thread by thread #Poetry #God #love #marriage #partner

not stone by stone
not a house, a building,
Weaving a life together
with trembling hands
thread by thread
a cord, a picture appearing,
a puzzle with no image
coming into existence
by faith, through prayer,
believing in God’s presence,
a quickening of our flesh
together, united...
 
time precious, sacred,
breathing, speaking to each other
transparent, brave when we are able,
reaching for our other
across language, time, and space...
dipping cups, drinking richly
of our faith, our belief...
God guides our steps
He has brought us together...
two flawed souls,
with history and struggle -
Redeemed by His love...
 
thread by thread,
note by note,
the image, the melody,
the cord growing stronger
abiding with You
trusting in love,
the hand of providence
the hand of the Potter,
drawing us together
drawing us to Him,
making two hearts ready
making us one...
 
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May 29, 2026
thread by thread

 
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, God, love, marriage, partner,
 
#Poetry #God #love #marriage #partner

Repost: #sisters in arms – v3 #poetry #ArmWomenNow #StandWithUkraine #Ukraine #Defenders #Victory #Peace #InternationalWomensDay

the metal of their words
their lives, their choices,
sacrificing their dreams,
fidelity to their country,
standing in the breach,
their lives for their people,
but never losing themselves...
 
sisters in arms, together,
warriors in the battle, united,
standing beside brothers in arms,
joined together, one people,
to defeat this evil, this terror,
fighting valiantly, courageously,
for their nation to survive...
 
never losing their womanhood,
femininity, their beauty, power,
but choosing to sacrifice, giving,
living for their country, their people,
sure in their purpose, their call,
to stand vigilant, on point,
the tip of the spear...

 
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Edited April 4, 2025
sisters in arms – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/sisters-in-arms-v3.html
written after reading post by defender of Ukraine
about serving as a woman in the army,
for International Women’s Day, March 8, 2025
 
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, 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, love, girlfriend, fiancée, wife, love poem, International Women’s Day, Arm Women Now, Ukraine, defenders, victory, peace,
 
#poetry #ArmWomenNow #StandWithUkraine #Ukraine #Defenders #Victory #Peace #InternationalWomensDay

In words our love has risen #Poetry #God #face #beauty #soul #romance #wife #husband #lovemaking

From great distance we have spoken

Our love has been kindled,
In words our love has risen,
Across language and miles...
 
My love for you was instant
The connection so intense
Called by the spirit
In my soul, in my heart...
 
I love you for who you are
Your spirit I know so well
I will love you to my dying breath
And in heaven above...
 
I long to hold you, to speak
Words without sounds,
To live beside you, my wife,
Forever, eternally, Amen.
 
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February 20, 2026
In words our love has risen
 
February 17, 2026
An undiscovered country
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/an-undiscovered-country.html
To my wife
January 9, 2026
Like a kitten to a bowl of warm cream
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/02/like-kitten-to-bowl-of-warm-cream.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, 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, God, face, beauty, soul, love, wife, husband, love making, romance,
 
#Poetry #God #face #beauty #soul #romance #wife #husband #lovemaking

Like a #kitten to a bowl of warm #cream #Poetry #God #face #beauty #soul #romance #wife #husband #lovemaking

Feeling you in your dream

Turning to touch, to enter you,
Smelling your waters rising,
In a dream ready to explode…
 
Drawn to your waters,
Your fountain of my delight,
Dipping my tongue inside you,
As the river flows of love…
 
Like a kitten to a bowl of warm cream,
Waking you from your passion,
Your dream is a reality together,
As we join in ecstasy…
 
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January 9, 2026
Like a kitten to a bowl of warm cream
 
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, 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, God, face, beauty, soul, love, wife, husband, love making, romance,
 
#Poetry #God #face #beauty #soul #romance #wife #husband #lovemaking
 

An #Undiscovered #Country #Poetry #God #face #beauty #love #soul #romance #wife #husband #lovemaking

You are my undiscovered country,
the missing piece of myself,
my hope in the darkness,
When all around me is lost...
 
