Friday, September 29, 2006

Waiting for Her Son



A traditional mother,
dressed in native garb
waiting for her son,
living in another world,
one more familiar to him,
to the daughter in her arms
language and culture separate us
two parents there for their child
to end the school day and go home
so similar are we, if we could all
see through the differences


September 29, 2006 16:31


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Living Bark






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A Precarious Perch

A late dandelion plant
too late for flowers, growing
pushing through the tiny bit of soil
held in place between the rock and cement
of the retaining wall
living color of green, serrated leaves
perched inches from the sidewalk,
pushed roots to hold its balance
hardy plant, against the grey



September 29, 2006 16:26

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Orange amid the Greens and Grey

Living orange, growing, spreading
eating the limb of the living tree,
framed by the field, the backdrop of other
fall foliage, starkness of color
pressing forth, demanding attention
after the fall rain and cool sunlight
warmed them for an instant
Fighting for attention
while I walk the girls home
after a Friday at school
living fungus, asking for a star turn


9/29/06 16:22




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A Purple Trumpet

A hushed purple trumpet
hangs heavy on its vine,
held by the connections, the hooks
the nature of itself, wet from the rain
starting to shrivel and curl
long past his heyday, a tenor
with a sore throat, a bit out of tune
fighting for his swan song,
after the sun warms him, gives him
a final burst of breath, to blow
for all he’s worth, one last song
Mood Indigo no doubt,
Jazz funeral for the trumpeter
soon to fade away


September 29, 2006 16:14


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Grapes, hiding on the vine



















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Captured Aura

A shimmering glow
captured even by the digital lens
seeing the light shining off
the soft petals, capturing the motion
the movement of the flower
in the fall breeze, moist air
water rising from the ground
the water cycle at play
in our neighborhood
Frozen motion, reflected back
for the lucky ones
who notice the radiance
in the fall scene


September 29, 2006 16:00



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Fluted Petals

Reaching, cupping the water,
the air, cool after the shower
tempting hummingbirds
petals curled to lure and entice
lavender, pastel purple, bring
French’s yellow
shining in the wet skin
after the rain


September 29, 2006 15:55


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Saturated Red

Wet red blooms
catching the sunlight
drinking in the color,
overwhelm the senses
rich smooth velvety red
crimson flowers
bursting in fall
shining while they can
before Jack Frost
burns the petals, bites


September 29, 2006 15:50



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Fallen Petals

Just fallen petals
in the wet green grass
shimmering in the late afternoon
filtered sunlight after the rain
rich color, radiates in reds
and greens, contrasting
below the rose blooms
still reaching heavenward
so soon they will all fall, petal
by supple petal, to the ground
below, the fertile lawn
soon winter will follow fall
grip this urban garden
but we still have a warming sun
shining down, even on
fallen petals in the wet grass


September 29, 2006 15:29


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Who is Great - v2

Savior
Loving, forgiving
Sacrificing His life
Wonderful gift of grace
Messiah


September 29, 2006
Cinquain on Mark 9:30-37


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Raining Leaves

Wet dull brown oak leaves
red maple, yellow birch,
fell in showers, amidst the big secondary
rain drops under the canopy of the old oak
falling to the wet pavement, pooling,
puddling, sharing layers of space,
fusing with the September rain
in the dark of the shadows, in brightening
as sun filters through the steel grey clouds
looking out the kitchen window
over the dishes in the sink
watch the curtains of leaves, swirl in the
breeze, drizzle downward, earthward,
prisoners of gravity, of the whim of the wind
raining down this afternoon


September 29, 2006 14:10


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Thursday, September 28, 2006

Our Big Day

All starched and primped
we were quite a sight,
marching into the courthouse
hand in hand, we walked
waiting to cross the threshold
complete the process we had begun
to stitch new branches on the family tree
giving name and heart to these girls
sharing moments of joy
with mom and my new step-dad
a smiling judge, ready with welcome
casting the die and sealing our fate
adoption finished, smile for the camera
save this moment for posterity
to share another day, when they are
older, more aware perhaps
able to understand what we did
and why, how it came to pass
this fall day


