The Rough Hewn Cross – v6

The rough hewn cross,

benches for the congregation,

some of them 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 June 11, 2015

The Rough Hewn Cross – v6

(editing version 5)

Edited October 13, 2013

“The Rough Hewn Cross – v5”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-rough-hewn-cross-v5.html

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”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-rough-hewn-cross-v3.html
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”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/11/a-kiss-of-their-presence.html

&
November 29, 2012
New poem,
“The Weight of Their Presence”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-weight-of-their-presence.html

&
November 29, 2012
New poem,
“A Sense of Presence”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/11/a-sense-of-presence.html
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
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/06/feeling-peace-of-that-moment.html

- The Rough Hewn Cross
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/06/standing-in-their-presence.html

- Standing in Their Presence
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/06/standing-in-their-presence.html

- The Elders Gathered
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/06/stillness-in-chapel.html

- Entering with Them
http://www.inspirationalstories.com/poems/entering-with-them-raymond-a-foss-poem/

- The Saints gathered round me

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/06/saints-gathered-round-me.html

- Stillness in the Chapel
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/06/stillness-in-chapel.html

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”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/11/smell-of-snow-v2.html

Friday, December 03, 2004 8:27
“Smell of Snow”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2004/12/smell-of-snow.html

and other poems
Edited September 20, 2012
“Snow in the Air – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/09/snow-in-air-v2.html
December 30, 2006 12:08
“Snow in the Air”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2006/12/snow-in-air.html

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