#Treasure in its #simplicity – v4 #poetry #photography #Ukraine #leaf #Autumn #winter #EricaKabeava #TarasShevchenko #beauty #God #prayer #English #Ukrainian #Поезія #фотографія #Україна #листок #осінь #зима #ЕрікаКабеава #ТарасШевченко #краса #Бог #молитва #англійська #українська #мова

Revealing its true face,
A treasure in its simplicity,
the golden hue in her palms,
the ordinary passage of the seasons,
simple moments of reflection,
paying no heed to the chaos around,
war, the ceaseless storm…
 
A single leaf, picked from the field,
held, cradled in worn, weary palms,
a treasure in its simplicity, its purity,
a beautiful messenger, a whisper,
a harbinger of autumn, a prayer,
a premonition of winter’s approach,
the cold that will soon arrive…
 
Like wheat, sunflowers,
the colors of this nation,
held so freely, so tenderly,
ordinariness in simplicity,
the color yellow beneath the autumn-blue sky,
a symbol of Ukraine,
of their nation that yearns for peace…
 
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Edited September 18, 2026
Treasure in its simplicity – v4
 
Translated back into English
Edited September 18, 2026
Скарб у своїй простоті – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/09/v3.html
Translating version 2 into Ukrainian
Edited October 25, 2025
Treasure in its simplicity – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/10/treasure-in-its-simplicity-v2.html
October 22, 2025
Treasure in its simplicity
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/10/treasure-in-its-simplicity.html
Photograph posted October 21, 2025
By Erica Kabeava (https://www.instagram.com/ericakabaeva/ )
Edited October 23, 2025
Ukraina – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/10/ukraina-v3.html
Edited October 30, 2024
Had she known – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/had-she-known-v2.html
after poem, “Had she known”,
based on the poem, “The Poplar”,
about a maiden’s Kozak lover
by Taras Shevchenko
Written and posted October 2, 2024
after “Perebendya”
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/after-perebendya_23.html
after poem, “after “Perebendya””,
based on the poem, “Perebendya”,
the last of the Kobzars
by Taras Shevchenko
Written and posted October 2, 2024
Do the Kobzars sing
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/do-kobzars-sing_23.html
after poem, “the suffering of Ukraine”,
based on the Dedication to “The Kobzar”,
by Taras Shevchenko
Edited October 30, 2024
Sing to me, Taras – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/sing-to-me-taras-v2.html
a prayer to Taras Shevchenko
Edited and posted October 17, 2024
Channeling Taras – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/channeling-taras-v2_26.html
About Taras Shevchenko speaking to my spirit,
through his life and poetry
 
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, 2024, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com 
Poetry Where You Live.
 
poetry, Ukraine, God, prayer, war, terror, genocide, Russia, peace, victory, Taras Shevchenko, Ukrainian, freedom, independence, history, glory, pain, serfdom, muse, prison
 
#poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #war #terror #genocide #Russia #peace #victory #TarasShevchenko #Taras #Shevchenko #muse #Ukrainian #glory #serfdom #prison #freedom #independence #history
 
Poetry, photography, Ukraine, leaf, Autumn, Winter, Erica Kabeava, Taras Shevchenko, beauty, God, prayer, English, Ukrainian, language
 
#poetry #photography #Ukraine #leaf #Autumn #winter #EricaKabeava #TarasShevchenko #beauty #God #prayer #English #Ukrainian #Поезія #фотографія #Україна #листок #осінь #зима #ЕрікаКабеава #ТарасШевченко #краса #Бог #молитва #англійська #українська #мова

Скарб у своїй простоті – v3 #poetry #photography #Ukraine #leaf #Autumn #winter #EricaKabeava #TarasShevchenko #beauty #God #prayer #English #Ukrainian #language #Поезія #фотографія #Україна #листок #осінь #зима #ЕрікаКабеава #ТарасШевченко #краса #Бог #молитва #англійська #українська #мова

Відкриваючи своє справжнє обличчя,
Скарб у своїй простоті,
золотий колір у її долонях,
звичайність зміни пір року,
прості миті роздумів,
не звертаючи уваги на хаос навколо,
війну, безперервну бурю…
 
