Eighty when I was eight

Sixty-five when dad turned twenty-one,
Eighty when I was eight,
My grandfather a regal presence,
A smile upon his face…
 
Life was simpler then,
His fedora in the closet,
Sitting in his presence
Sharing a meal on Sunday…
 
Driver for the Cookie-Lady,
Violets for the shut-ins,
Together they built a life,
One hundred and ten years ago…
 
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April 12, 2024
Eighty when I was eight
 
&
edited January 21, 2016
Arthur – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/01/arthur-v2.html
posted February 25, 2004
writing 10/17/03 13:30 to 13:40
Edited 10/20/03, to change yankee to Puritan
Arthur
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2004/02/arthur.html
about my paternal grandfather
Arthur Leon Foss
(born 11/30/1888, died September 1978)
and his love of the Boston Red Sox
(written a year before their
2004 World Series Championship,
breaking a 84 year drought)
&
edited December 17, 2016
Open to Adoption – v3
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/12/open-to-adoption-v3.html
merging edited to original and version 2
edited December 9, 2015
Open to Adoption – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/12/open-to-adoption-v2.html
July 15, 2006 23:00
Open to Adoption
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2006/07/open-to-adoption.html
About Ephesians 1:3-14 and
about the adoption at age 25 in 1913 of my grandfather,
Arthur Leon Foss by Georgiana Foss, matron of
the Faith Home orphanage in Lowell, MA.
Honoring her by taking the name he had always known.
Recognizing the consciousness of accepting
God’s offer of adoption, with its rewards and responsibilities.
&
Edited November 30, 2013
Jessie – v3
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/11/jessie-v3.html
(editing original again)
May 12, 2013
Edited for Mother’s Day worship service
Jessie – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/05/jessie-v2.html
written 5/2/2001, posted to blog 2/12/2004
Jessie
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2004/02/jessie.html
 
 
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Open to Adoption – v3

Choosing to be adopted

ah, that is the key point

isn’t it, the important thing

the fact of choice

A different act, when it is

a purposeful step, choosing

whether in earthly terms

or accepting the offer

paid in full, fully,

one time for all, for everyone

by the Lamb, by our Lord Jesus

An adult has a choice,

the gift of free will

which path to choose in life;

a boldness in choosing

being open to adoption,

penitent and thankful,

by a loving mother or father.

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edited December 17, 2016

Open to Adoption – v3

merging edited to original and version 2

edited December 9, 2015

Open to Adoption – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/12/open-to-adoption-v2.html

July 15, 2006 23:00

Open to Adoption

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2006/07/open-to-adoption.html

About Ephesians 1:3-14 and

about the adoption at age 25 in 1913 of my grandfather,

Arthur Leon Foss by Georgiana Foss, matron of

the Faith Home orphanage in Lowell, MA.

Honoring her by taking the name he had always known.

Recognizing the consciousness of accepting

God’s offer of adoption, with its rewards and responsibilities.

All of my poems, photographs, and videos 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 42,570+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

adopted, adoption, creator, earth, Ephesians, Faith, Family, father, free will, gifts, God, hope, lamb, love, Lowell, mother, Faith Home, Georgianna Foss, Arthur L. Foss, Wright, Poetry Where You Live,

#adoption #adopted #Faith #Home #trust #Lowell #MA #God #love #FaithHome #GeorgiannaFoss #ArthurFoss #Wright

Open to Adoption – v2

Choosing to be adopted

ah, that is the key point

isn’t it, the essential fact

A different act, when it is

a purposeful step, choosing

whether in earthly terms

or accepting the offer

paid in full, finally,

one time for all

by the Lamb, by Jesus

An adult has a choice,

the gift of free will

which path to choose

a boldness in choosing

being open to adoption,

penitent and thankful,

by a loving mother or father.

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

edited December 9, 2015

Open to Adoption – v2

July 15, 2006 23:00

Open to Adoption

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2006/07/open-to-adoption.html

About Ephesians 1:3-14 and

about the adoption at age 25 in 1913 of my grandfather,

Arthur Leon Foss by Georgiana Foss, matron of

the Faith Home orphanage in Lowell, MA.

Honoring her by taking the name he had always known.

Recognizing the consciousness of accepting

God’s offer of adoption, with its rewards and responsibilities.

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 40,330+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Open to Adoption

Choosing to be adopted
ah, that is the key point
isn’t it

A different act, when it is
a purposeful step
whether in earthly terms
or accepting the offer
paid in full
one time for all
by the Lamb

An adult has a choice,
the gift of free will
a boldness in choosing
being open to adoption,
penitent and thankful,
by a loving mother or father.

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

edited December 17, 2016

Open to Adoption – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/12/open-to-adoption-v3.html

merging edited to original and version 2

edited December 9, 2015

Open to Adoption – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/12/open-to-adoption-v2.html

July 15, 2006 23:00

Open to Adoption

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2006/07/open-to-adoption.html

About Ephesians 1:3-14 and

about the adoption at age 25 in 1913 of my grandfather,

Arthur Leon Foss by Georgiana Foss, matron of

the Faith Home orphanage in Lowell, MA.

Honoring her by taking the name he had always known.

Recognizing the consciousness of accepting

God’s offer of adoption, with its rewards and responsibilities.