Capturing images – v2

Capturing images, beauty,
every facet of your diamond,
your face, a spectrum,
of beauty, of color, of light…
 
Your life journey is a testament,
of the power of your conviction,
your face is the storyboard,
of your life of purpose…
 
Capturing images, beauty,
segments of time, of emotion,
written in colors, in segments,
the moments of your life…
 
So much meaning, deeper,
in every image captured,
the story of your people is
written on your face…
 
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Edited October 15, 2024
Capturing images – v2
 
Written and posted October 15, 2024
You are my lifeline
Typed October 18, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/you-are-my-lifeline_25.html
&
Written and posted October 12, 2024
Tell them that you love them
Typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/tell-them-that-you-love-them_25.html
&
Edited and posted October 17, 2024
she is my goddess, my muse – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/she-is-my-goddess-my-muse-v2_25.html
&
Written and posted October 11, 2024
she is my goddess, my muse
typed on word October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/she-is-my-goddess-my-muse.html
&
Written and posted October 11, 2024
our hearts no longer separate
typed on word October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/our-hearts-no-longer-separate_25.html
&
Written and posted October 8, 2024
My body aches for you
Typed October 19, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/my-body-aches-for-you_24.html
&
Written and posted October 8, 2024
I imagine our lovemaking
Typed October 19, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/i-imagine-our-lovemaking.html
&
Written and posted October 4, 2024
You are my dream
typed on word October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/you-are-my-dream_24.html
&
Written and posted October 3, 2024
as my world fell into darkness
typed on word October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/as-my-world-fell-into-darkness_24.html  
about the night of October 2, 2024
&
Written and posted October 2, 2024
my black-haired maiden
typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/my-black-haired-maiden_24.html
after poem, “my black-haired maiden”,
based on the poem, “Katerina”
by Taras Shevchenko
&
Edited October 15, 2024
In my dream, darling
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/in-my-dream-darling_23.html
Written and posted October 1, 2024
In my dream
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/in-my-dream_23.html
&
Written and posted September 30, 2024
Standing before you
Typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/standing-before-you.html
The dress
&
Written and posted September 30, 2024
Capturing images
Typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/capturing-images.html
&
Edited and posted September 29, 2024
Your Face – 2 – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/your-face-2-v3.html
Edited and posted September 29, 2024
Your Face – 2 – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/your-face-2-v2.html
Written and posted September 29, 2024
Your face - 2
Typed October 18, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/your-face-2.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, face, images, Ukraine, beauty, love, resolve, war, service, sacrifice, dress, model, wife, husband, Taras Shevchenko, love making, romance,
 
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#Shevchenko's heart was #Ukraine…

Shevchenko is a singular voice,
the hope of his people,
of his native land,
the ancient tongue,
of the heart of Ukraine…
 
his heart was Ukraine,
no matter where he was planted,
in the darkness of the empire,
in prison, on the steppes,
he longed for his Ukraina…
 
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October 15, 2024
his heart was Ukraine
 
about Taras Shevchenko’s life and poetry
&
Edited October 15, 2024
The power of his words – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-power-of-his-words-v2_25.html
about Taras Shevchenko’s life and poetry
&
Written and posted September 29, 2024
The power of his words
typed October 15, 2024
about Taras Shevchenko’s life and poetry
&
Edited October 15, 2024
Break twain your fetters – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/break-in-twain-your-fetters-v2.html
after poem “Break in twain your fetters – v2”, based on the poem,
“The Testament, by Taras Shevchenko,
written Christmas Day, 12/25/1845
&
Written and posted October 15, 2024
in this moment of madness
Typed October 18, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/in-this-moment-of-madness_25.html
&
Written and posted October 13, 2024
His final words
typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/his-final-words_25.html
after poem, “His final words”,
based on the poem, “It is not time for us to stop?”,
by Taras Shevchenko,
written on his 47^th birthday,
2/25/1861, he died one day later,
on 2/26/1861.
&
Written and posted October 13, 2024
Wait in stillness
typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/wait-in-stillness_25.html
after poem, “Wait in stillness”,
based on the poem, “The Years of Youth are passed away”,
by Taras Shevchenko,
written 10/19/1860
&
Written and posted September 29, 2024
A voice against injustice
typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/a-voice-against-injustice.html
Poems about Ukraine and the book, The Poet of Ukraine,
about the life and poetry of the Bard of Ukraine, Taras Shevchenko,
which I read after Hurricane Helene,
from 9/29/2024 to 10/15/24
 
