why did he whisper to me? #RobertBurns #TarasShevchenko #poetry #Scotland #muse

In a moment unplanned, sacred,
a secret given form, substance
a lie came to life, alive…
Thinking about that history,
The bard became my muse
speaking across time…

Why did he whisper to me,
In the darkness of the cottage,
The bard of Scotland, calling,
In that room where he was born,
A repeating phrase in my spirit,
Unlike any in time…

I had never written verse,
I never knew I had that talent,
an accountant for fifteen years,
I had no sense of rhyme or meter,
I didn’t have a clue about cadence,
or ways to speak truth to others…

Why did Burns whisper to me,
oh, how I remember these words,
“a hope, a prayer, a wish, a promise…”
words conjured from the ether,
echoing in my body, my spirit,
wanting to give birth to life…

They were transformative, freedom,
Able to grab hold of a calling,
Sharing these words before others,
Hearing the affirmations, release
washing over me like oil,
knowing my purpose in life…

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September 29, 2025
Why did he whisper to me?

September 28, 2025
the whisper of Burns – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-whisper-of-burns-v4.html
sensing Robert Burns’ spirit, his words,
in my first poem and continuing
Written and posted October 13, 2024
the whisper of Burns
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-whisper-of-burns_25.html
Written and posted October 12, 2024
Channeling Taras
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/channeling-taras_25.html
About Taras Shevchenko speaking to my spirit,
through his life and poetry
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…
December 11, 2023
I hear you calling to me – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/12/i-hear-you-calling-to-me-v3.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, 2024, and 2025. 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, Robert Burns, Scotland, Highlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Loch Ness, Loch Lomond, Watson, heather, Alloway Auld Kirk, whisper, Tam o’ Shanter, Brig o’ Doon, Ayrshire, Urquhart Castle, ancestors, Scottish,

#poetry #RobertBurns #Scotland #Highlands #Edinburgh #Glasgow #LochNess #LochLomond #Watson #heather #AllowayAuldKirk #whisper #TamoShanter #BrigoDoon #Ayrshire #UrquhartCastle #ancestors #Scottish

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poetry, Ukraine, God, prayer, muse, writing, poets, calling, purpose, Taras Shevchenko, Robert Burns, Mikhail Bulgakov, Nikolai Gogol, whisper, presence, listening,

#poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #muse #writing #poets #calling #purpose #TarasShevchenko #RobertBurns #MikhailBulgakov #NikolaiGogol #whisper #presence #listening

the #whisper of #Burns – v4 #firstpoem #muse #RoberBurns #Scotland #poetry #TarasShevchenko

the whisper of Burns, her poet,
within my spirit, unfamiliar,
A muse of their legacy,
the bard of my people
calling me mightily,
standing in the cottage,
the room where he was born…

whispering words unaware,
a cadence, a repeating verse,
“a hope, a prayer, a wish, a promise…”
Breathing a breath prayer
a poem for another
a hope, a promise,
in the Highland air…

the whisper of Burns,
audible within me,
quickening my spirit,
a stirring within
Calls me yet,
an echo of his musings
within my chest…

life-giving spirit, the bard,
his voice mixing with mine
alive within me…
Call to me quickly
Give me words to share
whispered to me, through me,
o’er my ancestral homeland…

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September 28, 2025
the whisper of Burns – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-whisper-of-burns-v4.html
sensing Robert Burns’ spirit, his words,
in my first poem and continuing
Written and posted October 13, 2024
the whisper of Burns
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-whisper-of-burns_25.html
Written and posted October 12, 2024
Channeling Taras
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/channeling-taras_25.html
About Taras Shevchenko speaking to my spirit,
through his life and poetry

December 23, 2024 

I hear Taras’ whisper to me… - v4

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/12/i-hear-taras-whisper-to-me-v4.html

about Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko,
Robert Burns, Mikhail Bulgakov, and Nikolai Gogol…
Robert Frost and Mary Oliver...
December 11, 2023
I hear you calling to me – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/12/i-hear-you-calling-to-me-v3.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, 2024 and 2025. 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, Robert Burns, Scotland, Highlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Loch Ness, Loch Lomond, Watson, heather, Alloway Auld Kirk, whisper, Tam o’ Shanter, Brig o’ Doon, Ayrshire, Urquhart Castle, ancestors, Scottish,

#poetry #RobertBurns #Scotland #Highlands #Edinburgh #Glasgow #LochNess #LochLomond #Watson #heather #AllowayAuldKirk #whisper #TamoShanter #BrigoDoon #Ayrshire #UrquhartCastle #ancestors #Scottish