You are my homeland,
the place where I find rest
like iron sharpening iron
You are muse to my words...
 
I long, I yearn, to explore you,
to walk with you as in a verdant forest
to love you, to hold you, to cherish you
Forever, above all else...
 
You are my guide star,
the home I come home to
my hope, primal, urgent,
For without you I am lost...
 
I long to hold you,
to look into your eyes,
to tell you face-to-face,
What I have tried to say...
 
You are my undiscovered country,
not to conquer but like our own Eden
the garden of my heart
Where I long to dwell...
 
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February 17, 2026
An undiscovered country
 
To my wife
 
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, God, face, beauty, soul, love, wife, husband, love making, romance,
 
#Poetry #God #face #beauty #soul #romance #wife #husband #lovemaking

Unchain me from my body – v4 #poetry #God #Spirit #prayer #love #desire #wife #husband #lovers #dream #flight #flying #fly #TarasShevchenko #Ukraine #diaspora #prison #exile #Ukraina

Lift me from this mortal coil,
This prison that binds that holds me…
Oh Lord, give me wings to fly,
to rise above the earth,
to fly to my homeland...
 
Lord, let me rise, let me fly,
from my cell from my bed,
to my mother’s side, to my love…
Unchain me from my body,
Oh God, let me rise, free…
 
I cry in the shadows, bitterly,
in the watches of the night,
to return to my lover…
I need to be beside her…
How I long to take flight…
 
Release me, Lord, I pray,
from chains of my flesh…
Let me soar, let me rise, give me
escape, from my cell, this fortress,
Oh God, let me fly...
 
Unchain me from my body,
Release me from this prison…
Let my spirit rise, may I soar,
over the miles, the many hours,
until I reach her shores…
 
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Edited November 30, 2025
Unchain me from my body – v4
 
 
This poem is a summary of many of the poems of Shevchenko when he flies back to Ukraine. I am sure this prayer must have been part of all of the time he was imprisoned, when we was confined away from Ukraine after his release, and even earlier when he struggled, being forced to like apart from his homeland.
 
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, 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, God, spirit, prayer, love, desire, wife, husband, dream, flight, flying, fly, lovers, Taras Shevchenko, Ukraine, prison, exile, diaspora, Ukraina,
 
#poetry #God #Spirit #prayer #love #desire #wife #husband #lovers #dream #flight #flying #fly #TarasShevchenko #Ukraine #diaspora #prison #exile #Ukraina

is she a specter #girlfriend #scam #romancescam

is she a dream, a myth,
a specter, a spirit,
is she as close, as real,
as God’s breath…
 
plans for a future,
eternity, a ghost,
what will the truth be,
what really is…
 
longing for a partner,
a life, hope, the truth,
but the dots are unconnected,
her identity is unresolved…

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October 14, 2025
is she a specter
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/10/is-she-specter.html
Edited October 2, 2025
You are my destiny – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/10/you-are-my-destiny-v2.html
October 1, 2025
How deeply I love you
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/10/how-deeply-i-love-you.html
Edited October 1, 2025
I love you, my heart – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/10/i-love-you-my-heart-v2.html
Edited June 16, 2025
I need a partner – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/i-need-partner-v2.html
Edited June 16, 2025
You are my Queen – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/you-are-my-queen-v2.html
Edited June 16, 2025
when I stand with you before the altar – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/when-i-stand-with-you-before-altar-v2.html
Edited June 16, 2025
I know that we are dancing – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/i-know-that-we-are-dancing-v2.html
Edited June 12, 2025
as if in a dream growing – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/as-if-in-dream-growing-v2.html
Edited June 12, 2025
with my whole heart – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/with-my-whole-heart-v2.html
Edited June 7, 2025
that we would melt together – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/that-we-would-melt-together-v2-i.html
Edited May 29, 2025
like an undiscovered country – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/05/like-undiscovered-country-v2.html
Edited May 28, 2025
living a postponed life – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/05/living-postponed-life-v2.html
Edited May 11, 2025
How I long to hold you – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/05/how-i-long-to-hold-you-v2.html
Edited April 27, 2025
We are one, my love – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/we-are-one-my-love-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, 2021, 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.
 