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, Ukraine, God, prayer, war, terror, genocide, Russia, peace, victory, Taras Shevchenko, Ukrainian, freedom, independence, history, glory, pain, serfdom, muse, prison,
 
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The power of his words – v2

Words to start a revolution,
speaking out against injustice,
the cruelty of the hand that fed him,
that held him in slavery, in poverty,
even when he was able to break free…
 
The power of his words,
shaking the Tsar, his power,
fear in the crucible of poverty,
singling him out for punishment,
to break him, to break his will…
 
But he held a singular vision,
subversive, resurgent,
to cry out for his people,
to speak out loud a future,
when they all would be free…
 
His deep love of his homeland,
never changed or wavered,
even when he was far from
the river, the Dnipro,
he held onto Ukraine…
 
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Edited October 15, 2024
The power of his words – v2
 
about Taras Shevchenko’s life and poetry
&
Written and posted September 29, 2024
The power of his words
typed October 15, 2024
about Taras Shevchenko’s life and poetry
&
Edited October 15, 2024
Break twain your fetters – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/break-in-twain-your-fetters-v2.html
after poem “Break in twain your fetters – v2”, based on the poem,
“The Testament, by Taras Shevchenko,
written Christmas Day, 12/25/1845
&
Written and posted October 15, 2024
in this moment of madness
Typed October 18, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/in-this-moment-of-madness_25.html
&
Written and posted October 13, 2024
His final words
typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/his-final-words_25.html
after poem, “His final words”,
based on the poem, “It is not time for us to stop?”,
by Taras Shevchenko,
written on his 47^th birthday,
2/25/1861, he died one day later,
on 2/26/1861.
&
Written and posted October 13, 2024
Wait in stillness
typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/wait-in-stillness_25.html
after poem, “Wait in stillness”,
based on the poem, “The Years of Youth are passed away”,
by Taras Shevchenko,
written 10/19/1860
&
Written and posted September 29, 2024
A voice against injustice
typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/a-voice-against-injustice.html
Poems about Ukraine and the book, The Poet of Ukraine,
about the life and poetry of the Bard of Ukraine, Taras Shevchenko,
which I read after Hurricane Helene,
from 9/29/2024 to 10/15/24
 
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, Ukraine, God, prayer, war, terror, genocide, Russia, peace, victory, Taras Shevchenko, Ukrainian, freedom, independence, history, glory, pain, serfdom, muse, prison,
 
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Break in twain your fetters – v2

free yourself of the oppressors,
your false, harsh, masters,
“Break in twain your fetters”,
breathe the clean air of freedom…
 
cast off their chains,
of power, of oppression,
independent of your masters
who held you in slavery…
 
stand as free men and women,
no longer slaves of these masters,
shake off the yoke of oppression,
stand in the light…
 
bear witness boldly,
of your freedom, your independence,
walking freely into the future,
your homeland, your Ukraina…
 
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Edited October 15, 2024
Break twain your fetters – v2
 
after poem “Break in twain your fetters – v2”, based on the poem,
“The Testament, by Taras Shevchenko,
written Christmas Day, 12/25/1845
&
Written and posted October 15, 2024
in this moment of madness
Typed October 18, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/in-this-moment-of-madness_25.html
&
Written and posted October 13, 2024
His final words
typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/his-final-words_25.html
after poem, “His final words”,
based on the poem, “It is not time for us to stop?”,
by Taras Shevchenko,
written on his 47^th birthday,
2/25/1861, he died one day later,
on 2/26/1861.
&
Written and posted October 13, 2024
Wait in stillness
typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/wait-in-stillness_25.html
after poem, “Wait in stillness”,
based on the poem, “The Years of Youth are passed away”,
by Taras Shevchenko,
written 10/19/1860
&
Written and posted October 13, 2024
I live in rebellion
typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/i-live-in-rebellion_25.html
after poem, “I live in rebellion”,
based on the poem, “I do not murmur at the Lord”,
by Taras Shevchenko
&
Written and posted October 13, 2024
Listen to the Prophet
typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/listen-to-prophet_25.html
after poem, “Listen to the Prophet”,
based on the poem, “Hosea, Chapter XIV”,
by Taras Shevchenko
&
Written and posted September 29, 2024
A voice against injustice
typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/a-voice-against-injustice.html
Poems about Ukraine and the book, The Poet of Ukraine,
about the life and poetry of the Bard of Ukraine, Taras Shevchenko,
which I read after Hurricane Helene,
from 9/29/2024 to 10/15/24
 
