The earth in danger – v2

Floating, ticking time bombs,
broken down tankers, adrift,
environmental disasters
recklessly traveling, venturing
out on the high seas…
 
Russia is a terrorist state,
unthinking, unfeeling, reckless,
playing roulette with weather,
risking the whole planet, this earth,
for his lusts, for their greed…
 
The world must step up, change,
gathering for the challenge,
for this moment, the risks,
to seize Russia’s shadow fleet,
to bring them to port…
 
--------  
Edited January 27, 2025
The earth in danger – v2
 
January 25, 2025
The earth is in danger
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/the-earth-in-danger.html
Edited December 24, 2024
There is only one Enemy, Russia – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/12/there-is-one-enemy-russia-v3.html
Edited and posted October 17, 2024
In this moment of madness – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/in-this-moment-of-madness-v2_27.html
 
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poetry, Russia, shadow fleet, storms, hybrid war, greed, disaster, weather, risk, environment, earth,
 
#poetry #Russia #shadowfleet #storms #greed #disaster #weather #risk #environment #earth #hybridwar

The earth in danger

Floating, ticking time bombs,
broken down tankers,
environmental disasters
recklessly traveling,
out on the high seas…
 
Russia is a terrorist state,
unthinking, unfeeling,
playing roulette with weather,
risking the whole planet,
for his lusts, for their greed…
 
The world must step up,
gathering for the challenge,
for this moment, the risks,
to seize Russia’s shadow fleet,
to bring them to port…
 
--------  
January 25, 2025
The earth is in danger
 
Edited December 24, 2024
There is only one Enemy, Russia – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/12/there-is-one-enemy-russia-v3.html
Edited and posted October 17, 2024
In this moment of madness – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/in-this-moment-of-madness-v2_27.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, 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.
 
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#poetry #Russia #shadowfleet #storms #hybrid war #greed #disaster #weather #risk #environment #earth
 

The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v10

What if this led the news,

truth beyond comprehension,

the weather forecast more honest

that the clouds have kidnapped the morning;

how little we really know

about the weather patterns

how the forces of nature interact

the plans of the Father.

The heavens hold a secret

held within their grasp,

something we cannot know

that we do not understand;

ancient struggles evident

written upon the sky, in the soil,

in the dust of the earth

in the living creatures.

The clouds have kidnapped the morning,

the sun is not visible at all,

the sky coming closer

descending from the heavens

clouds pulled toward the ground;

hungry for its bounty

the harvest of the earth.

Holding the sun for ransom,

to repay an ancient debt,

an unspoken recording

an unspoken recording

a libretto, a song;

in the ledger of heaven

in the story of life

spoken from sealed lips

written across the heavens.

The mystery yet remaining

to believe, to experience,

something yet unknown,

for us to take on faith;

the sky holds the secret

written on the heavens

something yet unknown

revealed in God’s time only

to His children alone.

====

edited September 12, 2015

The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v10

(merging edits to version 4 and version 9)

edited July 23, 2015

The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v9

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-clouds-have-kidnapped-morning-v9.html

(editing version 8)

edited April 13, 2015

The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v8

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/04/the-clouds-have-kidnapped-morning-v8.html

(editing version 6)

edited February 16, 2015

The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v7

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-clouds-have-kidnapped-morning-v7.html

(merging edits to version 4 and version 6)

edited December 6, 2014

The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v6

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-clouds-have-kidnapped-morning-v6.html

(editing version 4)

edited June 3, 2014

The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v5

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-clouds-have-kidnapped-morning-v5.html

(editing version 2)

edited May 30, 2014

The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-clouds-have-kidnapped-morning-v4.html

edited May 28, 2014

The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-clouds-have-kidnapped-morning-v3.html

edited May 28, 2014

The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-clouds-have-kidnapped-morning-v2.html

May 28, 2014

The clouds have kidnapped the morning

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-clouds-have-kidnapped-morning.html

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“The clouds have kidnapped the sun this morning…but still, try to have a happy Wednesday”

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The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v9

What if this led the news,

truth beyond comprehension,

the weather forecast more honest

that the clouds have kidnapped the morning;

How little we really know

about the weather patterns

how the forces of nature intersect

the plans of the Father.

