Pulling out Kudzu – v5

Worse than dandelions,
more tenacious
than poison ivy,
an invasive species,
unwanted, connected…
 
Woven into the vine,
the soil, the ground
the very fabric of our lives,
the fabric of the world…
 
Tares with the wheat,
but no time to wait for harvest,
for the difference clearer,
the kudzu spreading,
intertwined within…
 
Needing to be pulled out
no matter the pain,
nothing remaining
of the weeds, the tares…
 
The roots, the vines,
an invasive species
entwined within,
pulling out the kudzu
briers, the dead branches…
 
The roots deep remaining
pulling them out also,
ignoring the thorns,
doing what must be done…
 
------
Edited May 30, 2024
Pulling out the Kudzu – v5
 
Edited August 21, 2013
“Pulling out Kudzu”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/pulling-out-kudzu.html
Edited August 21, 2013
“pulling out weeds – v2”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/pulling-out-weeds-v2.html
July 19, 2013
“pulling out weeds”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/07/pulling-out-weeds.html
Matthew 13:3-9
“The Parable of the Sower”
Matthew 13:8
Upper Room Daily Devotional
 “piritual Sowing and Growing”
http://devotional.upperroom.org/devotionals/2013-07-19   
by Pramila Barkataki
for July 19, 2013
read July 19, 2013
 
 
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, 202 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.
 
Christ, Faith, God, grace, love, purpose, Savior, witness, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, Matthew 13, sower, seed, soil, prepare, pray, kudzu, tares,
 
#faith #God #Christ #love #grace #witness #Savior #hope #joy #Spirit #calling #Matthew13 #seed #sower #pray #tares

a wound open, not healing

a wound open, not healing

infected, oozing,

puss, other discharge

needing more attention

staples, stitches being pulled out

without anesthesia, unclean

unsanitary conditions

buried deep, infected

a part of the skin

the body, the flesh

trying to remove

but it is not easy

the infection awakened

putting up a fight

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

August 29, 2019

a wound open, not healing

edited July 17, 2019

trying to remove the ink from the milk – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/07/trying-to-remove-ink-from-milk-v2.html

June 9, 2019

trying to remove the ink from the milk

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/06/trying-to-remove-ink-from-milk.html

imagery - not putting the toothpaste

back in the tube; but removing

a drop of ink out of a gallon of milk

or like fully removing kudzu

or the roots of dandelions from land.

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, and 2019. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 51,700 of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

God, Christ, Spirit, faith, belief, love, grace, religion, church, denomination, ink, milk, solution, separation, removal, relinquish, united, untied, roots, kudzu,

#God #Christ #Spirit #faith #belief #love #grace #religion #church #denomination #ink #milk #solution #separation #removal #relinquish #united #untied #roots #kudzu

trying to remove the ink from the milk – v2

trying to remove the ink from the milk

the dye out of the solution, mixing,

roots sunk down deep, within,

into the fabric, deep meaning

pain too great to bear

trying to remove the ink from the milk

the dye of out of the solution, quickly,

cutting off the ties that bind

holding us, that connect us together

pain too great to bear

trying to remove the ink from the milk

the dye out of the solution, a process,

striving to remove, to extract

the threads, the drops remaining

pain too great to bear

trying to remove the ink out of the milk

the dye out of the solution, completely

a slow painful process, itself a journey

removing, severing all ties

pain too great to bear

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

edited July 17, 2019

trying to remove the ink from the milk – v2

June 9, 2019

trying to remove the ink from the milk

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/06/trying-to-remove-ink-from-milk.html

imagery - not putting the toothpaste

back in the tube; but removing

a drop of ink out of a gallon of milk

or like fully removing kudzu

or the roots of dandelions from land.

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, and 2019. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 50,800 of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

God, Christ, Spirit, faith, belief, love, grace, religion, church, denomination, ink, milk, solution, separation, removal, relinquish, united, untied, roots, kudzu,

#God #Christ #Spirit #faith #belief #love #grace #religion #church #denomination #ink #milk #solution #separation #removal #relinquish #united #untied #roots #kudzu

trying to remove ink from milk

trying to remove ink from milk

a dye of out of solution, quickly,

cutting off the ties that bind

holding us, that connect us together

trying to remove ink from milk

a dye out of solution, made clear,

roots sunk down deep, within,

into the fabric, deep meaning

trying to remove ink from milk

a dye out of solution, a process,

striving to remove, to extract

the threads, the drops remaining

trying to remove ink out of milk

a dye out of solution, completely

a slow painful process, itself a journey

removing, severing all ties

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

edited June 9, 2019

trying to remove ink from milk

June 9, 2019

trying to remove the ink from the milk

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1137723059186675712

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/06/trying-to-remove-ink-from-milk.html

stanza 1 – https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1137722497980391424

stanza 2 – https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1137722060610949120

stanza 3 – https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1137721748089126912

stanza 4 – https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1137721485773197313

imagery - not putting the toothpaste

back in the tube; but removing

a drop of ink out of a gallon of milk

or like fully removing kudzu

or the roots of dandelions from land.

