Into the #cathedral of the #trees – v4

I am sitting at my desk, pondering, struggling,
longing for peace, for a spirit of calm,
but I was captured by the images,
the flickering screen, news, chaos.
 
I leave care, my day behind me, going outside,
stepping beyond the grass, the margin of brush,
into the autumnal forest, resplendent, precious,
bathed in varied color, in diffused light.
 
I enter a time, a place of worship, sanctuary,
reverently, into the cathedral of the trees
focusing on the sky above me, the canopy,
grace, abundance, singing from my knees.
 
Years later, looking at the images, I remember well,
those precious moments, these woodlands,
every tree displaying their worship,
their bodies, their arms lifted to God.


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Edited November 3, 2023
Into the cathedral of the trees – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/11/into-cathedral-of-trees-v4.html
Edited October 11, 2023
Into the cathedral of the trees – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/10/into-cathedral-of-trees-v3.html
Edited October 8, 2023
Sentience of autumnal forest – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/10/sentience-of-autumnal-forest-v2.html
Edited October 8, 2023
Sentience of the autumnal forest
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/10/sentience-of-autumnal-forest.html
Real-time edits with Miljan Kunijevic
Edited October 8, 2023
The sentience of the autumnal forest – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/10/the-sentience-of-autumnal-forest-v2.html
with suggestions from Miljan Kunijevic
October 8, 2023
The sentience of the autumnal forest
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/10/the-sentience-of-autumnal-forest.html
Edited October 8, 2023
Into the Cathedral of the Trees – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/10/into-cathedral-of-trees-v2.html
October 8, 2023
Into the cathedral of the trees
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/10/into-cathedral-of-trees.html
Looking at series of photos posted 10/8/19
of walk in the woods, aiming the camera skyward
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10156927406873003&set=a.80617433002
1 –
https://www.facebook.com/raymond.a.foss/posts/pfbid0eJU5ign3xdnKGM9eRe2HjKnC4CYKZcDP3z4pVj9HSyYSQpVKkXZvwGtRoqpALegLl
2 –
https://www.facebook.com/raymond.a.foss/posts/pfbid0kJX7HMUgqMoBGsQ7qFwgeoXuBV965RZckvjS3xTbidV7XtQpV6STCqkZvpsvVRe9l
3 –
https://www.facebook.com/raymond.a.foss/posts/pfbid02osULEBoSfVV1wLa7ajgFRei2wduQ11mUv7WvLgzx5M1tyKeRnNjbJVqkzXcrKi7nl
4 –
https://www.facebook.com/raymond.a.foss/posts/pfbid02TfyYKQQ7tB7b8fMqUBcwd2esdcp9qXLmGtWFQHU5VatyvFWdb5qCx1xpMPjqJgKpl
5 –
https://www.facebook.com/raymond.a.foss/posts/pfbid0PGKGeBTszvVHkxZ5ncpzuiBAw14ETTSKrxJsyKUjmGVFmkvkvmS9wGESzNGmkcqUl
6 –
https://www.facebook.com/raymond.a.foss/posts/pfbid02g9AXFUFhYXDiJBt8ksRjtCYVwBnfoBAhFDa4X2MyzzkWCBZDtrfsjU8JdX5z2E2Kl
7 -
https://www.facebook.com/raymond.a.foss/posts/pfbid0v3nt7bdFv3kYChLPWYRpxA4YC1pQVSfkDhwEr32RSZyFwFLJH9SRmK5U4vuYd5G4l
8 -
https://www.facebook.com/raymond.a.foss/posts/pfbid0UYkznsFV1GJKosVoJ95NsBMU8rmUuUU4yxRxNoS1rSiofTLrEw6tUe1EXuXrquhal
9 –
https://www.facebook.com/raymond.a.foss/posts/pfbid02E95k6q7sh5QeFLmaVQoNgu7NaFwccBYMN1oSbytgPqTqTwgqp8hj8gChrvyCqrCtl
10 –
https://www.facebook.com/raymond.a.foss/posts/pfbid0uLctoC6DvGQKBLggTgkejCceTiREAPQqUFm2i6CjW1sjHGk1LEuYUCCJSxBnKxQ5l
11 - https://www.facebook.com/raymond.a.foss/posts/pfbid02kXqqx6J8W5DN6n9mgkb2YAfmRmLXCFHS7SvRAPgjuKeBvTKfWWGyovY9CnVp8b5Ml
&
edited October 29, 2015
A Walk in the Woods – v3
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/10/a-walk-in-woods-v3.html
(editing version 2)
Edited April 24, 2013
“A Walk in the Woods – v2”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/04/a-walk-in-woods-v2.html
August 7, 2006 19:38
“A Walk in the Woods”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2006/08/walk-in-woods.html
&
edited April 16, 2015
Out in the Woods – v4
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/04/out-in-woods-v4.html
(editing original)
Edited April 24, 2013
“Out in the woods – v3”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/04/out-in-woods-v3.html
(from the original)
edited April 26, 2012
“Out in the woods – v2”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/04/out-in-woods-v2.html
Original poem 3/26/2004
“Out in the woods”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2004/04/out-in-woods.html
about walk in woods in Claremont, NH
&
edited July 15, 2015
A Cathedral of Pine – v4
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/07/a-cathedral-of-pine-v4.html
(editing version 3)
edited June 12, 2015
Her Lady Slipper – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/her-lady-slipper-v2.html
July 18, 2012
new poem “Her Lady Slipper”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/her-lady-slipper.html
inspired by remark by Harriet Bean
at Spirit Study
led 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
meditation blog
http://pstrfoss.wordpress.com/
“God’s Whisper” blog
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
July 15, 2012
&
paintings of Georgia O’Keeffe
http://www.georgiaokeeffe.net/
&
earlier poems
edited April 26, 2012
“Out in the woods – v2”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/04/out-in-woods-v2.html
Original poem 3/26/2004
“Out in the woods”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2004/04/out-in-woods.html
about walk in woods in Claremont, NH
&
edited December 26, 2014
a chapel prayer closet – v3
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/12/a-chapel-prayer-closet-v3.html
(editing version 2 and original version)
edited February 23, 2014
“a chapel prayer closet – v2”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/02/a-chapel-prayer-closet-v2.html
edited/new poem February 17, 2014
“a chapel prayer closet
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/02/a-chapel-prayer-closet.html
edited February 11, 2014
“A Cathedral of Pine – v3”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/02/a-cathedral-of-pine-v3.html
(editing the original again)
Edited May 4, 2013
“A Cathedral of Pine – v2”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/05/a-cathedral-of-pine-v2.html
November 4, 2005
 “A Cathedral of Pine”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2005/11/cathedral-of-pine.html
 

