When They Cried for Freedom – v3

Too much personal credit sought,

we need to be more humble,

recognizing the delay

our own intransigence;

How slow we were to act

to give them assistance

to give them comfort;

We hold onto old allegiances

not seeing tomorrow

When they cried for Freedom

we should have acted

we must still learn that lesson

when we are yet too timid;

When we fritter away

the peoples’ mandate;

When we remember friends

when they have brutalized their people

We must turn, we must

live by our statements

that we should lift them up

when they cry out for Freedom;

Our is to speak,

to not remain silent,

because short-term expediency

does not excuse inaction;

We must be resolute, bold,

standing with those yearning to breathe free

=============

edited January 13, 2016

When They Cried for Freedom – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/01/when-they-cried-for-freedom-v3.html

(editing version 2)

edited January 10, 2016

The People Shall be Free – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/01/the-people-shall-be-free-v3.html

(editing original and version 2)

edited November 2, 2015

The People Shall be Free – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/the-people-shall-be-free-v2.html

May 20, 2011

The People Shall be Free

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/05/people-shall-be-free.html

edited November 1, 2015

In a More Perfect World – 3 – v3

I http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/in-more-perfect-world-3-v3.html

(editing version 2)

edited May 30, 2014

In a More Perfect World – 3 – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/05/in-more-perfect-world-3-v2.html

May 20, 2011

In a More Perfect World - 3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/05/in-more-perfect-world-3.html

edited November 1, 2015

When They Cried for Freedom - v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/when-they-cried-for-freedom-v2.html

May 19, 2011

When They Cried for Freedom 

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/05/when-they-cried-for-freedom.html

Speech May 19, 2011 by United States President Barack Obama

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2011/05/2011519145837856559.html

on the Arab Spring of 2011

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2011/mar/22/middle-east-protest-interactive-timeline

and how our country will chart a new course

holding up the people more

and not just focusing on our narrower

financial and strategic interests

&

March 17, 2011

UN Security Council approval of sanctions against Libya

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/03/17/libya.civil.war/index.html?hpt=T1&iref=BN1

&

calling on President Obama and the world

to act in the Middle East, especially in Libya and Bahrain,

to stand with the people

yearning to breathe free

and not worrying about the results,

that it is always right to stand for basic human rights

&

on the transformations since the beginning of December -

all the protests in Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Syria,

Jordan, Iran, Iraq, Palestinian Territories, Djibouti, Mauritania, Senegal, etc.

and

especially the resignation of Hosni Mubarak

February 11, 2011

&

and the jubilance in Tahrir Square

versus the bloodshed in Bahrain and Libya, etc.

February 18, 2011

&

hearing claim by President Obama 2/15/2011

in a news conference that when history books tell it

we will be seen as being on the right side of history

in how the United States responded

&

Post on Twitter by Wael Ghonim

http://twitter.com/Ghonim

“Our Revolution was like Wikipedia”

http://twitter.com/Ghonim/status/37306340103688192

http://techpresident.com/blog-entry/ghonim-our-revolution-wikipedia

February 14, 2011

&

Post on Twitter by Wael Ghonim

http://twitter.com/Ghonim

 “This is Revolution 2.0: No one was a hero because everyone was a hero.”

http://twitter.com/Ghonim/status/36708161440190464

February 13, 2011

and see

http://www.facebook.com/raymond.a.foss#!/notes/safiyah-fosua/a-prayer-for-the-people-of-egypt-february-3-2011/10150134548244274

A Prayer for the People of Egypt (February 3, 2011)

by Safiyah Fosua

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=719089081

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, 2016. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 40,660+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

In fog, without snow – v2

Something surreal
a winter yet begun
a new year upon us
in fog, without snow
What will the new year hold
a leap year, election
the world on the precipice
nuclear confrontation

The same another year
not much of winter
only a dusting on the ground
another climate change
The new year fast ending
yet change yet in the air
a new year sooner dawning
war clouds yet there


