A living rainforest – v2

A gift of the Creator,
my eyes open to wonder
to the magic of this moment,
to stop, to lean in
to see more clearly,
treasure in the little…
drawn to beauty,
that surrounds us all…
 
Down on my knees
drawn by vibrant color
a living rainforest
down below the tops
of the wheat stalks
of the grasses…
verdant green calling,
putting on my glasses…
 
Living chartreuse,
shimmering in the sunlight,
the new grass of spring,
now towering over me,
almost iridescent, alive,
drawing me inward,
to live, to explore, richly,
in this precious moment…

 
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Edited April 21, 2025
A living rainforest – v2
 
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, 2024, and 2025. 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, rainforest, nature, creation, God, imagery, grass, chartreuse, green, color, imagination, adventure, mystery, wonder, beauty,
 
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A living rainforest

Down on my knees
drawn by vibrant color
a living rainforest
down below the tops
of the wheat stalks
of the grasses…
verdant green calling,
putting on my glasses…
 
Living chartreuse,
shimmering in the sunlight,
the new grass of spring,
now towering over me,
almost iridescent, alive,
drawing me inward,
to live, to explore, richly,
in this precious moment…

 
---------------
April 20, 2025
A living rainforest
 
 
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, 2024, and 2025. 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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Grasses, Ferns and the Tree Tops – v8

All of this space changing

the tableau of springtime

like a cascade of color

all shades, variations of greens;

Hues from the brightest to the warmest,

all of them alive in this morning

shining through the low fog;

New life begun.

The mist of this morning

giving up its hidden secrets

the forest alive and vibrant

from grasses, ferns,

up to the tree tops;

Alive with wonder

the tableau of the morning,

awakening before our eyes.

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edited August 15, 2019

Grasses, Ferns and the Tree Tops – v8

merging edits to version 4 and version 7

edited June 12, 2015

Grasses, Ferns and the Tree Tops – v7

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/06/grasses-ferns-and-tree-tops-v7.html

(editing version 4)

edited December 30, 2014

Grasses, Ferns and Tree Tops – v6

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/12/grasses-ferns-and-tree-tops-v6.html

(editing version 1 and version 5)

edited December 15, 2014

Grasses, Ferns and Tree Tops – v5

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/12/grasses-ferns-and-tree-tops-v5.html

(editing version 4)

Edited October 19, 2013

Grasses, Ferns and Tree Tops – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/grasses-ferns-and-tree-tops-v4.html

(editing original)

Edited October 19, 2013

Grasses, Ferns and the Tree Tops – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/grasses-ferns-and-tree-tops-v3.html

(editing version 2)

Edited October 12, 2013

Grasses, Ferns and the Tree Tops – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/grasses-ferns-and-tree-tops.html

May 23, 2011

Grasses, Ferns and the Tree Tops

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/05/grasses-ferns-and-tree-tops.html

driving on Route 93

New Hampshire

May 23, 2011                        

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Nature, spring, sight, senses, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, memories, God, creation, creator, faith, humid, moist, wet, water, green, chartreuse, driving, writing poetry,

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Within the Mist – v3

Not fog exactly

not full rain either

even when stopping

wiper blades silent

moving down the road

Driving, moving forward

within the mist, the blanket

the bubble of the low clouds

the green of the forest reaching

reaching out to all of us

Within the mist of the morning

the verdant woods around me

surrounding, calling, wooing,

reaching out to each one of us

leading us onward

out in the world

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

edited June 20, 2018

Within the Mist – v3

(editing version 2)

Edited October 12, 2013

Within the Mist – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/within-mist-v2.html

May 23, 2011

Within the Mist

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/05/within-mist.html

driving on Route 93

New Hampshire

May 23, 2011

&

edited November 1, 2014

from within the mist – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/11/from-within-mist-v3.html

edited September 21, 2014

from within the mist – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/09/from-within-mist-v2.html

September 21, 2014

from within the mist

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/09/from-within-mist.html

photo by Vivian Duncan

of shoreline and fog out over the ocean

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by Rev. Larry J. Peacock

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Rolling Ridge Retreat and Conference Center

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hosted by First United Methodist Church of Brewer

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September 19, 2014 to September 20, 2014

poem by Raymond A. Foss

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Grasses, Ferns and the Tree Tops – v7

All of this changing

a tableau of springtime

a cascade of color

all variations of greens;

From the brightest to the warmest,

alive in this morning,

shining through the fog;

New life begun

The mist of the morning

giving up its secrets

the forest alive and vibrant

from grasses, ferns,

up to the tree tops;

Alive with wonder

the tableau of the morning,

before our eyes.