 
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Are there any boundaries – v2

We hear the ancient name, we ask,
“Are there any boundaries?”,
invoking that scripture,
the same from the other quarter
war without limits, no rules,
comprehending genocide.
 
Who is the enemy, the terror,
are there innocents in these lands,
in the maelstrom, the field of battle,
in this moment, choosing this language,
the crucible of war, of scripture;
Is there a line to never cross?
 
Words that shouldn’t be uttered,
but maybe that was important,
speaking aloud the quiet part
the ancient battle lines, failures,
justifying anything, any measure,
in these times of total war.
 
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Edited November 3, 2023
Are there any boundaries – v2
 
November 3, 2023
Twitter Post by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
https://twitter.com/netanyahu/status/1720400053347438719
“[…]'Remember what Amalek did to you'.[…]”
&
October 29, 2023
Are there any boundaries
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/10/are-there-any-boundaries.html
Netanyahu speech October 29, 2023
invoking 1 Samuel 15:3
and the command to eradicate the Amalekites
https://twitter.com/i/status/1718391828427493863
Edited October 29, 2023
Oh Ishmael, Oh Isaac – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/10/oh-ishmael-oh-isaac-v3.html
October 15, 2023
If Saul has listened
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/10/if-saul-had-listened.html
1 Samuel 15
Edited October 9, 2023
The pain on her face – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/10/the-pain-on-her-face-v2.html
October 9, 2023
The pain on her face
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/10/the-pain-on-her-face.html
My customer said she has worn the little gold Star of David for 60 years.
&
edited September 11, 2019
Oh Ishmael, Oh Isaac – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/09/oh-ishmael-oh-isaac-v2.html
&
edited September 11, 2019
the dream of America must not perish – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/09/the-dream-of-america-must-not-perish-v3.html
&
edited September 11, 2019
September 11 – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/09/september-11-v4.html
&
Edited September 13, 2012
Oh Ishmael, Oh Isaac
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/09/oh-ishmael-oh-isaac.html
new poem –
& rampage in Benghazi, September 11, 2011
which led to death of US Ambassador and others
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/sep/13/libya-us-consulate-benghazi-damage
&
Edited September 13, 2012
new poem – “The Memories Flooding Back”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-memories-flooding-back.html
after starting to read poem, “MUCH LIKE TODAY”,
by Chip Bergeron
written September 11, 2012
&
September 11, 2012
new poem – “A Moment Crystallized”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/09/a-moment-crystallized.html
&
post by the Reverend Doctor Amy Butler,
@PastorAmyDC
http://www.calvarydc.org/contact-us/our-staff/
Senior Pastor of Calvary Baptist Church,
Washington, DC
http://www.calvarydc.org/
“A Prayer for Today”
https://twitter.com/PastorAmyDC/status/245536689781604352
http://talkwiththepreacher.wordpress.com/2012/09/11/a-prayer-for-today/
&
Edited September 11, 2012
new poem – “An Audible Gasp”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/09/an-audible-gasp-2.html
September 11, 2012
“A Gasp”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/09/a-gasp.html
written about my experience at
Franklin Pierce Law Center
Concord, NH
on September 11, 2001
in the TV lounge
where we all stayed, transfixed by the images
&
latest 20 poems about
September 11, 2001
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/search/label/September%2011
 
 
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You fight for me

Lord, please still me,
May I be open,
May I hear Your Word,
Your call on my life.
 
You fight for me,
In my battles, my struggles,
Where I am now
And where I am going.
 
Lord, give me peace,
In this time, this season,
Lead me to stillness,
To faith, my trust in You.
 
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October 29, 2023
Your fight for me
 
Exodus 14:14
 
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Are there any boundaries

Are there any boundaries,
invoking that scripture,
the same from the other quarter
war without limits, no rules,
comprehending genocide.
 
Who is the enemy, the terror,
are there innocents in these lands,
in the maelstrom, the field of battle,
the crucible of war, of scripture;
Is there a line to never cross?
 
