution rising
After more than four years of war...
 
The people hold power,
standing in silence, in honor,
holding signs each morning...
Every hero, every sign held is
Their love of Ukraine...
 
They feel the tide turning,
a change in their posture,
the rising pace of innovation...
Missiles, drones targeting Moscow,
Wildberries on fire, ablaze...
 
In the crucible of war,
A fateful decision, momentum,
A critical change agent -
A strategy of victory -
They do not want to lose...
 
A cry to the president,
in the square before him,
thumping on cardboard...
Reinstate the visionary –
The one in whom they believe...

----------------
Edited July 27, 2026
Another cardboard revolution
 
edited July 25, 2026
Fly Taras – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/fly-taras-v2.html
Edited July 23, 2026
Magyar’s Birds – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/magyars-birds-v2.html
July 23, 2026
The change agent – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-change-agent-v2.html
July 20, 2026
Joining in Protest
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/joining-in-protest.html
Edited, new name July 20, 2026
Hear the cries of your Future
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/hear-cries-of-your-future.html
Edited July 17, 2026
hand-written signs – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/hand-written-signs-v2.html
Edited July 17, 2026
The enemy has no idea – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-enemy-has-no-idea-v4.html
Edited July 11, 2026
Innovation – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/innovation-v2.html
Edited July 1, 2026
Breaking the chains of empire - v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/breaking-chains-of-empire-v2.html
Edited June 24, 2026
Resolve personified – v7
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/06/resolve-personified-v7.html
Edited June 30, 2026
Taras saw this future – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/06/taras-saw-this-future-v4.html
May 22, 2024
In the crucible of history
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/in-crucible-of-history.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, 2024, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com
Poetry Where You Live.

Poetry, Ukraine, hope, courage, heroes, glory, protest, defenders, Taras Shevchenko, justice, Maidan, cardboard, revolution, honor, Fedorov, Zelenskyy, drones, victory, NABU, NAKO,

#Poetry #Ukraine #hope #courage #heroes #glory #protest #defenders #TarasShevchenko #justice #Maidan #cardboard #revolution #peace #honor #Fedorov #Zelenskyy #Magyar #drones #MinisterofDefense #MO #Maidan #NAKO #NABU

The change agent – v2 #Poetry #Ukraine #victory #hope #courage #heroes #victory #glory #protest #defenders #TarasShevchenko #justice #peace #honor #Fedorov #Zelenskyy #Syrskyi #Drapatyi #Sternenko #Magyar

 
Fedorov is the face, the fulcrum
He is the catalyst, the innovator,
the critical change agent
forming a strategy for victory
away from attritional war...
 
Asymmetric warfare, innovation,
A rising drone army on sea, on the land,
and drones in their azure sky
relentlessly stalking the enemy,
beyond the front lines...
 
Taking the war to Russia,
on the Black and Azov Seas,
widening the no man’s land
giving time for allies
for sanctions to work...
 
Magyar’s Birds are flying beyond
the Urals, striking everywhere...
attacking Moscow’s means
of war, of funding, its economy...
Making Crimea a peninsula...
 
Six months is not enough
to implement radical transformation,
but the tide has been turned...
Ukraine is on the offensive
and Russia is on the back foot...
 
---------------- 
Edited July 23, 2026
The change agent – v2
 
Mykhailo Fedorov, taking asymmetrical warfare to the next level,
Making critical reforms in the Ukrainian military
July 20, 2026
Joining in Protest
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/joining-in-protest.html
Protests across Ukraine to reinstate Mykhailo Fedorov as Minister of Defense
Edited, new name July 20, 2026
Hear the cries of your Future
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/hear-cries-of-your-future.html
Edited July 17, 2026
hand-written signs – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/hand-written-signs-v2.html
Edited July 17, 2026
The enemy has no idea – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-enemy-has-no-idea-v4.html
Edited July 16, 2026
In the crucible of war – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/in-crucible-of-war-v3.html
Edited July 11, 2026
Innovation – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/innovation-v2.html
Edited July 1, 2026
Breaking the chains of empire - v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/breaking-chains-of-empire-v2.html
Edited June 24, 2026
Resolve personified – v7
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/06/resolve-personified-v7.html
Edited June 30, 2026
Taras saw this future – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/06/taras-saw-this-future-v4.html
May 24, 2026
The Eyes of the Defenders – Version 3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-eyes-of-defenders-version-3.html
May 22, 2024
In the crucible of history
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/in-crucible-of-history.html
About President Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський,
and the Ukrainian people
 