Один листок, підібраний з поля,
тримається, укладений у зношені, втомлені долоні,
скарб у своїй простоті, чистоті,
прекрасний посланець, шепіт,
вісник осені, молитва,
передчуття наближення зими,
холоду, що незабаром настане…
 
Як пшениця, соняшники,
кольори цієї нації,
тримані так вільно, ніжно,
звичайність у простоті,
жовтий колір під осінньо-лазуровим небом,
символ України,
їхньої нації, що прагне миру…
 
----------------
Edited September 18, 2026
Скарб у своїй простоті – v3
 
Translating version 2 into Ukrainian
Edited October 25, 2025
Treasure in its simplicity – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/10/treasure-in-its-simplicity-v2.html
October 22, 2025
Treasure in its simplicity
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/10/treasure-in-its-simplicity.html
Photograph posted October 21, 2025
By Erica Kabeava (https://www.instagram.com/ericakabaeva/ )
Edited October 23, 2025
Ukraina – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/10/ukraina-v3.html
Edited October 30, 2024
Had she known – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/had-she-known-v2.html
after poem, “Had she known”,
based on the poem, “The Poplar”,
about a maiden’s Kozak lover
by Taras Shevchenko
Written and posted October 2, 2024
after “Perebendya”
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/after-perebendya_23.html
after poem, “after “Perebendya””,
based on the poem, “Perebendya”,
the last of the Kobzars
by Taras Shevchenko
Written and posted October 2, 2024
Do the Kobzars sing
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/do-kobzars-sing_23.html
after poem, “the suffering of Ukraine”,
based on the Dedication to “The Kobzar”,
by Taras Shevchenko
Edited October 30, 2024
Sing to me, Taras – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/sing-to-me-taras-v2.html
a prayer to Taras Shevchenko
Edited and posted October 17, 2024
Channeling Taras – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/channeling-taras-v2_26.html
About Taras Shevchenko speaking to my spirit,
through his life and poetry
 
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, 2024, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com 
Poetry Where You Live.
 
poetry, Ukraine, God, prayer, war, terror, genocide, Russia, peace, victory, Taras Shevchenko, Ukrainian, freedom, independence, history, glory, pain, serfdom, muse, prison,
 
#poetry #Ukraine #God #prayer #war #terror #genocide #Russia #peace #victory #TarasShevchenko #Taras #Shevchenko #muse #Ukrainian #glory #serfdom #prison #freedom #independence #history
 
Poetry, photography, Ukraine, leaf, Autumn, Winter, Erica Kabeava, Taras Shevchenko, beauty, God, prayer, English, Ukrainian, language,
 
#poetry #photography #Ukraine #leaf #Autumn #winter #EricaKabeava #TarasShevchenko #beauty #God #prayer #English #Ukrainian #Англійська #Українська #мова
 
#Поезія #фотографія #Україна #листок #осінь #зима #ЕрікаКабеава #ТарасШевченко #краса #Бог #молитва #англійська #українська #мова

Seeking to #describe #Color – v2 #poetry #writingpoetry

In so many poems, too many to number,

seeking to describe color, to explain,
nuance, variations, shades, and hues,
textures even, weight, and wetness…
 
Speaking in language of senses, of truth, finality,
when there is no anchor, whimsy only,
no scale to measure, no frame of reference,
no gage, no wheel, really, nothing to reference…
 
So much is subjective, proprietary language,
a palette for merchandise, another for nature,
living color on a canvas, on living sculpture,
in living things, creatures, in the natural world…
 
In shapes, alive in the moment, my experience,
in woods, on the seashore, in frozen images,
too many to number, striving, yearning,
to make the color, the words just right…
 