Words that shouldn’t be uttered,
but maybe that was important,
speaking aloud the quiet part
the ancient battle lines, failures,
justifying anything, any measure,
in these times of total war.
 
=====
October 29, 2023
Are there any boundaries
 
Netanyahu speech October 29, 2023
invoking 1 Samuel 15:3
and the command to eradicate the Amalekites
Edited October 29, 2023
Oh Ishmael, Oh Isaac – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/10/oh-ishmael-oh-isaac-v3.html
October 15, 2023
If Saul has listened
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/10/if-saul-had-listened.html
1 Samuel 15
Edited October 9, 2023
The pain on her face – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/10/the-pain-on-her-face-v2.html
October 9, 2023
The pain on her face
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/10/the-pain-on-her-face.html
My customer said she has worn the little gold Star of David for 60 years.
&
edited September 11, 2019
Oh Ishmael, Oh Isaac – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/09/oh-ishmael-oh-isaac-v2.html
&
edited September 11, 2019
the dream of America must not perish – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/09/the-dream-of-america-must-not-perish-v3.html
&
edited September 11, 2019
September 11 – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/09/september-11-v4.html
&
Edited September 13, 2012
Oh Ishmael, Oh Isaac
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/09/oh-ishmael-oh-isaac.html
new poem –
& rampage in Benghazi, September 11, 2011
which led to death of US Ambassador and others
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/sep/13/libya-us-consulate-benghazi-damage
&
Edited September 13, 2012
new poem – “The Memories Flooding Back”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-memories-flooding-back.html
after starting to read poem, “MUCH LIKE TODAY”,
by Chip Bergeron
written September 11, 2012
&
September 11, 2012
new poem – “A Moment Crystallized”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/09/a-moment-crystallized.html
&
post by the Reverend Doctor Amy Butler,
@PastorAmyDC
http://www.calvarydc.org/contact-us/our-staff/
Senior Pastor of Calvary Baptist Church,
Washington, DC
http://www.calvarydc.org/
“A Prayer for Today”
https://twitter.com/PastorAmyDC/status/245536689781604352
http://talkwiththepreacher.wordpress.com/2012/09/11/a-prayer-for-today/
&
Edited September 11, 2012
new poem – “An Audible Gasp”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/09/an-audible-gasp-2.html
September 11, 2012
“A Gasp”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/09/a-gasp.html
written about my experience at
Franklin Pierce Law Center
Concord, NH
on September 11, 2001
in the TV lounge
where we all stayed, transfixed by the images
&
latest 20 poems about
September 11, 2001
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/search/label/September%2011
 
 
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.
 
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Oh #Ishmael, Oh #Isaac – v3

What have you done,
“Oh Ishmael, Oh Isaac”,
two sons of Abraham
still warring in that land.
 
Praying to God, to Allah,
Jew or Arab, brothers,
though of different mothers
the same under the skin.
 
Brothers of our one father,
chosen, from the world,
the seed for many nations
fratricide of the Word.
 
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Edited October 29, 2023

Oh Ishmael, Oh Isaac – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/10/oh-ishmael-oh-isaac-v3.html

edited September 11, 2019
Oh Ishmael, Oh Isaac – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/09/oh-ishmael-oh-isaac-v2.html
&
edited September 11, 2019
the dream of America must not perish – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/09/the-dream-of-america-must-not-perish-v3.html
&
edited September 11, 2019
September 11 – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/09/september-11-v4.html
&
Edited September 13, 2012
Oh Ishmael, Oh Isaac
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/09/oh-ishmael-oh-isaac.html
new poem –
& rampage in Benghazi, September 11, 2011
which led to death of US Ambassador and others
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/sep/13/libya-us-consulate-benghazi-damage
&
Edited September 13, 2012
new poem – “The Memories Flooding Back”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-memories-flooding-back.html
after starting to read poem, “MUCH LIKE TODAY”,
by Chip Bergeron
written September 11, 2012
&
September 11, 2012
new poem – “A Moment Crystallized”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/09/a-moment-crystallized.html
&
post by the Reverend Doctor Amy Butler,
@PastorAmyDC
http://www.calvarydc.org/contact-us/our-staff/
Senior Pastor of Calvary Baptist Church,
Washington, DC
http://www.calvarydc.org/
“A Prayer for Today”
https://twitter.com/PastorAmyDC/status/245536689781604352
http://talkwiththepreacher.wordpress.com/2012/09/11/a-prayer-for-today/
&
Edited September 11, 2012
new poem – “An Audible Gasp”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/09/an-audible-gasp-2.html
September 11, 2012
“A Gasp”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/09/a-gasp.html
written about my experience at
Franklin Pierce Law Center
Concord, NH
on September 11, 2001
in the TV lounge
where we all stayed, transfixed by the images
&
latest 20 poems about
September 11, 2001
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/search/label/September%2011
 
 
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.
 
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breaking with tradition – v3

Martha, in their mourning,
the loss of their brother
hearing Christ was coming,
that the Master was near.
 
Taking offer her apron,
setting down the platter,
not needing to be the hostess,
breaking with tradition,
not simply sitting shiva.
 
Martha, running to find Jesus,
not waiting for Him to come,
leaving the mourners in the home
the others sitting shiva,
tearing at their clothes.
 
Leaving them in their prayers,
going out on the road to meet Him,
leaving her duties behind her
to come before Christ.
 
