A handful of coins

A handful of coins,

Pieces of treasure,

Gathered, held tightly,

To cherish, to hold...

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April 26, 2024
A handful of coins
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/a-handful-of-coins.html
Edited April 9, 2024
Touched by the water – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/touched-by-water-v4.html
Edited April 9, 2024
Touched by these waters
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/touched-by-these-waters.html
Edited April 9, 2024
Before the light fails – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/before-light-fails-v2.html
Edited April 6, 2024
Touched by the water – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/touched-by-water-v3.html
Edited April 5, 2024
Touched by the water – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/touched-by-water-v2.html
April 5, 2024
Touched by the water
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/touched-by-water.html
Apr 4, 2024, 8:05 PM
Before the light fails
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/to-view-keyboard-shortcuts-press.html
Edited March 27, 2024
Brushstrokes thrusting upward – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/brushstrokes-thrusting-upward-v2.html
March 27, 2024
From earth to starlight
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/from-earth-to-starlight.html
March 27, 2024
The radiant sunrise
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-radiant-sunrise.html
Edited March 27, 2024
Held in two dimensions no longer – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/held-in-two-dimensions-no-longer-v2.html
Edited March 27, 2024
Power in the spray – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/power-in-spray-v2.html
March 27, 2024
Power in the spray
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/power-in-spray.html
March 25, 2024
Returning to the sea, to the water
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/returning-to-sea-to-water.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1772358457091399887
Edited March 23, 2024
A hiss, a sizzle, over the sand – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/a-hiss-sizzle-over-sand-v4.html
https://www.facebook.com/792593002/videos/630421232183869/
Edited March 22, 2024
Focusing on one wave – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/focusing-on-one-wave-v4.html
Edited March 22, 2024
Almost silent over the sand – v8
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/almost-silent-over-sand-v8.html
Edited June 30, 2023
Ascending, Emerging, Igniting – v5
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/06/ascending-emerging-igniting-v5.html
Edited January 21, 2024
touching wet sand – v5
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/01/touching-wet-sand-v5.html
edited October 23, 2021
The Dance of the Pelicans – v5
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-dance-of-pelicans-v5.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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Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, poetry community, beach, sand, light, water, wind, earth, fire, air, sky, wood, metal, elements, St. Augustine, St. Augustine Beach, nature,
 
#poetry #poetrycommunity #beach #sand #writerslift #Spirit #light #water #earth #fire #wind #air #sky #wood #metal #elements #StAugustine #FL #wave #ocean #sea #land #shells #StAugustineBeach #God #Christ #Nature #beach #love #grace

Hear, Israel, and be careful to obey

Listen to the words of Moses,
To the commandments of your God,
Hear, Israel, and be careful to obey,
All that he has told you,
All that God has commanded,
To receive your inheritance,
To abide in the Promised Land…
 
Listen, oh, Israel, to these ancient words,
To the promise of a land of milk and honey,
For an earthly kingdom, a place,
That you did not create, but a place
Promised to your ancestors,
If you listen, if you are careful to obey,
All that God has commanded…
 
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April 26, 2024
Hear, Israel, and be careful to obey
 
Based on Deuteronomy 6:3
Deuteronomy 6:6-7
Deuteronomy 6:1-25
Edited April 26, 2024
May we breathe Your Words – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/may-we-breathe-your-words-v4.html
April 26, 2024
May Your words be on our lips
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/may-your-words-be-on-our-lips.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, 202 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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poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, love, grace, faith, prayer, Deuteronomy 6, Torah, Tanakh, Miqra, scripture, commandments, law, Moses, Israel, Promised Land,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #love #grace #faith #prayer #Deuteronomy6 #Torah #Tanakh #Miqra #scripture #commandments #law #Moses #Israel #PromisedLand

May we breathe Your Words – v4

May Your words be on our lips,
May we share them with others,
May we breathe Your words,
To define our lives…
 
May Your words be on our lips,
May they lead and guide us,
May we breathe Your words,
In our everyday lives…
 
May Your words be on our lips,
May we be Your witness,
May we breathe Your words,
As the mission of our lives…
 