The heavens hold a secret,

held within their grasp,

something we cannot know

that we can’t understand;

Ancient struggles evident

written upon the sky, in the soil,

in the dust of the earth

in the living creatures.

The clouds have kidnapped the morning,

the sun not visible at all,

the sky coming closer

down toward the ground;

Descending from the heavens

clouds pulled toward the ground

hungry for its bounty

the harvest of the earth.

Holding the sun for ransom,

to repay an ancient debt,

an unspoken recording

a libretto, a song;

In the ledger of heaven

in the story of life

spoken from sealed lips

written across the heavens.

The mystery yet remaining,

something yet unknown,

for us to take on faith

to believe, to experience;

The sky holds the secret

written on the heavens

revealed in God’s time alone

to His children.

====

edited July 23, 2015

The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v9

(editing version 8)

edited April 13, 2015

The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v8

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/04/the-clouds-have-kidnapped-morning-v8.html

(editing version 6)

edited February 16, 2015

The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v7

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-clouds-have-kidnapped-morning-v7.html

(merging edits to version 4 and version 6)

edited December 6, 2014

The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v6

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-clouds-have-kidnapped-morning-v6.html

(editing version 4)

edited June 3, 2014

The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v5

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-clouds-have-kidnapped-morning-v5.html

(editing version 2)

edited May 30, 2014

The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-clouds-have-kidnapped-morning-v4.html

edited May 28, 2014

The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-clouds-have-kidnapped-morning-v3.html

edited May 28, 2014

The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-clouds-have-kidnapped-morning-v2.html

May 28, 2014

The clouds have kidnapped the morning

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-clouds-have-kidnapped-morning.html

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“The clouds have kidnapped the sun this morning…but still, try to have a happy Wednesday”

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The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v8

What if this led the news,

truth beyond comprehension,

the weather forecast more honest;

How little we really know

about the weather patterns

how the forces of nature intersect.

The heavens hold a secret,

held within their grasp,

something we cannot know;

Ancient struggles evident

written upon the sky, in the soil,

in the dust of the earth.

The clouds have kidnapped the morning,

the sun not visible at all,

the sky coming closer;

Descending from the heavens

clouds pulled toward the ground

hungry for its bounty.

Holding the sun for ransom,

to repay an ancient debt,

an unspoken recording;

In the ledger of heaven

in the story of life

spoken from sealed lips.

The mystery yet remaining,

something yet unknown,

for us to take on faith;

The sky holds the secret

written on the heavens

revealed in God’s time alone.

====

edited April 13, 2015

The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v8

(editing version 6)

edited February 16, 2015

The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v7

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-clouds-have-kidnapped-morning-v7.html

(merging edits to version 4 and version 6)

edited December 6, 2014

The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v6

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-clouds-have-kidnapped-morning-v6.html

(editing version 4)

edited June 3, 2014

The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v5

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-clouds-have-kidnapped-morning-v5.html

(editing version 2)

edited May 30, 2014

The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-clouds-have-kidnapped-morning-v4.html

edited May 28, 2014

The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-clouds-have-kidnapped-morning-v3.html

edited May 28, 2014

The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-clouds-have-kidnapped-morning-v2.html

May 28, 2014

The clouds have kidnapped the morning

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-clouds-have-kidnapped-morning.html

Facebook post by

Tarringo Basile-Vaughan

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“The clouds have kidnapped the sun this morning…but still, try to have a happy Wednesday”

https://www.facebook.com/tarringo.t.vaughan/posts/10152250208293141

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The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v7

what if this led the news

truth beyond understanding

the weather forecast more honest;

how little we truly know

about the weather patterns

how the forces of nature interact.

the heavens hold a secret

held within their grasp

something we cannot know;

ancient struggles evident

written upon the sky, in the soil,

in the dust of the earth.

clouds have kidnapped the morning

the sun not visible at all

the sky coming closer

descending from the heavens

clouds pulled toward the ground

hungry for its bounty

holding the sun for ransom

to repay an ancient debt

an unspoken recording

in the ledger of heaven

in the story of life

spoken from sealed lips

the mystery yet remaining

something yet unspoken

for us to take on faith

the sky holds the secret

written on the heavens

revealed in God’s time alone

====

edited February 16, 2015

The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v7

(merging edits to version 4 and version 6)

edited December 6, 2014

The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v6

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-clouds-have-kidnapped-morning-v6.html