 
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Edited October 29, 2023
breaking with tradition – v3
 
edited September 16, 2014
breaking with tradition – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/09/breaking-with-tradition-v2.html
edited September 15, 2014
breaking with tradition
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/09/breaking-with-tradition.html
edited September 15, 2014
leaving the mourners – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/09/leaving-mourners-v2.html
September 8, 2014
leaving the mourners
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/09/leaving-mourners.html
John 11:20
Chapter 9: “Martha’s Teachable Heart”
John 11:35
“Jesus wept.”
Chapter 8: “Lessons from Lazarus”
Chapter 6: “Kitchen Service”
Ecclesiastes 9:10
Philippians 2:3-4
Chapter 7: “The Better Part”
Luke 10:42
Matthew 6:33
Chapter 5: “Living Room Intimacy”
Revelations 3:20
John 15:5
Chapter 4: “The Cure”
Luke 10:41-42
James 1:5 (NIV)
John 9:1-11
the blind man healed
Chapter 3: “The Diagnosis”
Luke 10:41
 “Martha you are worried
about many things.”
Philippians 4:6-7 (NIV)
Chapter 2: “Lord, Do You Care?”
Luke 10:40
Psalm 62:8
Chapter 1: “A Tale of Two Sisters”
Luke 10:38-42
Matthew 11:28
Matthew 11:28-30
Matthew 11:25-30
Revelations 3:20 (NKJV)
introductory video and session one of
Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World
http://www.joannaweaverbooks.com/books/having-a-mary-heart-in-a-martha-world/
https://www.facebook.com/maryheartmarthaworld
http://waterbrookmultnomah.com/catalog.php?isbn=9781578562589
by Joanna Weaver
http://www.joannaweaverbooks.com
http://www.joannaweaverbooks.com/about/meet-joanna/
http://joannaweaver.blogspot.com/
https://www.facebook.com/joanna.weaver.9
https://twitter.com/JoannaWeaverBks
pastor spouse to John Weaver
https://www.facebook.com/john.weaver.71216
Hamilton Assembly of God
http://www.hamiltonag.org/
&
Spirit Study
led 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
meditation blog
http://pstrfoss.wordpress.com/
“God’s Whisper” blog
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
 
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, Christ, Faith, God, grace, Joanna Weaver, journey, joy, Lazarus, love, Luke 10, Martha, Mary, Matthew 11, Matthew 6, Pastor Ruth Foss, peace, rest, worship,
 
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sitting with her – v2

a divine appointment,
present, sitting with her,
in her struggle, in this moment,
holding her hands, quiet,
in her sorrow, this day.
 
being present with her
in this moment, focused,
nowhere else in the world
sitting quietly before her,
beside her, this day.
 
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Edited October 29, 2023
sitting with her – v2
 