--------------

edited June 12, 2015

Grasses, Ferns and the Tree Tops – v7

(editing version 4)

edited December 30, 2014

Grasses, Ferns and Tree Tops – v6

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/12/grasses-ferns-and-tree-tops-v6.html

(editing version 1 and version 5)

edited December 15, 2014

Grasses, Ferns and Tree Tops – v5

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/12/grasses-ferns-and-tree-tops-v5.html

(editing version 4)

Edited October 19, 2013

Grasses, Ferns and Tree Tops – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/grasses-ferns-and-tree-tops-v4.html

(editing original)

Edited October 19, 2013

Grasses, Ferns and the Tree Tops – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/grasses-ferns-and-tree-tops-v3.html

(editing version 2)

Edited October 12, 2013

Grasses, Ferns and the Tree Tops – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/grasses-ferns-and-tree-tops.html

May 23, 2011

Grasses, Ferns and the Tree Tops

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/05/grasses-ferns-and-tree-tops.html

driving on Route 93

New Hampshire

May 23, 2011                        

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Into the Verdant Wood – v4

The green calling, spring, to us,

drawing us in, further,

into the verdant wood

while staying on the road.

The forest wrapped around us

heading north on the highway,

drawing us ever onward

for treasure yet untold.

The lush spring forest, shimmering,

before the Green hides all her secrets

revealed for an instant, for us,

wrapped in green below.

=====

edited March 23, 2015

Into the Verdant Wood – v4

(editing original again)

Edited October 19, 2013

Into the Verdant Wood – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/into-verdant-wood-v3.html

Edited October 12, 2013

Into the Verdant Wood – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/into-verdant-wood-v2.html

May 23, 2011

Into the Verdant Wood

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/05/into-verdant-wood.html

driving on Route 93

New Hampshire

May 23, 2011

  

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Grasses, Ferns and the Tree Tops – v6

All of this changing

the tableau of springtime

like a cascade of color

all variations of greens

from the brightest

to the warmest

alive this morning

shining through the fog

a taste evolving

in the day dawning

The mist of the morning

giving up its secrets

the forest alive and vibrant

from grasses, ferns,

up to the tree tops

The tableau of the morning

alive with wonder

a taste evolving

dawning, morphing,

leading to summer

====

edited December 30, 2014

Grasses, Ferns and Tree Tops – v6

(editing version 1 and version 5)

edited December 15, 2014

Grasses, Ferns and Tree Tops – v5

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/12/grasses-ferns-and-tree-tops-v5.html

(editing version 4)

Edited October 19, 2013

Grasses, Ferns and Tree Tops – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/grasses-ferns-and-tree-tops-v4.html

(editing original)

Edited October 19, 2013

Grasses, Ferns and the Tree Tops – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/grasses-ferns-and-tree-tops-v3.html

(editing version 2)

Edited October 12, 2013

Grasses, Ferns and the Tree Tops – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/grasses-ferns-and-tree-tops.html

May 23, 2011

Grasses, Ferns and the Tree Tops

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/05/grasses-ferns-and-tree-tops.html

driving on Route 93

New Hampshire

May 23, 2011                        

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 35,090+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Grasses, Ferns and the Tree Tops – v5

All of this changing

the tableau of springtime

a cascade of color

every  variation of green

from the brightest

to the warmest

alive in this morning

shining through the fog

a taste evolving

The mist of the morning

giving up its secrets

the forest alive and vibrant

from grasses, the ferns,

up to the tree tops

The tableau of the morning

alive with wonder

a taste evolving

leading to summer

====

edited December 15, 2014

Grasses, Ferns and Tree Tops – v5

(editing version 4)

Edited October 19, 2013

Grasses, Ferns and Tree Tops – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/grasses-ferns-and-tree-tops-v4.html

(editing original)

Edited October 19, 2013

Grasses, Ferns and the Tree Tops – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/grasses-ferns-and-tree-tops-v3.html

(editing version 2)

Edited October 12, 2013

Grasses, Ferns and the Tree Tops – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/grasses-ferns-and-tree-tops.html

