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Showing posts with label hand. Show all posts

Sunday, January 21, 2024

touching wet sand - v5

Turning the car East for but a quick moment
a small detour on my workday travels;
Stopping maybe for five minutes,
to go forward, to linger, to savor,
feeling the urgent pull of the sea.
 
Hearing the tides, the wind, the ocean,
walking toward familiar dunes;
Reaching down, at the water’s edge
touching wet sand, moving water,
connecting to the ancient, the primordial,
a simpler time on this path, this earth.
 
A casting in the liquid earth,
as temporary as the tides, retreating,
the moving waters, a breath;
Lingering but for a moment
gone before I turn ‘round.




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Edited January 21, 2024
touching wet sand – v5
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/01/touching-wet-sand-v5.html
Edited January 25, 2023
touching wet sand – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/01/touching-wet-sand-v4.html
Edited January 23, 2023
touching wet sand – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/01/touching-wet-sand-v3.html
Edited January 21, 2023
touching wet sand – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/01/touching-wet-sand-v2.html
January 21, 2023
touching wet sand
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/01/touching-wet-sand.html
 
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, and 2024. 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.
 
poem, poetry, God, creation, nature, sand, hand, water, ocean, work, tide, wind, balance, beach, abundance, law of attraction,
 
#poem #poetry #God #creation #nature #sand #water #ocean #work #hand #tide #wind #balance #beach #abundance #lawofattraction


Wednesday, January 25, 2023

touching wet sand – v4

Turning East for but a quick moment
a small detour on my workday travels;
Maybe stopping for five minutes,
to go forward, to linger, to savor,
feeling the urgent pull of the sea.
 
Hearing the tides, the wind, the ocean,
walking towards the familiar dunes;
Reaching down, at the water’s edge
touching wet sand, the moving water,
connecting to the ancient, the primordial,
a simpler time on this path, this earth.
 
A casting in the liquid earth,
as temporary as the tide,
the moving waters, a breath;
Lingering but for a moment
gone before I turn ‘round.



 
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Edited January 25, 2023

touching wet sand – v4

 

Edited January 23, 2023

touching wet sand – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/01/touching-wet-sand-v3.html

Edited January 21, 2023

touching wet sand – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/01/touching-wet-sand-v2.html

January 21, 2023

touching wet sand

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/01/touching-wet-sand.html

 

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, and 2023. 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.

 

Poem, poetry, sand, hand, water, ocean, work, tide, wind, work,

 

#poem #sand #water #ocean #work #poetry #hand #tide #wind #work

Monday, January 23, 2023

touching wet sand – v3

Turning East for but a moment
a small detour on my workday travels;
Maybe stopping for five minutes,
to go, to linger, to savor,
feeling the pull of the sea.
 
Hearing the tides, the ocean,
walking towards the familiar dunes;
Touching wet sand, the water,
connecting to the ancient, the primordial,
a simpler time on this path, this earth.
 
A casting in the liquid earth,
as temporary as the tides
the moving waters, a breath;
Lingering but for a moment
gone before I turn ‘round.



 
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Edited January 23, 2023

touching wet sand – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/01/touching-wet-sand-v3.html

Edited January 21, 2023

touching wet sand – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/01/touching-wet-sand-v2.html

January 21, 2023

touching wet sand

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/01/touching-wet-sand.html

 

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, and 2023. 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.

 

 

Poem, poetry, sand, hand, water, ocean, work

 

#poem #poetry #hand #sand #water #ocean #work


Saturday, January 21, 2023

touching wet sand - v2

Turning East for a moment
a small detour on my travels;
Maybe stopping for 5 minutes,
feeling the pull of the sea.
 
Hearing the tides, the ocean,
walking towards the dunes;
Touching wet sand, the water,
connecting to the ancient, the primordial,
a simpler time on earth.
 
A casting in the liquid earth,
as temporary as the tides;
Lingering but for a moment
gone before I turn around.



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Edited January 23, 2023

touching wet sand – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/01/touching-wet-sand-v3.html

Edited January 21, 2023

touching wet sand – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/01/touching-wet-sand-v2.html

January 21, 2023

touching wet sand

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/01/touching-wet-sand.html

 

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, and 2023. 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.

 

 

Poem, poetry, sand, hand, water, ocean, work

 

#poem #poetry #hand #sand #water #ocean #work

touching wet sand

Turning East for a moment
a small detour on my travels;
Maybe stopping for 5 minutes,
feeling the pull of the sea.

 

Hearing the tides, the ocean,
walking towards the dunes;
Touching wet sand, the water,
connecting to the ancient, the primordial,
a simpler time on earth.

 


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Edited January 23, 2023

touching wet sand – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/01/touching-wet-sand-v3.html

Edited January 21, 2023

touching wet sand – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/01/touching-wet-sand-v2.html

January 21, 2023

touching wet sand

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/01/touching-wet-sand.html

 

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, and 2023. 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.