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, and 2019. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 50,210 of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

God, Christ, Spirit, faith, belief, love, grace, religion, church, denomination, ink, milk, solution, separation, removal, relinquish, united, untied, roots, kudzu,

#God #Christ #Spirit #faith #belief #love #grace #religion #church #denomination #ink #milk #solution #separation #removal #relinquish #united #untied #roots #kudzu

trying to remove the ink from the milk

trying to remove the ink from the milk

the dye out of the solution, mixing,

roots sunk down deep, within,

into the fabric, deep meaning

trying to remove the ink from the milk

the dye of out of the solution, quickly,

cutting off the ties that bind

holding us, that connect us together

trying to remove the ink from the milk

the dye out of the solution, a process,

striving to remove, to extract

the threads, the drops remaining

trying to remove the ink out of the milk

the dye out of the solution, completely

a slow painful process, itself a journey

removing, severing all ties

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

June 9, 2019

trying to remove the ink from the milk

stanza 1 – https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1137722497980391424

stanza 2 – https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1137722060610949120

stanza 3 – https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1137721748089126912

stanza 4 – https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1137721485773197313

imagery - not putting the toothpaste

back in the tube; but removing

a drop of ink out of a gallon of milk

or like fully removing kudzu

or the roots of dandelions from land.

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, and 2019. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 50,210 of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

God, Christ, Spirit, faith, belief, love, grace, religion, church, denomination, ink, milk, solution, separation, removal, relinquish, united, untied, roots, kudzu,

#God #Christ #Spirit #faith #belief #love #grace #religion #church #denomination #ink #milk #solution #separation #removal #relinquish #united #untied #roots #kudzu

Pulling out Kudzu – v4

Worse than dandelions,

more tenacious

than poison ivy,

an invasive species

unwanted, connected;

Woven into the vine

the soil, the ground

the very fabric of our lives

of the world

Tares with the wheat

but no time to wait for harvest

for the difference more clear

the kudzu spreading

intertwined within;

Needing to be pulled out

no matter the pain

nothing remaining

of the weeds

The roots, the vines,

the invasive species

entwined within,

pulling out the kudzu

the briers, the dead stuff;

The roots deep remaining

pulling them out too,

ignoring the thorns,

doing what must be done

------

edited December 27, 2015

Pulling out Kudzu - v4

(editing version 3)

edited February 22, 2015

Pulling out Kudzu – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/02/pulling-out-kudzu-v3.html

Edited August 21, 2013

“Pulling out Kudzu – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/pulling-out-kudzu-v2.html

Edited August 21, 2013

“Pulling out Kudzu”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/pulling-out-kudzu.html

Edited August 21, 2013

“pulling out weeds – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/pulling-out-weeds-v2.html

July 19, 2013

“pulling out weeds”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/07/pulling-out-weeds.html

Matthew 13:3-9

“The Parable of the Sower”

Matthew 13:8

Upper Room Daily Devotional

 “Spiritual Sowing and Growing”

http://devotional.upperroom.org/devotionals/2013-07-19   

by Pramila Barkataki

for July 19, 2013

read July 19, 2013

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 40,440+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Pulling out Kudzu – v3

worse than dandelions

more tenacious

than poison ivy

an invasive species

unwanted, connected

woven into the vine

the soil, the ground

the very fabric

tares with the wheat

but no time to wait for harvest

for the difference more clear

the kudzu spreading

intertwined within

needing to be pulled out

no matter the pain

nothing remaining

the roots, the vines

the invasive species

entwined within

pulling out the kudzu

the briers, the dead stuff,

the roots deep remaining

pulling them out too,

ignoring the thorns,

doing what must be done

------

edited December 27, 2015

Pulling out Kudzu - v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/12/pulling-out-kudzu-v4.html

(editing version 3)

edited February 22, 2015

Pulling out Kudzu – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/02/pulling-out-kudzu-v3.html

Edited August 21, 2013

“Pulling out Kudzu – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/pulling-out-kudzu-v2.html

Edited August 21, 2013

“Pulling out Kudzu”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/pulling-out-kudzu.html

Edited August 21, 2013

“pulling out weeds – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/pulling-out-weeds-v2.html

July 19, 2013

“pulling out weeds”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/07/pulling-out-weeds.html

Matthew 13:3-9

“The Parable of the Sower”