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, 2024, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com
Poetry Where You Live.

Poetry, Ukraine, victory, hope, courage, heroes, glory, protest, defenders, Taras Shevchenko, justice, peace, honor, NABU, Maidan, Fedorov, Zelenskyy, Syrskyi, Drapatyi, Magyar,
 
#Poetry #Ukraine #victory #hope #courage #heroes #victory #glory #protest #defenders #TarasShevchenko #justice #peace #honor #Fedorov #Zelenskyy #Syrskyi #Drapatyi #Sternenko #Magyar

The change agent #Poetry #Ukraine #victory #hope #courage #heroes #victory #glory #protest #defenders #TarasShevchenko #justice #peace #honor #remembrance #NABU #Fedorov #Zelenskyy #Syrskyi

Fedorov is the fulcrum

the catalyst, the innovator,

the critical change agent

forming a strategy for victory

not attritional war...

Asymmetric warfare

A rising drone army

on sea, on the land,

and drones in their azure sky

relentlessly stalking the enemy...

Taking the war to Russia,

on the Black and Azov Seas,

widening the no man’s land

giving time for allies

for sanctions to work...

Six months is not enough

to implement innovation

but the tide has been turned

Ukraine is on the offensive

and Russia is on the back foot...

---------------- 

July 20, 2026

The change agent

Mykhailo Fedorov,

taking asymmetrical warfare

to the next level

July 20, 2026

Joining in Protest

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/joining-in-protest.html 

Protests across Ukraine

to reinstate Mykhailo Fedorov 

as Minister of Defense

Edited, new name July 20, 2026

Hear the cries of your Future 

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/hear-cries-of-your-future.html 

Edited July 17, 2026

hand-written signs – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/hand-written-signs-v2.html 

Edited July 17, 2026

The enemy has no idea – v4

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-enemy-has-no-idea-v4.html 

Edited July 16, 2026

In the crucible of war – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/in-crucible-of-war-v3.html 

Edited July 11, 2026

Innovation – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/innovation-v2.html 

Edited July 1, 2026

Breaking the chains of empire - v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/breaking-chains-of-empire-v2.html 

Edited June 24, 2026

Resolve personified – v7

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/06/resolve-personified-v7.html 

Edited June 30, 2026

Taras saw this future – v4

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/06/taras-saw-this-future-v4.html 

May 24, 2026

The Eyes of the Defenders – Version 3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-eyes-of-defenders-version-3.html 

May 22, 2024

In the crucible of history

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/in-crucible-of-history.html 

About President Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський,

and the Ukrainian people

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, 2024, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com 

Poetry Where You Live. 

Poetry, Ukraine, victory, hope, courage, heroes, victory, glory, protest, defenders, Taras Shevchenko, justice, peace, honor, remembrance, NABU, Maidan, Fedorov, Zelenskyy, Syrskyi, 

 

#Poetry #Ukraine #victory #hope #courage #heroes #victory #glory #protest #defenders #TarasShevchenko #justice #peace #honor #remembrance #NABU #Fedorov #Zelenskyy #Syrskyi

Joining in #Protest #Poetry #Ukraine #victory #hope #courage #heroes #victory #glory #protest #defenders #TarasShevchenko #justice #peace #honor #remembrance #NABU #Fedorov #Zelenskyy #Syrskyi

Stopping daily, the nation gathers,

Grabbing cardboard signs

For their fallen, for defenders,

Those still held by Russia...