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Edited April 26, 2024
May we breathe Your Words – v4
 
Edited April 26, 2024
May we breathe Your Words – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/may-we-breathe-your-words-v3.html
Edited April 26, 2024
May we breathe Your Words – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/may-we-breathe-your-words-v2.html
April 26, 2024
May we breathe Your words
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/may-we-breathe-your-words.html
April 26, 2024
May Your words be on our lips
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/may-your-words-be-on-our-lips.html
Based on Deuteronomy 6:6-7
 
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, 202 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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poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, love, grace, faith, prayer, Deuteronomy 6, Torah, Tanakh, Miqra, scripture, commandments, law,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #love #grace #faith #prayer #Deuteronomy6 #Torah #Tanakh #Miqra #scripture #commandments #law

May we breathe Your Words – v3

May Your words be on our lips,
May we share them with others,
May we breathe Your words,
To define our lives…
 
May Your words be on our lips,
May they lead and guide us,
May we breathe Your words,
In our everyday lives…
 
May Your words be on our lips,
May we be Your witness,
May we breathe Your words,
As our lifelong mission…
 
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Edited April 26, 2024
May we breathe Your Words – v3
 
Edited April 26, 2024
May we breathe Your Words – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/may-we-breathe-your-words-v2.html
April 26, 2024
May we breathe Your words
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/may-we-breathe-your-words.html
April 26, 2024
May Your words be on our lips
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/may-your-words-be-on-our-lips.html
Based on Deuteronomy 6:6-7
 
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, 202 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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poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, love, grace, faith, prayer, Deuteronomy 6, Torah, Tanakh, Miqra, scripture, commandments, law,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #love #grace #faith #prayer #Deuteronomy6 #Torah #Tanakh #Miqra #scripture #commandments #law

Was it something he said

Was it something he said,
her face bright red,
or had she been out in the sun,
I don’t remember her face so bright
when I walked by them,
but I could be wrong…
 
Was it something he said,
aloud, out in public,
his body language shouting,
“Oh yes, I did, say that,
knowing I would get a reaction,
and it felt so good…”
 
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April 26, 2024
Was it something he said
 
seeing couple on a date
 
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, 202 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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poetry, blush, face, date, man, woman,
 
#poetry #blush #face #date #man #woman

a body of rice – v6

It was a pure moment,
an instant never to be forgotten,
capturing a four-year old’s faith
caught by my ear,
in the snack aisle,
for this moment, the Church…
 
A sleeve of rice cakes
seen for its essence,
in a different place,
broken by clergy,
as the Body of Christ
for the wheat intolerant…
 
My face broke into smile,
before her question,
caught too by her spirit,
and her belief,
in the transformation,
within Christ’s blessing…
 
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Edited April 26, 2024
a body of rice – v6
 
(edited original but reviewing version 5)
edited October 20, 2018
a body of rice – v5
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/10/a-body-of-rice-v5.html
(editing version 3 and version 4)
edited November 11, 2014
a body of rice – v4
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/11/a-body-of-rice-v4.html
(editing original again)
edited June 29, 2014
a body of rice – v3
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/06/a-body-of-rice-v3.html
edited March 27, 2014
a body of rice – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/03/a-body-of-rice-v2.html
4/27/06 7:46pm
a body of rice
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2006/04/body-of-rice.html
Based on Shanequa’s question to me if this
was the body of Christ when we were at Market Basket
on April 22, 2006. She had assisted some weeks earlier at
setting up communion at the Rejuvenation service at our church.
She understood the elements were merely
bread and juice before the pastors’ blessing.
 
