While the bombers are in the air – v2

While their bombers are in the air,
after the missiles have left their launchers,
while the drones are in mid-flight,
while terror stalks each night…
 
Ukraine must be armed, defended,
to clear the skies of Russian terror,
to take the fight to the enemy,
as we would do ourselves…
 
They must be allowed to defend themselves,
no more red lines, appeasement, limits,
while there are continuing delays
in aid, in robust air defenses…
 
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Edited May 20, 2024
While the bombers are in the air – v2
 
May 20, 2024
While the bombers are in the air
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/while-bombers-are-in-air.html 
May 20, 2024
Free the hands of our ally
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/free-hands-of-our-ally.html
Edited May 20, 2024
Blood of the innocents – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/blood-of-innocents-v2.html
Edited May 20, 2024
We grieve for the innocents – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/we-grieve-for-innocents-v2.html
&
Edited May 16, 2024
Чи знають матері в #Росії? – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/v3.html
(in Ukrainian)
Edited May 16, 2024
Знают ли мамы в России? – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/v2.html
(in Russian)
As of 5/16/2024, reported by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine,
#Russian military casualties, including deaths and loss of combat capability due to injuries.
&
May 15, 2024
Do mothers in Russia know?
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/blog-post.html
As of 5/15/2024, reported by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine,
#Russian military casualties, including deaths and loss of combat capability due to injuries.
&
May 13, 2024
Hasten Ukraine’s Victory
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/hasten-ukraines-victory.html
Edited April 29, 2024
No more half-measures - v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/no-more-half-measures-v2.html
April 29, 2024
Defeated by half-measures
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/defeated-by-half-measures.html
April 29, 2024
Edited April 22, 2024
Ukraine cannot wait – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/ukraine-cannot-wait-v3.html
April 4, 2024
a proxy bleeding
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/a-proxy-bleeding.html
Edited April 2, 2024
Ukraine must win – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/ukraine-must-win-v3.html
Edited March 31, 2024
The blood of the dead of Bucha – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-blood-of-dead-in-bucha-v4.html
&
Edited November 19, 2023
Crying for Crimea, for Ukraine – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/11/crying-for-crimea-for-ukraine-v2_19.html
 
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Poetry, Ukraine, victory, hope, courage, heroes, US, NATO, EU, proxy, terror, genocide, victory,
 
#Poetry #Ukraine #victory #hope #courage #heroes #country #people #SlavaUkraini #US #NATO #EU #proxy #ArmUkraineNow #terror #genocide #victory
 
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poetry, God, prayer, Ukraine, Russia, terror, murder, genocide, victims, innocents, terrorist, war, peace, justice,
 
#poetry #God #prayer #Ukraine #Russia #terror #murder #genocide #victims #innocents #terrorist #war #peace #justice

While the bombers are in the air

While the bombers are in the air,

After the missiles have left their launchers,
While the drones are in flight,
While terror stalks the night…
 
Ukraine must be armed, defended,
To clear the skies of terror,
To take the fight to the enemy,
As we would do ourselves…
 
They must be allowed to defend themselves,
No more red lines, appeasement,
While there are continuing delays
in robust air defenses,
 
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May 20, 2024
While the bombers are in the air
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/while-bombers-are-in-air.html 
May 20, 2024
Free the hands of our ally
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/free-hands-of-our-ally.html
Edited May 20, 2024
Blood of the innocents – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/blood-of-innocents-v2.html
Edited May 20, 2024
We grieve for the innocents – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/we-grieve-for-innocents-v2.html
&
Edited May 16, 2024
Чи знають матері в #Росії? – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/v3.html
(in Ukrainian)
Edited May 16, 2024
Знают ли мамы в России? – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/v2.html
(in Russian)
As of 5/16/2024, reported by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine,
#Russian military casualties, including deaths and loss of combat capability due to injuries.
&
May 15, 2024
Do mothers in Russia know?
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/blog-post.html
As of 5/15/2024, reported by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine,
#Russian military casualties, including deaths and loss of combat capability due to injuries.
&
May 13, 2024
Hasten Ukraine’s Victory
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/hasten-ukraines-victory.html
Edited April 29, 2024
No more half-measures - v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/no-more-half-measures-v2.html
April 29, 2024
Defeated by half-measures
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/defeated-by-half-measures.html
April 29, 2024
Edited April 22, 2024
Ukraine cannot wait – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/ukraine-cannot-wait-v3.html
April 4, 2024
a proxy bleeding
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/a-proxy-bleeding.html
Edited April 2, 2024
Ukraine must win – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/ukraine-must-win-v3.html
Edited March 31, 2024
The blood of the dead of Bucha – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-blood-of-dead-in-bucha-v4.html
&
Edited November 19, 2023
Crying for Crimea, for Ukraine – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/11/crying-for-crimea-for-ukraine-v2_19.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, 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, Ukraine, victory, hope, courage, heroes, US, NATO, EU, proxy, terror, genocide, victory,
 
