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

curled like pencil shavings - v5

 curled like pencil shavings - v5

the moth’s wings

curled like a dried leaf

wicked of its moisture

rice paper, cardboard,

a sail, bent, turned

wrapped around the axle

the moth’s wings

curled like a fan-shaped coil, a corkscrew,

of long delicate pencil shavings
new, bright colored pencils
a manual pencil sharpener held,

turning, purposely, slowly in my hands

the moth’s wings

curled like a warm potato chip
fresh from the oil, the kettle,
a moth striking a pose
on the side of our building
many days in a row

=====

edited May 16, 2021

curled like pencil shavings - v5

edited May 15, 2021

curled like pencil shavings - v4

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/curled-like-pencil-shavings-v4.html

edited May 16, 2021

Falling like a piece of paper – v4

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/falling-like-piece-of-paper-v4.html

two-lined hooktip moth

edited May 15, 2021

Falling like a piece of paper - v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/fallinglike-piece-of-paper-v-3-amoth.html edited August 20, 2020

Falling like a piece of paper – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/falling-like-piece-of-paper-v2.html

August 19, 2020

Falling like a piece of paper

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/falling-like-piece-of-paper.html

&

edited August 11, 2020

curled like pencil shavings – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/curled-like-pencil-shavings-v3.html

edited August 11, 2020

curled like pencil shavings – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/curled-like-pencil-shavings-v2.html

August 11, 2020

curled like pencil shavings

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/curled-like-pencil-shavings.html

https://t.co/i84H9nSVi5

poetry, poem, imagery, photography, simile, moth, leaf, pencil shavings, potato chip, kettle chip, sail, cardboard,

#poetry #poem #imagery #photography #simile #moth #leaf #pencilshavings #potatochip

Poems, photographs, & 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. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Falling like a piece of paper - v4

Falling like a piece of paper – v4

a moth startled by my approach

losing its hold on the building
falling like a leaf, like a piece of paper
catching itself, regaining power,
again finding flight

curled like a fan-shaped coil, a corkscrew,

of long delicate pencil shavings
new, bright colored pencils
a manual pencil sharpener held,

turning, purposely, slowly in my hands

soaring away, higher, higher,
wings rigged, now sails,
tumbling, falling no longer
rising in the morning sunlight
its wings alive, aglow, ablaze

curled like a warm potato chip
fresh from the oil, the kettle,
a moth striking a pose
on the side of our building
many days in a row

----------------

edited May 16, 2021

Falling like a piece of paper – v4

edited May 15, 2021

Falling like a piece of paper - v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/fallinglike-piece-of-paper-v-3-amoth.html

edited August 20, 2020

Falling like a piece of paper – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/falling-like-piece-of-paper-v2.html

August 19, 2020

Falling like a piece of paper

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/falling-like-piece-of-paper.html

&

edited May 15, 2021

curled like pencil shavings - v4

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/curled-like-pencil-shavings-v4.html

edited August 11, 2020

curled like pencil shavings – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/curled-like-pencil-shavings-v3.html

edited August 11, 2020

curled like pencil shavings – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/curled-like-pencil-shavings-v2.html

August 11, 2020

curled like pencil shavings

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/curled-like-pencil-shavings.html

https://t.co/i84H9nSVi5

poetry, poem, imagery, photography, simile, metaphor, moth, leaf, pencil shavings, potato chip, kettle chip, sail, cardboard,

#poetry #poem #imagery #photography #simile #metaphor #moth #leaf #pencilshavings #potatochip

Poems, photographs, & 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. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Falling like a piece of paper - v3

Falling like a piece of paper – v3

a moth startled by my approach
falling like a leaf
like a piece of paper
catching itself, empowered,
again finding flight

curled like a fan-shaped coil
of long pencil shavings
from bright colored pencils
a manual pencil sharpener
held, turning, in my hands

soaring away, higher, higher,
wings rigged, coiled,
tumbling, falling no longer
rising in the morning sunlight
its wings alive, aglow, ablaze

curled like a warm potato chip
fresh from the oil, the kettle,
a moth striking a pose
on the side of the building
many days in a row

----------------

edited May 15, 2021

Falling like a piece of paper - v3

edited August 20, 2020

Falling like a piece of paper – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/falling-like-piece-of-paper-v2.html

August 19, 2020

Falling like a piece of paper

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/falling-like-piece-of-paper.html

&

edited May 15, 2021

curled like pencil shavings - v4

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/curled-like-pencil-shavings-v4.html

edited August 11, 2020

curled like pencil shavings – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/curled-like-pencil-shavings-v3.html

edited August 11, 2020

curled like pencil shavings – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/curled-like-pencil-shavings-v2.html

August 11, 2020

curled like pencil shavings

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/curled-like-pencil-shavings.html

https://t.co/i84H9nSVi5

poetry, poem, imagery, photography, simile, moth, leaf, pencil shavings, potato chip, kettle chip, sail, cardboard,

#poetry #poem #imagery #photography #simile #moth #leaf #pencilshavings #potatochip

