Released – v3

I could hardly believe it

but it is so typical

in this land of plenty;

There are two kinds of healthcare

for the haves and have nots

He was released, discharged

aches unexplained

before he was ready;

Caught in the cracks

the gaps in the system

He was sent home with questions

an incomplete diagnosis;

Pushed to the curb

for a lack of insurance

sent home too soon

Now comes working,

a graveyard shift before him,

the clock still ticking;

Hoping there won’t be a crisis

on the weekend

during the holidays

=======

edited December 28, 2015

Released – v3

(editing version 2)

November 25, 2015

Released – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/released-v2.html

November 24, 2015

Released

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/released.html

All of my poems and photographs are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 40,460+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Released – v2

I could hardly believe it

but it is so typical;

Two kinds of healthcare

the haves and have nots

He was released, discharged

before he was ready;

Caught in the cracks

the gaps in the system

He was sent home with questions

an incomplete diagnosis;

Pushed to the curb

for a lack of insurance

Now comes working

the clock still ticking;

Hoping there won’t be a crisis

during the holidays

=======

November 25, 2015

Released – v2

November 24, 2015

Released

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/released.html

All of my poems and photographs are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 40,200+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Released

Released, discharged

before he was ready;

Caught in the cracks

the gaps in the system

Sent home with questions

an incomplete diagnosis;

Pushed to the curb

for a lack of insurance

November 24, 2015

Released

All of my poems and photographs are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 40,200+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Express Scripts epic fail

Our 13 year old daughter needs Medtronic insulin pump infusion sets and reservoirs. We need them shipped overnight immediately. Please pray Express Scripts will do so.

https://www.facebook.com/ExpressScripts/posts/435738659859087?comment_id=2128208&offset=-50&total_comments=1

https://twitter.com/search?q=%40ExpressScripts&src=typd&f=realtime

Update:
still no shipment as of 12/26/13 at 3:00pm Eastern Standard Time

Update - 12/26/13 16:37pm
The infusion sets still show as not shipped - RX 133534640517. The Reservoirs show on your system both that they are being shipped to Patten, ME and that they were delivered to Manchester, NH. The insulin seems to have arrived in full but was left outside in the cold. The lancets and test strips each came with 300 units or one month's supply (not 3 months) and indicated that there was no refills.

update 12/27/13
expected ship date pushed back to 12/31/13

update - 12/27/13 12:45pm 
still not shipped. Senator Collins office contacted.
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/416624572197126144

update 12/28/13 7:58am.
They did call me yesterday but I missed the call. They told KVHC that they had 2 boxes of sets but were waiting for 3 more so they could ship all at once. They expected them today and would ship today. I go online today and the real expected ship date is 1/2/2014. How is it acceptable (1) to hold lifesaving prescriptions for administrative efficiency? and (2) to continue blowing smoke to defer the righteous outrage of all who have come in contact with this company (check out the comments on twitter under @ExpressScripts)? 

update 12/28/13 11:00am
After talking with 3 staff, they cannot even reach a pharmacist through the backdoor number they have and cannot tell me if anything shipped or not.

update 12/30/13 10:30am
They told Dr. office that still waiting for 3 boxes before shipping. But I received email that hasn't been followed up on by them that 2 boxes in fact shipped on Friday (something they could not tell me during 1.5 hours call on Saturday morning). No tracking number, no call back in over 1 hour.

update 1/3/2014 - The last of the order originally placed with the Dr.'s office on 11/26/2013 and with Express Scripts formally on 12/19 (with a request to expedite), arrived today.

Economic Justice

Christ stood with the poor
those on the margin
overturning the tables
speaking truth to power

What would he say, now
about those with no insurance
in a land of wealth, abundance
with such an imbalance of powers

What table would he overturn
if he came in this hour
would he march on Wall Street
would he storm the Capitol

Would Pennsylvania Avenue
be his new headquarters
would he stand silent
in the face of such oppression

edited April 21, 2015

the doves and the pigeons – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/04/the-doves-and-pigeons-v2.html

July 5, 2012

the doves and the pigeons

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/doves-and-pigeons.html

&

edited April 7, 2015

Proclaiming this text now – v5

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/04/proclaiming-this-text-now-v5.html

(editing original again)

edited January 12, 2015

Proclaiming this text now – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/01/proclaiming-this-text-now-v4.html

(editing original again)

Edited December 21, 2013

Proclaiming this text now – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/proclaiming-this-text-now-v3.html

Edited December 1, 2013

Proclaiming this text now – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/proclaiming-this-text-now-v2.html

&

July 6, 2012

The Tables of the Vendors

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/tables-of-vendors.html

July 6, 2012

Our Tables Overturned

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/our-tables-overturned.html

July 6, 2012

A Plea to Their Hearts

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/plea-to-their-hearts.html

July 6, 2012

a place of possibility

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/place-of-possibility.html

July 6, 2012

To give hope to the dreamer

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/to-give-hope-to-dreamer.html