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, 202 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.
 
blessing, blood, body, bread, bread of life, Christ, Communion, cup, face, Faith, Family, gifts, God, grace, Holy Spirit, Messiah, Methodist, sacrifice, savior, Shanequa,
 
#body #blessing #blood #bread #Christ #Communion #cup #face #Faith #Family #God #grace #Spirit #Messiah #Methodist #sacrifice #savior #Shanequa #ricecakes #invitation #table #feast #foretaste #innocence #child #wonder #LordsTable #sacrifice #joy#ricecakes

When the Amygdala gets the upper hand

I feel myself turning,
Changing in an instant,
Fear, anxiety rise,
Ready to overflow…
 
A life in words, in work,
Now manual labor,
Not knowing if this is my place,
Where I should be standing…
 
I sense the rise of panic,
Unsure of my next steps,
Anxious moments evident,
In the sweat on my brow…
 
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April 26, 2024
When the Amygdala gets the upper hand
 
&
April 22, 2024
The Id, the Ego
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/the-id-ego.html
Based on poem, “From “Tempest””
By Roberto Carlos Garcia
and play, “The Tempest”,
by William Shakespeare,
and my 10^th great grandfather,
Stephen Hopkins,
who survived the wreck of the Sea Venture
and sailed to the New World on the Mayflower
&
edited August 10, 2019
Arguing the Essential Nature – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/08/arguing-essential-nature-v2.html
July 23, 2006 14:06
Arguing the Essential Nature
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2006/07/arguing-essential-nature.html
Arguing the carnal nature of man –
Humanities Class, 1977
Stevens High School, Claremont, NH
&
edited August 10, 2019
the beast comes from within – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/08/the-beast-comes-from-within-v3.html
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
&
edited June 13, 2018
negotiating with the Beast – v11
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/06/negotiating-with-beast-v11.html
(editing version 9)
edited June 13, 2018
The beast came – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/06/the-beast-came-v2.html
edited June 6, 2018
bade the beast welcome – v5
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/06/bade-beast-welcome-v5.html
&
February 28, 2022
the Fool
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-fool.html
Watching the play “King Lear” at
American Shakespeare Theatre
Stratford, CT
ca 1968-1970
Lear was most likely played by Morris Carnovsky
&
Trinculo in “The Tempest”
(I descend from Stephen Hopkins, the supposed model
for Stephano)
&
after listening to On Being Project interview with Kevin Kling
February 10, 2012
King Lear fool -
“listen to, vote for, the Fool, not the Clown”
George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert,
 
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, 202 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.
 
family law, law, advocate, attorney, beast, practice, brain, science, snake, mammal, human, Maslow, fight, flight, amygdala hijack, divorce, betrayal, abuser, power, fear,
 
#law #brain #science #neuroscience #reptilian #limbic #neocortex #familylaw #family #fight #flight #divorce #betrayal #abuser #power
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poetry, Shakespeare, fool, King Lear, tragedy, compassion, wit, wisdom, humor, truth,
 
#poetry #Shakespeare #fool #KingLear #tragedy #compassion #wit #wisdom #humor #truth
 
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America, beast, control, creator, Faith, Family, God, hands, heart, hope, human, life, love, Nature, Poetry Where You Live, schools, teacher, truth, humanities, carnal, noble,
 
#America #beast #control #creator #Faith #Family #God #hands #heart #hope #human #life #love #Nature #schools #teacher #truth # humanities #carnal #noble
 
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poetry, God, creation, man, Id, Ego, Superego, Caliban, Stephano, Trinculo, Shakespeare, The Tempest, lust, primal, base, earth, Roberto Carlos Garcia
 
#poetry #God #creation #man #Id #Ego #Superego #Caliban #Stephano #Trinculo #Shakespeare #TheTempest #lust #primal #base #earth #RobertoCarlosGarcia
 
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Poetry, beast, brain, science, snake, mammal, human, Maslow, fight, flight, amygdala hijack, divorce, betrayal, power, fear,
 
#poetry #law #brain #science #neuroscience #reptilian #limbic #neocortex #family #fight #flight #divorce #betrayal #power

They did not believe

They would not talk with me,
I couldn’t be hired,
They did not believe I could
Cross the Rubicon,
To see them with white hats.
 