September 28, 2006 21:49
12 hours ago
edited 9/29/06 12:57


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Burble and Barnabas



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Our Big Day




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Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Mysteries of Awareness

How do they really understand,
concepts that I would never have grasped
at their age, I am sure, able to see the
meaning of the acts, the gravity of the
coming day, in all our lives.
Where did they gain this insight,
this clarity of vision?
Why am I so surprised by their joy,
their sharing of the wonder of the moment
Who do I want them to be, to become
in their own right
When will I believe it is real
when the shutter flashes
and the moment in its finality
is preserved


September 27, 2006 20:29


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Officially Foss

Shyanne said she gets to
be Officially Foss,
her little sister said
she would be my daughter
officially. Funny the authority
they chose, to explain the consequence
of the step we are taking, adopting
two precious jewels, two wonderful
beautiful treasures, warm, loving souls
bringing smiles to my being, cracking
façade and veneer, flaking away years
and years of feelings, an emptiness
filled by them, by their older sister,
building a family with three last names
three children, loved by their mother so,
nurtured, coaxed, taught, disciplined,
shown the mystery of faith, the grace
of the creator, the one triune God.
And what it is to be a family, to be
part of the others, one body, one family
around the dinner table, in the pew,
in our prayers for each other
now some will be officially my own
sharing my name, with her


September 27, 2006 20:24


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Bring the Kleenex

Oh, no, I can see it now,
my eyes welling up, in pure happiness
overwhelmed by my feelings
overcome by the words he will speak
changing my life, for the better
bringing them to me, on a new level
stirring emotions deep within my soul
kinship in the courtroom, descendants
of affinity, of hope, of our making
sharing with other loved ones
our moment of union, of joining
tears will fall, fall down my warm cheeks
I am sure; but such is happiness
overflowing cup, sweet tears
of joy, of belonging, of completion


September 27, 2006 18:38


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The Magic Freezer

There are wonders galore
in the magic freezer,
a big, old, standup freezer,
down in the dark basement,
fed by the long, orange extension cord
far, far away,
at the far end of the house,
far from our side, our storage
snake through the boxes, the stuff
flip on the switch and open the
heavy white door, gather in
the harvest of the grocery store
the bounty of thrifty shopping
ready for the mother’s talents
her cooking in the kitchen
crafting delicious meals
from the food stored
in the magic freezer


September 27, 2006 17:10


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Crouched

Like a human version,
a young human version,
of the famous jumping frog
Calaveras County, or some other locale
she was crouched, hovering over the wall,
beside the parking lot, above the
sidewalk by the roadway
aqua teal, faded pastel tank top
probably chilly in September,
white shorts, knees above her elbows
ready to spring, uncoil,
leap in the air as her mom touched
her bare right shoulder, to catch her
wayward attention, to their leaving
when she was crouched, ready to jump


September 27, 2006 17:01
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Celebrated_Jumping_Frog_of_Calaveras_County


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Her Heritage

A piece of her past
conjured up in the haze
of the burning sage,
the haunting sounds
of the wolf, the owl, the flute
the tune on the wind in
the recording. I watched
her eyes, her features
soften, transform into
a long dead ancestor,
Indian of these shores,
high cheekbones, noble race
one of her strands, the threads
of her history, not a constant in
her mind; but there to see it
as she sat at the table, transfixed
by the curls of smoke, rising
toward the ceiling.
Being one with the spirits,
the energy of her native past
calling her with smell and sound
grounding her in the wisdom
the truth in the earth


September 27, 2006 16:49



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Anticipating

They are downstairs, away from my office
romping and shouting, in the living room
I hear their squeals, their play, their joy
in being, in being children. They know, know some at least
of what is to come, the change in our lives
to come tomorrow. That they will share my name
our lives joined more fully in some ways,
my joy made more complete, maybe;
but they have been my girls, far longer
A volunteer joining the bedlam, the realities
of parenthood, of children not my own
balancing my life anew with her, with them
sharing so much more of life, with this precious gift
a family, not a couple, children of my own
in so many ways, when the judge rules
and our fate is sealed, grafting a family
foreign shoots to the old trunk, the
family tree of my heritage, my blood
Sharing them with her, our bonds made stronger
with the chance to recast our past, our future


September 27, 2006 16:24


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Happy Birthday Google!!!

