Saturday, August 29, 2020

curtains of rain

curtains of rain

curtains of rain 
a deluge, a downpour,
the sky opening up
the rain echoing
off the old buildings
the city never more alive.

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.

still marching - v3

still #marching - v3

so much history
the times demanding
lives in the balance
#injustice, #oppression
unequal opportunity.

#injustice remaining
repeating, still #fighting
still striving, still #marching
for #racial #justice
for a brighter day.

our #hope for tomorrow
righting the wrongs
our past, #injustice
striving, still #marching
today, for a better day.

#MarchOnWashington #MOW2020 #poem #poetry #hope #America #Equality @OfficialMLK3



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.

Friday, August 28, 2020

still marching - v2

still #marching - v2

so much history
the times demanding
repeating, still #fighting
still striving, still #marching
for #racial #justice
a brighter day
our #hope for tomorrow
righting the wrongs
our past, #injustice
striving, still #marching
for a better day

#MarchOnWashington #MOW2020 #poem #poetry #hope #America #Equality @OfficialMLK3


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.

still marching

still #marching

still fighting
still striving
still marching
for #justice
a brighter day
our #hope for tomorrow
righting the wrongs
our past, #injustice
striving, still #marching
for a better day

#MarchOnWashington #MOW2020 #poem #poetry #hope #America #Equality @OfficialMLK3

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.

trust Him anew today

trust Him anew today

trust Him anew today
put your faith in the Father
know that you are loved
deep within your spirit

feel the Spirit calling
the promises of Jesus 
trust Him anew today
put your faith in the Father

#poem #poetry #hope #Jesus #God #Spirit #Job19 #prayer #pray

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.

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Don't speak darkness - v3

Don't speak darkness - v3

Don’t speak darkness
don’t give it power;
Hold fast to your belief
truth within your soul.

Speak light only
unity, transformation;
Don’t feed the fire
the darkness ablaze.

Speak change, revival
rising from the darkness;
Step forth in mercy, love,
light for our fellow man.

Don’t give in to chaos
darkness swirling around us;
Hold fast to your fortress,
our risen Lord and Savior.

#Faith #God #Christ #Spirit #grace #love #pray #prayer #poem #poetry #peace #hope #earth #MotherEarth #Coronavirus #COVID19 #pandemic #COVIDー19 #SpiritGod #GreatSpirit #8AMLive



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.

Don't speak darkness - v2

Don’t speak darkness – v2


Don’t speak darkness

don’t give it power;

Hold fast to your beliefs

truth within your soul.


Speak light only

unity, transformation;

Don’t feed the fire

the darkness ablaze.


Don’t give in to chaos

darkness swirling around us;

Hold fast to your fortress,

our risen Lord and Savior.


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edited August 26, 2020

don’t speak darkness – v2


edited April 5, 2020

don’t speak darkness

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/04/dont-speak-darkness_5.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1246781660500299776

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1246781019296071680

April 5, 2020

don’t speak the darkness

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/04/dont-speak-darkness.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1246775533872001024

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1246776221066760194

April 5, 2020

8AM Live

https://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss/videos/10220815211917806/

by Pastor Ruth Foss

https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss

http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss

http://www.pstruthsermons.blogspot.com

sermon blog

http://www.pstrruthfoss.blogspot.com

8AM Live

https://8amlive.wordpress.com/

meditation blog

http://pstrfoss.wordpress.com/

“God’s Whisper” blog

&


edited April 5, 2020

infuse us with positive energy – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/04/infuse-us-with-positive-energy-v2.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1246773045206880258

stanza 1 – https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1246771097271492609

stanza 2 – https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1246771914242129920

stanza 3 – https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1246772629958275073

edited April 5, 2020

infuse us with positive energy

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/04/infuse-us-with-positive-energy_5.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1246768825602883585

April 5, 2020

infuse us with the positive energy

posted to Twitter

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1246767592292913152

April 3, 2020

edited/ expanded to post as poem to blog

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/04/infuse-us-with-positive-energy.html

edited/ posted to Twitter 4/5/2020

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1246755877102718976

written in response to post by Theresa StoneWalker Chick

in group A Time for World Wide Healing

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2405965572838900/

March 31, 2020

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2405965572838900/permalink/2406122606156530/

“Let's get the biggest and diversified pray chain going for this crap

we are dealing with. I am not even gonna say its name.

As I will not give it anymore power.

