I heard the weight
over my left shoulder
the logging truck coming
down our Main Street
I could hear the sound
of the jake brakes catching,
slowing for the radar trap;
It must be by the cemetery
the load of hard wood,
not pine or spruce -
second-growth forest
giving its fruits
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edited August 28, 2018
I heard the weight – v2
August 21, 2018
I heard the weight
&
edited April 27, 2015
The forests quiet – v3
(editing original)
edited April 25, 2015
Though the mills may be shuttered – v7
(editing version 5)
&
edited
March 23, 2015
The
forests quiet – v2
August
15, 2013
The
forests quiet
&
edited January 18, 2015
feeling the divine – v2
August 12,
2013
“feeling the
divine”
“A secret thing – v2”
“A
secret thing”
“The Artisan”
&
edited January 24, 2015
Though the mills may be shuttered – v6
edited January 18, 2015
Though the mills may be shuttered – v5
Edited November 22, 2013
Though the mills may be shuttered – v4
Edited August 30, 2013
Though the
mills may be shuttered – v3
August 9, 2013
Though the
mills may be shuttered
Worship
Service in the Park – 8/11/2013
Habakkuk
3:17-19 (NIV)
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Habakkuk+3%3A17-19&version=NIV
17 Though the fig tree does not bud
and there are no grapes on the vines,
though the olive crop fails
and the fields produce no food,
though there are no sheep in the pen
and no cattle in the stalls,
18 yet I will rejoice in the Lord,
I will be joyful in God my Savior.
17 Though the fig tree does not bud
and there are no grapes on the vines,
though the olive crop fails
and the fields produce no food,
though there are no sheep in the pen
and no cattle in the stalls,
18 yet I will rejoice in the Lord,
I will be joyful in God my Savior.
19 The
Sovereign Lord is my strength;
he makes my feet like the feet of a deer,
he enables me to tread on the heights.”
he makes my feet like the feet of a deer,
he enables me to tread on the heights.”
and sermon
“There Is Hope In Community”
by Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation
blog
“God’s
Whisper” blog
&
Habakkuk
3:17-19 (rewritten by me, one version)
17 Though the
mills may be shuttered
and the forests are empty,
though the fields do not provide
their bounty, their harvest,
though the young are departing
for greener pastures,
18 yet I
rejoice in my God
I will be joyful in Christ my Savior.
19 The Creator
of the universe is my rock
I am like the deer, its hooves
steady on the Mountain.
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
August 11, 2013
&
Jeremiah’s
Corner
Jeremiah 29:11
led by Ellen
Alward Dickinson
presentation:
“The Power of
Making Good Choices”
by Lois
Flewelling
from
Empowering Life Ministries
&
opening prayer
by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
August 5, 2013
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