Check out Google today - www.google.com. They have a special gif to celebrate their 8th birthday today. http://www.google.com/logos/8th_birthday.gif. Google is one of the best things about the internet, in my opinion.


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No Call No Show

A way of life,
selfish, lack of respect
oblivious to the consequences
his disregard of the process
his responsibilities, his arrogance
no call, no show, effects on them
on the family, fallout and then
nothingness, unmet promises
abandoned obligations
hurt, and loss, to a point
continuing still, lack of respect
for others. All about him
too bad, so sad attitude
wrong headed and weak


September 27, 2006 10:23


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Tuesday, September 26, 2006

The 23rd Psalm

From the same people who brought you Interview with God...

http://www.interviewwithgod.com/psalm23.htm


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The Interview with God - view the presentation

This gets shared a lot; but if you haven't seen the presentation, take a few minutes to do so.

http://www.theinterviewwithgod.com/


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Time

Is fleeting; but at least you can synchronize...
http://www.time.gov/timezone.cgi?Eastern/d/-5/java

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Seeing Their Hearing

Words cannot describe
the wonder of discovery
the play and banter
preschoolers and
kindergarten learning
exploring, awakening
to sound and socializing
Freed from their biology
their situation, by tools
by loving supports from
teachers, parents ready, willing
to sacrifice, to nurture, to learn
empower themselves, to prepare
their son, their daughter
to advocate, to grow, to find their way
in a different world, but one where
they too belong, where they fit in
Choosing one path, one choice,
the right one for them
Seeing the fruits, smiles, giggles,
words and interactions
where isolation and frustration
would have been their fate
in years past
Seeing their hearing, knowing
only in part the joy, the wonder
the amazement in their eyes
as they join, engage, their world


September 26, 2006 11:09
Written after observing children in active learning at
HEAR in New Hampshire
http://www.hearinnh.org/

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Parsed Playtime

Time measured and metered

codified and labeled

between clients and general

practice work, in tenths of an hour

little by little hours parsed and split

to show the progress, the value

the worth of time spent

But play, downtime, fun time

measured too, somewhat less

less spontaneous, more ordered

too, time with the girls, time to pause

minutes, moments to reflect, to write

to breath in and renew

all documented in fragments of

time recorded in six-minute bites

September 26, 2006 11:04



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Sunday, September 24, 2006

Her Salty Cheeks

She was crying, after bumping her head,
her nose on the wooden headboard
crying loudly within the space below the top bunk
echoing her cries off wall and board,
inconsolable for a few moments, until the startle
the pain subsides. I leaned to her, trying to calm
her wails but with little effect. I bent to her level
kissed her salty cheeks, using Daddy love, to kiss
the hurt away. Not this time. Time would be needed
instead, to dissipate the shock, bad bed, bad
for hurting Miss Nequa. Our warrior princess
She settled only, after Momma came up to
check on her princess, to kiss the boo boo too


September 24, 2006 21:47


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Who is the Greatest

Servant
Give, help
Caring for people
Seeing everyone’s innate worth
Empathy


September 24, 2006 16:56
A cinquain on Mark 9:30-37
http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/classrooms/amy/algebra/5-6/activities/poetry/cinquain.html
http://members.optusnet.com.au/kazoom/poetry/cinquain.html
http://members.optusnet.com.au/kazoom/poetry/cinquain.html


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365 poems in 365 days

As the last poem below states, it marks 365 poems in the last 365 days - 9/24/05 to 9/24/06