=====
Edited December 4, 2012
adding second stanza for end of the year
December 31, 2011

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The poll that matters

all before pretense
foretaste, blather
the poll that matters
beginning this night
in small locations
neighbors gathered together
our experiment, democracy
beginning again in earnest

January 3, 2012
Iowa Caucuses, January 3, 2012
and New Hampshire Primary, January 10, 2012

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Vote your heart

Listen within
musings of your heart
guiding your steps
your walk in this life

Vote your heart
for your beliefs
let the rest fall to others
as they too do their part

January 3, 2012
Iowa Caucuses, January 3, 2012
and New Hampshire Primary, January 10, 2012

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A vote of conscience – v2

This moment, this time
not to be taken lightly
a solemn oath
burden of liberty
freedom’s cost

To treasure the right, privilege
to cast early ballots
a vote of conscience
never to be wasted
freedom too costly
never to be forsaken


January 2, 2012
Iowa Caucuses, January 3, 2012
and New Hampshire Primary, January 10, 2012

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A vote of conscience

Not to be taken lightly
a solemn oath
burden of liberty
freedom’s cost
to treasure the right,
the privilege
to cast early ballots
a vote of conscience
never to be wasted

January 2, 2012
Iowa Caucuses, January 3, 2012
and New Hampshire Primary, January 10, 2012

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 21,520+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

In fog, without snow

Something surreal
a winter yet begun
a new year upon us
in fog, without snow
What will the new year hold
a leap year, election
the world on the precipice
nuclear confrontation

December 31, 2011

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 21,520+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

A Drumbeat Growing

The sounds of the marchers
of those hidden in the shadows
of a nation rising
of the disenfranchised, the struggling
of those seeking freedom
from oppression, from anxiety
no voice in the machine
the whole not listening
yet they continue to speak
the groundswell forming
not abating, not yet
the voices of the masses
crying out for our freedom
for the masters to be silenced
for the scales to be balanced
for an equal choice of freedom
all people of this nation
in the drumbeat speaking. . .
Will they ever listen

October 10, 2011
http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/10/us/occupy-wall-street/index.html?hpt=hp_c2
&
Faith In Action, March 5, 2010
Word from Winkler, “The sacred work of reconciliation”,
By Jim Winkler, General Secretary, General Board of Church & Society,
United Methodist Church
http://www.umc-gbcs.org/site/apps/nlnet/content.aspx?c=frLJK2PKLqF&b=5844085&ct=8061951&tr=y&auid=6027215
&
Matthew 26:57-68
I John 4:16b-21
Isaiah 58:6-9 (Call to Worship)
Worship Theme: “Those who condemned Jesus”
and sermon, “Condemned By the Righteous”
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
the third in a series of sermons, based in part on the book,
“24 Hours That Changed the World”, by Reverend Adam Hamilton
http://thewell.cor.org/resurrection-resources/24-hours-that-changed-the-world.html
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
March 14, 2010
Fourth Sunday in Lent
&
October 8, 2011
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150827660505618&set=a.10150831905990618.729342.814330617&type=3&theater
parallels to the Arab Spring form of protest
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/07/us-wallstreet-protests-history-idUSTRE7964CY20111007
Wall Street protests
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/06/opinion/occupied-wall-street-seen-from-abroad.html
=====
March 17, 2011
calling on President Obama and the world
to act in the Middle East, especially in Libya and Bahrain,
to stand with the people
yearning to breathe free
and not worrying about the results,
that it is always right to stand for basic human rights
&
on the transformations since the beginning of January -
all the protests in Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Oman,
Jordan, Iran, Iraq, Palestinian Territories, Djibouti, Mauritania, Senegal, Saudi Arabia, etc.

AAll of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 13,630+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.