---------------------
New March 11, 2024
Painting with a brush filled with Stars
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/painting-with-brush-filled-with-stars.html
Edited March 11, 2024
A Boldness of the Colors – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/a-boldness-of-colors-v3.html
Edited/New March 11, 2024
Painting with a brush filled with dew
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/painting-with-brush-filled-with-dew.html
New March 11, 2024
Each droplet of dew placed
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/each-droplet-of-dew-placed.html
Edited March 11, 2024
Each drop breathed, a prayer – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/each-drop-breathed-prayer-v2.html
Edited March 11, 2024
A Cup of Berries – v6
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/a-cup-of-berries-v6.html
Edited March 11, 2024
Open and Inviting – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/open-and-inviting-v2.html
Edited March 10, 2024
Living flesh shimmering – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/living-flesh-shimmering-v2.html
&
Edited March 8, 2024
Seeking to describe Color
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/seeking-to-describe-color.html
March 8, 2024
Seeking to define Color
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/seeking-to-define-color.html
&
edited March 4, 2017
The Colors of Our Gardens – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/03/the-colors-of-our-gardens-v2.html
&
edited August 2, 2014
Why is Blue, Blue – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/why-is-blue-blue-v2.html
&
edited October 20, 2018
Reds – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/10/reds-v4.html
edited September 30, 2017
&
Edited October 6, 2023
Dipping my brush – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/10/dipping-my-brush-v2.html
September 1, 2023
About range of art on display at
Art Studio, by the Pier,
St. Augustine, Florida
&
Edited February 1, 2024
Painting in shades of light – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/painting-in-shades-of-light-v2.html
&
edited October 27, 2015
His Palette of Autumn – v5
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/10/his-palette-of-autumn-v5.html
&
March 8, 2024
Living flesh shimmering
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/living-flesh-shimmering.html
Inspired by picture of
JL Black Ruby plumeria bloom
March 8, 2024
posted by Clark Little
on his Facebook page
&
March 7, 2024
Kissed by the breath of morning – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/kissed-by-breath-of-morning-v4.html
Inspired by picture of
Nebels Gold Plumeria bloom
March 6, 2024
posted by Clark Little
on his Facebook page
&
Edited February 13, 2024
Kissed by the breath of morning – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/kissed-by-breath-of-morning-v3.html
inspired by picture of
Light yellow Plumeria bloom
February 12, 2024
posted by Clark Little
on his Facebook page
 
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.
---------------
faith, God, God’s purpose, Methodist, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, Christ, father, son, love, The Shack, trinity, Holy Spirit, wisdom, Proverbs, light, mother, garden, dance,
 
#faith #God #purpose #Christ #father #son #love #TheShack #trinity #Spirit #mother #Savior #dance #communion
 
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apple, blood, blue, brown, creator, Faith, God, gold, green, hope, Nature, orange, Poetry Where You Live, rainbow, red, sky, taste, texture, white, yellow, spectrum,
 
#apple #blood #blue #brown #creator #Faith #God #gold #green #Nature #orange #rainbow #red #sky #taste #texture #white #yellow #spectrum
 
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blood, Faith, fire, home, hope, light, memories, Nature, New Hampshire, October, Photos, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, rainbow, sky, sun, autumn, color, America, reds,
 
#blood #eyes #Faith #fire #fruit #home #hope #light #memories #Nature #NH #October #orange #Photos #poetry #rainbow #sky #sun #yellow #autumn #color #America #candyapple #merlot #burgundy #fireengine #leaves #maple #poplar #birch
 
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Poetry, spirit, light, water, wind, earth, fire, air, sky, wood, metal, beach, ocean, art, painting, sculpture, ceramics, photography, artists, St. Augustine,
 
#poetry #poetrycommunity #writerslift #spirit #light #water #earth #fire #wind #air #sky #wood #metal #elements #beach #ocean #sculpture #ceramics #art #photography #artists #StAugustine
 
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poetry, painting, art, nature, baseball, photography, face portrait painting, light, sunshine, Graig Kreindler,
 
#poetry #painting #art #nature #baseball #photography #face #portraitpainting #light #sunshine #poetrycommunity #poetrytwitter
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sun, nature, New Hampshire, Poetry Where You Live, Faith, Raymond A. Foss, God, color,  winter, spring, summer, flowers, bright, pastel, light green, slumber, awakening, autumn, fall,
 
‪#sun ‪#nature ‪#NH ‪#Faith ‪#God ‪#color #winter ‪#spring ‪#sky #blue #green #awakening #rising #hope #promise #autumn #fall
 
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poetry, flower, Hawaii, beauty, Nebels Gold, plumeria, blossom, morning, awakening, dew, gelato, butter crème, lemon, sorbet, yellow, creation, joy, spiral, creme fraiche,
 