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, Ukraine, God, prayer, war, terror, genocide, Russia, peace, victory, Taras Shevchenko, Ukrainian, freedom, independence, history, glory, pain, serfdom, muse, prison,
 
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In this moment of madness

we must awake from our slumber,
an axis of evil rising together
attacking freedom, this one country,
but sowing chaos, division,
undermining the world order,
hungry for more, unsatiable,
a lust for land, for power,
while the world sleeps…
 
in this moment of madness,
the time of the aggressor,
we long for leadership, boldness,
for a greater resolve, for courage,
against their terror, their bluster,
seeing them for what they are,
a nuclear power, a paper tiger,
propped up by our appeasement…
 
we must shake off fear, complacency,
we must urgently seize this moment,
too long have they stood alone,
against the evil, the maelstrom,
the existential threat for survival,
a coalition of the brave needed,
to stop this tide of chaos,
to end the age of the tyrants….
 
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Written and posted October 15, 2024
in this moment of madness
Typed October 18, 2024
 
&
Written and posted October 12, 2024
In the crucible of war – 2 – v1
Typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/in-crucible-of-war-2-v1_25.html
&
Edited and posted October 17, 2024
A death sentence – 2 – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/a-death-sentence-2-v2_25.html
written and posted October 11, 2024
The anguished words of the defenders
typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-anguished-words-of-defenders.html
written and posted October 11, 2024
Ten years under the gun
typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/ten-years-under-gun_25.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, Ukraine, God, prayer, war, terror, genocide, Russia, peace, victory, Taras Shevchenko, Ukrainian, freedom, independence, history, glory, Mental Health Day, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris,
 
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our bodies are not our own

we are part of the body,
we are united with Christ,
we must remember our sin,
effects our bodies
and the body of Christ…
 
our bodies are not our own,
they are living temples,
the earthly home of the Spirit,
vessels we are given,
holding Jesus Christ…
 
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Written and posted October 15, 2024
our bodies are not our own
Typed October 18, 2024
 
&
Written and posted October 14, 2024
be brutally honest
Typed October 18, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/be-brutally-honest_25.html
&
Written and posted October 14, 2024
God made us for community
Typed October 18, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/god-made-us-for-community_25.html
&
Written and posted October 14, 2024
a wounded heart
Typed October 18, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/a-wounded-heart_25.html
&
Written and posted October 14, 2024
Fighting Hell
Typed October 18, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/fighting-hell_25.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, God, prayer, Christ, Spirit, faith, confession, freedom, salvation, healing, restoration, fear, shame, pain, wounds,
 
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be brutally honest

be brutally honest,
open, authentic,
take risks, speak your truth,
for there to be healing,
at the cross…
 
let go of shame,
the chains we carry,
forgive yourself fully,
God has carried your burdens,
to the cross…
 
walk forward boldly,
in life, in new freedom,
leave your shame, your chains,
all that you have arrived,
at the cross…
 
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Written and posted October 14, 2024
be brutally honest
Typed October 18, 2024
 
&
Written and posted October 14, 2024
a wounded heart
Typed October 18, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/a-wounded-heart_25.html
&
Written and posted October 14, 2024
Fighting Hell
Typed October 18, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/fighting-hell_25.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, God, prayer, Christ, Spirit, faith, confession, freedom, salvation, healing, restoration, fear, shame, pain, wounds,
 
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God made us for community

we are not meant to be alone
to wall us off from others
God made us for community,
to share our walk…
 
we are to share our lives together,
for we are all part of one body,
we have been called to community,
to share our lives…
 
It is in the sharing, in community,
that we have meaning, purpose,
God wants us to be happy,
in love, in community…
 
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Written and posted October 14, 2024
God made us for community
Typed October 18, 2024
 
&
Written and posted October 14, 2024
a wounded heart
Typed October 18, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/a-wounded-heart_25.html
&
Written and posted October 14, 2024
Fighting Hell
Typed October 18, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/fighting-hell_25.html
&
Written and posted October 14, 2024
Trying to fit in
Typed October 18, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/trying-to-fit-in_25.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, God, prayer, Christ, Spirit, faith, confession, freedom, salvation, healing, restoration, fear, shame, pain, wounds,

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You are my lifeline

You are my hope
for a life, a future,
You are my lifeline,
when I have doubts…
 
You are the light,
at the end of the tunnel,
I cleave to you,
with every breath…
 
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Written and posted October 15, 2024
You are my lifeline
Typed October 18, 2024
 