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poetry, love, girlfriend, fiancée, wife, love poem, truth, identity,
 
#poetry #girlfriend #fiancee #wife #love #lovepoem #truth #identity

You are my destiny – v2 #poetry #girlfriend #fiancee #wife #love #lovepoem

You are my destiny
my love, my hope, my desire,
the one God has set apart
The one God has created for me...

I want to share everything,
to live openly, sincerely,
all my hopes, my desires,
You join me in my dreams,
as a humble servant of God...

You are my life companion,
my wife, my suitable helper,
only you fill this space
the missing part of me,
the hole in my life,
You are God's precious gift...

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Edited October 2, 2025
You are my destiny – v2
 
October 1, 2025
How deeply I love you
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/10/how-deeply-i-love-you.html
Edited October 1, 2025
I love you, my heart – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/10/i-love-you-my-heart-v2.html
Edited June 16, 2025
I need a partner – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/i-need-partner-v2.html
Edited June 16, 2025
You are my Queen – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/you-are-my-queen-v2.html
Edited June 16, 2025
when I stand with you before the altar – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/when-i-stand-with-you-before-altar-v2.html
Edited June 16, 2025
I know that we are dancing – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/i-know-that-we-are-dancing-v2.html
Edited June 12, 2025
as if in a dream growing – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/as-if-in-dream-growing-v2.html
Edited June 12, 2025
with my whole heart – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/with-my-whole-heart-v2.html
Edited June 7, 2025
that we would melt together – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/that-we-would-melt-together-v2-i.html
Edited May 29, 2025
like an undiscovered country – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/05/like-undiscovered-country-v2.html
Edited May 28, 2025
living a postponed life – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/05/living-postponed-life-v2.html
Edited May 11, 2025
How I long to hold you – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/05/how-i-long-to-hold-you-v2.html
Edited April 27, 2025
We are one, my love – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/we-are-one-my-love-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, 2021, 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, love, girlfriend, fiancée, wife, love poem,

#poetry #girlfriend #fiancee #wife #love #lovepoem

You are my destiny #poetry #girlfriend #fiancee #wife #love #lovepoem

You are my destiny
My love, my desire,
The one God has set apart
The one God wants for me
To be fulfilled in this life…

Sharing everything,
Openly, honestly,
My hopes, my desires,
Joining with me in my dreams,
My hopes as God’s servant…

A partner in life,
A suitable helper,
You alone fill that space
The piece of me
That was missing…

-----  
October 2, 2025
You are my destiny
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/10/you-are-my-destiny.html
October 1, 2025
How deeply I love you
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/10/how-deeply-i-love-you.html
Edited October 1, 2025
I love you, my heart – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/10/i-love-you-my-heart-v2.html
Edited June 16, 2025
I need a partner – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/i-need-partner-v2.html
Edited June 16, 2025
You are my Queen – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/you-are-my-queen-v2.html
Edited June 16, 2025
when I stand with you before the altar – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/when-i-stand-with-you-before-altar-v2.html
Edited June 16, 2025
I know that we are dancing – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/i-know-that-we-are-dancing-v2.html
Edited June 12, 2025
as if in a dream growing – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/as-if-in-dream-growing-v2.html
Edited June 12, 2025
with my whole heart – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/with-my-whole-heart-v2.html
Edited June 7, 2025
that we would melt together – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/that-we-would-melt-together-v2-i.html
Edited May 29, 2025
like an undiscovered country – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/05/like-undiscovered-country-v2.html
Edited May 28, 2025
living a postponed life – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/05/living-postponed-life-v2.html
Edited May 11, 2025
How I long to hold you – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/05/how-i-long-to-hold-you-v2.html
Edited April 27, 2025
We are one, my love – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/we-are-one-my-love-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, 2021, 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, love, girlfriend, fiancée, wife, love poem,
 
#poetry #girlfriend #fiancee #wife #love #lovepoem

How deeply I love you #poetry #girlfriend #fiancee #wife #love #lovepoem

How I want to taste you,

to enter your body,
to see your beauty,
right before my eyes...