Standing together at 9:00 am

For a Moment of Honor...

But gathering again

With new signs of protest

Over an unwise decision

In the heat of conflict,

Forced to choose sides,

A tragic choice...

Joining in protest,

The young, the veterans,

Chanting slogans, praying,

Singing the national anthem...

In the middle of war standing

For what they believe...

Yearning for that future

When they will be at peace

Seeing a victory in

Innovation over attrition,

The risk of meat assaults,

The loss of each human life...

We pray now for wisdom

For a change to the decision

For the cost of war to fall

On the aggressor, not the victim

For unity to rise once more

For the defeat of the enemy...

---------------- 

July 20, 2026

Joining in Protest

Edited, new name July 20, 2026

Hear the cries of your Future 

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/hear-cries-of-your-future.html 

Protests across Ukraine

to reinstate Mykhailo Fedorov 

as Minister of Defense

Edited July 17, 2026

hand-written signs – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/hand-written-signs-v2.html 

Edited July 17, 2026

The enemy has no idea – v4

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-enemy-has-no-idea-v4.html 

Edited July 16, 2026

In the crucible of war – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/in-crucible-of-war-v3.html 

Edited July 11, 2026

Innovation – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/innovation-v2.html 

Edited July 1, 2026

Breaking the chains of empire - v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/breaking-chains-of-empire-v2.html 

Edited June 24, 2026

Resolve personified – v7

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/06/resolve-personified-v7.html 

Edited June 30, 2026

Taras saw this future – v4

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/06/taras-saw-this-future-v4.html 

May 24, 2026

The Eyes of the Defenders – Version 3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-eyes-of-defenders-version-3.html 

May 22, 2024

In the crucible of history

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/in-crucible-of-history.html 

About President Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський,

and the Ukrainian people

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, 2024, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com 

Poetry Where You Live. 

Poetry, Ukraine, victory, hope, courage, heroes, victory, glory, protest, defenders, Taras Shevchenko, justice, peace, honor, remembrance, NABU, Maidan, Fedorov, Zelenskyy, Syrskyi, 

 

#Poetry #Ukraine #victory #hope #courage #heroes #victory #glory #protest #defenders #TarasShevchenko #justice #peace #honor #remembrance #NABU #Fedorov #Zelenskyy #Syrskyi

Hear the cries of your #Future #Poetry #Ukraine #victory #hope #courage #heroes #victory #glory #protest #defenders #TarasShevchenko #justice #peace #honor #remembrance #NABU #Fedorov #Zelenskyy #Syrskyi

Their protests are expanding,
their demands are escalating...
Hear the cries of your Future
to the leaders of Ukraine...
 
Like Maidan in their youth,
their protests for NABU last year...
the cardboard signs they hold at 9:00 am...
Replaced with protest signs at 9:01 am...
 
Their protests are louder, strident,
while the Rada is empty
Their demands are escalating -
Their future is in the breach...
 
A 21st-century war...
demands a 21st-century leader...
Innovation will save them
for an enduring peace...
 
They protest for justice,
for reforms to the system...
The Soviet way of war
will not defeat the Russians...
 
You must reinstate Minister Fedorov!
Now, President Zelenskyy!
Listen to your Future
Protesting, crying in the street!
 