#poetry #flower #Hawaii #beauty #NebelsGold #plumeria #blossom #morning #awakening #dew #gelato #buttercrème #lemon #sorbet #yellow #creation #joy #spiral #cremefraiche
 
-------------
poetry, flower, Hawaii, beauty, JL Black Ruby, plumeria, ruby, blossom, dew, gelato, sorbet, color, boysenberry sorbet, red, purple, creation, joy, spiral, opening,
 
#poetry #flower #Hawaii #beauty #JLBlackRuby #plumeria #ruby #blossom #dew #gelato #sorbet #color #boysenberrysorbet #red #purple #creation #joy #spiral #opening
 
-----------------
poetry, color, description, writing poetry, shade, hue, language, nature, image, imagination, photograph, art, beauty, alive, senses, power,
 
#poetry #color #description #writingpoetry #shade #hue #words #language #nature #image #imagination #photograph #art #beauty #alive #senses #power

Edited March 11, 2024

the skin of an ancient reptile – v5

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-skin-of-ancient-reptile-v5.html

Edited March 11, 2024

our quest continues – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/our-quest-continues-v2.html

Edited March 11, 2024

A saturation of green – v4

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/a-saturation-of-green-v4.html

Edited March 10, 2024

Apricot and Periwinkle – v8

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/apricot-and-periwinkle-v8.html

Edited March 10, 2024

A Violet Shawl – v6

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/a-violet-shawl-v6.html

Edited March 10, 2024

Seeking to describe Color – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/seeking-to-describe-color-v2.html

Seeking to describe #Color

In so many poems, too many to number,
seeking to describe color, to define,
nuance, the variations, shades, hues,
textures even, weight, and wetness…
 
Speaking in language of truth, finality,
when there is no anchor, whimsy only,
no scale to measure, no frame of reference,
no gage, no wheel, nothing to count against…
 
So much is subjective, proprietary language,
a palette for merchandise, another for nature,
living color on a canvas, on living sculpture,
in living things, creatures, in the world…
 
In shapes, alive in the moment, experience,
in woods, on the seashore, in images,
too many to number, striving, yearning,
to get the color, the words just right…
 
---------------------
Edited March 8, 2024
Seeking to describe Color
 
March 8, 2024
Seeking to define Color
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/seeking-to-define-color.html
&
edited March 4, 2017
The Colors of Our Gardens – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/03/the-colors-of-our-gardens-v2.html
&
edited August 2, 2014
Why is Blue, Blue – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/why-is-blue-blue-v2.html
&
edited October 20, 2018
Reds – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/10/reds-v4.html
edited September 30, 2017
&
Edited October 6, 2023
Dipping my brush – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/10/dipping-my-brush-v2.html
September 1, 2023
About range of art on display at
Art Studio, by the Pier,
St. Augustine, Florida
&
Edited February 1, 2024
Painting in shades of light – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/painting-in-shades-of-light-v2.html
&
edited October 27, 2015
His Palette of Autumn – v5
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/10/his-palette-of-autumn-v5.html
&
March 8, 2024
Living flesh shimmering
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/living-flesh-shimmering.html
Inspired by picture of
JL Black Ruby plumeria bloom
March 8, 2024
posted by Clark Little
on his Facebook page
&
March 7, 2024
Kissed by the breath of morning – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/kissed-by-breath-of-morning-v4.html
Inspired by picture of
Nebels Gold Plumeria bloom
March 6, 2024
posted by Clark Little
on his Facebook page
&
Edited February 13, 2024
Kissed by the breath of morning – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/kissed-by-breath-of-morning-v3.html
inspired by picture of
Light yellow Plumeria bloom
February 12, 2024
posted by Clark Little
on his Facebook page
 
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.
---------------
faith, God, God’s purpose, Methodist, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, Christ, father, son, love, The Shack, trinity, Holy Spirit, wisdom, Proverbs, light, mother, garden, dance,
 
#faith #God #purpose #Christ #father #son #love #TheShack #trinity #Spirit #mother #Savior #dance #communion
 