 

 

Poem, poetry, sand, hand, water, ocean, work

 

#poem #poetry #hand #sand #water #ocean #work

Friday, September 27, 2019

a knife cut – v2

a knife cut
diving through the corona
edge of the sun
alive, on fire
or jabbed through,
maybe an eye
its silhouette
ablaze with false color
orange and yellow
where baby blues ought to be

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edited September 27, 2019
a knife cut – v2

July 20, 2018
the hilt of the knife – v2
July 20, 2018
the hilt of the knife
July 20, 2018
a knife cut
poetry prompt:
7/20/18
How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you see
(a small bright yellow sun in an orange sky with a narrow cloud
cutting across the horizon line and face of the sun)
Realistic Poetry
&
July 14, 2018
Flight
challenge question on Realistic Poetry twitter page
“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you see!”
picture of woman stretching as high as she could
on the very top edge of a log in a field
&
edited July 9, 2018
the demon too big for his body – v2
July 9, 2018
the demon too big for his body
Post 7/6/18 of ghost or some other spectre
“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you see!”
on Realistic Poetry
&
edited July 9, 2018
edited July 9, 2018
each droplet breathed, a prayer – v3
edited July 9, 2018
each droplet breathed, a prayer – v2
edited July 9, 2018
each droplet breathed, a prayer
&
edited July 7, 2018
As threadbare as old cheesecloth – v7
(merging edits to versions 5 and 6)
edited July 7, 2018

As threadbare as old cheesecloth – v6
(editing original)
Edited November 20, 2014
As threadbare as old cheesecloth – v5
(editing version 3)
edited October 6, 2014
As threadbare as old cheesecloth – v4
Edited October 25, 2013
As threadbare as old cheesecloth – v3
edited November 14, 2011
As threadbare as old cheesecloth – v2
May 21, 2009
As threadbare as old cheesecloth
title saved 12/27/08
&
edited July 7, 2018
late spring, early summer – v2
edited July 7, 2018
the skin of an ancient reptile – v3
adding a third stanza
edited July 7, 2018
the skin of an ancient reptile – v2
July 7, 2018
late spring, early summer
July 7, 2018
the living map rolled out – v2
July 7, 2018
the living map rolled out
July 7, 2018
the skin of an ancient reptile
challenge post on twitter page
“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you see!”
picture of a leaf
Realistic Poetry
&
edited July 4, 2018
each drop breathed, a prayer
edited July 4, 2018
each drop a prayer – v3
edited July 4, 2018
each drop a prayer – v2
July 3, 2018
each drop a prayer
July 2, 2018
Pearls and Jewels of Water on the Bloom
July 2, 2018
post on the Realistic Poetry Twitter page,
a picture of a orange lily covered in rain water
“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you see!”
edits to last stanza of prior poem
edited June 26, 2014
After the Shower – v2
June 6, 2007 6:50
After the Shower
Wesley United Methodist Church
Concord, NH

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, 2017, and 2018. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 47,250 of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

spring, summery, green, autumn, creator, Faith, God, good soil, grace, hope, leaves, maple trees, Nature, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, senses, sight, touch, Writing Poetry,

#spring #summer #autumn #brown #creator #Faith #God #grace #green #hope #leaves #maple #Methodist #Nature #Poetry #senses #sight #touch #Writing #photograph #photography #imagination #colors #vibrant #alive #life #living

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child, choir, church, creator, Faith, flowers, God, hope, iris, leaves, life, Methodist, Nature, Photos, sanctuary, shower, sound, water, worship, yard, lily,

#drop #prayer #Pearls #Jewels #Water #Bloom #blossom #petals #child #choir #church #creator #Faith #flowers #God #hope #iris #life #Methodist #Nature #Photos #sanctuary #shower #sound #worship #lily #contest #poem #poetry #words #beauty #love #joy

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log, woman, gravity, balance, stretching, yearning, flight, belief, hope, striving, fall, fly, lift-off, beauty, courage, choice, free, freedom, life, faith,

#log #woman #gravity #balance #stretching #yearning #flight #belief #hope #striving #fall #fly #lift-off #beauty #courage #choice #free #freedom #life #faith #grace #love #God #liberty #joy #moment #presence #capture #photograph #photography #poem #poetry #RealisticPoetry
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sky, sun, orange, yellow, clouds, imagination, water, horizon, knife, dagger, hand, thrust, swirl, liquid, motion, photograph, photography, poem, poetry, Realistic Poetry,

#sky #sun #orange #yellow #clouds #imagination #water #horizon #knife #dagger #hilt #hand #thrust #swirl #liquid #motion #photograph #photography #poem #poetry #RealisticPoetry #liquidsky #creation #creator #image #eyeball #grape 

