Quartermaster – v4

A Corner store,

A Hole in the wall,
loaded for every purpose

a catch-all of sorts

all you need real close.

A story of Storyville and how it’s
done down here in the Big Easy
Inspectors and the men in blue
On the make, on the take,
Look the other way for a stake.

Brash and bare, a storyteller
owner and soapbox, barker
A Ready audience –
Transplanted northerner,
an interested transient

on the edge of the seat

A Bag of cold crawdads
Spicy and fresh, ready
Twist and eat, popped ion my mouth
Carcasses in the drum by my feet
Drinking in the yarn, the tale,
Of the storyteller.

====

edited October 14, 2015

Quartermaster – v4

(editing version 2)

edited May 13, 2015

Quartermaster – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/05/quartermaster-v3.html

(editing version 2)

edited July 3, 2014

Quartermaster – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/07/quartermaster-v2.html
10/1/04 22:50

Quartermaster

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2004/10/quartermaster.html

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Quartermaster - v3

Corner store,

Hole in the wall,
Loaded for every purpose;

A catch-all of sorts

all you will ever need.

A story of Storyville and how it’s done
down in the Big Easy;
Inspectors and the men in blue
On the make, on the take,
Look the other way for a stake.

Brash and bare
owner and soapbox,
A ready audience –
Transplanted northerner;
Interested transient

on the edge of their seat.

Bag of cold crawdads
Spicy and fresh, ready
Twist and eat, like their fingers.
Carcasses in the drum by their feet
Drinking in the yarn, the tale,
Of the spirited storyteller.

====

edited May 13, 2015

Quartermaster – v3

(editing version 2)

edited July 3, 2014

Quartermaster – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/07/quartermaster-v2.html
10/1/04 22:50

Quartermaster

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2004/10/quartermaster.html

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Just a barley loaf – v2

just a barley loaf

small, perhaps broken

crushed by life, small,

by struggles, the journey

just a barley loaf

given to the Shepherd

lifted in His loving hands

broken for His people

just a barley loaf

some bread, some fish,

more than enough

and more left over

====

edited February 22, 2015

Just a barley loaf – v2

August 11, 2012

Just a barley loaf

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/08/just-barley-loaf.html

Post of Bishop T.D. Jakes

https://twitter.com/BishopJakes/status/234337342914170880

before his sermon on the feeding of the five thousand

and the promise to Abraham

at the ManPower Conference Closing Session

http://www.manpowerconference.org/allaccess

August 11, 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 36,030+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Quartermaster - v2

Corner store,

Hole in the wall,
loaded for every purpose

a catch-all of sorts

all you need

A story of Storyville and how it’s
done down in the Big Easy
Inspectors and the men in blue
On the make, on the take
Look the other way for a stake

Brash and bare
owner and soapbox,
Ready audience –
Transplanted northerner,
interested transient

on the edge of the seat

Bag of cold crawdads
Spicy and fresh, ready
Twist and eat, such fingers
Carcasses in the drum by my feet
Drinking in the yarn, the tale,
Of the storyteller.

====

edited July 3, 2014

Quartermaster – v2
10/1/04 22:50

Quartermaster

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2004/10/quartermaster.html

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. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 30,910+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Let them eat of this bread

Lord, break me for them
let me be used
let them eat of this bread
the sharing of your word
Let me be broken
given up to God
offered as a message
light to your world


====
August 12, 2012
Post of Bishop T.D. Jakes
https://twitter.com/BishopJakes/status/234337342914170880
before his sermon on the feeding of the five thousand
and the promise to Abraham
at the ManPower Conference Closing Session
http://www.manpowerconference.org/allaccess
www.TDjakes.org/echurch/manpower
August 11, 2012

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broken in his hands

the disciples sharing
the bread which Christ broke
truly themselves
a gift to the world
hope in the breaking
in the giving unto God
our bodies, our wills
broken in his hands
given to the world
according to God’s plan
hope in the sharing
in the giving of ourselves


