The Rough Hewn Cross – v5

The rough hewn cross

benches for the congregation

some now dead, spirits

ashes of the faithful

lying at our feet

The granite pieces

part of our land

this place, home

serving as your altar

before your rugged cross

Standing in the pulpit

imaging the many parishioners

whose spirits yet remain

those who had come to this sanctuary

saints who have gone before

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Edited October 13, 2013

“The Rough Hewn Cross – v5”

Edited July 16, 2013

“The Rough Hewn Cross – v4”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-rough-hewn-cross-v4.html

(editing original again)

Edited July 16, 2013

“The Rough Hewn Cross – v3”
Edited November 29, 2012
“The Rough Hewn Cross – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-rough-hewn-cross-v2.html
&
November 29, 2012
New poem, 
“A Kiss of Their Presence”
&
November 29, 2012
New poem,
“The Weight of Their Presence”
&
November 29, 2012
New poem,
“A Sense of Presence”,
about certain places seeming to have
an aura of a physical manifestation
of the spirit world
&
earlier poems, June 9, 2010:
- Feeling the peace of that moment
- The Rough Hewn Cross
- Standing in Their Presence
- The Elders Gathered
- Entering with Them
- Stillness in the Chapel
about time in the outdoor chapel
http://www.pembrokechurch.org/
at First Congregational Church of Pembroke
301 Pembroke Street
Pembroke, NH
June 7, 2010, about 7:45pm
&
Edited November 28, 2012
“Smell of Snow – v2”
Friday, December 03, 2004 8:27
“Smell of Snow”
and other poems 
Edited September 20, 2012
“Snow in the Air – v2”
December 30, 2006 12:08
“Snow in the Air”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2006/12/snow-in-air.html

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