(editing version 4)

edited June 3, 2014

The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v5

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-clouds-have-kidnapped-morning-v5.html

(editing version 2)

edited May 30, 2014

The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-clouds-have-kidnapped-morning-v4.html

edited May 28, 2014

The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-clouds-have-kidnapped-morning-v3.html

edited May 28, 2014

The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-clouds-have-kidnapped-morning-v2.html

May 28, 2014

The clouds have kidnapped the morning

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-clouds-have-kidnapped-morning.html

Facebook post by

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“The clouds have kidnapped the sun this morning…but still, try to have a happy Wednesday”

https://www.facebook.com/tarringo.t.vaughan/posts/10152250208293141

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The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v6

what if this led the news

truth beyond comprehension

the weather forecast more honest

how little we really know

about the weather patterns

how the forces of nature intersect

the heavens hold a secret

held within their grasp

something we cannot know

ancient struggles evident

written upon the sky, in the soil,

in the dust of the earth

the clouds have kidnapped the morning

the sun not visible at all

the sky coming closer

descending from the heavens

clouds pulled toward the ground

hungry for its bounty

holding the sun for ransom

to repay an ancient debt

an unspoken recording

in the ledger of heaven

in the story of life

spoken from sealed lips

the mystery yet remaining

something yet unknown

for us to take on faith

the sky holds the secret

written on the heavens

revealed in God’s time alone

====

edited December 6, 2014

The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v6

(editing version 4)

edited June 3, 2014

The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v5

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-clouds-have-kidnapped-morning-v5.html

(editing version 2)

edited May 30, 2014

The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-clouds-have-kidnapped-morning-v4.html

edited May 28, 2014

The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-clouds-have-kidnapped-morning-v3.html

edited May 28, 2014

The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-clouds-have-kidnapped-morning-v2.html

May 28, 2014

The clouds have kidnapped the morning

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-clouds-have-kidnapped-morning.html

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“The clouds have kidnapped the sun this morning…but still, try to have a happy Wednesday”

https://www.facebook.com/tarringo.t.vaughan/posts/10152250208293141

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The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v5

an earnest game, something more

holding the sun for ransom

to repay an ancient debt

an unspoken recording

in the ledger of heaven,

the story of life

players on stage, out of the background,

clouds have kidnapped the morning

the sun not visible at all

the sky coming nearer

descending from the heavens

clouds pulled toward the ground

====

edited June 3, 2014

The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v5

(editing version 2)

edited May 30, 2014

The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-clouds-have-kidnapped-morning-v4.html

edited May 28, 2014

The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-clouds-have-kidnapped-morning-v3.html

edited May 28, 2014

The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-clouds-have-kidnapped-morning-v2.html

May 28, 2014

The clouds have kidnapped the morning

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-clouds-have-kidnapped-morning.html

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“The clouds have kidnapped the sun this morning…but still, try to have a happy Wednesday”

https://www.facebook.com/tarringo.t.vaughan/posts/10152250208293141

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The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v4

what if this led the news

the weather forecast more honest

how little we really know

about the weather patterns

how the forces of nature interact

the heavens hold a secret

something we cannot know

ancient struggles evident

written upon the sky, in the soil,

in the dust of the earth

clouds have kidnapped the morning

the sun not visible at all

the sky coming closer

descending from the heavens

clouds pulled toward the ground

holding the sun for ransom

to repay an ancient debt

an unspoken recording

in the ledger of heaven

in the story of life

the mystery yet remaining

for us to take on faith

the sky holds the secret

written on the heavens

something yet unknown

====

edited May 30, 2014

The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v4

edited May 28, 2014

The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-clouds-have-kidnapped-morning-v3.html

edited May 28, 2014

The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-clouds-have-kidnapped-morning-v2.html

May 28, 2014

The clouds have kidnapped the morning

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-clouds-have-kidnapped-morning.html