----------------
apple, blood, blue, brown, creator, Faith, God, gold, green, hope, Nature, orange, Poetry Where You Live, rainbow, red, sky, taste, texture, white, yellow, spectrum,
 
#apple #blood #blue #brown #creator #Faith #God #gold #green #Nature #orange #rainbow #red #sky #taste #texture #white #yellow #spectrum
 
---------------
blood, Faith, fire, home, hope, light, memories, Nature, New Hampshire, October, Photos, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, rainbow, sky, sun, autumn, color, America, reds,
 
#blood #eyes #Faith #fire #fruit #home #hope #light #memories #Nature #NH #October #orange #Photos #poetry #rainbow #sky #sun #yellow #autumn #color #America #candyapple #merlot #burgundy #fireengine #leaves #maple #poplar #birch
 
---------------------
Poetry, spirit, light, water, wind, earth, fire, air, sky, wood, metal, beach, ocean, art, painting, sculpture, ceramics, photography, artists, St. Augustine,
 
#poetry #poetrycommunity #writerslift #spirit #light #water #earth #fire #wind #air #sky #wood #metal #elements #beach #ocean #sculpture #ceramics #art #photography #artists #StAugustine
 
--------------------
poetry, painting, art, nature, baseball, photography, face portrait painting, light, sunshine, Graig Kreindler,
 
#poetry #painting #art #nature #baseball #photography #face #portraitpainting #light #sunshine #poetrycommunity #poetrytwitter
------------------
sun, nature, New Hampshire, Poetry Where You Live, Faith, Raymond A. Foss, God, color,  winter, spring, summer, flowers, bright, pastel, light green, slumber, awakening, autumn, fall,
 
‪#sun ‪#nature ‪#NH ‪#Faith ‪#God ‪#color #winter ‪#spring ‪#sky #blue #green #awakening #rising #hope #promise #autumn #fall
 
---------------
poetry, flower, Hawaii, beauty, Nebels Gold, plumeria, blossom, morning, awakening, dew, gelato, butter crème, lemon, sorbet, yellow, creation, joy, spiral, creme fraiche,
 
#poetry #flower #Hawaii #beauty #NebelsGold #plumeria #blossom #morning #awakening #dew #gelato #buttercrème #lemon #sorbet #yellow #creation #joy #spiral #cremefraiche
 
-------------
poetry, flower, Hawaii, beauty, JL Black Ruby, plumeria, ruby, blossom, dew, gelato, sorbet, color, boysenberry sorbet, red, purple, creation, joy, spiral, opening,
 
#poetry #flower #Hawaii #beauty #JLBlackRuby #plumeria #ruby #blossom #dew #gelato #sorbet #color #boysenberrysorbet #red #purple #creation #joy #spiral #opening
 
-----------------
poetry, color, description, writing poetry, shade, hue, language, nature, image, imagination, photograph, art, beauty, alive, senses, eyes, power,
 
#poetry #color #description #writingpoetry #shade #hue #words #language #nature #image #imagination #photograph #art #beauty #alive #senses #eyes #power

Seeking to define a #Color

In so many poems, too many to number,
seeking to define a color, to describe,
nuance, the variations, shades, hues,
textures even, weight, and wetness,
when there is no anchor, whimsy only,
no scale to measure, no frame of reference,
no gage, no wheel, nothing to count against…
 
So much subjective, proprietary language,
a palette for merchandise, another for nature,
living color on a canvas, on living sculpture,
in shapes, alive in the moment, experienced,
in the woods, on the seashore, in images,
too many to number, striving, yearning,
to get the color, the words just right…
 