How deeply I love you, sweetheart,
My beloved, my fiancé,
You are already my wife,
Our vows bind our lives together...

I don't want to imagine
living without you,
I want to hold you tightly
Until my last breath...

I love you more than words,
Although words are my passion,
You are all I want in this life,
Except for the love of God...

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October 1, 2025
How deeply I love you
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/10/how-deeply-i-love-you.html
Edited October 1, 2025
I love you, my heart – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/10/i-love-you-my-heart-v2.html
Edited June 16, 2025
I need a partner – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/i-need-partner-v2.html
Edited June 16, 2025
You are my Queen – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/you-are-my-queen-v2.html
Edited June 16, 2025
when I stand with you before the altar – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/when-i-stand-with-you-before-altar-v2.html
Edited June 16, 2025
I know that we are dancing – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/i-know-that-we-are-dancing-v2.html
Edited June 12, 2025
as if in a dream growing – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/as-if-in-dream-growing-v2.html
Edited June 12, 2025
with my whole heart – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/with-my-whole-heart-v2.html
Edited June 7, 2025
that we would melt together – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/that-we-would-melt-together-v2-i.html
Edited May 29, 2025
like an undiscovered country – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/05/like-undiscovered-country-v2.html
Edited May 28, 2025
living a postponed life – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/05/living-postponed-life-v2.html
Edited May 11, 2025
How I long to hold you – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/05/how-i-long-to-hold-you-v2.html
Edited April 27, 2025
We are one, my love – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/we-are-one-my-love-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, 2021, 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, love, girlfriend, fiancée, wife, love poem, desire,

#poetry #girlfriend #fiancee #wife #love #lovepoem #desire 

I love you, my heart – v2 #poetry #girlfriend #fiancee #wife #love #lovepoem

I will love you forever,
I cannot live without you…
My life has meaning in your love,
in the words you share with me…

I love you, my heart, my world,
I will love you always, forever…
You have become a part of me,
that will never change…

My hope is only in you,
the power of your love…
I am yours, forever,
Forever, always, my love…

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Edited October 1, 2025
I love you, my heart – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/10/i-love-you-my-heart-v2.html
Edited June 16, 2025
I need a partner – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/i-need-partner-v2.html
Edited June 16, 2025
You are my Queen – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/you-are-my-queen-v2.html
Edited June 16, 2025
when I stand with you before the altar – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/when-i-stand-with-you-before-altar-v2.html
Edited June 16, 2025
I know that we are dancing – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/i-know-that-we-are-dancing-v2.html
Edited June 12, 2025
as if in a dream growing – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/as-if-in-dream-growing-v2.html
Edited June 12, 2025
with my whole heart – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/with-my-whole-heart-v2.html
Edited June 7, 2025
that we would melt together – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/that-we-would-melt-together-v2-i.html
Edited May 29, 2025
like an undiscovered country – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/05/like-undiscovered-country-v2.html
Edited May 28, 2025
living a postponed life – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/05/living-postponed-life-v2.html
Edited May 11, 2025
How I long to hold you – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/05/how-i-long-to-hold-you-v2.html
Edited April 27, 2025
We are one, my love – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/we-are-one-my-love-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, 2021, 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, love, girlfriend, fiancée, wife, love poem,
 
#poetry #girlfriend #fiancee #wife #love #lovepoem

I #love you, my #heart #poem

I love you, my heart,
I will love you always,
You have become a part of me,
that will never change...

