a phoenix will rise – v2

a phoenix will rise, triumphant,
from these ashes, from our tears
too many prayers have been lifted,
for them to have been in vain,
new life will rise again…
 
a phoenix will rise, triumphant,
a way will be found, forward,
from these ashes, our tears,
there will be streams in the desert,
new life will rise again…
 
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Edited March 25, 2024
a phoenix will rise – v2
 
Edited March 25, 2024
a phoenix out of the ashes of self – v6
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/a-phoenix-out-of-ashes-of-self-v6.html
&
August 21, 2018
a phoenix will rise
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/08/a-phoenix-will-rise.html
August 21, 2018
praying for them - 4
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/08/praying-for-them-4.html
 
&
June 24, 2018
new life erupts
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/06/new-life-erupts.html
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Mountain Heights Healthcare Service
May 25, 2018
after Pentecost Sunday
Ezekiel 37:1-17 (Complete Jewish Bible)
the valley of dry bones
https://youtu.be/0GyP0iArAu4
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/998264968658194435
Acts 2:1-21 (The Voice)
“The Holy Spirit Comes” (New Living Translation)
“Peter Preaches to a Crowd” (New Living Translation)
and sermon: “Breathe, Breath of God…”
&
edited January 10, 2016
rising from the ashes – v3
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/01/rising-from-ashes-v3.html
(editing version 2)
edited February 10, 2015
rising from the ashes – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/02/rising-from-ashes-v2.html
November 2, 2014
rising from the ashes
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/11/rising-from-ashes.html
All Saints Sunday
Fall Sermon Series: The I Am Statements of Jesus
https://www.facebook.com/174161846023512/photos/pb.174161846023512.-2207520000.1412452306./582635178509508/
Sermon 6 of Series: “I Am the Resurrection”
John 11:25-27            
John 11:17-27 (The Message)
John 3:16b
remembrance of the saints
communion
sermon –“Rise Again”
http://pstruthsermons.blogspot.com/2014/11/rise-again.html
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=597628980343461&id=174161846023512
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/11/sermon-rise-again-by-pastor-ruth-foss.html
by Pastor Ruth Foss
https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.pstruthsermons.blogspot.com
sermon blog
http://www.pstrruthfoss.blogspot.com
meditation blog
http://pstrfoss.wordpress.com/
“God’s Whisper” blog
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
November 2, 2014
&
edited January 20, 2016
a phoenix out of the ashes of self – v5
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/01/a-phoenix-out-of-ashes-of-self-v5.html
(merging original and version 4)
edited January 19, 2016
we emerge from the ashes – v4
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/01/we-emerge-from-ashes-v4.html
(editing version 3)
edited January 11, 2016
we emerge from the ashes – v3
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/01/we-emerge-from-ashes-v3.html
(merging edits to original and version 2)
edited June 24, 2012
we emerge from the ashes – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/06/we-emerge-from-ashes-v2.html
June 23, 2012  10:54pm
we emerge from the ashes
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/06/we-emerge-from-ashes.html
edited February 10, 2015
a phoenix out of the ashes of self – v4
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/02/a-phoenix-out-of-ashes-of-self-v4.html
(merging edits to version 3 and original)
edited February 2, 2015
a phoenix out of the ashes of self – v3
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/02/a-phoenix-out-of-ashes-of-self-v3.html
(editing version 2)
edited January 25, 2015
a phoenix out of the ashes of self – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/01/a-phoenix-out-of-ashes-of-self-v2.html
June 24, 2012
a phoenix out of the ashes of self
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/06/phoenix-out-of-ashes-of-self.html
Mark 4:26-32 (Common English Bible)
2 Samuel 1:17-27 (NRSV Bible)
2 Corinthians 5:14-17 (NRSV Bible)
Worship Theme: “Life Out of Death”
Call to Worship (Psalm 46:1-3, 11 Common English Bible)
Unison Prayer
Special, Suncook UMC Sacred Dancers
Anthem, “The Animals Praise the Lord”, Junior Choir
Prayer of Dedication (GBOD 2012)
video of Fawkes the Phoenix from
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHB3N88kl6E
and sermon, “A Phoenix Out of the Ashes”
by Pastor Ruth Foss
https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss
http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss
http://www.pstruthsermons.blogspot.com
sermon blog
http://www.pstrruthfoss.blogspot.com
meditation blog
http://pstrfoss.wordpress.com/
“God’s Whisper” blog
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
June 17, 2012
Third Sunday of Kingdomtide
 
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.
 
man, road, life, quest, prize, journey, epic, poetry, Realistic Poetry, imagination, photograph, forest, crystals, blue, cold, heroes, story, novel, ashes, phoenix,
 
