Cupped in my hand – v2

Alive, moving in my hands

arms stretching, turning;

already warmed, by the sun above

a starfish, pulled from the rocks

beyond the water’s edge,

shortly after low tide ebb

Setting my footing

on the sand, the barnacles,

smooth sand-polished shale

watching for my audience

casting the starfish

out into the sea

Another starfish, found by the girls

another rescue to complete

returned to the sea

weight of the starfish

the reminder of our choices

to make a difference

to be an actor in the world

Edited October 27, 2013

Cupped in my hand – v2

August 9, 2009

Cupped in my hand

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2009/08/cupped-in-my-hand.html

Psalm 92:1-4

Isaiah 43:18-21

Luke 12:54-56

and sermon, “The View from Seven Decades:

The Power and Danger of Paradigms”,

by the Reverend Huntley Halvorson

Suncook United Methodist Church

Suncook, NH

July 19, 2009

and

Psalm 100

Luke 4:16-21

Isaiah 43:1-3a

Isaiah 43:18-21

and sermon, “The Power of Vision”,

by the Reverend Huntley Halvorson,

including, The Star Thrower Story by Joel Barker,

inspired by the writing of Loren Eiseley,

Suncook United Methodist Church

Suncook, NH

July 26, 2009

and

visit on August 6, 2009

to Beavertail Lighthouse

and rocks below

Jamestown, Rhode Island

www.beavertaillight.org

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