But they did not ask me,
Who I was, truly,
They did not look at my resume,
To see that I was a company man,
Open to their argument…
 
 
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April 26, 2024
They did not believe
 
I was never interviewed by any law firm
that represents school districts
when I was doing my job search,
because I had worked as a clerk
with Stein, Volinsky, and Callaghan,
while in law school…
I had been a school board member and chair
before law school…
 
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, 202 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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poetry, law, job search, special education, special education law, law school, parents, teachers, white hats, best interest, FAPE, Least Restrictive Environment, discrimination, bias, law firms, family law,
 
#poetry #law #jobsearch #specialeducation #specialeducationlaw #lawschool #parents #teachers #whitehats #bestinterest #FAPE #LRE #discrimination #bias #lawfirms #familylaw

May we breathe Your Words – v2

May Your words be on our lips,
May we share them with others,
May we breathe Your words,
To define our lives…
 
May Your words be on our lips,
May they lead and guide us,
May we breathe Your words,
In our everyday living…
 
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Edited April 26, 2024
May we breathe Your Words – v2
 
April 26, 2024
May we breathe Your words
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/may-we-breathe-your-words.html
April 26, 2024
May Your words be on our lips
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/may-your-words-be-on-our-lips.html
Based on Deuteronomy 6:6-7
 
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, 202 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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poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, love, grace, faith, prayer, Deuteronomy 6, Torah, Tanakh, Miqra, scripture, commandments, law,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #love #grace #faith #prayer #Deuteronomy6 #Torah #Tanakh #Miqra #scripture #commandments #law

May we breathe Your words

May Your words be on our lips,
Sharing them with others,
May we breathe Your words,
In defining our lives…
 
May Your words be on our lips,
May they lead and guide us,
May we breathe Your words,
In our everyday living…
 
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April 26, 2024
May we breathe Your words
 
April 26, 2024
May Your words be on our lips
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/may-your-words-be-on-our-lips.html
Based on Deuteronomy 6:6-7
 
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, 202 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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poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, love, grace, faith, prayer, Deuteronomy 6, Torah, Tanakh, Miqra, scripture, commandments, law,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #love #grace #faith #prayer #Deuteronomy6 #Torah #Tanakh #Miqra #scripture #commandments #law

May Your words be on our lips

May Your words be on our lips,
May they be on our hearts,
Burned into our flesh,
Spoken with our mouths…
 
May Your words be on our lips,
Shared with all others,
Proclaiming Your love,
Your mercies, unending…
 
May Your words be on our lips,
Your commandments, Your sacred law,
May we teach them to others,
In God is our reward…
 
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April 26, 2024
May Your words be on our lips
 
Based on Deuteronomy 6:6-7
 
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, 202 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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poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, love, grace, faith, prayer, Deuteronomy 6, scripture, commandments,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #love #grace #faith #prayer #Deuteronomy6 #scripture #commandments

Eternity entered Time

Eternity entered time,
Life was born anew,
The Lamb on the throne,
A baby human boy…
 
Eternity entered time,
The Victory won in Heaven,
Eternal Life for us all,
Through our Risen Lord and Savior…
 
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April 26, 2024
Eternity entered Time
 
Edited April 26, 2024
Time is not linear – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/time-is-not-linear_26.html
April 25, 2024
Time is not linear
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/time-is-not-linear.html
Based on John 16:33
John 16:1-33
John 1:1-18
John 1:3
1 Corinthians 8:6
John 4:25-26
John 8:48-59
April 25, 2024
Victory Proclaimed
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/victory-proclaimed.html
Edited April 25, 2024
In the midst of our struggles – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/in-midst-of-our-struggles-v2.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, 202 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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poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, love, grace, faith, prayer, promise, John 16, victory, eternal life, time, Messiah, creation, Savior, Lord, John 1, John 4, John 8,
 
#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #love #grace #faith #prayer #saved #life #mercy #promise #John16 #victory #eternallife #John1 #John4 #John8 #Messiah #creation #Savior #Lord

Time is not linear - v2

Time is not linear,
Though that is how we live it;
Life is eternal,
The risen Savior,
Spoke to them
Before His death
Of what was to come.
 
The light was in the world,
The Spirit moving,
Before creation,
The Word alive, moving,
The light entered humanity,
As a baby boy,
Eternity entered time...
 
The One who said, “I am,
Before Abraham was”,
The Risen One is
Seated in Heaven,
Yet, He stands beside us,
Christ promises us Life,
In His Holy Name.
 