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November 3, 2017
the cadence of the words
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edited January 13, 2016
A Calling to Write – v4
(editing version 3)
edited November 4, 2015
A Calling to Write – v3
(editing version 2)
July 6, 2015
A Calling to Write – v2
August 30, 2011
Hearing Your Words
written after looking up the earlier poem,
“A Calling to Write”
February 4, 2010
A Calling to Write
Habakkuk 2:2
Habakkuk 1
Habakkuk 2:1-3
and Day 138, “Write the Revelation”, in
 “Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,
by Henry Gariepy
read 2/4/10
&
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edited January 13, 2016
Inspiration Poetry – v6
(merging edits to version 3, version 4, and version 5)
(I know, this is part of the craft thing…)
edited  November 17, 2015
Inspiration Poetry – v5
(editing version 3)
edited  November 5, 2015
Inspiration Poetry – v4
(editing version 3)
edited November 4, 2015
Inspiration Poetry – v3
(merging version 2 and original)
Edited September 4, 2012
“Inspiration Poetry – v2”
May 24, 2009
“Inspiration Poetry”
&
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merged / edited January 9, 2016
Seeing the Words – v29
(merging edits to version 28, version 15, version 16, version 17,
version 18, version 19, version 20, version 21 version 22, version 23,
version 24, version 25, version 26, and version 27)
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edits of individual poems
edited January 9, 2016
Seeing the Words – v28
(editing version 14)
edited January 9, 2016
Seeing the Words – v27
(editing version 13)
edited January 9, 2016
Seeing the Words – v26
(editing version 12)
edited January 9, 2016
Seeing the Words – v25
(editing version 10)
edited January 9, 2016
Seeing the Words – v24
(editing version 9)
edited January 9, 2016
Seeing the Words – v23
(editing version 8)
edited January 9, 2016
Seeing the Words – v22
(editing version 7)
edited January 9, 2016
Seeing the Words – v21
(editing version 6)
edited January 9, 2016
Seeing the Words – v20
(editing version 5)
edited January 9, 2016
Seeing the Words – v19
(editing version 4)
edited January 9, 2016
Seeing the Words – v18
(editing version 3)
edited January 9, 2016
seeing the words – v17
(editing version 2)
edited January 9, 2016
Seeing the Words – v16
(editing original)
edited January 9, 2016
Seeing the Words – v15
(editing version 11)
edited April 10, 2015
seeing the words – v14
(editing version 10)
edited January 31, 2015
seeing the words – v13
(editing original)
edited January 31, 2015
Seeing the Words – v12
(editing original and version 11)
edited May 28, 2014
“Seeing the Words – v11
edited February 15, 2014
“seeing the words – v10”
(editing version 4)
Edited October 26, 2013
“seeing the words – v9”
(editing version 7)
Edited October 25, 2013
“seeing the words – v8”
(editing version 3 again)
Edited October 23, 2013
“seeing the words – v7”
(editing version 3)
Edited October 19, 2013
“seeing the words – v6”
(editing version 3)
Edited October 12, 2013
“seeing the words – v5”
(editing version 4)
Edited October 11, 2013
“seeing the words – v4”
(editing version 3)
Edited October 5, 2013
“seeing the words – v3”
(editing the original again)
Edited July 22, 2013
“seeing the words – v2”
December 4, 2007 12:25pm
“seeing the words”
about writing poetry, when it is a gift of God,
transcribing the words God already wrote
&
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edited January 7, 2016
Personal Poetry – v2
posted February 21, 2004
February 3, 2004 16:45
Personal Poetry
&
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edited January 3, 2016
Rewriting – v3
(editing original)
edited July 11, 2014
Rewriting – v2
September 28, 2001 05:33
Rewriting
&
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edited December 17, 2015
Poetry – revised – v2
posting 2/5/2004 – 1st posting to blog
last edit 8/13/2000
edit 5/24/2000
Poetry – revised
&
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edited June 29, 2015
Nouns Verbs and Adjectives – v5
(editing version 3)
edited April 11, 2015
Nouns Verbs and Adjectives – v4
(editing version 2)
edited March 2, 2015
Nouns Verbs and Adjectives – v3
(editing version 2)
Edited April 24, 2013
“Nouns Verbs and Adjectives – v2”
September 5, 2008
“Nouns Verbs and Adjectives”
written at the Agape Café coffeehouse
Wesley United Methodist Church
(one of 24 written there that night)
writing poetry with third grade classes
Barrington Elementary School
Spring 2001
&
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edited May 19, 2015
Poetry – haiku – 2 – v2
November 1, 2009
Poetry – haiku - 2
&
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edited March 23, 2015
Sounds of Scribbles – v3
(editing version 2)
edited January 31, 2015
Sounds of Scribbles – v2
August 18, 2004 21:58
Sounds of Scribbles
&