&
Written and posted October 12, 2024
Tell them that you love them
Typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/tell-them-that-you-love-them_25.html
&
Edited and posted October 17, 2024
she is my goddess, my muse – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/she-is-my-goddess-my-muse-v2_25.html
Written and posted October 11, 2024
she is my goddess, my muse
typed on word October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/she-is-my-goddess-my-muse.html
&
Written and posted October 11, 2024
our hearts no longer separate
typed on word October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/our-hearts-no-longer-separate_25.html
&
Written and posted October 8, 2024
My body aches for you
Typed October 19, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/my-body-aches-for-you_24.html
&
Written and posted October 8, 2024
I imagine our lovemaking
Typed October 19, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/i-imagine-our-lovemaking.html
&
Written and posted October 4, 2024
You are my dream
typed on word October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/you-are-my-dream_24.html
&
Written and posted October 3, 2024
as my world fell into darkness
typed on word October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/as-my-world-fell-into-darkness_24.html  
about the night of October 2, 2024
&
Written and posted October 2, 2024
my black-haired maiden
typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/my-black-haired-maiden_24.html
after poem, “my black-haired maiden”,
based on the poem, “Katerina”
by Taras Shevchenko
&
Edited October 15, 2024
In my dream, darling
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/in-my-dream-darling_23.html
Written and posted October 1, 2024
In my dream
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/in-my-dream_23.html
&
Written and posted September 30, 2024
Standing before you
Typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/standing-before-you.html
The dress
&
Written and posted September 30, 2024
Capturing images
Typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/capturing-images.html
Edited and posted September 29, 2024
Your Face – 2 – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/your-face-2-v3.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, face, images, Ukraine, beauty, love, resolve, war, service, sacrifice, dress, model, wife, husband, Taras Shevchenko, love making, romance,
 
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a wounded heart

a deep hurt, hidden,
something we carry, in shame, in truth,
a wounded heart, a fettered spirit,
when we long to fly, to fulfill our purpose…
 
so many days lost, truncated,
in pain, in hurt, in our own prayer closet,
not feeling God, beside us with us,
only feeling pain, no hope for tomorrow…
 
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Written and posted October 14, 2024
a wounded heart
Typed October 18, 2024
 
&
Written and posted October 14, 2024
Fighting Hell
Typed October 18, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/fighting-hell_25.html
&
Written and posted October 14, 2024
Trying to fit in
Typed October 18, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/trying-to-fit-in_25.html
&
Written and posted October 14, 2024
Face Your Pain
Typed October 18, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/face-your-pain_25.html
 
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poetry, God, prayer, Christ, Spirit, faith,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #prayer #faith

Fighting Hell

Battling Satan,
the forces of evil,
the struggle for us,
life and death…
 
The battle in truth,
is fighting Hell, the Devil,
the forces of evil,
in a fallen world…
 
Combatting the darkness,
with the love of our Father,
embracing our salvation,
in the risen Christ…
 
Open your eyes,
to the battle raging,
the forces of evil,
are no match for God…
 
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Written and posted October 14, 2024
Fighting Hell
Typed October 18, 2024
 
&
Written and posted October 14, 2024
Trying to fit in
Typed October 18, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/trying-to-fit-in_25.html
&
Written and posted October 14, 2024
Face Your Pain
Typed October 18, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/face-your-pain_25.html
 
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poetry, God, prayer, Christ, Spirit, faith,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #prayer #faith

Trying to fit in

feeling alone, on the outside,
trying to fit in, to belong,
but having to choose better,
falling in the with wrong crowd…
 
each moment a choice, a decision,
we make on our journey,
looking in the mirror,
what do we see…
 
be on guard for evil,
for easy temptation,
stay strong in the battle,
your life is at stake…
 
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Written and posted October 14, 2024
Trying to fit in
Typed October 18, 2024
 
&
Written and posted October 14, 2024
Face Your Pain
Typed October 18, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/face-your-pain_25.html
&
Written and posted October 14, 2024
Access deeply
Typed October 18, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/access-deeply_25.html
&
Written and posted October 14, 2024
God speaks a response
Typed October 18, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/god-speaks-response_25.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, God, prayer, Christ, Spirit, faith,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #prayer #faith