#Poetry #Ukraine #victory #hope #courage #heroes #country #people #SlavaUkraini #US #NATO #EU #proxy #ArmUkraineNow #terror #genocide #victory
 
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poetry, God, prayer, Ukraine, Russia, terror, murder, genocide, victims, innocents, terrorist, war, peace, justice,
 
#poetry #God #prayer #Ukraine #Russia #terror #murder #genocide #victims #innocents #terrorist #war #peace #justice

Free the hands of our ally #Ukraine

Free the hands of our ally,
Untie their hands,
Let them defend themselves,
Let them protect their land…
 
Free them to fight,
To take the fight to the enemy,
To not have to wait for terror,
To rain down upon them…
 
Free the hands of our ally,
Let them fight as we would,
With no air defenses present,
They must be freed from this rule…
 
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May 20, 2024
Free the hands of our ally
 
Edited May 20, 2024
Blood of the innocents – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/blood-of-innocents-v2.html
Edited May 20, 2024
We grieve for the innocents – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/we-grieve-for-innocents-v2.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.
 
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poetry, God, prayer, Ukraine, Russia, terror, murder, genocide, victims, innocents, terrorist, war, peace, justice,
 
#poetry #God #prayer #Ukraine #Russia #terror #murder #genocide #victims #innocents #terrorist #war #peace #justice

Blood of the innocents – v2

Blood of the innocents,
unwitting martyrs, victims,
caught in geopolitics, war, terror,
nowhere to run, to hide,
their homes no sanctuary,
Blood-soaked streets.
 
Blood of the innocents,
forever terror, horror, atrocities,
endless war becoming commonplace,
genocide, martyrs, victims,
no side clean, righteous,
Blood-soaked streets…
 
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Edited May 20, 2024
Blood of the innocents – v2
 
May 20, 2024
Blood of the innocents
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/blood-of-innocents.html
Edited May 20, 2024
We grieve for the innocents – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/we-grieve-for-innocents-v2.html
May 20, 2024
We grieve for the innocents.
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/we-grieve-for-innocents.html
&
May 20, 2024
multiple versions of this posted to X today:
Let me repeat, @POTUS @NATO @UN,
 
Reading all the galling words of condolences to Iran on the death of their dictator, as we are fighting a war against the terrorists and terrorist states of the world is madness...
 
To all world leaders issuing statements of condolences -
 
Before you offer official condolences to the terrorist state of Iran, you must offer condolences to the families of the tens of thousands of innocent victims #terrorized, #silenced, #tortured, #imprisoned, and #murdered in #Iran, in #Ukraine, in #Israel, and around the world directly or indirectly by the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ebrahim #Raisi...
 
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.
 
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poetry, God, prayer, pray, Iran, Israel, Gaza, Hamas, Hezbollah, Ukraine, Russia, terror, murder, genocide, victims, innocents, terrorist, war, peace, justice,
 
#poetry #God #prayer #pray #Iran #Israel #Gaza #Hamas #Hezbollah #Ukraine #Russia #terror #murder #genocide #victims #innocents #terrorist #war #peace #justice

Blood of the innocents

Blood of the innocents,
Unwitting martyrs, victims,
Geopolitics, war, terror,
nowhere to run, to hide,
Blood-soaked streets.
 
Blood of the innocents,
Forever terror, horror,
War becoming commonplace,
No side clean, righteous,
Blood-soaked streets…
 
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May 20, 2024
Blood of the innocents
 
Edited May 20, 2024
We grieve for the innocents – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/we-grieve-for-innocents-v2.html
May 20, 2024
We grieve for the innocents.
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/we-grieve-for-innocents.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.
 