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poetry, Ukraine, God, prayer, muse, writing, poets, calling, purpose, Taras Shevchenko, Robert Burns, Mikhail Bulgakov, Nikolai Gogol, whisper, presence, listening,

#poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #muse #writing #poets #calling #purpose #TarasShevchenko #RobertBurns #MikhailBulgakov #NikolaiGogol #whisper #presence #listening

the whisper of Burns – v3 #RobertBurns #RobertFrost #TarasShevchenko #MikhailBulgakov #NikolaiGogol

the whisper of Burns,
within my spirit, unfamiliar,
A muse of their legacy,
the bard of my people
calling to me mightily,
the room where he was born…

whispering words unaware,
a cadence, a repeating verse,
Breathing a breath prayer
a poem for another
a hope, a promise,
in the Highland air…

the whisper of Burns,
quickening my spirit,
a stirring within,
calls to me yet,
an echo of his musings
within my chest…

life-giving spirit,
alive within me,
Call to me quickly
Give me words to share
whispered to me, through me,
o’er my ancestral homeland…

----
September 9, 2025
the whisper of Burns – v3

October 13, 2024
the whisper of Burns – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-whisper-of-burns-v2_25.html
Written and posted October 13, 2024
the whisper of Burns
typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-whisper-of-burns_25.html
sensing Robert Burns’ spirit, his words,
in my first poem and continuing
October 12, 2024
Channeling Taras
Typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/channeling-taras_25.html
About Taras Shevchenko speaking to my spirit,
through his life and poetry
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…
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, 2024, and 2025. 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, Robert Burns, Scotland, Highlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Loch Ness, Loch Lomond, Watson, heather, Alloway Auld Kirk, whisper, Tam o’ Shanter, Brig o’ Doon, Ayrshire, Urquhart Castle, ancestors, Scottish,

#poetry #RobertBurns #Scotland #Highlands #Edinburgh #Glasgow #LochNess #LochLomond #Watson #heather #AllowayAuldKirk #whisper #TamoShanter #BrigoDoon #Ayrshire #UrquhartCastle #ancestors #Scottish

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poetry, Ukraine, God, prayer, muse, writing, poets, calling, purpose, Taras Shevchenko, Robert Burns, Mikhail Bulgakov, Nikolai Gogol, whisper, presence, listening,

#poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #muse #writing #poets #calling #purpose #TarasShevchenko #RobertBurns #MikhailBulgakov #NikolaiGogol #whisper #presence #listening 

I hear Taras’ whisper to me… - v4

I keep hearing his name, repeating,
Taras Shevchenko, the Bard of Ukraine,
in my mind, in my vision, my spirit,
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 calling, whispering words
I do not yet comprehend fully,
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…
 
----------
Edited December 23, 2024
I hear Taras’ whisper to me… - v4
 
about Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko,
Robert Burns, Mikhail Bulgakov, and Nikolai Gogol…
Robert Frost and Mary Oliver…
&
Edited December 11, 2023
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/12/i-hear-you-calling-to-me-v3.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.
 
 
Poetry, Robert Burns, Scotland, Highlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Loch Ness, Loch Lomond, Watson, heather, Alloway Auld Kirk, whisper, Tam o’ Shanter, Brig o’ Doon, Ayrshire, Urquhart Castle, ancestors, Scottish,
 
#poetry #RobertBurns #Scotland #Highlands #Edinburgh #Glasgow #LochNess #LochLomond #Watson #heather #AllowayAuldKirk #whisper #TamoShanter #BrigoDoon #Ayrshire #UrquhartCastle #ancestors #Scottish
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poetry, Ukraine, God, prayer, terror, genocide, peace, victory, Let Ukraine Strike Back, strike the archers, air bases, missiles,
 
#poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #terror #genocide #peace #victory #LetUkraineStrikeBack #strikethearchers #airbases #missiles
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poetry, Ukraine, God, prayer, muse, writing, poets, calling, purpose, Taras Shevchenko, Robert Burns, Mikhail Bulgakov, Nikolai Gogol, whisper, presence, listening,
 
#poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #muse #writing #poets #calling #purpose #TarasShevchenko #RobertBurns #MikhailBulgakov #NikolaiGogol #whisper #presence #listening

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…
 
----------
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.
 