Face Your Pain

don’t deny, turn away,
from your hurt, your feelings,
controlled by death, by sin,
by the way of the flesh…
 
open your eyes to the truth,
face your pain, open fully, openly,
bear your very soul,
speaking what you must…
 
speak God’s love,
God’s truth, God’s power,
to heal your brokenness,
to redeem your life…
 
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Written and posted October 14, 2024
Face Your Pain
Typed October 18, 2024
 
&
Written and posted October 14, 2024
Access deeply
Typed October 18, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/access-deeply_25.html
&
Written and posted October 14, 2024
God speaks a response
Typed October 18, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/god-speaks-response_25.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, God, prayer, Christ, Spirit, Hebrews 10:23-39, faith, Deuteronomy 31:1-8, Romans 6:1-18, 1 Corinthians 12:12-27, Jeremiah 1:1-8, James 1:12-18,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #prayer #Hebrews10 #faith #Deuteronomy31 #Romans6 #1Corinthians12 #Jeremiah1 #James1

Access deeply

cutting a wound open,
exposed to the light,
peeling the onion
the scab of denial
a scar never healed…
 
access deeply,
the pain we carry,
the pathways created.
the desires of the flesh,
everything within us,
that separates of from God…
 
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Written and posted October 14, 2024
Access deeply
Typed October 18, 2024
 
&
Written and posted October 14, 2024
God speaks a response
Typed October 18, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/god-speaks-response_25.html
&
Written and posted October 14, 2024
God calls us, each of us
Typed October 18, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/god-calls-us-each-of-us_25.html
&
Written and posted October 13, 2024
we all are needed
Typed October 18, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/we-all-are-needed.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, God, prayer, Christ, Spirit, Hebrews 10:23-39, faith, Deuteronomy 31:1-8, Romans 6:1-18, 1 Corinthians 12:12-27, Jeremiah 1:1-8, James 1:12-18,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #prayer #Hebrews10 #faith #Deuteronomy31 #Romans6 #1Corinthians12 #Jeremiah1 #James1

God speaks a response

God breathes a prayer
over our doubts,
God speaks a response
to each of your fears…
 
We say, “I am a child,”
God says, “I have called you,”
we say, “I am not worthy”,
God says, “I know you”,…
 
We say, “I am not enough”,
God says, “I will equip you,”
“You are enough, my child”,
“I have called you by name”…
 
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Written and posted October 14, 2024
God speaks a response
Typed October 18, 2024
 
&
Written and posted October 14, 2024
God calls us, each of us
Typed October 18, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/god-calls-us-each-of-us_25.html
&
Written and posted October 13, 2024
we all are needed
Typed October 18, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/we-all-are-needed.html
&
Written and posted October 13, 2024
Turn from your sin
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/turn-from-your-sin_25.html
&
Written and posted October 13, 2024
God goes before us
typed October 18, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/god-goes-before-us_25.html
&
Written and posted October 13, 2024
Do not shrink from the challenge
typed October 18, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/do-not-shrink-from-challenge_25.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, God, prayer, Christ, Spirit, Hebrews 10:23-39, faith, Deuteronomy 31:1-8, Romans 6:1-18, 1 Corinthians 12:12-27, Jeremiah 1:1-8,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #prayer #Hebrews10 #faith #Deuteronomy31 #Romans6 #1Corinthians12 #Jeremiah1

God calls us, each of us

all of us are broken,
on our own unworthy,
all of us with feet of clay,
of the flesh, the dust…
 
but we have a calling,
a purpose in this life,
God calls us, each of us,
To answer that call…
 
we may be young,
we may be older,
we may feel not good enough,
to answer that call…
 
but God has called us,
God knows us fully,
God will equip us,
You are enough…
 
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Written and posted October 14, 2024
God calls us, each of us
Typed October 18, 2024
 
&
Written and posted October 13, 2024
we all are needed
Typed October 18, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/we-all-are-needed.html
&
Written and posted October 13, 2024
Turn from your sin
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/turn-from-your-sin_25.html
&
Written and posted October 13, 2024
God goes before us
typed October 18, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/god-goes-before-us_25.html
&
Written and posted October 13, 2024
Do not shrink from the challenge
typed October 18, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/do-not-shrink-from-challenge_25.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, God, prayer, Christ, Spirit, Hebrews 10:23-39, faith, Deuteronomy 31:1-8, Romans 6:1-18, 1 Corinthians 12:12-27, Jeremiah 1:1-8,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #prayer #Hebrews10 #faith #Deuteronomy31 #Romans6 #1Corinthians12 #Jeremiah1

we all are needed

we all are needed,
part of the body,
we each have a part to play,
in God’s kingdom…
 
we are all family,
part of the body,
each of us are essential,
in God’s holy plan…
 
