There are secrets in those dark waters

Behind the palms, outside the paths, the ways,
The roadways, the highways,
Off into the woods, the swamps,
The brushlands behind them
 
There are secrets in those dark waters,
Ripe with decay, with vegetation,
Hidden in play sight,
Just beyond our reach…
 
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March 10, 2023

There are secrets in those dark waters

 

March 2, 2023

they are no longer there

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/03/they-are-no-longer-there.html

Edited February 27, 2023

What secrets do these waters hold – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/02/what-secrets-do-these-waters-hold-v2.html

Edited/ merged February 27, 2023

By the side of the road I travel – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/02/by-side-of-road-i-travel-v2.html

&

February 27, 2023

What secrets do these waters hold

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/02/what-secrets-do-these-waters-hold.html

learned that this spot is near the former home of William Lindsey’s mother

and adjacent to where he dumped the body of Lisa Foley,

his first serial murder victim

https://murderpedia.org/male.L/l/lindsey-william-darrell.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Darrell_Lindsey

&

February 26, 2023

By the side of the road I travel

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/02/by-side-of-road-i-travel.html 

West Pope Road

&

Edited February 26, 2023

Liquid mud flats – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/02/liquid-mud-flats-v2.html

February 24, 2023

Liquid mud flats

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/02/liquid-mud-flats.html

Crossing the 312 bridge

Between Anastasia Island and the mainland,

St. Augustine Beach to St. Augustine, FL.

 

 

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, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

 

Poetry, driving, nature, water, tides, tidal, intercoastal, mud flats, rushes, moon, St. Augustine, Florida,

 

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Poetry, driving, nature, water, wetlands, swamp, birds, development, St. Augustine, Florida, Treaty Park,

 

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Poetry, nature, marsh, murder, bodies, evidence, secrets, William Lindsey, serial murder,

 

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I can still see her

I can still see her
in my mind, in my imagination;
Her image is imprinted
on my spirit, my soul.
 
Different in the season,
but majestic, in power;
The Great Mountain remains
for me to conjure.
 
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March 10, 2023

I can still see her

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/03/i-can-still-see-her.html

&

edited June 21, 2021

an amulet, a talisman – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/an-amulet-talisman-v2.html

edited, new name June 20, 2021

an amulet, a talisman

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/an-amulet-talisman.html

adding stanza 2

edited June 20, 2021

the talisman of this vista – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-talisman-of-this-vista-v3.html

edited June 19, 2021

the talisman of this vista – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-talisman-of-this-vista-v2.html

June 18, 2021

the talisman of this vista

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-talisman-of-this-vista.html

edited June 16, 2021

a pool beyond comprehension – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/a-pool-beyond-comprehension-v2.html

June 15, 2021

a pool beyond comprehension

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/06/a-pool-beyond-comprehension.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1404927725614284801/photo/1

edited May 10, 2021

Blessed by the Mountain – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/blessed-by-mountain-v2.html

edited May 9, 2021

Green emerging - v5

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/greenemerging-v-5-sun-beam-andsky-water.html

edited May 8, 2021

Green emerging - v4

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/green-emerging-v4.html

edited May 8, 2021

Green emerging - v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/green-emerging-v3.html

May 8, 2021

Blessed by the Mountain

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/blessed-by-mountain.html

edited May 4, 2021

Green emerging - v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/green-emerging-v2.html

edited/new name May 4, 2021

Green emerging

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/green-emerging.html

May 4, 2021

Green taking over

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/greentaking-over-greentaking-over.html

May 4, 2021

Beauty in transition

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/beautyin-transition-winterparting.html

edited May 4, 2021

So long as there is snow

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/so-long-as-there-is-snow.html

edited May 3, 2021

So long as there is snow on Katahdin - v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/so-long-as-there-is-snow-on-katahdin-v2.html

edited May 3, 2021

So long as there is snow on Katahdin

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/so-long-as-there-is-snow-on-katahdin.html

edited May 3, 2021

So long as there is snow on the Mountain - v4

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/so-long-as-there-is-snow-on-mountain-v4.html

edited May 3, 2021

So long as there is snow on the Mountain - v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/so-long-as-there-is-snow-on-mountain-v3.html

edited May 3, 2021

So long as there is snow on the mountain - v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/long-as-there-is-snow-on-mountain-v2-so.html

May 2, 2021

So long as there is snow on the mountain

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/so-long-as-there-is-snow-on-mountain.html

continuing conversation around town

this time of year about Mount Katahdin

25 miles to our west in Patten, Maine

&

edited February 18, 2021

Forever is the Mountain - v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/forever-is-mountain-v2.html

edited February 18, 2021

Eternal is our God - v2

 https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/eternal-is-our-god-v2.html

edited/new name February 17, 2021

Eternal is our God

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/eternal-is-our-god.html

edited/new name February 17, 2021

Forever is the mountain

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/forever-is-mountain.html

edited July 18, 2017

ever changing – 2 – v6

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/07/ever-changing-2-v6.html

(editing original again)

edited November 19, 2015

ever changing – 2 – v5

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/ever-changing-2-v5.html

(editing version 2)

edited November 19, 2015

ever changing – 2 – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/ever-changing-2-v4.html