 
Poetry, Robert Burns, Scotland, Highlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Loch Ness, Loch Lomond, Watson, heather, Alloway Auld Kirk, whisper, Tam o’ Shanter, Brig o’ Doon, Ayrshire, Urquhart Castle, ancestors, Scottish,
 
#poetry #RobertBurns #Scotland #Highlands #Edinburgh #Glasgow #LochNess #LochLomond #Watson #heather #AllowayAuldKirk #whisper #TamoShanter #BrigoDoon #Ayrshire #UrquhartCastle #ancestors #Scottish
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poetry, Ukraine, God, prayer, terror, genocide, peace, victory, Let Ukraine Strike Back, strike the archers, air bases, missiles,
 
#poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #terror #genocide #peace #victory #LetUkraineStrikeBack #strikethearchers #airbases #missiles
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poetry, Ukraine, God, prayer, muse, writing, poets, calling, purpose, Taras Shevchenko, Robert Burns, Mikhail Bulgakov, Nikolai Gogol, whisper, presence, listening,
 
#poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #muse #writing #poets #calling #purpose #TarasShevchenko #RobertBurns #MikhailBulgakov #NikolaiGogol #whisper #presence #listening
 

the whisper of Burns – v2

the whisper of Burns,
the bard of my people
calling to me mightily,
the room where he was born…
 
breathing a breath prayer
a poem for another
a hope, a promise,
in the Highland air…
 
the whisper of Burns,
still calls to me,
an echo of his musings
within my chest…
 
life-giving spirit,
call to me quickly
give me words to share
o’er my ancestors’ homeland…
 
----------
Edited and posted October 13, 2024
the whisper of Burns – v2
typed October 17
 
Written and posted October 13, 2024
the whisper of Burns
typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-whisper-of-burns_25.html
sensing Robert Burns’ spirit, his words,
in my first poem and continuing
&
Written and posted October 12, 2024
Channeling Taras
Typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/channeling-taras_25.html
About Taras Shevchenko speaking to my spirit,
through his life and poetry
&
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...
&
Edited September 19, 2024
Let Ukraine Strike the Archers – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/let-ukraine-strike-archers-v2.html
Edited September 17, 2024
Let Ukraine Strike Back – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/let-ukraine-strike-back-v3.html
Edited September 10, 2024
A just peace must rise – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/a-just-peace-must-rise-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, 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, Robert Burns, Scotland, Highlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Loch Ness, Loch Lomond, Watson, heather, Alloway Auld Kirk, whisper, Tam o’ Shanter, Brig o’ Doon, Ayrshire, Urquhart Castle, ancestors, Scottish,
 
#poetry #RobertBurns #Scotland #Highlands #Edinburgh #Glasgow #LochNess #LochLomond #Watson #heather #AllowayAuldKirk #whisper #TamoShanter #BrigoDoon #Ayrshire #UrquhartCastle #ancestors #Scottish
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poetry, Ukraine, God, prayer, terror, genocide, peace, victory, Let Ukraine Strike Back, strike the archers, air bases, missiles,
 
#poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #terror #genocide #peace #victory #LetUkraineStrikeBack #strikethearchers #airbases #missiles
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poetry, Ukraine, God, prayer, muse, writing, poets, calling, purpose, Taras Shevchenko, Robert Burns, Mikhail Bulgakov, Nikolai Gogol, whisper, presence, listening,
 
#poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #muse #writing #poets #calling #purpose #TarasShevchenko #RobertBurns #MikhailBulgakov #NikolaiGogol #whisper #presence #listening

the whisper of Burns

the whisper of Burns,
the bard of my people
calling to me mightily,
the room where he was born…
 
breathing a breath prayer
a poem for another
a hope, a promise,
in the Highland air…
 
the whisper of Burns,
still calls to me,
an echo of his musings
within my chest…
 
----------
Written and posted October 13, 2024
the whisper of Burns
typed October 17, 2024
 
sensing Robert Burns’ spirit, his words,
in my first poem and continuing
&
Written and posted October 12, 2024
Channeling Taras
Typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/channeling-taras_25.html
About Taras Shevchenko speaking to my spirit,
through his life and poetry
&
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...
&
Edited September 19, 2024
Let Ukraine Strike the Archers – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/let-ukraine-strike-archers-v2.html
Edited September 17, 2024
Let Ukraine Strike Back – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/let-ukraine-strike-back-v3.html
Edited September 10, 2024
A just peace must rise – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/a-just-peace-must-rise-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, 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, Robert Burns, Scotland, Highlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Loch Ness, Loch Lomond, Watson, heather, Alloway Auld Kirk, whisper, Tam o’ Shanter, Brig o’ Doon, Ayrshire, Urquhart Castle, ancestors, Scottish,
 