====
August 12, 2012
Post of Bishop T.D. Jakes
https://twitter.com/BishopJakes/status/234337342914170880
before his sermon on the feeding of the five thousand
and the promise to Abraham
at the ManPower Conference Closing Session
http://www.manpowerconference.org/allaccess
www.TDjakes.org/echurch/manpower
August 11, 2012

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he broke you

He took you
the Savior, into his hands,
he blessed you
lifting you up to God
he broke you
if you will give yourself to him
and he gave it to them
and they all ate
of the bread of life
the holy message
our purpose in this time
he broke you and gave you
and they all were fed


====
August 12, 2012
Post of Bishop T.D. Jakes
https://twitter.com/BishopJakes/status/234337342914170880
before his sermon on the feeding of the five thousand
and the promise to Abraham
at the ManPower Conference Closing Session
http://www.manpowerconference.org/allaccess
www.TDjakes.org/echurch/manpower
August 11, 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 21,710+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

raw materials

we are worthy
to do our work
though others may see dust
things of this earth

raw material only
we are yet worthy
for our Savior’s work
answering our calling


====
August 12, 2012
Post of Bishop T.D. Jakes
https://twitter.com/BishopJakes/status/234337342914170880
before his sermon on the feeding of the five thousand
and the promise to Abraham
at the ManPower Conference Closing Session
http://www.manpowerconference.org/allaccess
August 11, 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 21,710+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

We become the bread

we become the bread
in the Savior’s hand
blessed, broken
given to the people
feeding their spirits
with the bread of life


====
August 12, 2012
Post of Bishop T.D. Jakes
https://twitter.com/BishopJakes/status/234337342914170880
before his sermon on the feeding of the five thousand
and the promise to Abraham
at the ManPower Conference Closing Session
http://www.manpowerconference.org/allaccess
August 11, 2012

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How wrong they were

the timid disciples
looking at the dust
the multitude before them
wanting to be fed
hungry for the word
for the truth in Christ
needing to be fed
for this life and the next
how wrong they were
that they had nothing to give them
bound in the dust
in the perspective of the world
they were the fish,
the barley loaves
blessed and broken
given to the world


====
August 12, 2012
Post of Bishop T.D. Jakes
https://twitter.com/BishopJakes/status/234337342914170880
before his sermon on the feeding of the five thousand
and the promise to Abraham
at the ManPower Conference Closing Session
http://www.manpowerconference.org/allaccess
August 11, 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 19,630+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Bread in the hands of the pastor

The disciples not seeing deeper
the inner message, revealed
that they were to be given to the people
that their hunger would be fed
Bread in the hands of the pastor
the lamb, the shepherd, in life
raising the loves before them
to feed the multitude in need
They were the ones transformed
though the bread may have been multiplied
given as feed for their spirits
that the whole world would be fed


====
August 12, 2012
Post of Bishop T.D. Jakes
https://twitter.com/BishopJakes/status/234337342914170880
before his sermon on the feeding of the five thousand
and the promise to Abraham
at the ManPower Conference Closing Session
http://www.manpowerconference.org/allaccess
August 11, 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 19,630+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Broken for them

The disciples transformed
to feed the people
each of us in turn
given for a purpose

Becoming the barley loaves
the fishes of the youngster
food for their spirits
that the people would be fed

God lifts us up
gifts for a season
for our purpose in life
to feed his hungry people

We are broken for them
if, like Christ, we are submissive
placed in the potter’s hand
broken for his purpose


====
August 12, 2012
Post of Bishop T.D. Jakes
https://twitter.com/BishopJakes/status/234337342914170880
before his sermon on the feeding of the five thousand
and the promise to Abraham
at the ManPower Conference Closing Session
http://www.manpowerconference.org/allaccess
August 11, 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 19,630+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Our bodies their food

The story deeper
with meaning for our time
for we are the barley loaves
the fishes that day

Raised up by the Savior
by our teacher that day
blessed and broken for them
food for their spirits

Our bodies their food
for the multitude gathered
hungry for God’s word
for eternal life

We are the barley loaves
the meager fare, the fishes
offered up to God
broken for the people