January 1, 2019
sitting with her
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/01/sitting-with-her.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1080143436756512768
sitting Shiva
January 1, 2019
my response
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1080137643734765568
December 30, 2018
writing prompt
“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you see!”
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1079500653519548416
a picture with two people sitting holding hands
&
edited December 29, 2018
We must love them – 2 – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/12/we-must-love-them-2-v2.html
https://mobile.twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1079100768676954118
https://mobile.twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1079098845584338944
(shortened to fit on Twitter)
December 29, 2018
We must love them - 2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/12/we-must-love-them.html
in response to post on Cristy Tremblay’s page
“Those drug addicts you are judging are not just some junkies
and losers who deserve to die. They’re actually some good people
with good hearts who made some bad decisions as we all do. So if
you cant help them, dont hurt them. Pray for them! 3amthoughts”
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=803313050011795&set=a.123031014706672
&
Realistic Poetry
https://mobile.twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1079092077449760768
Saving Lives with Poetry 2018 Contest Drugs, Alcohol & Addiction
realisticpoetry.com/savingliveswit…
&
edited October 27, 2014
Love them where you love them – v4
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/10/love-them-where-you-love-them-v4.html
(editing version 2)
Edited September 28, 2013
“Love them where you love them – v3”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/love-them-where-you-love-them-v2.html
Edited July 2, 2013
“Love them where you love them – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/07/love-them-where-you-love-them-v2.html
July 1, 2013
“Love them where you love them”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/07/love-them-where-you-love-them.html
answer to question and
presentation by Chester (Chet) Birmingham
https://www.facebook.com/chester.birmingham.7
on addiction and recovery at
Jeremiah’s Corner,
led by Ellen Dickinson
https://www.facebook.com/ellen.alwarddickinson
Pastor Ruth Foss
https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.pstruthsermons.blogspot.com
sermon blog
http://www.pstrruthfoss.blogspot.com
meditation blog
http://pstrfoss.wordpress.com/
“God’s Whisper” blog
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stetson-Memorial-United-Methodist-Church/174161846023512
Patten, ME
July 1, 2013
&
December 15, 2018
before frustration turned to rage
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/12/before-frustration-turned-to-rage.html
12/15/18
my response
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1073901216051183623
December 14, 2018
writing prompt
“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you see!”
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1073608954616283144
a picture with the left edge blurred of a bearded man sitting
deep in an oversized brown leather chair, gray pants, black shirt,
his right hand over his brow, his face not really visible
Realistic Poetry
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/
&
edited November 29, 2018
is the planet warming – v2
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1068109724720267264
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/11/is-planet-warming-v2.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1068108925256511488
edited November 29, 2018
our planet is warming – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/11/our-planet-is-warming-v3.html
stanza 1 & 2 - https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1068103446316888064
stanza 3 & 4 - https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1068103920554262528
edited November 26, 2018
our planet is warming – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/11/our-planet-is-warming-v2.html
edited November 25, 2018
our planet is warming
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1066854995612626944
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/11/our-planet-is-warming.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1066853697341276161
November 25, 2018
is the planet warming
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/11/is-planet-warming.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1066848524069978112
11/25/18
my response
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1066765775438934016
November 25, 2018
writing prompt
“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you see!”
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1066761739276963840
Realistic Poetry
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/
&
edited October 13, 2018
Hopeful Love – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/10/hopeful-love-v3.html
edited October 13, 2018
Hopeful Love – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/10/hopeful-love-v2.html
October 13, 2018
Hopeful love
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/10/hopeful-love.html
10/13/18
my response
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1051076117531160576
October 12, 2018
writing prompt
“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you see!”
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1050880230628290560
photograph of two new gold wedding bands
Realistic Poetry
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/
&
edited October 12, 2018
color pulled from heaven
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/10/color-pulled-from-heaven.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1050707075993673728
edited October 12, 2018
a boldness of the colors – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/10/a-boldness-of-colors-v2.html
edited October 12, 2018
walking away – 2 – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/10/walking-away-2-v2.html
October 11, 2018
colors pulled from the heavens
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/10/colors-pulled-from-heavens.html
October 11, 2018
a boldness of the colors
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/10/a-boldness-of-colors.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1050531705218617349
my response
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1050530094446465024
October 11, 2018
writing prompt
“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you see!”
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1050434074047705089
photograph of what look like colored pencils in bold colors of the rainbow
with rain drops on them
Realistic Poetry
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/
&
October 11, 2018
my castle a dungeon
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/10/my-castle-dungeon.html
October 10, 2018
a call from the heavens
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/10/a-call-from-heavens.html
my response October 10, 2018
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1050160505439117319
October 10, 2018
writing prompt
“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you see!”
https://www.realisticpoetry.com/communitypage/poetry-picture-prompts/how-poetic-can-you-be-write-a-short-poem-about-what-you-see-215
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1049373353394331648
photograph or painting of what appears to be a cave/castle with moonlight
shining in upon a person standing there
Realistic Poetry
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/
&
edited September 20, 2018
not race but defiance – v5
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/09/not-race-but-defiance-v5.html
(editing version 3)
edited September 20, 2018
not race but defiance – v4
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/09/not-race-but-defiance-v4.html
(editing version 2)
edited August 22, 2018
not race but defiance – v3
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/08/not-race-but-defiance-v3.html
edited August 21, 2018
not race but defiance – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/08/not-race-but-defiance-v2.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1032053250806243328
(cut to 288 characters for Twitter)
August 21, 2018
not race but defiance
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/08/not-race-but-defiance.html
August 21, 2018
their hands tell their story
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/08/their-hands-tell-their-story.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1032038025856000000
8/21/18 writing prompt
“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you see!”
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1031934352546881536
photograph of a couple with engagement ring and matching
wedding bands; one African American, one Caucasian
Realistic Poetry
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/
&
edited August 21, 2018
after she said yes
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/08/after-she-said-yes-v2.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1031868594177671168
August 21, 2018
after she said yes
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/08/after-she-said-yes.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1031861531204562944
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1031615349819469824
picture of a couple kissing in front of the sun
Realistic Poetry
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/
&
August 19, 2018
our quest continues
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/08/our-quest-continues.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1031334974258143233
8/11/18 writing prompt
“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you see!”
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1028347525554528256
picture or drawing of blue crystals creating a cave or tunnel
Realistic Poetry
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/
&
August 19, 2018
walking away - 2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/08/walking-away-2.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1031328897000980480
8/12/18 writing prompt
“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you see!”
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1028810687168966659
picture of young man walking away from camera on rural road
Realistic Poetry
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/
&
August 19, 2018
hey baby
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1031325837646290944
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1031326425599668229
August 19, 2018
long time no see
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/08/long-time-no-see.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1031320633571987456
8/14/18 writing prompt
“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you see!”