---------------- 
Edited, new name July 20, 2026
Hear the cries of your Future
 
July 18, 2026
The cries of Your future
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-cries-of-your-future.html
Protests across Ukraine
to reinstate Mykhailo Fedorov
as Minister of Defense
Edited July 17, 2026
hand-written signs – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/hand-written-signs-v2.html
Edited July 17, 2026
The enemy has no idea – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-enemy-has-no-idea-v4.html
Edited July 16, 2026
In the crucible of war – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/in-crucible-of-war-v3.html
Edited July 11, 2026
Innovation – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/innovation-v2.html
Edited July 1, 2026
Breaking the chains of empire - v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/breaking-chains-of-empire-v2.html
Edited June 24, 2026
Resolve personified – v7
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/06/resolve-personified-v7.html
Edited June 30, 2026
Taras saw this future – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/06/taras-saw-this-future-v4.html
May 24, 2026
The Eyes of the Defenders – Version 3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-eyes-of-defenders-version-3.html
May 22, 2024
In the crucible of history
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/in-crucible-of-history.html
About President Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський,
and the Ukrainian people
 
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, 2024, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com
Poetry Where You Live.

 
Poetry, Ukraine, victory, hope, courage, heroes, victory, glory, protest, defenders, Taras Shevchenko, justice, peace, honor, remembrance, NABU, Maidan, Fedorov, Zelenskyy, Syrskyi,
 
#Poetry #Ukraine #victory #hope #courage #heroes #victory #glory #protest #defenders #TarasShevchenko #justice #peace #honor #remembrance #NABU #Fedorov #Zelenskyy #Syrskyi

Joining in #Protest #Poetry #Ukraine #victory #hope #courage #heroes #victory #glory #protest #defenders #TarasShevchenko #justice #peace #honor #remembrance #NABU #Fedorov #Zelenskyy #Syrskyi

Joining in Protest

#Ukraine #Fedorov 

After I type this poem, I suspect the edited version will have an additional stanza at the end.

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, 2024, 2025, and 2026. 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.

The #cries of your #Future #protesters #Poetry #Ukraine #victory #hope #courage #heroes #victory #glory #truth #defenders #TarasShevchenko #justice #peace #honor #remembrance #NABU #Fedorov #Zelenskyy #Syrskyi

Their protests expanding,
their demands escalating...
The cries of your Future
to the leaders of Ukraine...
 
Like Maidan in their youth,
their protests for NABU last year...
the hand-made signs
they hold at 9:00 am...
Now, new ones at 9:01 am...
 
Their protests louder, strident,
while the Rada is empty
Their demands are escalating -
Their future in the breach...
 
A 21st-century war...
demands a 21st-century leader...
Innovation will save them
for an enduring peace...
 
Their protests for justice,
for reforms to the system,
The Soviet way of war
will not defeat the Russians...
 
Reinstate Minister Fedorov!
Now, President Zelenskyy!
Listen to your Future
crying in the street!
 
---------------- 
July 18, 2026
The cries of Your future
 
Protests across Ukraine
to reinstate Mykhailo Fedorov
as Minister of Defense
Edited July 17, 2026
hand-written signs – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/hand-written-signs-v2.html
Edited July 17, 2026
The enemy has no idea – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-enemy-has-no-idea-v4.html
Edited July 16, 2026
In the crucible of war – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/in-crucible-of-war-v3.html
Edited July 11, 2026
Innovation – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/innovation-v2.html
Edited July 1, 2026
Breaking the chains of empire - v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/07/breaking-chains-of-empire-v2.html
Edited June 24, 2026
Resolve personified – v7
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/06/resolve-personified-v7.html
Edited June 30, 2026
Taras saw this future – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/06/taras-saw-this-future-v4.html
May 24, 2026
The Eyes of the Defenders – Version 3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-eyes-of-defenders-version-3.html
May 22, 2024
In the crucible of history
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/in-crucible-of-history.html
About President Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський,
and the Ukrainian people
 
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, 2024, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com
Poetry Where You Live.

Poetry, Ukraine, victory, hope, courage, heroes, victory, glory, truth, defenders, Taras Shevchenko, justice, peace, honor, remembrance, NABU, Maidan, Fedorov, Zelenskyy, Syrskyi,
 
#Poetry #Ukraine #victory #hope #courage #heroes #victory #glory #truth #defenders #TarasShevchenko #justice #peace #honor #remembrance #NABU #Fedorov #Zelenskyy #Syrskyi