---------------------
March 8, 2024
Seeking to define Color
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/seeking-to-define-color.html
&
edited March 4, 2017
The Colors of Our Gardens – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2017/03/the-colors-of-our-gardens-v2.html
&
edited August 2, 2014
Why is Blue, Blue – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/why-is-blue-blue-v2.html
&
edited October 20, 2018
Reds – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/10/reds-v4.html
edited September 30, 2017
&
Edited October 6, 2023
Dipping my brush – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/10/dipping-my-brush-v2.html
September 1, 2023
About range of art on display at
Art Studio, by the Pier,
St. Augustine, Florida
&
Edited February 1, 2024
Painting in shades of light – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/painting-in-shades-of-light-v2.html
&
edited October 27, 2015
His Palette of Autumn – v5
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/10/his-palette-of-autumn-v5.html
&
March 8, 2024
Living flesh shimmering
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/living-flesh-shimmering.html
Inspired by picture of
JL Black Ruby plumeria bloom
March 8, 2024
posted by Clark Little
on his Facebook page
&
March 7, 2024
Kissed by the breath of morning – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/kissed-by-breath-of-morning-v4.html
Inspired by picture of
Nebels Gold Plumeria bloom
March 6, 2024
posted by Clark Little
on his Facebook page
&
Edited February 13, 2024
Kissed by the breath of morning – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/kissed-by-breath-of-morning-v3.html
inspired by picture of
Light yellow Plumeria bloom
February 12, 2024
posted by Clark Little
on his Facebook page
 
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.
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faith, God, God’s purpose, Methodist, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, Christ, father, son, love, The Shack, trinity, Holy Spirit, wisdom, Proverbs, light, mother, garden, dance,
 
#faith #God #purpose #Christ #father #son #love #TheShack #trinity #Spirit #mother #Savior #dance #communion
 
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apple, blood, blue, brown, creator, Faith, God, gold, green, hope, Nature, orange, Poetry Where You Live, rainbow, red, sky, taste, texture, white, yellow, spectrum,
 
#apple #blood #blue #brown #creator #Faith #God #gold #green #Nature #orange #rainbow #red #sky #taste #texture #white #yellow #spectrum
 
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blood, Faith, fire, home, hope, light, memories, Nature, New Hampshire, October, Photos, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, rainbow, sky, sun, autumn, color, America, reds,
 
#blood #eyes #Faith #fire #fruit #home #hope #light #memories #Nature #NH #October #orange #Photos #poetry #rainbow #sky #sun #yellow #autumn #color #America #candyapple #merlot #burgundy #fireengine #leaves #maple #poplar #birch
 
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Poetry, spirit, light, water, wind, earth, fire, air, sky, wood, metal, beach, ocean, art, painting, sculpture, ceramics, photography, artists, St. Augustine,
 
#poetry #poetrycommunity #writerslift #spirit #light #water #earth #fire #wind #air #sky #wood #metal #elements #beach #ocean #sculpture #ceramics #art #photography #artists #StAugustine
 
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poetry, painting, art, nature, baseball, photography, face portrait painting, light, sunshine, Graig Kreindler,
 
#poetry #painting #art #nature #baseball #photography #face #portraitpainting #light #sunshine #poetrycommunity #poetrytwitter
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sun, nature, New Hampshire, Poetry Where You Live, Faith, Raymond A. Foss, God, color,  winter, spring, summer, flowers, bright, pastel, light green, slumber, awakening, autumn, fall,
 
‪#sun ‪#nature ‪#NH ‪#Faith ‪#God ‪#color #winter ‪#spring ‪#sky #blue #green #awakening #rising #hope #promise #autumn #fall
 
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poetry, flower, Hawaii, beauty, Nebels Gold, plumeria, blossom, morning, awakening, dew, gelato, butter crème, lemon, sorbet, yellow, creation, joy, spiral, creme fraiche,
 
#poetry #flower #Hawaii #beauty #NebelsGold #plumeria #blossom #morning #awakening #dew #gelato #buttercrème #lemon #sorbet #yellow #creation #joy #spiral #cremefraiche
 
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poetry, flower, Hawaii, beauty, JL Black Ruby, plumeria, ruby, blossom, dew, gelato, sorbet, color, boysenberry sorbet, red, purple, creation, joy, spiral, opening,
 
#poetry #flower #Hawaii #beauty #JLBlackRuby #plumeria #ruby #blossom #dew #gelato #sorbet #color #boysenberrysorbet #red #purple #creation #joy #spiral #opening
 
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poetry, color, description, writing poetry, shade, hue, language, nature, image, imagination, photograph, art, beauty, alive, senses, eyes,
 
#poetry #color #description #writingpoetry #shade #hue #words #language #nature #image #imagination #photograph #art #beauty #alive #senses #eyes

A fire on the horizon

A fire on the horizon

a rumble building, screaming

shouting this morning

Shattering the dawn.