#poetry #RobertBurns #Scotland #Highlands #Edinburgh #Glasgow #LochNess #LochLomond #Watson #heather #AllowayAuldKirk #whisper #TamoShanter #BrigoDoon #Ayrshire #UrquhartCastle #ancestors #Scottish
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poetry, Ukraine, God, prayer, terror, genocide, peace, victory, Let Ukraine Strike Back, strike the archers, air bases, missiles,
 
#poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #terror #genocide #peace #victory #LetUkraineStrikeBack #strikethearchers #airbases #missiles
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poetry, Ukraine, God, prayer, muse, writing, poets, calling, purpose, Taras Shevchenko, Robert Burns, Mikhail Bulgakov, Nikolai Gogol, whisper, presence, listening,
 
#poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #muse #writing #poets #calling #purpose #TarasShevchenko #RobertBurns #MikhailBulgakov #NikolaiGogol #whisper #presence #listening
 

The whisper of Burns - v2

Poem, "The whisper of Burns - v2", about being in #RobertBurns' birthplace in #Scotland

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.

The whisper of Burns

Poem, "The whisper of Burns", about being in #RobertBurns birthplace in #Scotland 

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.

I hear Taras’ whisper to me… - v2

I keep hearing his name,
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 will 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 into our 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,
In words I do not yet comprehend,
I long to know, to understand,
how I can use my words to support,
to aid, to heal his homeland,
his love, his blessed Ukraine…
 
----------
Edited September 25, 2024
I hear Taras’ whisper to me… - v2
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...
&
Edited September 19, 2024
Let Ukraine Strike the Archers – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/let-ukraine-strike-archers-v2.html
Edited September 17, 2024
Let Ukraine Strike Back – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/let-ukraine-strike-back-v3.html
Edited September 10, 2024
A just peace must rise – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/a-just-peace-must-rise-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, 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, Robert Burns, Scotland, Highlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Loch Ness, Loch Lomond, Watson, heather, Alloway Auld Kirk, whisper, Tam o’ Shanter, Brig o’ Doon, Ayrshire, Urquhart Castle, ancestors, Scottish,
 
#poetry #RobertBurns #Scotland #Highlands #Edinburgh #Glasgow #LochNess #LochLomond #Watson #heather #AllowayAuldKirk #whisper #TamoShanter #BrigoDoon #Ayrshire #UrquhartCastle #ancestors #Scottish
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poetry, Ukraine, God, prayer, terror, genocide, peace, victory, Let Ukraine Strike Back, strike the archers, air bases, missiles,
 
#poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #terror #genocide #peace #victory #LetUkraineStrikeBack #strikethearchers #airbases #missiles
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poetry, Ukraine, God, prayer, muse, writing, poets, calling, purpose, Taras Shevchenko, Robert Burns, Mikhail Bulgakov, Nikolai Gogol, whisper, presence, listening,
 
#poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #muse #writing #poets #calling #purpose #TarasShevchenko #RobertBurns #MikhailBulgakov #NikolaiGogol #whisper #presence #listening
 

Human life unimportant

The false Tsar, his minions,
those in the seats of power,
proving their inhumanity,
their lust for raw power, terror,
destroying everything they can…
 
They do not care about Ukraine,
about Ukrainians, this people,
they do not care about Russians,
their own people either, truly,
they are but serfs to them…
 
They only want empire, expanding,
to the steppes of Europe, conquest,
an expanding vision only,
human life unimportant, fully,
sons sent into the meat grinder…
 
Dead souls given over, counted,
the price for his ego, his passions,
given to terror, a quest for raw power,
their neighbors do not matter
nor their best sons as well…
 
They deny the horror,
the carnage, the genocide,
the truth standing before them,
all they seek is expansion,
they would not stop at Ukraine…
 
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September 20, 2024
Human life unimportant…
 
Edited August 1, 2024
Resolve personified – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/resolve-personified-v3.html
 Edited September 19, 2024
Let Ukraine Strike the Archers – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/let-ukraine-strike-archers-v2.html
Edited September 17, 2024
Let Ukraine Strike Back – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/let-ukraine-strike-back-v3.html
September 20, 2024
I hear Taras’ whisper to me…
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/i-hear-taras-whisper-to-me.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.
 