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Edited April 26, 2024
Time is not linear – v2
 
April 25, 2024
Time is not linear
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/time-is-not-linear.html
Based on John 16:33
John 16:1-33
John 1:1-18
John 1:3
1 Corinthians 8:6
John 4:25-26
John 8:48-59
April 25, 2024
Victory Proclaimed
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/victory-proclaimed.html
Edited April 25, 2024
In the midst of our struggles – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/in-midst-of-our-struggles-v2.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, 202 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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poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, love, grace, faith, prayer, saved, life, mercy, promise, John 16, victory, eternal life, time, Messiah, creation, Savior, Lord, John 1, John 4, John 8,
 
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Flaming arrows of the Evil One – v2

Flaming arrows of the Evil One,
Pulled from the quiver of Hell,
Defeated by the Power,
The protection of God…
 
Take up the Shield of Faith,
Wear the full Amor of God,
Stand resolute in the struggle,
In the midst of our storms…
 
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Edited April 25, 2024
Flaming arrows of the Evil One – v2
 
April 22, 2024
Flaming arrows of the evil one
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/flaming-arrows-of-evil-one.html
April 22, 2024
The Shield of Faith
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/the-shield-of-faith.html
Based on Ephesians 6:16
Ephesians 6:10-20
Armor of God
April 18, 2024
Perfect Love
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/perfect-love.html
April 18, 2024
No Fear in Love
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/no-fear-in-love.html
Based on 1 John 4:18
“There is no fear in love.
But perfect love drives out fear…”
1 John 4:7-21
 
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, 202 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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poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, love, grace, faith, prayer, shield, Shield of Faith, armor, Armor of God, Ephesians 6,
 
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Time is not linear

Time is not linear,
Life is eternal,
The risen Savior,
Spoke to them
Before His death.
 
The light was in the world,
Before creation,
The Word alive, moving,
The light entered humanity,
As a baby boy.
 
The One who said, “I am,
Before Abraham was”,
Stands beside us,
Christ promises us Life,
In His Holy Name.
 
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April 25, 2024
Time is not linear
 
Based on John 16:33
John 16:1-33
John 1:1-18
John 1:3
1 Corinthians 8:6
John 4:25-26
John 8:48-59
April 25, 2024
Victory Proclaimed
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/victory-proclaimed.html
Edited April 25, 2024
In the midst of our struggles – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/in-midst-of-our-struggles-v2.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, 202 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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Victory Proclaimed

Victory proclaimed,
in the words of the risen Jesus,
Life forevermore.
Today’s struggles are nothing,
toil in our journey only,
Eternal life has been promised,
by the risen Christ.
 
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April 25, 2024
Victory Proclaimed
 
Edited April 25, 2024
In the midst of our struggles – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/in-midst-of-our-struggles-v2.html
April 24, 2024
In the midst of our struggles
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/in-midst-of-our-struggles.html
Based on John 16:33
“I have told you these things,
so that in me you may have peace.
In this world you will have trouble.
But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
John 16:1-33
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April 16, 2024
New Mercies
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/new-mercies.html
Based on Lamentations 3:22-23
 
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, 202 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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In the midst of our struggles – v2

In the midst of our struggles,
In our trials, tribulations,
In our day-to-day living,
In the nights of our walk...
 
We must remember,
The promise of Jesus;
The final Victory has been won,
He has Overcome the world.
 
We must not be timid,
We must not be fearful;
Christ is the Victor,
Our risen Lord and Savior…
 
He is the Holy One,
Foretold in scripture;
Christ will soon come again,
In Power, in Victory…
 
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Edited April 25, 2024
In the midst of our struggles – v2
 
April 24, 2024
In the midst of our struggles
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/in-midst-of-our-struggles.html
Based on John 16:33
“I have told you these things,
so that in me you may have peace.
In this world you will have trouble.
But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
&
April 16, 2024
New Mercies
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/new-mercies.html
Based on Lamentations 3:22-23
 
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, 202 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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In the midst of our struggles

In the midst of our struggles,
In trials, tribulations,
In our day to day living,
In the nights of our walk,
We must remember,
The promise of Jesus,
The final victory has been won,
He has overcome the world.
 