July 6, 2012

Our Faith Calls Us

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/our-faith-call-us.html

July 6, 2012

To Welcome the Stranger

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/to-welcome-stranger.html

July 6, 2012

To care for the homeless

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/to-care-for-homeless.html

Isaiah 61:1

Isaiah 61:1-4

Micah 6:8

the poem, “The New Colossus”

by Emma Lazarus

http://www.libertystatepark.com/emma.htm

&

“Prophet of Hope”

by F. Richard Garland

Upper Room

for July 4, 2012

www.devotional.upperroom.org/devotional/2012-07-04

July 6, 2012

the marginalized finding welcome

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/marginalized-finding-welcome.html

July 6, 2012

Denying them God

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/denying-them-god.html

edited July 6, 2012

 “No Dove, No Ticket – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/no-dove-no-ticket-v2.html

July 6, 2012

No Dove, No Ticket

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/no-dove-no-ticket.html

edited July 5, 2012

A Fair Distribution – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/fair-distribution-v2.html

to add more oomph

July 5, 2012

A Fair Distribution

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/fair-distribution.html

July 5, 2012

Changing title to “Christ made a statement”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/christ-made-statement.html

July 5, 2012
Changing title to “Speak for the Poor”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/speak-for-poor.html?m=0
July 5, 2012
change title to “Give voice to the weak”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/give-voice-to-weak.html
added second verse July 5, 2012
Given voice to the weak – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/given-voice-to-weak-v2.html
July 5, 2012
Given voice to the weak – v1
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/given-voice-to-weak-v1.html

&

edited July 5, 2012

“the temple worship enterprise”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/temple-worship-enterprise-v2.html

July 5, 2012

the temple worship enterprise

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/temple-worship-enterprise.html

July 5, 2012

Where is Our Voice

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/where-is-our-voice.html

July 5, 2012

the center of commerce

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/center-of-commerce.html

July 5, 2012

the banking industry

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/banking-industry.html

July 5, 2012

getting their attention

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/getting-their-attention.html

July 5, 2012

An Act of Defiance

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/act-of-defiance.html

July 5, 2012

Joining Christ’s Anger

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/joining-christs-anger.html

July 5, 2012

on those complicit

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/on-those-complicit.html

July 5, 2012

A Gospel Mandate

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/gospel-mandate.html

July 5, 2012

Shout No to Power

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/shout-no-to-power.html

July 5, 2012

No Insurance

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/no-insurance.html

July 5, 2012

Economic Justice

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/economic-justice.html

July 5, 2012

Citizens United

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/citizens-united.html

July 5, 2012

Silent in Our Comfort

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/silent-in-our-comfort.html

July 5, 2012

A Call to Action

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/call-to-action.html

July 5, 2012

a herd of thousands

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/herd-of-thousands.html

July 4, 2012 and July 5, 2012

Growing in Preaching

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/growing-in-preaching.html

&

June 10, 2012

Proclaiming this text now

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/06/proclaiming-this-text-now.html

Mark 11:15-19

Jesus cleansing the Temple

sermon by Ziegler Award winner,

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/ziegler-sermon-neumc-annual-conference.html

Reverend Gary Richards

http://www.newcovenant-umc.org/?q=content/meet-our-pastor

speaking of the Methodist Movement as a

Resistance Movement,

something that made some people very uncomfortable,

including one long-time Methodist who probably was thinking of John Wesley’s words, “Make all you can, save all you can, give all you can.”

Annual Conference

http://www.neumc.org/pages/detail/195

http://www.neumc.org/pages/detail/380

New England United Methodist Church

http://www.neumc.org/

https://twitter.com/#!/neumc

https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23neumc

led by Bishop Peter Weaver

&

Mark 2:22

presentation by NEUMC delegates

to General Conference 2012

http://www.unitedmethodistreporter.com/2012/06/new-england-conference-delegation-no-common-identity-for-umc/

Annual Conference

http://www.neumc.org/pages/detail/195

http://www.neumc.org/pages/detail/380

New England United Methodist Church

http://www.neumc.org/

https://twitter.com/#!/neumc

https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23neumc

led by Bishop Peter Weaver

http://www.neumc.org/pages/detail/318

June 6, 2012 to June 9, 2012

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 37,200+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

No Insurance

If Christ stood with the poor
speaking truth to power
what would he say
about those with no insurance
in a land of wealth
with such an imbalance of powers
what table would he overturn
if he came in this hour

edited April 21, 2015

the doves and the pigeons – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/04/the-doves-and-pigeons-v2.html

July 5, 2012

the doves and the pigeons

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/doves-and-pigeons.html

&

edited April 7, 2015

Proclaiming this text now – v5

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/04/proclaiming-this-text-now-v5.html

(editing original again)

edited January 12, 2015

Proclaiming this text now – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/01/proclaiming-this-text-now-v4.html