A fire on the horizon

pulsing, growing stronger

a foreboding, alive

Shattering the dawn.

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November 12, 2018

A fire on the horizon

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1062042857379373056

edited August 7, 2018

sending a signal – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/08/sending-signal-v2.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1026776682743701504

August 7, 2018

sending a signal

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/08/sending-signal.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1026771286503174145

writing prompt

August 7, 2018

a picture of a person shining a flashlight up into the night sky

https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1026707376940834816

How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you see!

Realistic Poetry

https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/

&

August 6, 2018

Open and inviting

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/08/open-and-inviting.html

August 5, 2018

my reply

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1026279624072937474

August 5, 2018

writing prompt, “How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you see!”

a closeup picture of blueberries, red raspberries, and blackberries

https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1026107637639725056

edited June 21, 2014

A Cup of Berries – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/06/a-cup-of-berries-v2.html

August 10, 2008

A Cup of Berries

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/08/cup-of-berries.html

Rev. Lori Eldredge’s kitchen

North Kingstown, RI

&

July 29, 2018

bursting from the water

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/bursting-from-water.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1023724506924376064

photo writing prompt of a hummingbird bursting from a pool of water

“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you see!”

https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1023711549624442880

&

edited July 28, 2018

negotiating with the Beast – v12

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/negotiating-with-beast-v12.html

edited June 13, 2018

edited July 28, 2018

a tear in the fabric – v9

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/a-tear-in-fabric-v9.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1023314623481765889

July 28, 2018

writing prompt on Realistic Poetry

“We can’t be silent about sexual assault/abuse and domestic violence.

 So if you are reading this statement, we ask that you write a poem,

letter or inspirational message related to the topic of domestic violence

or sexual assault/abuse.”

https://www.realisticpoetry.com/thevoiceofpoets/we-can-t-be-silent-about-sexual-assault-abuse-and-domestic-violence

https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1023306761556582400

&

July 28, 2018

looking down – 3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/looking-down-3.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1023292554295615489

July 28, 2018

an angel chained

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/an-angel-chained.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1023290211537768448

photo writing prompt of an angel statue with its left hand up

“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you see!”

https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1023279600858591233

&

July 20, 2018

the hilt of the knife – v2

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1020453891094253579

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-hilt-of-knife-v2.html

July 20, 2018

the hilt of the knife

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1020453282685255680

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-hilt-of-knife.html

July 20, 2018

a knife cut

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1020454067267670016

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/a-knife-cut.html

&

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)

https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1020320226070605824

https://www.realisticpoetry.com/communitypage/poetry-picture-prompts/how-poetic-can-you-be-write-a-short-poem-about-what-you-see-167

Realistic Poetry

https://www.realisticpoetry.com/members/realistic-poetry

https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/

&

July 14, 2018

Flight

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/flight.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1018172958186057730

https://www.realisticpoetry.com/members/raymondafoss

challenge question on Realistic Poetry twitter page

“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you see!”

https://www.realisticpoetry.com/communitypage/poetry-picture-prompts/how-poetic-can-you-be-write-a-short-poem-about-what-you-see-164

https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1018133945827774464

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

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-demon-too-big-for-his-body-v2.html

July 9, 2018

the demon too big for his body

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-demon-too-big-for-his-body.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1016469297483452417

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1016471691332063232

Post 7/6/18 of ghost or some other spectre

“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you see!”

https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1015448364886863873

on Realistic Poetry

https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/

&

edited July 9, 2018

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/pearls-jewels-of-water-on-each-blossom.html

edited July 9, 2018

each droplet breathed, a prayer – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/each-droplet-breathed-prayer-v3.html

edited July 9, 2018

each droplet breathed, a prayer – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/each-droplet-breathed-prayer-v2.html

edited July 9, 2018

each droplet breathed, a prayer

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/each-droplet-breathed-prayer.html

&

edited July 7, 2018

As threadbare as old cheesecloth – v7

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/as-threadbare-as-old-cheesecloth-v7.html

(merging edits to versions 5 and 6)

edited July 7, 2018

As threadbare as old cheesecloth – v6

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/as-threadbare-as-old-cheesecloth-v6.html