A Representative Democracy

Whom do they represent
the leaders, the elite
do they represent the people
or the ones with the strings
the leaders, the masters
the powerful, the elite
all entwined, unraveling
like strings of the tapestry
falling to the streets
picked up by the people
a new fabric being written
tied together, binding up the nation
a new vision, tableau
new pages being written
reconciling us together
the frayed and forgotten
those on the margin
crying out for freedom
in this time, their season
that their voices would be heard
the great majority
not just those
prowling the corridors of power

October 10, 2011
March 9, 2010
Faith In Action, March 5, 2010
Word from Winkler, “The sacred work of reconciliation”,
By Jim Winkler, General Secretary, General Board of Church & Society,
United Methodist Church
http://www.umc-gbcs.org/site/apps/nlnet/content.aspx?c=frLJK2PKLqF&b=5844085&ct=8061951&tr=y&auid=6027215
&
Matthew 26:57-68
I John 4:16b-21
Isaiah 58:6-9 (Call to Worship)
Worship Theme: “Those who condemned Jesus”
and sermon, “Condemned By the Righteous”
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
the third in a series of sermons, based in part on the book,
“24 Hours That Changed the World”, by Reverend Adam Hamilton
http://thewell.cor.org/resurrection-resources/24-hours-that-changed-the-world.html
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
March 14, 2010
Fourth Sunday in Lent
&
October 8, 2011
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150827660505618&set=a.10150831905990618.729342.814330617&type=3&theater
parallels to the Arab Spring form of protest
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/07/us-wallstreet-protests-history-idUSTRE7964CY20111007
Wall Street protests
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/06/opinion/occupied-wall-street-seen-from-abroad.html
=====
March 17, 2011
calling on President Obama and the world
to act in the Middle East, especially in Libya and Bahrain,
to stand with the people
yearning to breathe free
and not worrying about the results,
that it is always right to stand for basic human rights
&
on the transformations since the beginning of January -
all the protests in Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Oman,
Jordan, Iran, Iraq, Palestinian Territories, Djibouti, Mauritania, Senegal, Saudi Arabia, etc.

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 13,630+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.

Claiming Greed as a Virtue

Claiming greed as a virtue
the accumulation of wealth
the pursuit of money
death in itself
Making the name
the profession of faith
claiming the name
of Christ itself
yet holding onto treasure
not giving of one’s self
not treating your neighbor
with love, sharing the wealth
silos full, not giving
claiming works, not grace
the measure of our faith
a bold lie nonetheless
none of it true,
none of it Christian
the cries of the people
yearning to be free
the boot of the masters
the ones pulling the strings of power
they are the ones
who should be in the streets
not the hurting, the hungry
desperate for tomorrow
caring for their children
those who will follow
all of them seeking
a refreshing of the spirit
wanting to know Jesus
his authentic teaching
loving our neighbor
giving freely
not holding back
our silos empty

October 10, 2011
Worship Theme: “Intentional Faith Development”
Acts 2:42-47 (The Message Bible)
2 Timothy 3:14-17 (Common English Bible)
Psalm 103:1-5 (Common English Bible) (Call to Worship)
and sermon, “Equipped for the Journey”
by Pastor Ruth Foss
https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
http://pastorruth.posterous.com/
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.suncookumc.org
http://facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Suncook-United-Methodist-Church/102221356487965
Suncook, NH
October 16, 2011
Nineteenth Sunday of Pentecost
&
March 9, 2010
Faith In Action, March 5, 2010
Word from Winkler, “The sacred work of reconciliation”,
By Jim Winkler, General Secretary, General Board of Church & Society,
United Methodist Church
http://www.umc-gbcs.org/site/apps/nlnet/content.aspx?c=frLJK2PKLqF&b=5844085&ct=8061951&tr=y&auid=6027215
&
Matthew 26:57-68
I John 4:16b-21
Isaiah 58:6-9 (Call to Worship)
Worship Theme: “Those who condemned Jesus”
and sermon, “Condemned By the Righteous”
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
the third in a series of sermons, based in part on the book,
“24 Hours That Changed the World”, by Reverend Adam Hamilton
http://thewell.cor.org/resurrection-resources/24-hours-that-changed-the-world.html
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.suncookumc.org
http://facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Suncook-United-Methodist-Church/102221356487965
Suncook, NH
March 14, 2010
Fourth Sunday in Lent
&
October 8, 2011
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150827660505618&set=a.10150831905990618.729342.814330617&type=3&theater
parallels to the Arab Spring form of protest
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/07/us-wallstreet-protests-history-idUSTRE7964CY20111007
Wall Street protests
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/06/opinion/occupied-wall-street-seen-from-abroad.html
=====
March 17, 2011
calling on President Obama and the world
to act in the Middle East, especially in Libya and Bahrain,
to stand with the people
yearning to breathe free
and not worrying about the results,
that it is always right to stand for basic human rights
&
on the transformations since the beginning of January -
all the protests in Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Oman,
Jordan, Iran, Iraq, Palestinian Territories, Djibouti, Mauritania, Senegal, Saudi Arabia, etc.