Saturday, July 21, 2018

the hilt of the knife – v2



the hilt of the knife
held by an invisible hand
stirring the cosmos
a swirl of orange, a circle of yellow
a thrust, sudden motion
the sun like a grape
pierced by the blade,
the sovereign of night
hastening the dying
of day, the light

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July 20, 2018
the hilt of the knife – v2

July 20, 2018
the hilt of the knife
July 20, 2018
a knife cut
poetry prompt:
7/20/18
How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you see
(a small bright yellow sun in an orange sky with a narrow cloud
cutting across the horizon line and face of the sun)
Realistic Poetry
&
July 14, 2018
Flight
challenge question on Realistic Poetry twitter page
“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you see!”
picture of woman stretching as high as she could
on the very top edge of a log in a field
&
edited July 9, 2018
the demon too big for his body – v2
July 9, 2018
the demon too big for his body
Post 7/6/18 of ghost or some other spectre
“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you see!”
on Realistic Poetry
&
edited July 9, 2018
edited July 9, 2018
each droplet breathed, a prayer – v3
edited July 9, 2018
each droplet breathed, a prayer – v2
edited July 9, 2018
each droplet breathed, a prayer
&
edited July 7, 2018
As threadbare as old cheesecloth – v7
(merging edits to versions 5 and 6)
edited July 7, 2018

As threadbare as old cheesecloth – v6
(editing original)
Edited November 20, 2014
As threadbare as old cheesecloth – v5
(editing version 3)
edited October 6, 2014
As threadbare as old cheesecloth – v4
Edited October 25, 2013
As threadbare as old cheesecloth – v3
edited November 14, 2011
As threadbare as old cheesecloth – v2
May 21, 2009
As threadbare as old cheesecloth
title saved 12/27/08
&
edited July 7, 2018
late spring, early summer – v2
edited July 7, 2018
the skin of an ancient reptile – v3
adding a third stanza
edited July 7, 2018
the skin of an ancient reptile – v2
July 7, 2018
late spring, early summer
July 7, 2018
the living map rolled out – v2
July 7, 2018
the living map rolled out
July 7, 2018
the skin of an ancient reptile
challenge post on twitter page
“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you see!”
picture of a leaf
Realistic Poetry
&
edited July 4, 2018
each drop breathed, a prayer
edited July 4, 2018
each drop a prayer – v3
edited July 4, 2018
each drop a prayer – v2
July 3, 2018
each drop a prayer
July 2, 2018
Pearls and Jewels of Water on the Bloom
July 2, 2018
post on the Realistic Poetry Twitter page,
a picture of a orange lily covered in rain water
“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you see!”
edits to last stanza of prior poem
edited June 26, 2014
After the Shower – v2
June 6, 2007 6:50
After the Shower
Wesley United Methodist Church
Concord, NH

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, 2017, and 2018. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 47,250 of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

spring, summery, green, autumn, creator, Faith, God, good soil, grace, hope, leaves, maple trees, Nature, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, senses, sight, touch, Writing Poetry,

#spring #summer #autumn #brown #creator #Faith #God #grace #green #hope #leaves #maple #Methodist #Nature #Poetry #senses #sight #touch #Writing #photograph #photography #imagination #colors #vibrant #alive #life #living

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child, choir, church, creator, Faith, flowers, God, hope, iris, leaves, life, Methodist, Nature, Photos, sanctuary, shower, sound, water, worship, yard, lily,

#drop #prayer #Pearls #Jewels #Water #Bloom #blossom #petals #child #choir #church #creator #Faith #flowers #God #hope #iris #life #Methodist #Nature #Photos #sanctuary #shower #sound #worship #lily #contest #poem #poetry #words #beauty #love #joy

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#ghost, demon, evil, spectre, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, senses, sight, Writing Poetry, Realistic Poetry, poem, poetry, photograph, photography, imagination

#ghost #demon #devil #evil #spectre #PoetryWhereYouLive #RaymondAFoss #senses #sight #Writing #RealisticPoetry #poem #poetry #photograph #photography #imagination #spectral #apparition #paranormal #vision #cemetery #night #body

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log, woman, gravity, balance, stretching, yearning, flight, belief, hope, striving, fall, fly, lift-off, beauty, courage, choice, free, freedom, life, faith,

#log #woman #gravity #balance #stretching #yearning #flight #belief #hope #striving #fall #fly #lift-off #beauty #courage #choice #free #freedom #life #faith #grace #love #God #liberty #joy #moment #presence #capture #photograph #photography #poem #poetry #RealisticPoetry
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sky, sun, orange, yellow, clouds, imagination, water, horizon, knife, dagger, hand, thrust, swirl, liquid, motion, photograph, photography, poem, poetry, Realistic Poetry,

#sky #sun #orange #yellow #clouds #imagination #water #horizon #knife #dagger #hilt #hand #thrust #swirl #liquid #motion #photograph #photography #poem #poetry #RealisticPoetry #liquidsky #creation #creator #image #eyeball #grape