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1029463426051887104
picture of two ladybugs meeting on a leaf
Realistic Poetry
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/
&
August 19, 2018
hot as the sun
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/08/hot-as-sun.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1031315791709437952
8/15/18 writing prompt
“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you see!”
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1031015130438414336
silhouette of a couple before a flaming heart
Realistic Poetry
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/
&
August 19, 2018
the call not coming
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-call-not-coming.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1031150492368482310
8/19/18 writing prompt
“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you see!”
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1031015130438414336
picture of old black rotary dial phone on desk (looks very old)
Realistic Poetry
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/
&
edited August 7, 2018
sending a signal – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/08/sending-signal-v2.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1026776682743701504
August 7, 2018
sending a signal
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/08/sending-signal.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1026771286503174145
writing prompt
August 7, 2018
a picture of a person shining a flashlight up into the night sky
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1026707376940834816
How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you see!
Realistic Poetry
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/
&
August 6, 2018
Open and inviting
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/08/open-and-inviting.html
August 5, 2018
my reply
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1026279624072937474
August 5, 2018
writing prompt, “How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you see!”
a closeup picture of blueberries, red raspberries, and blackberries
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1026107637639725056
edited June 21, 2014
A Cup of Berries – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/06/a-cup-of-berries-v2.html
August 10, 2008
A Cup of Berries
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/08/cup-of-berries.html
Rev. Lori Eldredge’s kitchen
North Kingstown, RI
&
July 29, 2018
bursting from the water
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/bursting-from-water.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1023724506924376064
photo writing prompt of a hummingbird bursting from a pool of water
“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you see!”
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1023711549624442880
&
edited July 28, 2018
negotiating with the Beast – v12
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/negotiating-with-beast-v12.html
edited June 13, 2018
edited July 28, 2018
a tear in the fabric – v9
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/a-tear-in-fabric-v9.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1023314623481765889
July 28, 2018
writing prompt on Realistic Poetry
“We can’t be silent about sexual assault/abuse and domestic violence.
 So if you are reading this statement, we ask that you write a poem,
letter or inspirational message related to the topic of domestic violence
or sexual assault/abuse.”
https://www.realisticpoetry.com/thevoiceofpoets/we-can-t-be-silent-about-sexual-assault-abuse-and-domestic-violence
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1023306761556582400
&
July 28, 2018
looking down – 3
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/looking-down-3.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1023292554295615489
July 28, 2018
an angel chained
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/an-angel-chained.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1023290211537768448
photo writing prompt of an angel statue with its left hand up
“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you see!”
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1023279600858591233
&
July 20, 2018
the hilt of the knife – v2
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1020453891094253579
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-hilt-of-knife-v2.html
July 20, 2018
the hilt of the knife
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1020453282685255680
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-hilt-of-knife.html
July 20, 2018
a knife cut
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1020454067267670016
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/a-knife-cut.html
&
poetry prompt:
7/20/18
How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you see
(a small bright yellow sun in an orange sky with a narrow cloud
cutting across the horizon line and face of the sun)
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1020320226070605824
https://www.realisticpoetry.com/communitypage/poetry-picture-prompts/how-poetic-can-you-be-write-a-short-poem-about-what-you-see-167
Realistic Poetry
https://www.realisticpoetry.com/members/realistic-poetry
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/
&
July 14, 2018
Flight
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/flight.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1018172958186057730
https://www.realisticpoetry.com/members/raymondafoss
challenge question on Realistic Poetry twitter page
“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you see!”
https://www.realisticpoetry.com/communitypage/poetry-picture-prompts/how-poetic-can-you-be-write-a-short-poem-about-what-you-see-164
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1018133945827774464
picture of woman stretching as high as she could
on the very top edge of a log in a field
&
edited July 9, 2018
the demon too big for his body – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-demon-too-big-for-his-body-v2.html
July 9, 2018
the demon too big for his body
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-demon-too-big-for-his-body.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1016469297483452417
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1016471691332063232
Post 7/6/18 of ghost or some other spectre
“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you see!”
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1015448364886863873
on Realistic Poetry
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/
&
edited July 9, 2018
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/pearls-jewels-of-water-on-each-blossom.html
edited July 9, 2018
each droplet breathed, a prayer – v3
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/each-droplet-breathed-prayer-v3.html
edited July 9, 2018
each droplet breathed, a prayer – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/each-droplet-breathed-prayer-v2.html
edited July 9, 2018
each droplet breathed, a prayer
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/each-droplet-breathed-prayer.html
&
edited July 7, 2018
As threadbare as old cheesecloth – v7
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/as-threadbare-as-old-cheesecloth-v7.html
(merging edits to versions 5 and 6)
edited July 7, 2018
As threadbare as old cheesecloth – v6
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/as-threadbare-as-old-cheesecloth-v6.html
(editing original)
Edited November 20, 2014
As threadbare as old cheesecloth – v5
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/11/as-threadbare-as-old-cheesecloth-v5.html
(editing version 3)
edited October 6, 2014
As threadbare as old cheesecloth – v4
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/10/as-threadbare-as-old-cheesecloth-v4.html
Edited October 25, 2013
As threadbare as old cheesecloth – v3
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/as-threadbare-as-old-cheesecloth-v3.html
edited November 14, 2011
As threadbare as old cheesecloth – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/11/as-threadbare-as-old-cheesecloth-v2.html
May 21, 2009
As threadbare as old cheesecloth
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2009/05/as-threadbare-as-old-cheesecloth.html
title saved 12/27/08
&
edited July 7, 2018
late spring, early summer – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/late-spring-early-summer-v2.html
edited July 7, 2018
the skin of an ancient reptile – v3
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-skin-of-ancient-reptile-v3.html
adding a third stanza
edited July 7, 2018
the skin of an ancient reptile – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-skin-of-ancient-reptile-v2.html
July 7, 2018
late spring, early summer
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/late-spring-early-summer.html
July 7, 2018
the living map rolled out – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-living-map-rolled-out-v2.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1015571474508341248
July 7, 2018
the living map rolled out
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-living-map-rolled-out.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1015567765057474560
July 7, 2018
the skin of an ancient reptile
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-skin-of-ancient-reptile.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1015560459808894976
challenge post on twitter page
“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you see!”
picture of a leaf
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1015271966268198912
Realistic Poetry
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/
&
edited July 4, 2018
each drop breathed, a prayer
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/each-drop-breathed-prayer.html
edited July 4, 2018
each drop a prayer – v3
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/each-drop-prayer-v3.html
edited July 4, 2018
each drop a prayer – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/each-drop-prayer-v2.html
July 3, 2018
each drop a prayer
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/each-drop-prayer.html
July 2, 2018
Pearls and Jewels of Water on the Bloom
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/pearls-and-jewels-of-water-on-bloom.html
July 2, 2018
post on the Realistic Poetry Twitter page,
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry
a picture of a orange lily covered in rain water
“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you see!”
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1013841347558572033
edits to last stanza of prior poem
edited June 26, 2014
After the Shower – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/06/after-shower-v2.html
June 6, 2007 6:50
After the Shower
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2007/06/after-shower.html
Wesley United Methodist Church
www.concordwumc.org
Concord, NH
https://www.facebook.com/groups/CWUMC/
 