September 24, 2006 16:39
A Year in Words
This poem marks 365 poems in the last 365 days – 9/24/05 to 9/24/06
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edited March 21, 2015
Flash of Joy – v5
(editing version 3)
edited January 14, 2015
Into Being – v2
edited January 14, 2015
Flash of Joy – v4
(editing version 2)
edited January 14, 2015
Flash of Joy – v3
(editing original)
edited May 24, 2012
Flash of Joy – v2
February 2, 2004 11:44
Flash of Joy
– Written in reaction to the response to the poem “Into Being”
by Roberta Woods –
“Love it!  You've captured the essence of writing not as a discipline but as joy.  And it is because it is pure joy (the agony comes later during revision) it is not a discipline in the sense of having rigid edges.  All doing from joy is a gift to the doer as well as the recipient whether cooking, writing, gardening or any other activity.  My joy activities are writing and carpentry.  All the rest require me to have discipline to get them done. –Roberta”
&
January 31, 2004 19:28-19:36
Into Being
– About the process of writing as merely writing down the words, suggested by Roberta Woods earlier in the day. I see her point, based on the way my writing often comes quickly. Even when I edit it as I write, it is more to get it right/write. We had been talking about “one-book wonders” and had segwayed into a discussion of how she writes daily and how, when she starts writing a story, it often is prolific.

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A Year in Words

A poem a day,
for the past year
flowing from the keys I press,
the pen, the paper, the gift of God
for some salve for my soul
a balm to share
words of hope, of love, of beauty
of justice and law, of whim and whimsy
day by day they come, in bursts and in drips
singly or in bunches, they come
raining down, falling like showers,
of waves on the rocks of life
building up, washing away
depending on the words that come
A gift revealed over and over again
beyond my understanding;
but welcome nonetheless
each time the muse speaks
that God speaks, through me.


the cadence of the words

the cadence of the words
maybe without rhyme or meter
but a movement, an urging
to go on to read further

a movement, a motion
in the words coming together
singing a song, a whisper
a hope, a prayer, a lyric,
that was already written