Matthew 13:8

Upper Room Daily Devotional

 “Spiritual Sowing and Growing”

http://devotional.upperroom.org/devotionals/2013-07-19   

by Pramila Barkataki

for July 19, 2013

read July 19, 2013

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 40,440+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Pulling out Kudzu – v2

worse than dandelions

more tenacious

than poison ivy

an invasive species

unwanted, connected

woven into the vine

the soil, the ground

tares with the wheat

but no time to wait for harvest

for the difference more clear

the kudzu spreading

intertwined within

needing to be pulled out

no matter the pain

nothing remaining

the roots, the vines

the invasive species

entwined within

pulling out the kudzu

the briers, the dead stuff

the roots deep remaining

pulling them out

ignoring the thorns,

what must be done

------

edited December 27, 2015

Pulling out Kudzu - v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/12/pulling-out-kudzu-v4.html

(editing version 3)

edited February 22, 2015

Pulling out Kudzu – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/02/pulling-out-kudzu-v3.html

Edited August 21, 2013

“Pulling out Kudzu – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/pulling-out-kudzu-v2.html

Edited August 21, 2013

“Pulling out Kudzu”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/pulling-out-kudzu.html

Edited August 21, 2013

“pulling out weeds – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/pulling-out-weeds-v2.html

July 19, 2013

“pulling out weeds”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/07/pulling-out-weeds.html

Matthew 13:3-9

“The Parable of the Sower”

Matthew 13:8

Upper Room Daily Devotional

 “Spiritual Sowing and Growing”

http://devotional.upperroom.org/devotionals/2013-07-19   

by Pramila Barkataki

for July 19, 2013

read July 19, 2013

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 40,440+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Pulling out Kudzu

worse than dandelions

than poison ivy

an invasive species

unwanted, connected

woven into the vine

the soil, the ground

the tares with the wheat

but no time to wait for the harvest

for the difference more clear

the kudzu spreading

intertwined within

needing to be pulled out

no matter the pain

------

edited December 27, 2015

Pulling out Kudzu - v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/12/pulling-out-kudzu-v4.html

(editing version 3)

edited February 22, 2015

Pulling out Kudzu – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/02/pulling-out-kudzu-v3.html

Edited August 21, 2013

“Pulling out Kudzu – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/pulling-out-kudzu-v2.html

Edited August 21, 2013

“Pulling out Kudzu”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/pulling-out-kudzu.html

Edited August 21, 2013

“pulling out weeds – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/pulling-out-weeds-v2.html

July 19, 2013

“pulling out weeds”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/07/pulling-out-weeds.html

Matthew 13:3-9

“The Parable of the Sower”

Matthew 13:8

Upper Room Daily Devotional

 “Spiritual Sowing and Growing”

http://devotional.upperroom.org/devotionals/2013-07-19   

by Pramila Barkataki

for July 19, 2013

read July 19, 2013

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 40,440+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

pulling out weeds – v2

our ground not ready

not yet good soil

needing to prepare, to till

pulling out the weeds

the roots slow coming

slowly, over time

prepared for the planting

Clearing he soil of their roots

the roots deep within

ready to receive the seeds

good soil for

seeds of God’s love

------

edited December 27, 2015

Pulling out Kudzu - v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/12/pulling-out-kudzu-v4.html

(editing version 3)

edited February 22, 2015

Pulling out Kudzu – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/02/pulling-out-kudzu-v3.html

Edited August 21, 2013

“Pulling out Kudzu – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/pulling-out-kudzu-v2.html

Edited August 21, 2013

“Pulling out Kudzu”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/pulling-out-kudzu.html

Edited August 21, 2013

“pulling out weeds – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/pulling-out-weeds-v2.html

July 19, 2013

“pulling out weeds”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/07/pulling-out-weeds.html

Matthew 13:3-9

“The Parable of the Sower”

Matthew 13:8

Upper Room Daily Devotional

 “Spiritual Sowing and Growing”

http://devotional.upperroom.org/devotionals/2013-07-19   

by Pramila Barkataki

for July 19, 2013

read July 19, 2013

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 40,440+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

pulling out weeds

our ground not ready

not yet good soil

needing to prepare, to till

pulling out the weeds

slowly, over time

Clearing he soil of their roots

the roots deep within

ready to receive the seeds

the seeds of God’s love

------

edited December 27, 2015

Pulling out Kudzu - v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/12/pulling-out-kudzu-v4.html

(editing version 3)

edited February 22, 2015

Pulling out Kudzu – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/02/pulling-out-kudzu-v3.html

Edited August 21, 2013

“Pulling out Kudzu – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/pulling-out-kudzu-v2.html

Edited August 21, 2013

“Pulling out Kudzu”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/pulling-out-kudzu.html

Edited August 21, 2013

“pulling out weeds – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/pulling-out-weeds-v2.html

July 19, 2013

“pulling out weeds”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/07/pulling-out-weeds.html

Matthew 13:3-9

“The Parable of the Sower”

Matthew 13:8

Upper Room Daily Devotional

 “Spiritual Sowing and Growing”

http://devotional.upperroom.org/devotionals/2013-07-19   

by Pramila Barkataki

for July 19, 2013

read July 19, 2013

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 40,440+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.