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Written and posted October 13, 2024
we all are needed
Typed October 18, 2024
 
&
Written and posted October 13, 2024
Turn from your sin
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/turn-from-your-sin_25.html
&
Written and posted October 13, 2024
God goes before us
typed October 18, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/god-goes-before-us_25.html
&
Written and posted October 13, 2024
Do not shrink from the challenge
typed October 18, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/do-not-shrink-from-challenge_25.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, God, prayer, Christ, Spirit, Hebrews 10:23-39, faith, Deuteronomy 31:1-8, Romans 6:1-18, 1 Corinthians 12:12-27,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #prayer #Hebrews10 #faith #Deuteronomy31 #Romans6 #1Corinthians12

Turn from your sin

Turn from your sin
Don’t let sin be your master,
Focus on God
The path He has written…
 
Stand in the fight
The battle that is raging,
Cleave to the hope
We have in Christ Jesus…
 
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Written and posted October 13, 2024
Turn from your sin
 
&
Written and posted October 13, 2024
God goes before us
typed October 18, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/god-goes-before-us_25.html
&
Written and posted October 13, 2024
Do not shrink from the challenge
typed October 18, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/do-not-shrink-from-challenge_25.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, God, prayer, Christ, Spirit, Hebrews 10:23-39, faith, Deuteronomy 31:1-8, Romans 6:1-18,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #prayer #Hebrews10 #faith #Deuteronomy31 #Romans6

God goes before us

God goes before us,
be strong and courageous,
do not be afraid,
trust in God…
 
God is all-powerful,
He knows the future,
put your faith in Him,
trust in God only…
 
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Written and posted October 13, 2024
God goes before us
typed October 18, 2024
 
&
Written and posted October 13, 2024
Do not shrink from the challenge
typed October 18, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/do-not-shrink-from-challenge_25.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, God, prayer, Christ, Spirit, Hebrews 10:23-39, faith, Deuteronomy 31:1-8
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #prayer #Hebrews10 #faith #Deuteronomy31

Do not shrink from the challenge

Stand on your faith,
do not shrink from the challenge,
persevere in each moment,
for God walks with you…
 
Do not listen to the Enemy,
to his lies to the people,
live my faith only
and you will be saved…
 
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Written and posted October 13, 2024
Do not shrink from the challenge
typed October 18, 2024
 
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, God, prayer, Hebrews 10:23-39, faith,
 
#poetry #God #prayer #Hebrews10 #faith

His final words

While we wait,
while we tarry,
let us stop and rest,
let us face the future,
let us take our rest…
 
Humble comrade,
my companion,
let us end these verses,
let us pray to God,
let us count our blessings…
 
All to our sacred glory,
to dwell in our little cabin,
remembering Dnipro, Ukraina,
“and we will sing a cheerful song…
 
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Written and posted October 13, 2024
His final words
typed October 17, 2024
 
after poem, “His final words”,
based on the poem, “It is not time for us to stop?”,
by Taras Shevchenko,
written on his 47^th birthday,
2/25/1861, he died one day later,
on 2/26/1861.
&
Written and posted October 13, 2024
Wait in stillness
typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/wait-in-stillness_25.html
after poem, “Wait in stillness”,
based on the poem, “The Years of Youth are passed away”,
by Taras Shevchenko,
written 10/19/1860
&
Written and posted October 13, 2024
I live in rebellion
typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/i-live-in-rebellion_25.html
after poem, “I live in rebellion”,
based on the poem, “I do not murmur at the Lord”,
by Taras Shevchenko
&
Written and posted October 13, 2024
Listen to the Prophet
typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/listen-to-prophet_25.html
after poem, “Listen to the Prophet”,
based on the poem, “Hosea, Chapter XIV”,
by Taras Shevchenko
&
Written and posted October 13, 2024
A song of Mary
typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/a-song-of-mary_25.html
after poem, “A song of Mary”,
based on the poem, “Mary”,
by Taras Shevchenko
&
Written and posted October 12, 2024
The Hetman of their spirit
Typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-hetman-of-their-spirit_25.html
&
Written and posted September 29, 2024
A voice against injustice
typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/a-voice-against-injustice.html
Poems about Ukraine and the book, The Poet of Ukraine,
about the life and poetry of the Bard of Ukraine, Taras Shevchenko,
which I read after Hurricane Helene,
from 9/29/2024 to 10/15/24
 
