did it glint, did it glimmer

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sitting on the porch
staring at the line before me
a thread between the pole and the house
trying to give the image, her artistry its due

a living word salad
nuanced and repeating
refracting and reflecting
in on itself

the thesaurus no help
too precise, imperfect
to describe, to pay honor
the web, the fiber, the thread, the silk

did it shine, did it shimmer
did it glint, did it glimmer
did it glisten, did it glitter
in the sunlight

did the line gleam, did it sparkle
did it undulate, did it flicker
swaying in the breeze
on this hot summer afternoon

#poem #poetry #spiderweb #nature

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when we are at our end

utterly broken, powerless
leaving ourselves on your altar
knowing we are unable
when we are at our end
when we submit fully
what power is in our witness
when we share God's Good News

#poetry #poem #pandemic #America #God #hope

All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 52,540+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

driving into the #fog

too early this #morning
long before #dawning
yearning upward, southward
#driving into the #fog
leaving the #village behind me
into the cloud's cocoon
enveloping me complete
on the way to the store

#poetry #poem #hope #nature

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Denizens of the Woods

#hiking onward, windward,
emerging into the clearing
seeing the queen before me
sensing her presence with me
in the living birch
stopping to sit and wait
to watch and listen deeply
until other denizens of the woods
come out to greet me
feeling them all around me
just beyond my vision
knowing they are watching
my every move

All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 52,540+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

pulled by distractions - v2

pulled by distractions
by #chaos in this #life
not seeing our #purpose
walking away from the #light

needing to slow down
to #listen to #God
speaking a message
of light for our lives

We need to #trust #God
to give in completely
to live a life worthy
of our divine purpose

#poem #poetry #hope #Jesus #God

All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 52,540+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

pulled by distractions

pulled by distractions
by #chaos in this #life
not seeing our #purpose
walking away from the #light

needing to slow down
to #listen to #God
speaking a message
of light for our lives

#poem #poetry #hope #Jesus #God

All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 52,540+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

toxic thoughts

#toxic thoughts
words, distractions
blocking out the #light
our #focus, our #purpose

needing to stop
to renew our focus
cleansing our #minds
of the #chaos, the #darkness 

#poem #poetry #hope

All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 52,540+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

the weight of gossamer threads - v4

#Invisible strands of #ether
weight of #gossamer threads
resting on my arms' hairs
new-formed #spider's #web.

#Silk fibers, a #curtain pierced,
pulled from the rafters
brought inside with me
draped across my arms.

Looking down to see
what is on my arms
invisible strings of gossamer
a #spider's #artistry.

#poem #poetry #imagery #nature #beauty #senses #touch

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the weight of gossamer threads

invisible strands of #ether
weight of gossamer threads
resting on my arms' hairs
new-formed #spider's #web

#poem #poetry #imagery #touch #senses

All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 52,540+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

the weight of gossamrr threads - v3

#invisible strands of #ether
weight of gossamer threads
resting on my arms' hairs
new-formed #spider's #web;

#silk fibers, a #curtain pierced
pulled from the rafters
brought inside with me
draped across my arms

looking down to see
what is on my arms
invisible strings of gossamer
the #spider's #artistry

#poem #poetry #imagery

All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 52,540+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

the weight of gossamer threads - v2

#invisible strands of #ether
the #weight of #gossamer threads
resting on my arms' hairs
new-formed #spider's #web;

#silk fibers, a #curtain pierced
pulled from the rafters
brought inside with me
draped across my arms

#poem #poetry #imagery

All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 52,540+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.