America, freedom, hope, justice, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, revolution, faith, Wall Street, crisis, protest, liberty, class warfare, Arab Spring, God, grace, Christ, love, GBCS, UMC,

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 20,250+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Making the Name a Lie

Claiming the name of Christian
yet taking the power, the wealth
claiming hard work is holy
an end unto itself

Silos full, overflowing,
yet their neighbors are starving
claiming they are lazy
unworthy of sharing

Forgetting the lessons
the commands of our Savior
to seek out ways to help them
all those in need

Claiming the name of Christian
yet making the name a lie
as if we earn salvation
by our toil, our works in this life

Believing the lies of this world
yet claiming the name of Jesus
none of them truly faithful
of the servanthood of Christ

October 10, 2011
Worship Theme: “Intentional Faith Development”
Acts 2:42-47 (The Message Bible)
2 Timothy 3:14-17 (Common English Bible)
Psalm 103:1-5 (Common English Bible) (Call to Worship)
and sermon, “Equipped for the Journey”
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.ahandmaidenofthelord.blogspot.com
A Handmaiden of the Lord
http://pastorruth.posterous.com
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
http://www.facebook.com/groups/136632035559/
Suncook, NH
October 16, 2011
Nineteenth Sunday of Pentecost
&
March 9, 2010
Faith In Action, March 5, 2010
Word from Winkler, “The sacred work of reconciliation”,
By Jim Winkler, General Secretary, General Board of Church & Society,
United Methodist Church
http://www.umc-gbcs.org/site/apps/nlnet/content.aspx?c=frLJK2PKLqF&b=5844085&ct=8061951&tr=y&auid=6027215
&
Matthew 26:57-68
I John 4:16b-21
Isaiah 58:6-9 (Call to Worship)
Worship Theme: “Those who condemned Jesus”
and sermon, “Condemned By the Righteous”
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
the third in a series of sermons, based in part on the book,
“24 Hours That Changed the World”, by Reverend Adam Hamilton
http://thewell.cor.org/resurrection-resources/24-hours-that-changed-the-world.html
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
March 14, 2010
Fourth Sunday in Lent
&
October 8, 2011
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150827660505618&set=a.10150831905990618.729342.814330617&type=3&theater
parallels to the Arab Spring form of protest
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/07/us-wallstreet-protests-history-idUSTRE7964CY20111007
Wall Street protests
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/06/opinion/occupied-wall-street-seen-from-abroad.html
=====
March 17, 2011
calling on President Obama and the world
to act in the Middle East, especially in Libya and Bahrain,
to stand with the people
yearning to breathe free
and not worrying about the results,
that it is always right to stand for basic human rights
&
on the transformations since the beginning of January -
all the protests in Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Oman,
Jordan, Iran, Iraq, Palestinian Territories, Djibouti, Mauritania, Senegal, Saudi Arabia, etc.

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 13,600+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.