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, Ukraine, God, prayer, war, terror, genocide, Russia, peace, victory, Taras Shevchenko, Ukrainian, freedom, independence, history, glory, pain, serfdom, muse, prison,
 
#poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #war #terror #genocide #Russia #peace #victory #TarasShevchenko #Taras #Shevchenko #muse #Ukrainian #glory #serfdom #prison #freedom #independence #history

Wait in stillness

wait in stillness,
the end is near,
words of sadness
words of remorse…
 
wait in stillness,
be at peace,
words of reality,
words of fate…
 
wait in stillness,
for the end
wait for the cold,
wait for the chapter to end…
 
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Written and posted October 13, 2024
Wait in stillness
typed October 17, 2024
 
after poem, “Wait in stillness”,
based on the poem, “The Years of Youth are passed away”,
by Taras Shevchenko,
written 10/19/1860
&
Written and posted October 13, 2024
I live in rebellion
typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/i-live-in-rebellion_25.html
after poem, “I live in rebellion”,
based on the poem, “I do not murmur at the Lord”,
by Taras Shevchenko
&
Written and posted October 13, 2024
Listen to the Prophet
typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/listen-to-prophet_25.html
after poem, “Listen to the Prophet”,
based on the poem, “Hosea, Chapter XIV”,
by Taras Shevchenko
&
Written and posted October 13, 2024
A song of Mary
typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/a-song-of-mary_25.html
after poem, “A song of Mary”,
based on the poem, “Mary”,
by Taras Shevchenko
&
Written and posted October 12, 2024
The Hetman of their spirit
Typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-hetman-of-their-spirit_25.html
&
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
&
Written and posted October 12, 2024
In the crucible of war – 2 – v1
Typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/in-crucible-of-war-2-v1_25.html
&
Written and posted September 29, 2024
A voice against injustice
typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/a-voice-against-injustice.html
Poems about Ukraine and the book, The Poet of Ukraine,
about the life and poetry of the Bard of Ukraine, Taras Shevchenko,
which I read after Hurricane Helene,
from 9/29/2024 to 10/15/24
 
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, Ukraine, God, prayer, war, terror, genocide, Russia, peace, victory, Taras Shevchenko, Ukrainian, freedom, independence, history, glory, pain, serfdom, muse, prison,
 
#poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #war #terror #genocide #Russia #peace #victory #TarasShevchenko #Taras #Shevchenko #muse #Ukrainian #glory #serfdom #prison #freedom #independence #history

I live in rebellion

I live in rebellion,
planting seeds in the field,
the ground I have ploughed,
that I know so well…
 
Every word my dwelling place,
yearning for the ‘morrow,
ploughed and made level,
true to my humble child…
 
I live in rebellion,
not accepting my station,
I do not murmur at God,
I am calm in my center…
 
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Written and posted October 13, 2024
I live in rebellion
typed October 17, 2024
 
after poem, “I live in rebellion”,
based on the poem, “I do not murmur at the Lord”,
by Taras Shevchenko
&
Written and posted October 13, 2024
Listen to the Prophet
typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/listen-to-prophet_25.html
after poem, “Listen to the Prophet”,
based on the poem, “Hosea, Chapter XIV”,
by Taras Shevchenko
&
Written and posted October 13, 2024
A song of Mary
typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/a-song-of-mary_25.html
after poem, “A song of Mary”,
based on the poem, “Mary”,
by Taras Shevchenko
&
Written and posted October 12, 2024
The Hetman of their spirit
Typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-hetman-of-their-spirit_25.html
&
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
&
Written and posted October 12, 2024
In the crucible of war – 2 – v1
Typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/in-crucible-of-war-2-v1_25.html
&
Written and posted October 12, 2024
peace in his spirit
typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/peace-in-his-spirit_25.html
after poem, “peace in his spirit”,
based on the poem, “To Marko Vovchok”,
by Taras Shevchenko,
about Maria Markovich,
written 1/24/1859
&
Edited and posted October 17, 2024
A death sentence – 2 – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/a-death-sentence-2-v2_25.html
&
Written and posted September 29, 2024
A voice against injustice
typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/a-voice-against-injustice.html
Poems about Ukraine and the book, The Poet of Ukraine,
about the life and poetry of the Bard of Ukraine, Taras Shevchenko,
which I read after Hurricane Helene,
from 9/29/2024 to 10/15/24
 