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“The clouds have kidnapped the sun this morning…but still, try to have a happy Wednesday”

https://www.facebook.com/tarringo.t.vaughan/posts/10152250208293141

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The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v3

the heavens hold a secret

something we cannot know

ancient struggles evident

written upon the sky, in the soil,

in the dust of the earth

clouds have kidnapped the morning

the sun not visible at all

the sky coming closer

descending from the heavens

clouds pulled toward the ground

holding the sun for ransom

to repay an ancient debt

an unspoken recording

in the ledger of heaven

in the story of life

====

edited May 28, 2014

The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v3

edited May 28, 2014

The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-clouds-have-kidnapped-morning-v2.html

May 28, 2014

The clouds have kidnapped the morning

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-clouds-have-kidnapped-morning.html

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Tarringo Basile-Vaughan

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“The clouds have kidnapped the sun this morning…but still, try to have a happy Wednesday”

https://www.facebook.com/tarringo.t.vaughan/posts/10152250208293141

====

edited May 28, 2014

The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-clouds-have-kidnapped-morning-v3.html

edited May 28, 2014

The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-clouds-have-kidnapped-morning-v2.html

May 28, 2014

The clouds have kidnapped the morning

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-clouds-have-kidnapped-morning.html

Facebook post by

Tarringo Basile-Vaughan

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“The clouds have kidnapped the sun this morning…but still, try to have a happy Wednesday”

https://www.facebook.com/tarringo.t.vaughan/posts/10152250208293141

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The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v2

holding the sun for ransom

to repay an ancient debt

an unspoken recording

in the ledger of heaven

of the story of life

clouds have kidnapped the morning

the sun not visible at all

the sky coming closer

descending from the heavens

clouds pulled toward the ground

====

edited May 28, 2014

The clouds have kidnapped the morning – v2

May 28, 2014

The clouds have kidnapped the morning

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-clouds-have-kidnapped-morning.html

Facebook post by

Tarringo Basile-Vaughan

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“The clouds have kidnapped the sun this morning…but still, try to have a happy Wednesday”

https://www.facebook.com/tarringo.t.vaughan/posts/10152250208293141

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The clouds have kidnapped the morning

holding the sun for ransom

to repay an ancient debt

an unspoken recording

in the ledger of heaven

of the story of life

the clouds have kidnapped the morning

the sun not visible at all

the sky coming closer

the clouds toward the ground

====

May 28, 2014

The clouds have kidnapped the morning

Facebook post by

Tarringo Basile-Vaughan

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“The clouds have kidnapped the sun this morning…but still, try to have a happy Wednesday”

https://www.facebook.com/tarringo.t.vaughan/posts/10152250208293141

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The cranberry shovel

the cranberry shovel

maybe twenty-four inches wide

led me down the walk

further and further

deeper and deeper

the blade gathering snow

as a duster to cobwebs

ready for the work

to clean the sidewalk;

but that was the beginning

the snow yet coming

deeper and deeper

just below freezing

the blade pushing

cutting through the snow.

I’m glad for the short handle

the weight of the confection

hard for the plow

the bite of the shovel,

lifting it somehow.

January 17, 2013

after talk with Pastor Ted

about shoveling yesterday

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 22,000+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Even as Snow Started to Fall

The row on row
the clusters, green through the wet ground
pushing through the soil
giving way to their urgings
the irises, lilies, even the mosses
not being denied
awakening in the warming earth
the winter giving way
even as the snow started to fall


March 3, 2010
Suncook, NH



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The Signs Changing

The seasons turning
the signs changing
the buds coming
on the bushes, the trees
the shoots pushing
up through the ground

Spring not being denied
coming early
the warming sun,
a preview of the warming
off came out hats, our scarves
on the walk home from the school


March 2, 2010




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The Strangest Winter

The lilacs budding,
as is the magnolia
the ground bare,
except for the downed limbs
the crocuses coming up through the soil
wanting to bloom, to blossom
the strangest winter, mud in the yard
not the snow but the wind
not the shoveling but the warm breezes
rain when there normally is snow
this will I look back on
in times long from now
when I remember
the strangest winters
I have seen so far

March 2, 2010


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