 
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.
 
 
spring, summery, green, autumn, creator, Faith, God, good soil, grace, hope, leaves, maple trees, Nature, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, senses, sight, touch, Writing Poetry,
 
#spring #summer #autumn #brown #creator #Faith #God #grace #green #hope #leaves #maple #Methodist #Nature #Poetry #senses #sight #touch #Writing #photograph #photography #imagination #colors #vibrant #alive #life #living
 
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child, choir, church, creator, Faith, flowers, God, hope, iris, leaves, life, Methodist, Nature, Photos, sanctuary, shower, sound, water, worship, yard, lily,
 
#drop #prayer #Pearls #Jewels #Water #Bloom #blossom #petals #child #choir #church #creator #Faith #flowers #God #hope #iris #life #Methodist #Nature #Photos #sanctuary #shower #sound #worship #lily #contest #poem #poetry #words #beauty #love #joy
 
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#ghost, demon, evil, spectre, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, senses, sight, Writing Poetry, Realistic Poetry, poem, poetry, photograph, photography, imagination
 
#ghost #demon #devil #evil #spectre #PoetryWhereYouLive #RaymondAFoss #senses #sight #Writing #RealisticPoetry #poem #poetry #photograph #photography #imagination #spectral #apparition #paranormal #vision #cemetery #night #body
 
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log, woman, gravity, balance, stretching, yearning, flight, belief, hope, striving, fall, fly, lift-off, beauty, courage, choice, free, freedom, life, faith,
 
#log #woman #gravity #balance #stretching #yearning #flight #belief #hope #striving #fall #fly #lift-off #beauty #courage #choice #free #freedom #life #faith #grace #love #God #liberty #joy #moment #presence #capture #photograph #photography #poem #poetry #RealisticPoetry
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sky, sun, orange, yellow, clouds, imagination, water, horizon, knife, dagger, hand, thrust, swirl, liquid, motion, photograph, photography, poem, poetry, Realistic Poetry,
 
#sky #sun #orange #yellow #clouds #imagination #water #horizon #knife #dagger #hilt #hand #thrust #swirl #liquid #motion #photograph #photography #poem #poetry #RealisticPoetry #liquidsky #creation #creator #image #eyeball #grape
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statue, angel, garden, imagination, photograph, photography, poem, poetry, Realistic Poetry, trapped, chains, tarnished, God, 
 
#statue #angel #garden #imagination #photograph #photography #poem #poetry #Realistic Poetry #trapped #chains #tarnished #God #reaching #hand #photograph #photography #poem #poetry #RealisticPoetry #creator #image
 
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hummingbird, iridescent, feathers, water, pool, droplets, frozen, phoenix, imagination, photograph, photography, poem, poetry, Realistic Poetry, trapped, chains, tarnished, God, 
 
#hummingbird #iridescent #feathers #count #water #pool #droplets #frozen #rising #alive #grave #phoenix #imagination #photograph #photography #poem #poetry #God #RealisticPoetry #creator #image
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blackberries, blood, coffee, creator, crimson, Faith, Family, fingers, fruit, God, hope, Nature, raspberries, blueberries, blue, red, ripe, summer, August, Realistic Poetry,
 
#blackberries #blood #coffee #colors #creator #crimson #Faith #Family #fingers #fire #fruit #God #hands #hope #Nature #raspberries #blueberries #blue #red #ripe #summer #August #RealisticPoetry #photograph #photography #imagination #poem #poetry
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imagination, photograph, photography, poem, poetry, Realistic Poetry, God,  creator, image, sky, dome, arc, night, pre-dawn, flashlight, person, message, language, pierce, speaking,
 
#imagination #photograph #photography #poem #poetry #God #RealisticPoetry #creator #image #sky #dome #arc #night #predawn #dawn #flashlight #person #message #language #pierce #speaking #infinite #eternity #heaven #prayer #pray #speak
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imagination, photograph, photography, poem, poetry, Realistic Poetry, God,  creator, image, phone, rotary dial, old, antique, call, answer, 
 
#imagination #photograph #photography #poem #poetry #God #RealisticPoetry #creator #image #phone #rotarydial #old #antique #answer #telephone #longing #unrequted #telephone #office #desk #silence #depression #sorrow #sadness #ache #call
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fire, passion, love, husband, wife, girlfriend, boyfriend, lust, sun, flames, coming together, joy, romance, satisfaction, consummation, poetry, Realistic Poetry, imagination,
 
