Poetry Where You Live: 12/31/2023

Saturday, January 06, 2024

the forest evoking memories - v6

A torrent of emotions, of feelings
a cascade of images, of memory
smells of the lodges, cold air,
tastes even, of hot chocolate, of chili,
something tangible,
rich with love, with family,
seeing the snow on the branches
the deep green of the pines and the white
as we drive by, northward, homeward.

The forest evoking memories
of forty, of fifty years ago,
when we went skiing as a family,
joy in that time spent together,
so much memory, in those moments,
the long drives, the fresh fallen snow,
the firsts to touch the fresh powder,
Oh, how Dad was focused just so…

Wanting to carve the fresh powder,
to cling to our edges on the boilerplate
needing to leave so early,
so many miles to go,
heading for the slopes
sometimes sleeping in the car
so much memory, excitement,
the smell of the hot wax, the klister,
the jockeying in the main lodge.

Burning my mouth on piping-hot chocolate,
eating Colombo blueberry or peach yogurts,
music overhead, “My Sweet Lord”, and so many others,
the wood fires, the feeling, the taste of saltines in my chili,
riding the lifts as a “single!”, jumping the lines,
climbing up into the forests, on the chairlifts,
covered with white, with snow,
before the start of each run.

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Edited January 6, 2024
the forest evoking memories – v6

after talking to customer today about going on our wild ski vacation
to Vail, Colorado, Thanksgiving 1971
&
edited March 6, 2021
the forest evoking memories – v5
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/03/the-forest-evoking-memories-v5.html
edited March 5, 2021
the forest evoking memories – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/03/the-forest-evoking-memories-v4.html
edited February 20, 2021
A perfect week – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/a-perfect-week-v2.html
merged, edited February 20, 2021
In the arms of the mountain – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/in-arms-of-mountain-v2.html
February 20, 2021
in the arms of the mountain
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/in-arms-of-mountain.html
February 20, 2021
A week on your mountain
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/a-week-on-your-mountain.html
February 20, 2021
A perfect week
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/a-perfect-week.html
&
June 17, 2018
It seems like yesterday
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/06/it-seems-like-yesterday.html
Fathers’ Day
about our ski trip together January 1991
before my father’s black ice fatal accident
Valentine’s Day – February 14, 1991
&
edited February 4, 2021
the forest evoking memories - v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/the-forest-evoking-memories-v3.html
edited February 4, 2021
the forest evoking memories - v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/the-forest-evoking-memories-v2.html
edited February 4, 2021
the forest evoking memories
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/editedfebruary-4-2021-theforest-evoking.html
February 3, 2021
the forest evoking memory
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/the-forest-evoking-memory.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.

Sugarloaf, Maine, poem, poetry, skiing, father, God, love, memories, mountain, Nature, snow, winter, family, Vail,

#Sugarloaf @SugarloafMaine #Maine #skiing #poem #poetry #father #God #hope #love #memories #mountain #Nature #snow #wind #winter #family #Vail,

Friday, January 05, 2024

Between waking and sleeping - v2

Thursday, January 04, 2024

We crawl on the ground - v2

We are burdened, beaten, exhausted,
We crawl on the ground, in pain, asleep,
when we should be climbing, soaring...
We believe the lies of Guilt, of Fear,
leading to judgement, to punishment,
leading us to a state of living death.

We cycle from Guilt, to Fear,
a repetitive dialogue, a mantra,
Never worthy, good enough,
self-centered, self-condemnation,
of what we have done, repeating,
of what we cannot do now...

Fear and Guilt, these are the shackles,
we pick, that we choose to carry,
because we have been fed lies,
from the beginning...when, by Grace,
God's Goodness and Mercy
pursue us in this life.

We crawl on the ground, only,
We believe the lies of Scarcity,
of Guilt, of Fear, that we deserve
our struggles, our sorrow, our longings,
When God gives us Abundance,
Everything we need in this life.

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Edited January 4, 2024
We crawl on the ground – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/01/we-crawl-on-ground-v2.html
January 3, 2024
We crawl on the ground
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/01/we-crawl-on-ground.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.

Poetry, God, fear, guilt, scarcity, abundance, grace, goodness, mercy, law of attraction,

#poetry #God #Guilt #Fear #Grace #Scarcity #Abundance #Goodness #Mercy #lawofattraction

Wednesday, January 03, 2024

We crawl on the ground

We are burdened, beaten,
We crawl on the ground
when we should be climbing, soaring...
We believe the lies of Guilt, of Fear,
leading to judgement, to punishment,
leading to living death.