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poetry, God, prayer, pray, Iran, Israel, Gaza, Hamas, Hezbollah, Ukraine, Russia, terror, murder, genocide, victims, innocents, terrorist, war, peace, justice,
 
#poetry #God #prayer #pray #Iran #Israel #Gaza #Hamas #Hezbollah #Ukraine #Russia #terror #murder #genocide #victims #innocents #terrorist #war #peace #justice

We grieve for the innocents – v2

We grieve for the innocents,
for all victims of terror,
We pray that peace would come,
to every nation state…
 
We grieve for the innocents,
for every child, for every grandparent,
We cry over the blood-soaked rubble,
for the dead in the street…
 
We grieve for the innocents,
for the ache of their loved ones,
We pray that peace would come,
to every nation state…
 
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Edited May 20, 2024
We grieve for the innocents – v2
 
May 20, 2024
We grieve for the innocents.
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/we-grieve-for-innocents.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.
 
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poetry, God, prayer, pray, Iran, Israel, Gaza, Hamas, Hezbollah, Ukraine, Russia, terror, murder, genocide, victims, innocents, terrorist, war, peace, justice,
 
#poetry #God #prayer #pray #Iran #Israel #Gaza #Hamas #Hezbollah #Ukraine #Russia #terror #murder #genocide #victims #innocents #terrorist #war #peace #justice

We grieve for the innocents.

We grieve for the innocents,
for all victims of terror,
We pray that peace would come,
to every nation state…
 
We grieve for the innocents,
for every child, for every grandparent,
We cry over the blood-soaked rubble,
for the dead in the street…
 
------------
May 20, 2024
We grieve for the innocents.
 
 
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.
 
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poetry, God, prayer, pray, Iran, Israel, Gaza, Hamas, Hezbollah, Ukraine, Russia, terror, murder, genocide, victims, innocents, terrorist, peace, justice,
 
#poetry #God #prayer #pray #Iran #Israel #Gaza #Hamas #Hezbollah #Ukraine #Russia #terror #murder #genocide #victims #innocents #terrorist #peace #justice

in the crucible of chaos - v3

in the crucible of chaos - v3

in the crucible of chaos, insurrection,

in the madness of this moment, this hour

the eyes of the world, its diverse people

are staring upon the flailing nation-state

how will we recover, how will we rise

from these years of madness, reverence,

centuries of evil, of darkness, hiding

metastized, growing, below the waterline

in the crucible of chaos, insurrection,

with the mad-king raving, ranting,

no longer a shining city on a hill,

a pit of division, of muck, miry clay

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edited January 7, 2020

in the crucible of chaos - v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/01/in-crucible-of-chaos-v3.html

adding stanza 3

shining city on a hill – Matthew 5:14

miry clay – Psalm 40:2

edited January 7, 2021

in the crucible of chaos - v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/01/in-crucible-of-chaos-v2.html

January 7, 2021

in the crucible of chaos

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/01/in-crucible-of-chaos.html

poem, poetry, Christ, God, Spirit, America, love, grace, hope, sedition, insurrection, terrorist, party, country

#poem #poetry #Christ #God #Spirit #America #love #grace #sedition #insurrection #terrrorist #party #country

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 and 2021. 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.

in the crucible of chaos - v2

in the crucible of chaos - v2

in the crucible of chaos, insurrection,

in the madness of this moment, this hour

the eyes of the world, its diverse people

are traring upon the flailing nation-state

how will we recover, how will we rise

from these years of madness, reverence,

centuries of evil, of darkness, hiding

metastized, growing, below the waterline

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

edited January 7, 2021

January 7, 2021

in the crucible of chaos

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/01/in-crucible-of-chaos.html

poem, poetry, Christ, God, Spirit, America, love, grace, hope, sedition, insurrection, terrorist, party, country

#poem #poetry #Christ #God #Spirit #America #love #grace #sedition #insurrection #terrrorist #party #country

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 and 2021. 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.

in the crucible of chaos

in the crucible of chaos

in the crucible of chaos

in the madness of this moment

the eyes of the world, its people

upon the flailing nation-state

how will we recover

from these years of madness

centuries of evil, of darkness,

just below the waterline

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

January 7, 2021

in the crucible of chaos

poem, poetry, Christ, God, Spirit, America, love, grace, hope, future, Epiphany, sedition, insurrection, terrorist, party, country

#poem #poetry #Christ #God #Spirit #America #Epiphany #love #grace #sedition #insurrection #terrrorist #party #country

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 and 2021. 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.