Your Silos are Full

Just as the rich man
the parable of Jesus
the food stored
all of your wealth
here on earth
your treasure, gathered
your silos full
here on the earth

Yet your neighbors starving
crying, dying
going without food
without medical attention
living, in fear,
not knowing tomorrow
where will their hope be
what can they believe in
in this land of promise

edited October 9, 2011
March 9, 2010
Faith In Action, March 5, 2010
Word from Winkler, “The sacred work of reconciliation”,
By Jim Winkler, General Secretary, General Board of Church & Society,
United Methodist Church
http://www.umc-gbcs.org/site/apps/nlnet/content.aspx?c=frLJK2PKLqF&b=5844085&ct=8061951&tr=y&auid=6027215
&
Matthew 26:57-68
I John 4:16b-21
Isaiah 58:6-9 (Call to Worship)
Worship Theme: “Those who condemned Jesus”
and sermon, “Condemned By the Righteous”
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
the third in a series of sermons, based in part on the book,
“24 Hours That Changed the World”, by Reverend Adam Hamilton
http://thewell.cor.org/resurrection-resources/24-hours-that-changed-the-world.html
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
March 14, 2010
Fourth Sunday in Lent
&
October 8, 2011
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150827660505618&set=a.10150831905990618.729342.814330617&type=3&theater
parallels to the Arab Spring form of protest
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/07/us-wallstreet-protests-history-idUSTRE7964CY20111007
Wall Street protests
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/06/opinion/occupied-wall-street-seen-from-abroad.html
=====
March 17, 2011
calling on President Obama and the world
to act in the Middle East, especially in Libya and Bahrain,
to stand with the people
yearning to breathe free
and not worrying about the results,
that it is always right to stand for basic human rights
&
on the transformations since the beginning of January -
all the protests in Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Oman,
Jordan, Iran, Iraq, Palestinian Territories, Djibouti, Mauritania, Senegal, Saudi Arabia, etc.

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 13,600+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.

Social and Economic Justice – v2

Christ in his ministry
turning the world around
its focus upside down
awaken our hopes, our desires
seeking justice instead

The first to be last
our riches in heaven,
not of the earth;
even in death,
we have new birth

All of us brothers and sisters
even our enemies, our neighbors
unconditional love, unmerited
living water flowing
freely given by God

Social and economic justice
all of us should be fed
free from oppression and dread
nothing in our silos, empty,
relying on God instead.

edited October 9, 2011
March 9, 2010
Faith In Action, March 5, 2010
Word from Winkler, “The sacred work of reconciliation”,
By Jim Winkler, General Secretary, General Board of Church & Society,
United Methodist Church
http://www.umc-gbcs.org/site/apps/nlnet/content.aspx?c=frLJK2PKLqF&b=5844085&ct=8061951&tr=y&auid=6027215
&
Matthew 26:57-68
I John 4:16b-21
Isaiah 58:6-9 (Call to Worship)
Worship Theme: “Those who condemned Jesus”
and sermon, “Condemned By the Righteous”
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
the third in a series of sermons, based in part on the book,
“24 Hours That Changed the World”, by Reverend Adam Hamilton
http://thewell.cor.org/resurrection-resources/24-hours-that-changed-the-world.html
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
March 14, 2010
Fourth Sunday in Lent
&
October 8, 2011
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150827660505618&set=a.10150831905990618.729342.814330617&type=3&theater
parallels to the Arab Spring form of protest
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/07/us-wallstreet-protests-history-idUSTRE7964CY20111007
Wall Street protests
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/06/opinion/occupied-wall-street-seen-from-abroad.html
=====
March 17, 2011
calling on President Obama and the world
to act in the Middle East, especially in Libya and Bahrain,
to stand with the people
yearning to breathe free
and not worrying about the results,
that it is always right to stand for basic human rights
&
on the transformations since the beginning of January -
all the protests in Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Oman,
Jordan, Iran, Iraq, Palestinian Territories, Djibouti, Mauritania, Senegal, Saudi Arabia, etc.

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage.
See all 13,600+ of my poems at Poetry Where You Live.