We circle from Guilt, to Fear,
a repetitive dialogue, a mantra,
Never worthy, good enough,
self-centered, self-condemnation,
of what we have done, repeating,
of what we cannot do now...

Fear and Guilt, these are the shackles,
we pick, that we choose to carry,
because we have been fed lies,
from the beginning...when,
by Grace, God's Goodness and Mercy
pursue us in this life.

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Edited January 4, 2024
We crawl on the ground – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/01/we-crawl-on-ground-v2.html
January 3, 2024
We crawl on the ground
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/01/we-crawl-on-ground.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.

Poetry, God, fear, guilt, scarcity, abundance, grace, goodness, mercy, law of attraction,

#poetry #God #Guilt #Fear #Grace #Scarcity #Abundance #Goodness #Mercy #lawofattraction

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Monday, January 01, 2024

Writing in cursive - v5

Telephone/power lines
straight lines, staccato,
The spaces in between,
creating writing blotters
a second-grade sheet
of yellow lined paper
hung on the sky...

A seagull dancing,
soaring, climbing,
rising, falling, drawing,
writing in cursive,
flying between the lines
some in upper-case,
some in lower-case letters...

The flick of its feathers
Carving a line, flared, elongated,
like a quill writing, in even strokes,
words, a masterpiece, elegant,
drawing Japanese characters
rising through the lines
ever higher, higher.

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Edited January 7, 2024

Writing in cursive – v7

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/01/writing-in-cursive-v7.html

Edited January 7, 2024

writing in cursive – v6

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/01/writing-in-cursive-v6.html

Edited January 1, 2024

writing in cursive – v5

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/01/writing-in-cursive-v5.html

edited December 28, 2023

writing in cursive – v4

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/12/writing-in-cursive-v3.html

(editing version 2)

edited February 25, 2022

writing in cursive – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/02/writing-in-cursive-v3.html

edited December 28, 2021

writing in cursive – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/12/writing-in-cursive-v2.html

December 28, 2021

writing in cursive

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/12/writing-in-cursive.html

Route 312 Anastasia Island,
St. Augustine, FL
&
December 26, 2021
Soaring as they were climbing
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/12/soaring-as-they-were-climbing.html

poetry, God, gifts, writer, talents, calling, purpose, prayer, seagull, writing, cursive, flight, flying, poet, writing community,

#poetry #God #gifts #writer #talents #calling #purpose #prayer #writing #cursive #flight #flying #poet #writingcommunity

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.

Sunday, December 31, 2023

Roses like parchment - v2 - video

Roses in the bouquets,

shining at the counter,

projecting love, light,

beauty into the universe.

Roses like parchment,

at least in their colors,

rimmed edges of blood,

of the deepest red...

Roses living in the water,

their bodies full of life,

gifts to us to cherish,

to give to someone we love.

Roses so softly shining,

a gift of the earth,

together offered, open,

to share in this world.

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Edited December 31, 2023

Roses like parchment – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/12/roses-like-parchment-v2.html

Edited December 31, 2023

Roses of Crepe Paper – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/12/roses-of-crepe-paper-v3.html

evolution of poem -
Crepe Paper Roses was version 1 of poem
and Roses of Crepe Paper - v2 was the 3rd version

December 30, 2023

Roses like parchment

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/12/roses-like-parchment.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.

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creator, Faith, Family, flowers, gifts, giving, God, hope, love, memories, Methodist, Nature, UMC, Raymond A. Foss, sharing, camera, image, digital, internet, picture, photograph,

#creator #Faith #Family #flowers #gifts #God #hope #love #memories #Nature #sharing #camera #image #digital #internet #picture #photograph

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Poem, poetry, creator, Faith, Family, flowers, God, hope, love, memories, Nature, Raymond A. Foss, camera, photograph, roses, crepe paper,

#poem #poetry #roses #crepepaper #creator #Faith #Family #flowers #God #hope #love #memories #Nature #camera #photograph

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Poetry, nature, sky, sun, clouds, light,

#poetry #nature #sky #sun #clouds #light

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Poetry, roses, God, creation, beauty, parchment, cream, color, delicate,

#Roses #God #creation #beauty #parchment #cream #color #delicate

#Roses like #parchment - v2

Roses in the bouquets,
shining at the counter,
projecting love, light,
beauty into the universe.

Roses like parchment,
at least in their colors,
rimmed edges of blood,
of the deepest red...

Roses living in the water,
their bodies full of life,
gifts to us to cherish,
to give to someone we love.

Roses so softly shining,
a gift of the earth,
together offered, open,
to share in this world.