====
August 12, 2012
Post of Bishop T.D. Jakes
https://twitter.com/BishopJakes/status/234337342914170880
before his sermon on the feeding of the five thousand
and the promise to Abraham
at the ManPower Conference Closing Session
http://www.manpowerconference.org/allaccess
August 11, 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 19,630+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Just a barley loaf

just a barley loaf
small, perhaps broken
crushed by life
the struggles, the journey

just a barley loaf
given to the shepherd
lifted in his loving hands
broken for his people


====
August 11, 2012
Post of Bishop T.D. Jakes
https://twitter.com/BishopJakes/status/234337342914170880
before his sermon on the feeding of the five thousand
and the promise to Abraham
at the ManPower Conference Closing Session
http://www.manpowerconference.org/allaccess
August 11, 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 19,600+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Lifted up by our Savior

Given to him for the masses
meager fare for the people
our bodies, our lives
lifted up by our Savior
Knowing so well
what it means to sacrifice
to give of ourselves
to give ourselves to God
He was the One
who descended from heaven
who would raise himself up
in the upper room
Lifted up by our Savior
our lives for the people
to be broken so they would be fed
at a time of God’s choosing


====
August 11, 2012
Post of Bishop T.D. Jakes
https://twitter.com/BishopJakes/status/234337342914170880
before his sermon on the feeding of the five thousand
and the promise to Abraham
at the ManPower Conference Closing Session
http://www.manpowerconference.org/allaccess
August 11, 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 19,600+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Bread in his hands

Our bodies, if we are willing
turned over to God
held in the potter’s hands
raised up by Christ
Bread in his hands
like the loaves for the masses
blessed and broken
given to them
Food for their spirits
sharing the good news
offering life everlasting
new life in You


====
August 11, 2012
Post of Bishop T.D. Jakes
https://twitter.com/BishopJakes/status/234337342914170880
before his sermon on the feeding of the five thousand
and the promise to Abraham
at the ManPower Conference Closing Session
http://www.manpowerconference.org/allaccess
August 11, 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 19,600+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

To the potter

to the Potter
to the Savior
giving up our control
into his loving hands
like the loaves for the masses
our bodies, our lives
given to be broken
to be shared with the world


====
August 11, 2012
Post of Bishop T.D. Jakes
https://twitter.com/BishopJakes/status/234337342914170880
before his sermon on the feeding of the five thousand
and the promise to Abraham
at the ManPower Conference Closing Session
http://www.manpowerconference.org/allaccess
August 11, 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 19,600+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Lift me up, break me

Lift me up Lord, in your hands
bless me before God
lift me up, break me
share me with your world

Let them be fed
in the sharing of the word
in my giving of my talents
in the words you give me

Feed your people
break me in two
use me as you want to
in this troubled world


====
August 11, 2012
Post of Bishop T.D. Jakes
https://twitter.com/BishopJakes/status/234337342914170880
before his sermon on the feeding of the five thousand
and the promise to Abraham
at the ManPower Conference Closing Session
http://www.manpowerconference.org/allaccess
August 11, 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 19,600+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Raise me up

Like the bread in the upper room
like the loaves before the thousands
raise me up Lord, in your hands
bless me before God,
break me, share me
offer me to the world
I want to feed your people


====
August 11, 2012
Post of Bishop T.D. Jakes
https://twitter.com/BishopJakes/status/234337342914170880
before his sermon on the feeding of the five thousand
and the promise to Abraham
at the ManPower Conference Closing Session
http://www.manpowerconference.org/allaccess
August 11, 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 19,600+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Feed the multitudes

Feed the multitudes
with our bodies,
with our lives
share us with the people
broken as a sacrifice
lift up our bodies
as we drink of that cup
giving ourselves over
emptied to fill them up


====
August 11, 2012
Post of Bishop T.D. Jakes
https://twitter.com/BishopJakes/status/234337342914170880
before his sermon on the feeding of the five thousand
and the promise to Abraham
at the ManPower Conference Closing Session
http://www.manpowerconference.org/allaccess
August 11, 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 19,600+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.