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November 3, 2017
the cadence of the words
&
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edited January 13, 2016
A Calling to Write – v4
(editing version 3)
edited November 4, 2015
A Calling to Write – v3
(editing version 2)
July 6, 2015
A Calling to Write – v2
August 30, 2011
Hearing Your Words
written after looking up the earlier poem,
“A Calling to Write”
February 4, 2010
A Calling to Write
Habakkuk 2:2
Habakkuk 1
Habakkuk 2:1-3
and Day 138, “Write the Revelation”, in
 “Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,
by Henry Gariepy
read 2/4/10
&
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edited January 13, 2016
Inspiration Poetry – v6
(merging edits to version 3, version 4, and version 5)
(I know, this is part of the craft thing…)
edited  November 17, 2015
Inspiration Poetry – v5
(editing version 3)
edited  November 5, 2015
Inspiration Poetry – v4
(editing version 3)
edited November 4, 2015
Inspiration Poetry – v3
(merging version 2 and original)
Edited September 4, 2012
“Inspiration Poetry – v2”
May 24, 2009
“Inspiration Poetry”
&
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merged / edited January 9, 2016
Seeing the Words – v29
(merging edits to version 28, version 15, version 16, version 17,
version 18, version 19, version 20, version 21 version 22, version 23,
version 24, version 25, version 26, and version 27)
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edits of individual poems
edited January 9, 2016
Seeing the Words – v28
(editing version 14)
edited January 9, 2016
Seeing the Words – v27
(editing version 13)
edited January 9, 2016
Seeing the Words – v26
(editing version 12)
edited January 9, 2016
Seeing the Words – v25
(editing version 10)
edited January 9, 2016
Seeing the Words – v24
(editing version 9)
edited January 9, 2016
Seeing the Words – v23
(editing version 8)
edited January 9, 2016
Seeing the Words – v22
(editing version 7)
edited January 9, 2016
Seeing the Words – v21
(editing version 6)
edited January 9, 2016
Seeing the Words – v20
(editing version 5)
edited January 9, 2016
Seeing the Words – v19
(editing version 4)
edited January 9, 2016
Seeing the Words – v18
(editing version 3)
edited January 9, 2016
seeing the words – v17
(editing version 2)
edited January 9, 2016
Seeing the Words – v16
(editing original)
edited January 9, 2016
Seeing the Words – v15
(editing version 11)
edited April 10, 2015
seeing the words – v14
(editing version 10)
edited January 31, 2015
seeing the words – v13
(editing original)
edited January 31, 2015
Seeing the Words – v12
(editing original and version 11)
edited May 28, 2014
“Seeing the Words – v11
edited February 15, 2014
“seeing the words – v10”
(editing version 4)
Edited October 26, 2013
“seeing the words – v9”
(editing version 7)
Edited October 25, 2013
“seeing the words – v8”
(editing version 3 again)
Edited October 23, 2013
“seeing the words – v7”
(editing version 3)
Edited October 19, 2013
“seeing the words – v6”
(editing version 3)
Edited October 12, 2013
“seeing the words – v5”
(editing version 4)
Edited October 11, 2013
“seeing the words – v4”
(editing version 3)
Edited October 5, 2013
“seeing the words – v3”
(editing the original again)
Edited July 22, 2013
“seeing the words – v2”
December 4, 2007 12:25pm
“seeing the words”
about writing poetry, when it is a gift of God,
transcribing the words God already wrote
&
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edited January 7, 2016
Personal Poetry – v2
posted February 21, 2004
February 3, 2004 16:45
Personal Poetry
&
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edited January 3, 2016
Rewriting – v3
(editing original)
edited July 11, 2014
Rewriting – v2
September 28, 2001 05:33
Rewriting
&
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edited December 17, 2015
Poetry – revised – v2
posting 2/5/2004 – 1st posting to blog
last edit 8/13/2000
edit 5/24/2000
Poetry – revised
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edited June 29, 2015
Nouns Verbs and Adjectives – v5
(editing version 3)
edited April 11, 2015
Nouns Verbs and Adjectives – v4
(editing version 2)
edited March 2, 2015
Nouns Verbs and Adjectives – v3
(editing version 2)
Edited April 24, 2013
“Nouns Verbs and Adjectives – v2”
September 5, 2008
“Nouns Verbs and Adjectives”
written at the Agape Café coffeehouse
Wesley United Methodist Church
(one of 24 written there that night)
writing poetry with third grade classes
Barrington Elementary School
Spring 2001
&
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edited May 19, 2015
Poetry – haiku – 2 – v2
November 1, 2009
Poetry – haiku - 2
&
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edited March 23, 2015
Sounds of Scribbles – v3
(editing version 2)
edited January 31, 2015
Sounds of Scribbles – v2
August 18, 2004 21:58
Sounds of Scribbles
&



September 24, 2006 16:39
A Year in Words
This poem marks 365 poems in the last 365 days – 9/24/05 to 9/24/06
&
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September 22, 2006 20:47
A Waterfall of Words


&
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edited March 21, 2015
Flash of Joy – v5
(editing version 3)
edited January 14, 2015
Into Being – v2
edited January 14, 2015
Flash of Joy – v4
(editing version 2)
edited January 14, 2015
Flash of Joy – v3
(editing original)
edited May 24, 2012
Flash of Joy – v2
February 2, 2004 11:44
Flash of Joy
– Written in reaction to the response to the poem “Into Being”
by Roberta Woods –
“Love it!  You've captured the essence of writing not as a discipline but as joy.  And it is because it is pure joy (the agony comes later during revision) it is not a discipline in the sense of having rigid edges.  All doing from joy is a gift to the doer as well as the recipient whether cooking, writing, gardening or any other activity.  My joy activities are writing and carpentry.  All the rest require me to have discipline to get them done. –Roberta”
&
January 31, 2004 19:28-19:36
Into Being
– About the process of writing as merely writing down the words, suggested by Roberta Woods earlier in the day. I see her point, based on the way my writing often comes quickly. Even when I edit it as I write, it is more to get it right/write. We had been talking about “one-book wonders” and had segwayed into a discussion of how she writes daily and how, when she starts writing a story, it often is prolific.

All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 45,330 of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

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