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 and 2020. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 52,540+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Poems, photographs, & 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. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

curled like pencil shavings - v4

 curled like pencil shavings - v4

curled like a dried leaf

wicked of its moisture

rice paper, cardboard,

a sail, bent, turned

wrapped around the axle

curled like a fan-shaped coil

of long pencil shavings

from bright colored pencils

a manual pencil sharpener

held, turning in my hands

curled like a warm potato chip

fresh from the oil, the kettle,

a moth striking a pose

on the side of the building

many days in a row

=====

edited May 15, 2021

curled like pencil shavings - v4

edited August 20, 2020

Falling like a piece of paper – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/falling-like-piece-of-paper-v2.html

August 19, 2020

Falling like a piece of paper

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/falling-like-piece-of-paper.html

&

edited August 11, 2020

curled like pencil shavings – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/curled-like-pencil-shavings-v3.html

edited August 11, 2020

curled like pencil shavings – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/curled-like-pencil-shavings-v2.html

August 11, 2020

curled like pencil shavings

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/curled-like-pencil-shavings.html

https://t.co/i84H9nSVi5

poetry, poem, imagery, photography, simile, moth, leaf, pencil shavings, potato chip, kettle chip, sail, cardboard,

#poetry #poem #imagery #photography #simile #moth #leaf #pencilshavings #potatochip

Poems, photographs, & 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. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Falling like a piece of paper - v2

Falling like a piece of paper - v2

startled by my approach
falling like a #leaf
like a piece of #paper
catching itself, power,
finding #flight

curled like a fan-shaped coil
of long pencil shavings
from bright colored pencils
a manual pencil sharpener
held, turning, in my hands

soaring away, higher,
wings rigged, coiled,
tumbling, falling no longer
rising in the morning sunlight
its wings alive, aglow

curled like a warm potato chip
fresh from the oil, the kettle,
a #moth striking a pose
on the side of the building
many days in a row

edited August 20, 2020

Falling like a piece of paper – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/falling-like-piece-of-paper-v2.html

August 19, 2020

Falling like a piece of paper

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/falling-like-piece-of-paper.html

&

edited August 11, 2020

curled like pencil shavings – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/curled-like-pencil-shavings-v3.html

edited August 11, 2020

curled like pencil shavings – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/curled-like-pencil-shavings-v2.html

August 11, 2020

curled like pencil shavings

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/curled-like-pencil-shavings.html

https://t.co/i84H9nSVi5

poetry, poem, imagery, photography, simile, moth, leaf, pencil shavings, potato chip, kettle chip, sail, cardboard,

#poetry #poem #imagery #photography #simile #moth #leaf #pencilshavings #potatochip

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 and 2020. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 52,540+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Falling like a piece of paper

Falling like a piece of paper

startled by my approach
falling like a #leaf
like a piece of #paper
catching itself
finding #flight

curled like fan-shaped coil
of long pencil shavings
from bright colored pencils
a manual pencil sharpener
held, turning, in my hands

curled like a warm potato chip
fresh from the oil, the kettle,
a #moth striking a pose
on the side of the building
many days in a row

edited August 20, 2020

Falling like a piece of paper – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/falling-like-piece-of-paper-v2.html

August 19, 2020

Falling like a piece of paper

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/falling-like-piece-of-paper.html

&

edited August 11, 2020

curled like pencil shavings – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/curled-like-pencil-shavings-v3.html

edited August 11, 2020

curled like pencil shavings – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/curled-like-pencil-shavings-v2.html

August 11, 2020

curled like pencil shavings

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/curled-like-pencil-shavings.html

https://t.co/i84H9nSVi5

poetry, poem, imagery, photography, simile, moth, leaf, pencil shavings, potato chip, kettle chip, sail, cardboard,

#poetry #poem #imagery #photography #simile #moth #leaf #pencilshavings #potatochip

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 and 2020. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 52,540+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

curled like pencil shavings - v3

curled like pencil shavings - v3

curled like fan-shaped coil
of long pencil shavings
from bright colored pencils
a manual pencil sharpener
held, turning, in my hands

curled like a warm potato chip
fresh from the oil, the kettle,
a #moth striking a pose
on the side of the building
many days in a row

edited August 20, 2020

Falling like a piece of paper – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/falling-like-piece-of-paper-v2.html

August 19, 2020

Falling like a piece of paper

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/falling-like-piece-of-paper.html

&

edited August 11, 2020

curled like pencil shavings – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/curled-like-pencil-shavings-v3.html

edited August 11, 2020

curled like pencil shavings – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/curled-like-pencil-shavings-v2.html

August 11, 2020

curled like pencil shavings

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/curled-like-pencil-shavings.html

https://t.co/i84H9nSVi5

poetry, poem, imagery, photography, simile, moth, leaf, pencil shavings, potato chip, kettle chip, sail, cardboard,

#poetry #poem #imagery #photography #simile #moth #leaf #pencilshavings #potatochip

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 and 2020. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 52,540+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.