We must not be timid,
We must not be fearful,
Christ is the victor,
Our risen Lord and Savior,
He is the holy One,
Foretold in scripture,
Christ will come again,
In Power, in Victory…
 
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April 24, 2024
In the midst of our struggles
 
Based on John 16:33
“I have told you these things,
so that in me you may have peace.
In this world you will have trouble.
But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
&
April 16, 2024
New Mercies
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/new-mercies.html
Based on Lamentations 3:22-23
 
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, 202 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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Ukraine cannot wait – v3

Too long forgotten,
No debates in Congress,
Defying our pledge, in Budapest,
Our sacred promise to them,
Doing Terror’s bidding, silent,
Letting them die, in horror,
In their homes, in the streets…
 
Ukraine cannot wait,
For action, perfect legislation,
They need our help now, today,
Tomorrow, before it is too late,
Before the tanks roll, closer,
Before the missiles land,
In the center, at their feet…

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Edited April 22, 2024
Ukraine cannot wait – v3
 
Edited April 14, 2024
Ukraine cannot wait – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/ukraine-cannot-wait-v2.html
April 12, 2024
Ukraine cannot wait
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/ukraine-cannot-wait.html
April 4, 2024
a proxy bleeding
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/a-proxy-bleeding.html
Edited April 2, 2024
Ukraine must win – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/ukraine-must-win-v3.html
Edited March 31, 2024
The blood of the dead of Bucha – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-blood-of-dead-in-bucha-v4.html
March 19, 2024
Statement by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin
https://www.defense.gov/News/Speeches/Speech/Article/3710899/opening-remarks-by-secretary-of-defense-lloyd-j-austin-iii-at-the-20th-ukraine/
at Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting:
“The United States will not let Ukraine fail.
This coalition will not let Ukraine fail, and
the free world will not let Ukraine fail,”
Neither “win” or “victory” were in Austin’s opening remarks…
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Edited November 19, 2023
Crying for Crimea, for Ukraine – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/11/crying-for-crimea-for-ukraine-v2_19.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, Ukraine, victory, hope, courage, heroes, US, NATO, EU, proxy, Bucha, Irpin, Izium, Mariupol, Odesa, Kharkiv, Kyiv, terror, genocide,
 
#Poetry #Ukraine #victory #hope #courage #heroes #country #people #SlavaUkraini #US #NATO #EU #proxy #ArmUkraineNow #Bucha #Irpin #Izium #Mariupol #Kharkiv #Odesa # Kyiv #terror #genocide

Can you count the dewdrops – v3

Can you count the dewdrops on living flower petals,
the number of stars above or grains of sand on the seashore,
Can you count the hairs on your heads, the number of your breaths,
Do you know how many minutes are in the sum of your days,
How could you, for they are a mystery known only to God...
 
We know only by faith, by striving, by journeying forward,
by trusting, by believing God knows us fully, from before
we were created, in the stillness of our mother's womb,
in secret, the number of hairs on our heads, our minutes,
the path of our lives, the numbers of our days…
 
God alone knows His plans, our calling, our purpose,
while we strive on this earth, while we walk, while we wander,
while we sojourn, while we journey, believing in God,
in God’s promise, for a plan, a path, for a purpose,
our joy, fulfillment, far beyond what we understand…
 
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Edited April 22, 2024
Can you count the dewdrops – v3
 
Earth Day
&
Edited April 2, 2024
Can you count the dewdrops – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/can-you-count-dewdrops-v2.html
Edited April 2, 2024
Can you count the dewdrops?
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/can-you-count-dewdrops.html
Edited April 2, 2024
We cannot count the dewdrops – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/we-cannot-count-dewdrops-v3.html
Edited April 2, 2024
Psalm 139 – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/04/psalm-139-v2.html
Based on Jeremiah 29:11
Genesis 15:5
Psalm 139:1-18
Psalm 139:17-18
Psalm 37:18
Luke 12:7
Matthew 10:30
&
February 11, 2024
As I was knitted
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/as-i-was-knitted.html
Psalm 139:13:16
Edited February 11, 2024
Before we were born – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/before-we-were-born-v3.html
Ephesians 2:10
 
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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