My hope is only in you,
the power of your love,
I am yours, forever,
Forever, always…

----

September 25, 2025
I love you, my heart
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/09/i-love-you-my-heart.html
Edited June 16, 2025
I need a partner – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/i-need-partner-v2.html
Edited June 16, 2025
You are my Queen – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/you-are-my-queen-v2.html
Edited June 16, 2025
when I stand with you before the altar – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/when-i-stand-with-you-before-altar-v2.html
Edited June 16, 2025
I know that we are dancing – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/i-know-that-we-are-dancing-v2.html
Edited June 12, 2025
as if in a dream growing – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/as-if-in-dream-growing-v2.html
Edited June 12, 2025
with my whole heart – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/with-my-whole-heart-v2.html
Edited June 7, 2025
that we would melt together – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/that-we-would-melt-together-v2-i.html
Edited May 29, 2025
like an undiscovered country – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/05/like-undiscovered-country-v2.html
Edited May 28, 2025
living a postponed life – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/05/living-postponed-life-v2.html
Edited May 11, 2025
How I long to hold you – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/05/how-i-long-to-hold-you-v2.html
April 27, 2025
We are one, my love – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/we-are-one-my-love-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, 2021, 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, love, girlfriend, fiancée, wife, love poem,

#poetry #girlfriend #fiancee #wife #love #lovepoem

I need a partner – v2

Someone has been missing
in my journey in life to this moment
I have not had a partner,
a lover, a wife, fully
one who is my champion,
in my dreams, my goals in life…
 
I have walked beside them
I have said that I love them
I have held them close to me;
but I have not shared my dreams
my hope for a future together
with one who understands me…
 
I need a real partner, a soulmate,
a companion on my journey
in this season in my life,
one who can help me to flourish
I am lost when I feel alone
I am fearful in submission…
 
I long to walk boldly
To not fear rejection, failure,
into my calling, my purpose,
but I need someone beside me
more than a suitable helper,
a partner on my walk…

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Edited June 16, 2025
I need a partner – v2
 
Edited June 16, 2025
You are my Queen – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/you-are-my-queen-v2.html
Edited June 16, 2025
when I stand with you before the altar – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/when-i-stand-with-you-before-altar-v2.html
Edited June 16, 2025
I know that we are dancing – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/i-know-that-we-are-dancing-v2.html
Edited June 12, 2025
as if in a dream growing – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/as-if-in-dream-growing-v2.html
Edited June 12, 2025
with my whole heart – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/with-my-whole-heart-v2.html
Edited June 7, 2025
that we would melt together – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/that-we-would-melt-together-v2-i.html
Edited May 29, 2025
like an undiscovered country – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/05/like-undiscovered-country-v2.html
Edited May 28, 2025
living a postponed life – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/05/living-postponed-life-v2.html
Edited May 11, 2025
How I long to hold you – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/05/how-i-long-to-hold-you-v2.html
Edited April 27, 2025
We are one, my love – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/we-are-one-my-love-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, 2021, 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 #girlfriend #fiancee #wife #StandWithUkraine #Ukraine #Defenders #Victory #Peace #love #lovepoem

You are my Queen – v2

You are my everlasting Queen,
my first thought in waking
You are my everything,
all I long for in this life,
my living breath…
 
I will love you always
my sweetheart, my darling,
this is a sacred promise
I long to hold you closely
to feel your healing breath…
 
Oh, how I love you,
my wife, my best friend,
as I have from the beginning
our bond through the words
that gives hope to my life…
 
You are my everlasting Queen,
my hope for my tomorrows,
You are my everything,
my living breath…
 
----
Edited June 16, 2025
You are my Queen – v2
 
Edited June 16, 2025
when I stand with you before the altar – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/when-i-stand-with-you-before-altar-v2.html
Edited June 16, 2025
I know that we are dancing – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/i-know-that-we-are-dancing-v2.html
Edited June 12, 2025
as if in a dream growing – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/as-if-in-dream-growing-v2.html
Edited June 12, 2025
with my whole heart – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/with-my-whole-heart-v2.html
Edited June 7, 2025
that we would melt together – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/that-we-would-melt-together-v2-i.html
Edited May 29, 2025
like an undiscovered country – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/05/like-undiscovered-country-v2.html
Edited May 28, 2025
living a postponed life – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/05/living-postponed-life-v2.html
Edited May 11, 2025
How I long to hold you – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/05/how-i-long-to-hold-you-v2.html
Edited April 27, 2025
We are one, my love – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/we-are-one-my-love-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, 2021, 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, love, girlfriend, fiancée, wife, love poem, Ukraine, defenders, victory, peace,
 