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, Ukraine, God, prayer, war, terror, genocide, Russia, peace, victory, Taras Shevchenko, Ukrainian, freedom, independence, history, glory, pain, serfdom, muse, prison,
 
#poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #war #terror #genocide #Russia #peace #victory #TarasShevchenko #Taras #Shevchenko #muse #Ukrainian #glory #serfdom #prison #freedom #independence #history

Listen to the Prophet

Hear, O Ukraina,
the ancient words,
listen to the prophet,
to his great warning…
 
You will be brought low,
for your rebellion,
turning from your land,
to an awful master…
 
He will cut you down,
as a warning to His people,
in fetters you will toil,
and in chains you will perish…
 
Only then will God redeem,
death of the false Tsar professing,
only then will God redeem,
Ukraina to His bosom…
 
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Written and posted October 13, 2024
Listen to the Prophet
typed October 17, 2024
 
after poem, “Listen to the Prophet”,
based on the poem, “Hosea, Chapter XIV”,
by Taras Shevchenko
&
Written and posted October 13, 2024
A song of Mary
typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/a-song-of-mary_25.html
after poem, “A song of Mary”,
based on the poem, “Mary”,
by Taras Shevchenko
&
Written and posted October 12, 2024
The Hetman of their spirit
Typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-hetman-of-their-spirit_25.html
&
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
&
Written and posted October 12, 2024
In the crucible of war – 2 – v1
Typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/in-crucible-of-war-2-v1_25.html
&
Written and posted October 12, 2024
peace in his spirit
typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/peace-in-his-spirit_25.html
after poem, “peace in his spirit”,
based on the poem, “To Marko Vovchok”,
by Taras Shevchenko,
about Maria Markovich,
written 1/24/1859
&
Edited and posted October 17, 2024
A death sentence – 2 – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/a-death-sentence-2-v2_25.html
&
written and posted October 11, 2024
The anguished words of the defenders
typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-anguished-words-of-defenders.html
&
Written and posted September 29, 2024
A voice against injustice
typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/a-voice-against-injustice.html
Poems about Ukraine and the book, The Poet of Ukraine,
about the life and poetry of the Bard of Ukraine, Taras Shevchenko,
which I read after Hurricane Helene,
from 9/29/2024 to 10/15/24
 
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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A song of Mary

A song of Mary,
of the blessed virgin,
the servant-maiden,
who carried our salvation…
 
The Messiah, her child,
grew into His purpose,
she beheld the Messiah,
born of her, a virgin…
 
Mary sang a song,
as Christ’s first disciple,
traveling with Him in ministry
to the cross on Golgotha…
 
The Messiah, her holy child,
become the earth’s martyr,
fulfilling God’s heavenly plan
poor Mary still is weeping…
 
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Written and posted October 13, 2024
A song of Mary
typed October 17, 2024
 
after poem, “A song of Mary”,
based on the poem, “Mary”,
by Taras Shevchenko
&
Written and posted October 12, 2024
The Hetman of their spirit
Typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-hetman-of-their-spirit_25.html
&
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
&
Written and posted October 12, 2024
In the crucible of war – 2 – v1
Typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/in-crucible-of-war-2-v1_25.html
&
Written and posted October 12, 2024
peace in his spirit
typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/peace-in-his-spirit_25.html
after poem, “peace in his spirit”,
based on the poem, “To Marko Vovchok”,
by Taras Shevchenko,
about Maria Markovich,
written 1/24/1859
&
Edited and posted October 17, 2024
A death sentence – 2 – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/a-death-sentence-2-v2_25.html
&
written and posted October 11, 2024
The anguished words of the defenders
typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-anguished-words-of-defenders.html
&
written and posted October 11, 2024
Ten years under the gun
typed October 17, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/ten-years-under-gun_25.html
&
Written and posted September 29, 2024
A voice against injustice
typed October 15, 2024
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/a-voice-against-injustice.html
Poems about Ukraine and the book, The Poet of Ukraine,
about the life and poetry of the Bard of Ukraine, Taras Shevchenko,
which I read after Hurricane Helene,
from 9/29/2024 to 10/15/24
 
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, Ukraine, God, prayer, war, terror, genocide, Russia, peace, victory, Taras Shevchenko, Ukrainian, freedom, independence, history, glory, pain, serfdom, muse, prison,
 
#poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #war #terror #genocide #Russia #peace #victory #TarasShevchenko #Taras #Shevchenko #muse #Ukrainian #glory #serfdom #prison #freedom #independence #history