 
Poetry, Robert Burns, Scotland, Highlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Loch Ness, Loch Lomond, Watson, heather, Alloway Auld Kirk, whisper, Tam o’ Shanter, Brig o’ Doon, Ayrshire, Urquhart Castle, ancestors, Scottish,
 
#poetry #RobertBurns #Scotland #Highlands #Edinburgh #Glasgow #LochNess #LochLomond #Watson #heather #AllowayAuldKirk #whisper #TamoShanter #BrigoDoon #Ayrshire #UrquhartCastle #ancestors #Scottish
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poetry, Ukraine, God, prayer, terror, genocide, peace, victory, Let Ukraine Strike Back, strike the archers, air bases, missiles,
 
#poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #terror #genocide #peace #victory #LetUkraineStrikeBack #strikethearchers #airbases #missiles
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poetry, Ukraine, God, prayer, muse, writing, poets, calling, purpose, Taras Shevchenko, Robert Burns, Mikhail Bulgakov, Nikolai Gogol, whisper, presence, listening, Let Ukraine Strike Back, strike the archers, air bases, missiles,
 
#poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #muse #writing #poets #calling #purpose #TarasShevchenko #RobertBurns #MikhailBulgakov #NikolaiGogol #whisper #presence #listening #LetUkraineStrikeBack #strikethearchers #airbases #missiles

I hear Taras’ whisper to me…

I keep hearing his name,
in my mind, in my vision,
I hear Taras’ whisper to me,
I don’t know yet what he is saying,
but I need to figure it out…
 
I feel a pull of his presence, his words,
echoing deep within me, in the same way
I felt in the room where Burns was born,
somehow, I feel him calling to me,
as I support his homeland, Ukraine…
 
Somehow, I sense Bulgakov and Gogol,
want to gather into our conversation,
to understand more fully this conflict,
the nations, the passions flowing,
more than what I read each day…
 
I hear Taras’ whisper to me,
I long to know, to understand,
how I can use my words to support,
to aid, to heal his homeland,
his love, his blessed Ukraine…
 
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September 20, 2024
I hear Taras’ whisper to me…
 
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...
&
Edited September 19, 2024
Let Ukraine Strike the Archers – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/let-ukraine-strike-archers-v2.html
Edited September 17, 2024
Let Ukraine Strike Back – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/let-ukraine-strike-back-v3.html
Edited September 10, 2024
A just peace must rise – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/a-just-peace-must-rise-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, 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, Robert Burns, Scotland, Highlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Loch Ness, Loch Lomond, Watson, heather, Alloway Auld Kirk, whisper, Tam o’ Shanter, Brig o’ Doon, Ayrshire, Urquhart Castle, ancestors, Scottish,
 
#poetry #RobertBurns #Scotland #Highlands #Edinburgh #Glasgow #LochNess #LochLomond #Watson #heather #AllowayAuldKirk #whisper #TamoShanter #BrigoDoon #Ayrshire #UrquhartCastle #ancestors #Scottish
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poetry, Ukraine, God, prayer, terror, genocide, peace, victory, Let Ukraine Strike Back, strike the archers, air bases, missiles,
 
#poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #terror #genocide #peace #victory #LetUkraineStrikeBack #strikethearchers #airbases #missiles
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poetry, Ukraine, God, prayer, muse, writing, poets, calling, purpose, Taras Shevchenko, Robert Burns, Mikhail Bulgakov, Nikolai Gogol, whisper, presence, listening,
 
#poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #muse #writing #poets #calling #purpose #TarasShevchenko #RobertBurns #MikhailBulgakov #NikolaiGogol #whisper #presence #listening

Cries of the battered woman – v4

Her voice too shrill,
her anger surging up,
yet trying to be “friendly”;
Tears rising from her soul
triggered pain bubbling up.
 
I can hear them now,
authentic, all too real,
cries of the battered woman;
Standing all alone beside me
seeking only justice.
 
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edited May 11, 2022

Cries of the battered woman – v4

 

edited September 9, 2015

Cries of the battered woman – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/09/cries-of-battered-woman-v3_9.html

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/09/cries-of-battered-woman-v3.html

(editing version 2)

Edited November 25, 2012

Cries of the battered woman – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/11/cries-of-battered-woman-v2.html

November 17, 2011

Cries of the battered woman

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/11/cries-of-battered-woman.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, and 2022. 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.

 

 

Faith, God, love, grace, calling, purpose, power, law, judgment, justice, family, servant, hope, listening, patience, children, family law, divorce, abuse, friendly parent,

 

#Faith #God #love #grace #purpose #power #law #judgment #justice #family #servant

 

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poetry, Faith, God, love, grace, law, judgment, justice, family, listening, patience, children, family law, divorce, abuse, friendly parent, custody, parenting time, visitation, abuser,

 

#poetry #children #listening #patience #children #familylaw #friendlyparent #custody #visitation #abuser #law

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