(editing original again)

Edited December 21, 2013

Proclaiming this text now – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/proclaiming-this-text-now-v3.html

Edited December 1, 2013

Proclaiming this text now – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/proclaiming-this-text-now-v2.html

&

July 6, 2012

The Tables of the Vendors

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/tables-of-vendors.html

July 6, 2012

Our Tables Overturned

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/our-tables-overturned.html

July 6, 2012

A Plea to Their Hearts

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/plea-to-their-hearts.html

July 6, 2012

a place of possibility

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/place-of-possibility.html

July 6, 2012

To give hope to the dreamer

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/to-give-hope-to-dreamer.html

July 6, 2012

Our Faith Calls Us

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/our-faith-call-us.html

July 6, 2012

To Welcome the Stranger

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/to-welcome-stranger.html

July 6, 2012

To care for the homeless

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/to-care-for-homeless.html

Isaiah 61:1

Isaiah 61:1-4

Micah 6:8

the poem, “The New Colossus”

by Emma Lazarus

http://www.libertystatepark.com/emma.htm

&

“Prophet of Hope”

by F. Richard Garland

Upper Room

for July 4, 2012

www.devotional.upperroom.org/devotional/2012-07-04

July 6, 2012

the marginalized finding welcome

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/marginalized-finding-welcome.html

July 6, 2012

Denying them God

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/denying-them-god.html

edited July 6, 2012

 “No Dove, No Ticket – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/no-dove-no-ticket-v2.html

July 6, 2012

No Dove, No Ticket

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/no-dove-no-ticket.html

edited July 5, 2012

A Fair Distribution – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/fair-distribution-v2.html

to add more oomph

July 5, 2012

A Fair Distribution

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/fair-distribution.html

July 5, 2012

Changing title to “Christ made a statement”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/christ-made-statement.html

July 5, 2012
Changing title to “Speak for the Poor”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/speak-for-poor.html?m=0
July 5, 2012
change title to “Give voice to the weak”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/give-voice-to-weak.html
added second verse July 5, 2012
Given voice to the weak – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/given-voice-to-weak-v2.html
July 5, 2012
Given voice to the weak – v1
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/given-voice-to-weak-v1.html

&

edited July 5, 2012

“the temple worship enterprise”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/temple-worship-enterprise-v2.html

July 5, 2012

the temple worship enterprise

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/temple-worship-enterprise.html

July 5, 2012

Where is Our Voice

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/where-is-our-voice.html

July 5, 2012

the center of commerce

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/center-of-commerce.html

July 5, 2012

the banking industry

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/banking-industry.html

July 5, 2012

getting their attention

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/getting-their-attention.html

July 5, 2012

An Act of Defiance

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/act-of-defiance.html

July 5, 2012

Joining Christ’s Anger

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/joining-christs-anger.html

July 5, 2012

on those complicit

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/on-those-complicit.html

July 5, 2012

A Gospel Mandate

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/gospel-mandate.html

July 5, 2012

Shout No to Power

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/shout-no-to-power.html

July 5, 2012

No Insurance

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/no-insurance.html

July 5, 2012

Economic Justice

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/economic-justice.html

July 5, 2012

Citizens United

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/citizens-united.html

July 5, 2012

Silent in Our Comfort

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/silent-in-our-comfort.html

July 5, 2012

A Call to Action

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/call-to-action.html

July 5, 2012

a herd of thousands

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/herd-of-thousands.html

July 4, 2012 and July 5, 2012

Growing in Preaching

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/growing-in-preaching.html

&

June 10, 2012

Proclaiming this text now

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/06/proclaiming-this-text-now.html

Mark 11:15-19

Jesus cleansing the Temple

sermon by Ziegler Award winner,

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/07/ziegler-sermon-neumc-annual-conference.html

Reverend Gary Richards

http://www.newcovenant-umc.org/?q=content/meet-our-pastor

speaking of the Methodist Movement as a

Resistance Movement,

something that made some people very uncomfortable,

including one long-time Methodist who probably was thinking of John Wesley’s words, “Make all you can, save all you can, give all you can.”

Annual Conference

http://www.neumc.org/pages/detail/195

http://www.neumc.org/pages/detail/380

New England United Methodist Church

http://www.neumc.org/

https://twitter.com/#!/neumc

https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23neumc

led by Bishop Peter Weaver

&

Mark 2:22

presentation by NEUMC delegates

to General Conference 2012

http://www.unitedmethodistreporter.com/2012/06/new-england-conference-delegation-no-common-identity-for-umc/

Annual Conference

http://www.neumc.org/pages/detail/195

http://www.neumc.org/pages/detail/380

New England United Methodist Church

http://www.neumc.org/

https://twitter.com/#!/neumc

https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23neumc

led by Bishop Peter Weaver

http://www.neumc.org/pages/detail/318

June 6, 2012 to June 9, 2012

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 37,200+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.