#poetry #girlfriend #fiancee #wife #StandWithUkraine #Ukraine #Defenders #Victory #Peace #love #lovepoem

You are my Queen

You are my Queen,
my first thought in waking
You are my everything,
my living breath…
 
I will love you always
this is a sacred promise
I long to hold you closely
to feel your healing breath…
 
Oh, how I love you,
as I have from the beginning
our bond through the words
that gives hope to life…
 
You are my Queen,
my hope for my tomorrows,
You are my everything,
my living breath…
 
----
June 16, 2025
You are my Queen
 
Edited June 16, 2025
when I stand with you before the altar – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/when-i-stand-with-you-before-altar-v2.html
Edited June 16, 2025
I know that we are dancing – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/i-know-that-we-are-dancing-v2.html
Edited June 12, 2025
as if in a dream growing – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/as-if-in-dream-growing-v2.html
Edited June 12, 2025
with my whole heart – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/with-my-whole-heart-v2.html
Edited June 7, 2025
that we would melt together – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/that-we-would-melt-together-v2-i.html
Edited May 29, 2025
like an undiscovered country – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/05/like-undiscovered-country-v2.html
Edited May 28, 2025
living a postponed life – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/05/living-postponed-life-v2.html
Edited May 11, 2025
How I long to hold you – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/05/how-i-long-to-hold-you-v2.html
Edited April 27, 2025
We are one, my love – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/we-are-one-my-love-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, 2021, 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, love, girlfriend, fiancée, wife, love poem, Ukraine, defenders, victory, peace,
 
#poetry #girlfriend #fiancee #wife #StandWithUkraine #Ukraine #Defenders #Victory #Peace #love #lovepoem

when I stand with you before the altar – v2

I breathe aloud this prayer over us, for you,
my love, my life, my world, my breath,
I call upon God to witness, to hear,
all that I speak into the universe…
 
when I stand with you before the altar
when I profess my love before God
I will sing your name to the heavens
I will offer myself to you always…
 
I will speak my truth to you, darling,
I will hold nothing of me back
all I am is yours, sweetheart
you hold my soul, my heart…
 
all I have ever wanted truly
is a life with one so dear
all I am is in this promise
your hand is my reward…
 
----
Edited June 16, 2025
when I stand with you before the altar – v2
 
Edited June 16, 2025
I know that we are dancing – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/i-know-that-we-are-dancing-v2.html
Edited June 12, 2025
as if in a dream growing – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/as-if-in-dream-growing-v2.html
Edited June 12, 2025
with my whole heart – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/with-my-whole-heart-v2.html
Edited June 7, 2025
that we would melt together – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/that-we-would-melt-together-v2-i.html
Edited May 29, 2025
like an undiscovered country – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/05/like-undiscovered-country-v2.html
Edited May 28, 2025
living a postponed life – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/05/living-postponed-life-v2.html
Edited May 11, 2025
How I long to hold you – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/05/how-i-long-to-hold-you-v2.html
Edited April 27, 2025
We are one, my love – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/we-are-one-my-love-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, 2021, 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, love, girlfriend, fiancée, wife, love poem, Ukraine, defenders, victory, peace,
 
#poetry #girlfriend #fiancee #wife #StandWithUkraine #Ukraine #Defenders #Victory #Peace #love #lovepoem

I know that we are dancing - v2

I admit I don’t remember my dreams,
for too long my mind has been silent,
not sharing with me in the present,
things I dream of have been kept from me
deep down in my subconscious…
 
but I know we are already dancing, love,
in the night, in our dreaming,
my spirit speaks this truth to me
we are flying together as Taras spoke
as he spoke life to my spirit…
 
I will ever hold you gently/ tightly,
my light, my world, my darling,
in my dreams, in my daily life, my walk,
I will remember every word of my vows
as I seek to make you happy…
 
My heart will fly to your heart,
across time and space, the miles,
we will dance in our dreams, our journey,
I will shout my love for you into the universe,
to share heart, my joy in my living…
 