(editing original)

Edited November 20, 2014

As threadbare as old cheesecloth – v5

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/11/as-threadbare-as-old-cheesecloth-v5.html

(editing version 3)

edited October 6, 2014

As threadbare as old cheesecloth – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/10/as-threadbare-as-old-cheesecloth-v4.html

Edited October 25, 2013

As threadbare as old cheesecloth – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/as-threadbare-as-old-cheesecloth-v3.html

edited November 14, 2011

As threadbare as old cheesecloth – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/11/as-threadbare-as-old-cheesecloth-v2.html

May 21, 2009

As threadbare as old cheesecloth

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2009/05/as-threadbare-as-old-cheesecloth.html

title saved 12/27/08

&

edited July 7, 2018

late spring, early summer – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/late-spring-early-summer-v2.html

edited July 7, 2018

the skin of an ancient reptile – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-skin-of-ancient-reptile-v3.html

adding a third stanza

edited July 7, 2018

the skin of an ancient reptile – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-skin-of-ancient-reptile-v2.html

July 7, 2018

late spring, early summer

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/late-spring-early-summer.html

July 7, 2018

the living map rolled out – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-living-map-rolled-out-v2.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1015571474508341248

July 7, 2018

the living map rolled out

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-living-map-rolled-out.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1015567765057474560

July 7, 2018

the skin of an ancient reptile

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-skin-of-ancient-reptile.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1015560459808894976

challenge post on twitter page

“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you see!”

picture of a leaf

https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1015271966268198912

Realistic Poetry

https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/

&

edited July 4, 2018

each drop breathed, a prayer

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/each-drop-breathed-prayer.html

edited July 4, 2018

each drop a prayer – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/each-drop-prayer-v3.html

edited July 4, 2018

each drop a prayer – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/each-drop-prayer-v2.html

July 3, 2018

each drop a prayer

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/each-drop-prayer.html

July 2, 2018

Pearls and Jewels of Water on the Bloom

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/pearls-and-jewels-of-water-on-bloom.html

July 2, 2018

post on the Realistic Poetry Twitter page,

https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry

a picture of a orange lily covered in rain water

“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you see!”

https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1013841347558572033

edits to last stanza of prior poem

edited June 26, 2014

After the Shower – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/06/after-shower-v2.html

June 6, 2007 6:50

After the Shower

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2007/06/after-shower.html

Wesley United Methodist Church

www.concordwumc.org

Concord, NH

https://www.facebook.com/groups/CWUMC/

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 48,060 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

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statue, angel, garden, imagination, photograph, photography, poem, poetry, Realistic Poetry, trapped, chains, tarnished, God, 

#statue #angel #garden #imagination #photograph #photography #poem #poetry #Realistic Poetry #trapped #chains #tarnished #God #reaching #hand #photograph #photography #poem #poetry #RealisticPoetry #creator #image

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hummingbird, iridescent, feathers, water, pool, droplets, frozen, phoenix, imagination, photograph, photography, poem, poetry, Realistic Poetry, trapped, chains, tarnished, God, 

#hummingbird #iridescent #feathers #count #water #pool #droplets #frozen #rising #alive #grave #phoenix #imagination #photograph #photography #poem #poetry #God #RealisticPoetry #creator #image

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blackberries, blood, coffee, creator, crimson, Faith, Family, fingers, fruit, God, hope, Nature, raspberries, blueberries, blue, red, ripe, summer, August, Realistic Poetry,

#blackberries #blood #coffee #colors #creator #crimson #Faith #Family #fingers #fire #fruit #God #hands #hope #Nature #raspberries #blueberries #blue #red #ripe #summer #August #RealisticPoetry #photograph #photography #imagination #poem #poetry

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imagination, photograph, photography, poem, poetry, Realistic Poetry, God,  creator, image, sky, dome, arc, night, pre-dawn, flashlight, person, message, language, pierce, speaking,

#imagination #photograph #photography #poem #poetry #God #RealisticPoetry #creator #image #sky #dome #arc #night #predawn #dawn #flashlight #person #message #language #pierce #speaking #infinite #eternity #heaven #prayer #pray #speak