May 23, 2011

Grasses, Ferns and the Tree Tops

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/05/grasses-ferns-and-tree-tops.html

driving on Route 93

New Hampshire

May 23, 2011                        

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Spring Morning Light – v5

This morning, that spring-morning light,

something special, magical, the low dim, soft bright

illumining, reaching treetops yearning for the light

nascent buds, the flowers, farther down, unfiltered

translucent, glowing a cherry red, afire, ablaze

burnt orange highlights, accents, dabbed as by a brush

Across the warming, waking canvas

illumined by spring-morning light

A warming sun, not yet hot, waking the forest, the woods

to my right, in the clearings, the noble woodlands

just off the highway, still visible into the thin groves

before the summer leaves block the view

Spring-morning light, washing through, urging

more than filtered light, shining spotlight still

down to the forest floor, all the woods awash, bathed

in that wondrous spring-morning light

edited April 6, 2014

“Spring Morning Light – v5”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/04/spring-morning-light-v5.html

Edited October 25, 2013

“Spring Morning Light – v4”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/spring-morning-light-v4.html

Edited April 22, 2013

“Spring Morning Light – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/04/spring-morning-light-v2.html

Edited August 29, 2012

“Spring Morning Light – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/08/spring-morning-light-v2.html

May 11, 2008

“Spring Morning Light”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/05/spring-morning-light.html

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In the Mist of the Morning – v5

In the mist of this morning

my eyes traveling, drawn,

moving from side to side

The forest revealing its secrets

to the staccato of the wipers

the woods as I drive by

In the mist of the morning

softer shades and hues

shafts of brightness

Filtered light coming

the forest awakening

as I drive on by

Edited December 21, 2013

In the Mist of the Morning – v5

Edited November 10, 2013

In the Mist of the Morning – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/11/in-mist-of-morning-v4.html

Edited October 19, 2013

In the Mist of the Morning – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/in-mist-of-morning-v3.html

Edited October 12, 2013

In the Mist of the Morning – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/in-mist-of-morning-v2.html

May 23, 2011

In the Mist of the Morning

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/05/in-mist-of-morning.html

driving on Route 93

New Hampshire

May 23, 2011

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In the Mist of the Morning – v4

In the mist of the morning

my eyes traveling

moving from side to side

the forest revealing its secrets

to the staccato of the wipers

the woods as I drive by

In the mist of the morning

softer shades and hues

shafts of brightness

filtered light coming

the forest awakening

as I drive on through

Edited November 10, 2013

In the Mist of the Morning – v4

Edited October 19, 2013

In the Mist of the Morning – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/in-mist-of-morning-v3.html

Edited October 12, 2013

In the Mist of the Morning – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/in-mist-of-morning-v2.html

May 23, 2011

In the Mist of the Morning

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/05/in-mist-of-morning.html

driving on Route 93

New Hampshire

May 23, 2011

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The Heads Opening – v5

The necks of the ferns

rising in the warm ground

the fiddleheads opening

like the wings of butterflies

Blood making them rigid

colors becoming richer

the ferns unfurling, darker

like massive sails of the undergrowth

Warming even without sunlight

filtered in the mist of the morning

a blanket in the forest, a carpet,

green an endless sight

Edited October 25, 2013

The Heads Opening – v5”

Edited October 19, 2013

The Heads Opening – v3”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-heads-opening-v3_19.html

Edited October 12, 2013

The Heads Opening – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-heads-opening-v2.html

May 23, 2011

The Heads Opening

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/05/heads-opening.html

driving on Route 93

New Hampshire

May 23, 2011

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Spring Morning Light – v4

This morning, that spring-morning-light,

something special, magical, the low dim, soft bright

illumining the reaching treetops, yearning for the light

the nascent buds, the flowers, farther down, unfiltered

translucent, glowing a cherry red, afire

burnt orange highlights, accents, dabbed as by a brush

Across the warming, waking canvas

a warming sun, not yet hot, waking the forest, the woods

just off the highway, still visible into the thin groves

before the summer leaves block the view

spring morning light, washing through, urging

more than filtered light, shining spotlight still

down to the forest floor, all the woods awash, bathed

in that wondrous spring morning light

Edited October 25, 2013

“Spring Morning Light – v4”

Edited August 29, 2012

“Spring Morning Light – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/08/spring-morning-light-v2.html

May 11, 2008

“Spring Morning Light”

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