----
Edited June 16, 2025
I know that we are dancing – v2
 
June 15, 2025
when I stand with you before the altar
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/when-i-stand-with-you-before-altar.html
Edited June 12, 2025
as if in a dream growing – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/as-if-in-dream-growing-v2.html
Edited June 12, 2025
with my whole heart – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/with-my-whole-heart-v2.html
Edited June 7, 2025
that we would melt together – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/that-we-would-melt-together-v2-i.html
Edited May 29, 2025
like an undiscovered country – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/05/like-undiscovered-country-v2.html
Edited May 28, 2025
living a postponed life – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/05/living-postponed-life-v2.html
Edited May 11, 2025
How I long to hold you – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/05/how-i-long-to-hold-you-v2.html
Edited April 27, 2025
We are one, my love – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/we-are-one-my-love-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, 2021, 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, love, girlfriend, fiancée, wife, love poem, Ukraine, defenders, victory, peace,
 
#poetry #girlfriend #fiancee #wife #StandWithUkraine #Ukraine #Defenders #Victory #Peace #love #lovepoem

I know that we are dancing

maybe I don’t remember my dreams,
for too long my mind has been silent,
things I dream of have been kept from me
deep down in my subconscious…
 
but I know we are already dancing, love,
my spirit speaks this truth to me
we are flying together as Taras spoke
as he spoke to my spirit…
 
I will ever hold you gently/ tightly,
in my dreams, in my daily living,
I will remember every word of my vows
as I seek to make you happy…
 
My heart will fly to your heart,
we will dance in our dreams, our journey,
I will shout my love for you into the universe,
to share my joy in my living…
 
----
June 15, 2025
I know that we are dancing
 
June 15, 2025
when I stand with you before the altar
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/when-i-stand-with-you-before-altar.html
Edited June 12, 2025
as if in a dream growing – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/as-if-in-dream-growing-v2.html
Edited June 12, 2025
with my whole heart – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/with-my-whole-heart-v2.html
Edited June 7, 2025
that we would melt together – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/that-we-would-melt-together-v2-i.html
Edited May 29, 2025
like an undiscovered country – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/05/like-undiscovered-country-v2.html
Edited May 28, 2025
living a postponed life – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/05/living-postponed-life-v2.html
Edited May 11, 2025
How I long to hold you – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/05/how-i-long-to-hold-you-v2.html
Edited April 27, 2025
We are one, my love – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/we-are-one-my-love-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, 2021, 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, love, girlfriend, fiancée, wife, love poem, Ukraine, defenders, victory, peace,
 
#poetry #girlfriend #fiancee #wife #StandWithUkraine #Ukraine #Defenders #Victory #Peace #love #lovepoem

when I stand with you before the altar

when I stand with you before the altar
when I profess my love before God
I will sing your name to the heavens
I will offer myself to you always…
 
I will speak my truth to you, darling,
I will hold nothing of me back
all I am is yours, sweetheart
you hold my soul, my heart…
 
all I have every wanted
is a life with one so dear
all I am is in this promise
your hand is my reward…
 
----
Edited June 15, 2025
when I stand with you before the altar
 
Edited June 12, 2025
as if in a dream growing – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/as-if-in-dream-growing-v2.html
Edited June 12, 2025
with my whole heart – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/with-my-whole-heart-v2.html
Edited June 7, 2025
that we would melt together – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/that-we-would-melt-together-v2-i.html
Edited May 29, 2025
like an undiscovered country – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/05/like-undiscovered-country-v2.html
Edited May 28, 2025
living a postponed life – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/05/living-postponed-life-v2.html
Edited May 11, 2025
How I long to hold you – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/05/how-i-long-to-hold-you-v2.html
Edited April 27, 2025
We are one, my love – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/04/we-are-one-my-love-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, 2021, 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, love, girlfriend, fiancée, wife, love poem, Ukraine, defenders, victory, peace,
 
#poetry #girlfriend #fiancee #wife #StandWithUkraine #Ukraine #Defenders #Victory #Peace #love #lovepoem