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Edited December 31, 2023
Roses like parchment – v2

&
Edited December 31, 2023
Roses of Crepe Paper – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/12/roses-of-crepe-paper-v3.html
&
December 30, 2023
Roses like parchment
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/12/roses-like-parchment.html
fresh flowers at the Dollar General
&
December 28, 2023
A seam in the clouds
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/12/a-seam-in-clouds.html
11:33 AM
December 27, 2023
St Augustine, FL
&
edited February 27, 2022
Roses of Crepe Paper – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/02/roses-of-crepe-paper-v2.html
https://www.facebook.com/raymond.a.foss/posts/10158277302188003
edited, new name February 27, 2021
Roses of Crepe Paper
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/roses-of-crepe-paper.html
February 27, 2021
Crepe Paper Roses
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/crepe-paper-roses.html
&
edited November 17, 2015
Rice Paper Blossoms – v14
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/rice-paper-blossoms-v14.html
(editing original)
edited May 2, 2015
Rice Paper Blossoms – v13
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/05/rice-paper-blossoms-v13.html
(editing original)
edited March 21, 2015
Rice Paper Blossoms – v12
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/03/rice-paper-blossoms-v12.html
(editing version 9)
edited November 8, 2014
Rice Paper Blossoms – v11
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/11/rice-paper-blossoms-v11.html
edited February 11, 2014
Rice Paper Blossoms – v10
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/02/rice-paper-blossoms-v10.html
Edited October 15, 2013
Rice Paper Blossoms – v9
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/rice-paper-blossoms-v9.html
(editing original again)
Edited October 10, 2013
Rice Paper Blossoms – v8
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/rice-paper-blossoms-v8.html
(editing version 3)
Edited August 23, 2013
“Rice Paper Blossoms – v7”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/rice-paper-blossoms-v7.html
(editing the original)
Edited August 15, 2013
“Rice Paper Blossoms – v6”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/rice-paper-blossoms-v6.html
Edited August 3, 2013
“Rice Paper Blossoms – v5”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/rice-paper-blossoms-v5.html
Edited July 26, 2013
“Rice Paper Blossoms – v4”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/07/rice-paper-blossoms-v4.html
Edited July 26, 2013
“Rice Paper Blossoms – v3”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/07/rice-paper-blossoms-v3.html
Edited July 24, 2013
“Rice Paper Blossoms – v2”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/07/rice-paper-blossoms-v2.html
April 7, 2010
“Rice Paper Blossoms”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/04/rice-paper-blossoms.html
&
February 27, 2021
Crepe Paper Roses
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/crepe-paper-roses.html
&
edited June 24, 2019
Baby Rose Petals – v4
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1143213791875862531
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/06/baby-rose-petals-v4.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1143213219961552898
merging edits to original and version 3
Edited October 31, 2013
“Baby Rose Petals – v3”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/baby-rose-petals-v3.html
Edited April 24, 2013
“Baby Rose Petals – v2”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/04/baby-rose-petals-v2.html
May 12, 2010
“Baby Rose Petals”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/05/baby-rose-petals.html
from Shyanne this morning
6:53am
&
edited June 30, 2014
Captive Roses – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/06/captive-roses-v2.html
February 1, 2008
Captive Roses
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/02/captive-roses.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.

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creator, Faith, Family, flowers, gifts, giving, God, hope, love, memories, Methodist, Nature, UMC, Raymond A. Foss, sharing, camera, image, digital, internet, picture, photograph,

#creator #Faith #Family #flowers #gifts #God #hope #love #memories #Nature #sharing #camera #image #digital #internet #picture #photograph
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Poem, poetry, creator, Faith, Family, flowers, God, hope, love, memories, Nature, Raymond A. Foss, camera, photograph, roses, crepe paper,

#poem #poetry #roses #crepepaper #creator #Faith #Family #flowers #God #hope #love #memories #Nature #camera #photograph

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Poetry, nature, sky, sun, clouds, light,

#poetry #nature #sky #sun #clouds #light

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Poetry, roses, God, creation, beauty, parchment, cream, color, delicate,

#Roses #God #creation #beauty #parchment #cream #color #delicate

Poetry Where You Live

Saturday, January 06, 2024

the forest evoking memories - v6

Friday, January 05, 2024

Between waking and sleeping - v2

Thursday, January 04, 2024

We crawl on the ground - v2

Wednesday, January 03, 2024

We crawl on the ground

Monday, January 01, 2024

Writing in cursive - v5

Sunday, December 31, 2023

Roses like parchment - v2 - video

#Roses like #parchment - v2

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