Leave a prayer here for Mother Earth and her people.”

link to my response

March 31, 2020

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2405965572838900/permalink/2406122606156530/?comment_id=2406253126143478

“infuse us with the positive energy of the earth itself.

give us the peace of an untrammeled clear night sky”

&


March 30, 2020

God pursues me

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/03/god-pursues-me.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1244624704310304768

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1244624000598323204

posted as reply to Marco Rubio post:

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1244623514147131392

March 30, 2020

Marco Rubio Twitter post

https://twitter.com/marcorubio/status/1244615995232305152

“Indeed, goodness and mercy will pursue me all the days of my life;

I will dwell in the house of the LORD for endless days.

Psalms 23:6”

my response:

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1244618759110905859

“The image of #God's #Goodness and God's #Mercy personified

and pursuing us, God's #prevenient #grace coming for us,

is so exciting a thought. God is like the prodigal father searching

for us to come home. such a powerful verse of scripture.

Amen. #Psalm23:6”

&

edited March 30, 2020

live at peace – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/03/live-at-peace-v2.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1244616347243421696

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1244615152969887745

March 30, 2020

live at peace

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/03/live-at-peace.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1244608690260512768

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1244608111639433217

March 30, 2020

8AM Live

https://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss/videos/10220748493129878/

Romans 12:18

"If it be possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men."

by Pastor Ruth Foss

https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss

http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss

http://www.pstruthsermons.blogspot.com

sermon blog

http://www.pstrruthfoss.blogspot.com

8AM Live

https://8amlive.wordpress.com/

meditation blog

http://pstrfoss.wordpress.com/

“God’s Whisper” blog

&

March 29, 2020

8AM Live

https://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss/videos/10220736224743176/

by Pastor Ruth Foss

https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss

http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss

http://www.pstruthsermons.blogspot.com

sermon blog

http://www.pstrruthfoss.blogspot.com

8AM Live

https://8amlive.wordpress.com/

meditation blog

http://pstrfoss.wordpress.com/

“God’s Whisper” blog

&


edited March 29, 2020

watch over us Lord – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/03/watch-over-us-lord-v2.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1244223745327353861

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1244221840958029824

March 23, 2020

watch over us Lord

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/03/watch-over-us-lord.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1242111301607993344

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1242110549325987842

March 23, 2020

Lord, keep us safe

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/03/lord-keep-us-safe.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1242106431370924032

stanza 1 – https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1242105750895374343

stanza 2 – https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1242105891207499779

stanza 3 – https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1242105971935191040

edited March 23, 2020

draw us to You

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/03/draw-us-to-you.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1242089429226971142

stanza 1 – https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1242088621974437888

stanza 2 – https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1242089155951243264

March 23, 2020

a prayer in this crisis

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/03/a-prayer-in-this-crisis.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1242085025111314432

stanza 1 – https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1242084513196498947

stanza 2 – https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1242084889463336961

&



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 52,700+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.


Christ, neighbor, love, God, Spirit, peace, hope, comfort, compassion, prayer, poem, 8AM Live, Pastor Ruth Foss, grateful, heart, trust, Psalm 23, Psalm 23:6, prevenient grace, grace, kindness, mercy,


#Christ #neighbor #love #prevenient #grace #God #Spirit #peace #hope #comfort #8AMLive #poem #poetry #Psalm23:6 #kindness #mercy



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#Faith #God #Christ #Spirit #grace #love #pray #prayer #America #poem #poetry #outbreak #Coronavirus #COVID19 #pandemic #crisis #emergency #socialdistancing #CoronaCrazy #COVID19


Coronavirus, COVID-19, earth, father, Great Spirit, hope, mother, Mother Earth, pandemic, peace, poem, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, prayer, Spirit God, stars


#Faith #God #Christ #Spirit #grace #love #pray #prayer #poem #poetry #peace #hope #earth #MotherEarth #Coronavirus #COVID19 #pandemic #COVID19 #SpiritGod #GreatSpirit #8AMLive

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.

Monday, August 24, 2020

may we be your light bearers

may we be your #light #bearers

May we be your light bearers
your #witnesses, your #servants;
May we ever seek your will
our Father #God in heaven;
May we be #Christ's hands and feet.

May we be your light bearers
Lord #Jesus, our #Savior;
May your way be our way
through the valley, the darkness;
May we walk in your light.

May we be your light bearers
oh indwelling #Spirit, our Guide;
May we heed your word,
your whisper, your call on our lives;
May we share #Jesus with all we meet.

#poem #poetry #hope #prayer #pray


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.

Sunday, August 23, 2020

trees cut in the forest

trees cut in the forest

trees cut in the forest
revealing history
each ring a storyteller
a witness of what was
what happened here
each moment in time


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.