#fire #passion #love #husband #wife #girlfriend #boyfriend #lust #sun #flames #coming together #joy #romance #satisfaction #consummation #poetry #RealisticPoetry #imagination
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gossip, ladybugs, leaf, summer, information, power, love, hate, jealousy, poetry, Realistic Poetry, imagination, photograph,
 
#gossip #news #ladybugs #leaf #summer #information #power #love #hate #jealousy #poetry #RealisticPoetry #imagination #photograph #photography #life #field #jungle #yard #romance #date #pickuplines
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man, road, summer, t-shirt, shorts, worker, leaving, life, sorrow, depression, anger, fight, shouting, fight or flight, poetry, Realistic Poetry, imagination, photograph,
 
#man #road #summer #walking #shorts #tshirt #worker #leaving #sorrow #depression #anger #words #shouting #fight #flight #poetry #RealisticPoetry #imagination #photograph #photography #life #field #runner #marathon #practice #America #lost
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man, road, life, quest, prize, journey, epic, Lord of the Rings, poetry, Realistic Poetry, imagination, photograph, forest, crystals, blue, cold, heroes, story, novel, Tolkien
 
#man #road #walking #life #quest #prize #journey #epic #LordoftheRings #tunnel #ice #crystals #forest #poetry #RealisticPoetry #imagination #photograph #photography #goal #purpose #story #novel #vision #comrades #incentive #heroes #Tolkien
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fire, passion, love, husband, wife, girlfriend, boyfriend, sun, flames, coming together, joy, romance, satisfaction, kiss, proposal, poetry, Realistic Poetry, imagination,
 
#fire #passion #love #husband #wife #girlfriend #boyfriend #lust #sun #flames #comingtogether #joy #romance #satisfaction #consummation #poetry #RealisticPoetry #imagination #kiss #proposal #question #marriage #ring #engagement
 
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fire, passion, love, husband, wife, girlfriend, boyfriend, coming together, joy, romance, kiss, proposal, poetry, Realistic Poetry, imagination, marriage, wedding bands, bi-racial,
 
#love #husband #wife #girlfriend #boyfriend #lust #sun #flames #comingtogether #joy #romance #satisfaction #consummation #poetry #RealisticPoetry #imagination #marriage #rings #engagement #biracial #AfricanAmerican #Caucasian
 
#love #husband #wife #girlfriend #boyfriend #lust #sun #flames #comingtogether #joy #romance #satisfaction #consummation #poetry #RealisticPoetry #imagination #marriage #rings #engagement #biracial #AfricanAmerican #Caucasian
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poetry, Realistic Poetry, imagination, photo, cave, castle, person, moon, moonlight, glow,
 
#poetry #RealisticPoetry #imagination #photo #cave #castle #person #moon #moonlight #glow #PoetryWhereYouLive @raymondafoss #cloistered #hidden #walls #room #prison #message #poem #writingprompt #light #darkness #mystery #alone
 
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poetry, Realistic Poetry, imagination, photo, colors, pencils, rainbow, rain, droplets,water, bow, arc, light, crayola, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss,
#boldness of the #color  #poetry #RealisticPoetry #imagination #photo #PoetryWhereYouLive @raymondafoss #poem #writingprompt #light #darkness #color #rainbow #water #rain #drops #droplets #pencils #brash #eyes #heavens #sky #dome #original #light #loud #crayola
 
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fire, passion, love, husband, wife, girlfriend, boyfriend, coming together, joy, romance, kiss, proposal, poetry, Realistic Poetry, imagination, marriage, wedding bands,
 
#Hopeful #love #husband #wife #girlfriend #boyfriend #comingtogether #joy #romance #satisfaction #consummation #poetry #RealisticPoetry #imagination #marriage #rings #engagement #union #wedding #bands #writingprompt @RealisticPoetry #together #circle #joy
 
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, and 2019. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 48,310 of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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fire, smoke, landscape, green, burnt,  poetry, Realistic Poetry, imagination, global warming, climate change, erosion, dust
 
#fire #smoke #landscape #poetry #RealisticPoetry #imagination #writingprompt @RealisticPoetry #globalwarming #climatechange #erosion #dust #wildfire #burning #wasteland #mist #sunrise #grass #nature #destruction #superstorms
 
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Realistic Poetry, imagination, picture , frustration , rage , brow, mask , regret, therapist's, chair , prison , court , mediation  , poem , poetry , divorce , anger , loss , control
 
#RealisticPoetry #imagination #writingprompt @RealisticPoetry #picture #frustration #rage #brow, #mask #regret, #therapist's #chair #prison #court #mediation  #poem #poetry #divorce #anger #loss #control
 
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Christ, Faith, God, grace, love, Methodist, calling, witness, Spirit, Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church, addiction, evil, Jeremiah’s Corner, Jeremiah 29, demons, despair,
 
#faith #God #Christ #love #grace #calling #witness #Jeremiah29 #Patten #ME #hope #addiction #demons
 
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, and 2019. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 48,310 of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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poetry, Faith, Family, fingers, God, hope, prayer, sorrow, sadness, shiva, death, comfort, Realistic Poetry, writing prompt,
 
#Faith #Family #fingers #God #hands #hope #prayer #sadness #sorrow #shiva #death #comfort #RealisticPoetry #photograph #photography #imagination #poem #poetry #writingprompt