(editing version 3)

September 10, 2015

edited ever changing – 2 – v3

ever changing – 2 – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/09/ever-changing-2-v3.html

(changing from Mt. Katahdin to God)

edited September 10, 2015

ever changing – 2 – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/09/ever-changing-2-v2.html

(5 photos of Mount Katahdin)

September 10, 2015

ever changing - 2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/09/ever-changing-2.html

Mount Katahdin over the seasons from Route 11

Patten, ME

and

Psalm 19:1-6

devotion for September 8, 2015

read September 8, 2015

&

March 30, 2021

Not yet green

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/03/not-yet-green.html

&

edited March 6, 2021

A pilgrimage to the mountain - v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/03/a-pilgrimage-to-mountain_6.html

March 6, 2021

A pilgrimage to the mountain

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/03/a-pilgrimage-to-mountain.html

February 26, 2021

The crust of ice below

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/the-crust-of-ice-below.html

February 26, 2021

Longing to stay longer

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/longingto-stay-longer-longingto-stay.html

edited/ new name February 25, 2021

Like a sea of glass, glowing with fire

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/likea-sea-of-glass-glowing-with-fire.html  

Revelations 4:6

Isaiah 6:1-6

Revelations 15:2

edited/new name February 25, 2021

Like a sea of glass, of crystal

 https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/like-sea-of-glass-of-crystal.html  

edited February 23, 2021

A sea of glass of crystal - v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/a-sea-of-glass-of-crystal-v2.html

February 23, 2021

A sea of glass, of crystal

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/a-sea-of-glass-of-crystal.html

expanded February 23, 2021

Before the throne of God

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/before-throne-of-god.html

expanded February 23, 2021

The fields alive, glowing

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/the-fields-alive-glowing.html

February 23, 2021

A sea of liquid gold

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/a-sea-of-liquid-gold.html

edited February 21, 2021

a field of granular crystals - v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/a-field-of-granular-crystals-v2.html

February 21, 2021

a field of granular crystals

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/a-field-of-granular-crystals.html

edited January 31, 2021

like sand dunes - v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/01/like-sand-dunes-v3.html

January 30, 2021

like sand dunes – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/01/like-sand-dunes-v2.html

January 30, 2021

like sand dunes

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/01/like-sand-dunes.html

edited, new name January 30, 2021

fields, hills, miles of fondant

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/01/fields-hills-miles-of-fondant.html  

January 30, 2021

miles of fondant

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/01/miles-of-fondant.html  

edited January 30, 2021

gold under the white – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/01/gold-under-white-v2.html  

January 30, 2021

gold under the white

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/01/gold-under-white.html

January 30, 2021

silting the roadway

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/01/silting-roadway.html

January 30, 2021

pillows in the branches

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/01/pillows-in-branches.html

January 30, 2021

so many textures

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/01/so-many-textures.html

Patten to Houlton to Presque Isle to Patten again

edited December 15, 2015

&

Smell of Snow – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/12/smell-of-snow-v4.html

(merging edits to version 3 and version 2)

edited December 9, 2015

Smell of Snow – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/12/smell-of-snow-v3.html

(editing original)

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

December 1, 2012

like sprinkled sugar

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/12/like-sprinkled-sugar.html

&

edited December 9, 2015

Snow in the Air – v6

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/12/snow-in-air-v6.html

(editing original)

edited November 27, 2015

Snow in the Air – v5

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/snow-in-air-v5.html

(merging edits to original and version 4)

edited November 22, 2015

Snow in the air – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/snow-in-air-v4.html

(editing original)

Edited August 3, 2013

“Snow in the Air – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/snow-in-air-v3.html

(editing original)

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

 

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, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

 

Faith, Family, God, hope, joy, light, Nature, Katahdin, Patten, Maine, Poetry Where You Live, snow, spring, winter, poem, poetry, Mount Katahdin,

 

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poetry, God, creation, nature, Katahdin, Mount Katahdin, hope, Patten, Maine, beauty,

#poetry #Katahdin #MountKatahdin #Maine #Patten #God #nature #creation #beauty #hope

 

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poetry, poetry community, poetry twitter, Katahdin, Mt Katahdin, Maine, nature, creation, God, spirit,

 

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Peculiar in his particularity - v3

Standing before me, vibrating,
I could see his mind reeling,
his spirit overwhelmed,
almost hyperventilating.
 
An image of Rasputin, sweating,
complete with beard, cross, and vestment,
steeling himself, gathering his senses,
rehearsing every line.
 
Peculiar in his particularity
his order for his smokes
his means to his ending
sooner than he may think.
 
Not a single pack or a carton
doing slow mental math,
like Rain Man counting toothpicks,
determining how much poison to buy.
 
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Edited March 6, 2023
Peculiar in his particularity – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/03/peculiar-in-his-particularity-v3.html
Edited December 8, 2022
Peculiar in his particularity – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/12/peculiar-in-his-particularity-v2.html
11/30/22
Peculiar in his particularity
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/11/peculiar-in-his-particularity.html
 
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, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

cigarette, retail, poetry, humanity, customer,
 
#poetry #humanity #retail #cigarettes #poetrytwitter #poetrycommunity