#man #road #walking #life #quest #prize #journey #epic #tunnel #ice #crystals #forest #poetry #RealisticPoetry #imagination #photograph #photography #goal #purpose #story #novel #vision #comrades #incentive #heroes #ashes #phoenix

our quest continues – v2

So far from our homes
from family, friends, our kingdom,
continuing into the unknown
all these many months,
farther, further, onward,
our quest continues,
into the crystal forest
a tunnel of blue, so cold,
swirling daggers of ice, sharp edges,
but a light in the distance
calls us onward, forward,
for our journey, the quest;
Look, our prize is at hand…
 
==================
Edited March 11, 2024
our quest continues – v2
 
August 19, 2018
our quest continues
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/08/our-quest-continues.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1031334974258143233
8/11/18 writing prompt
“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you see!”
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1028347525554528256
picture or drawing of blue crystals creating a cave or tunnel
Realistic Poetry
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/
 
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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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
 
=======
Poetry, man, road, life, quest, prize, journey, epic, Lord of the Rings, poetry, Realistic Poetry, imagination, photograph, forest, crystals, blue, cold, heroes, story, novel, Tolkien
 
#man #road #walking #life #quest #prize #journey #epic #LordoftheRings #tunnel #ice #crystals #forest #poetry #RealisticPoetry #imagination #photograph #photography #goal #purpose #story #novel #vision #comrades #incentive #heroes #Tolkien

A face in the tree – v4

A face in the tree,
puffed up, bellicose, pouting,
a character from a Dickens' novel,
staring back at me, himself,
standing on a London street.
 
A face in the tree,
the trunk to be more accurate,
its gray bark revealing...
"Harrumph, I take umbrage,
at this trifle, your bit of whimsy."
 

A face in the tree,
aging as we ponder
the great questions of life,
minor offenses, entanglements,
each frozen in time.
 
------

edited December 2, 2021

A face in the tree – v4

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/12/a-face-in-tree-v4.html

edited December 2, 2021

A face in the tree – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/12/a-face-in-tree-v3.html

edited December 1, 2021

A face in the tree – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/12/a-face-in-tree-v2.html

December 1, 2021

A face in the tree

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/12/a-face-in-tree.html

 

poetry, nature, God, photograph, tree, face, bark, Charles Dickens, novel, character, London, Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, Mr. Pumblechook, Bill Sikes, Grimwig, Samuel Pickwick,

 

#poetry #nature #God #photograph #tree #bark #face #CharlesDickens #novel #character #London #OliverTwist #GreatExpectations #MrPumblechook #BillSikes #Grimwig #Pickwick

 

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, and 2021. 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.

A face in the tree – v3

A face in the tree,
puffed up, bellicose, pouting,
a character from a Dickens' novel,
staring back at me, himself,
standing on a London street.
 
A face in the tree,
the trunk to be more accurate,
its gray bark revealing...
"Harrumph, I take umbrage,
at this trifle, your bit of whimsy."
 
A face in the tree,
aging as we ponder
the great questions of life,
life's little peccadilloes,
imbroglios, frozen in time.
 
------

edited December 2, 2021

A face in the tree – v3

 

edited December 1, 2021

A face in the tree – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/12/a-face-in-tree-v2.html

December 1, 2021

A face in the tree

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/12/a-face-in-tree.html

 

poetry, nature, God, photograph, tree, face, bark, Charles Dickens, novel, character, London, Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, Mr. Pumblechook, Bill Sikes, Grimwig, Samuel Pickwick,

 

#poetry #nature #God #photograph #tree #bark #face #CharlesDickens #novel #character #London #OliverTwist #GreatExpectations #MrPumblechook #BillSikes #Grimwig #Pickwick

 

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, and 2021. 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.

A face in the tree - v2

A face in the tree,
the trunk to be more accurate...
"Harrumph, I take umbrage,
at this trifle, this bit of whimsy."

A face in the tree,
puffed up, bellicose, pouting,
a character from a Dickens' novel,
standing on a London street.

A face in the tree,
aging as we ponder
the great questions of life,
life's little peccadillos,
Imbroglios, frozen in time.

------

edited December 1, 2021

A face in the tree – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/12/a-face-in-tree-v2.html

December 1, 2021

A face in the tree

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/12/a-face-in-tree.html

 

poetry, nature, God, photograph, tree, face, bark, Charles Dickens, novel, character, London, Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, Mr. Pumblechook, Bill Sikes, Grimwig,

 

#poetry #nature #God #photograph #tree #bark #face #CharlesDickens #novel #character #London #OliverTwist #GreatExpectations #MrPumblechook #BillSikes

 

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, and 2021. 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. 

A face in the tree

A face in the tree,
the trunk to be more accurate...
"Harrumph, I take umbrage,
at your bit of whimsy."
 
A face in the tree,
puffed up, pouting,
a character from Dickens,
on a London street.
 
A face in the tree,
aging as we ponder
the great questions of life,
life's little peccadillos,
Imbroglios, frozen in time.

------

edited December 2, 2021

A face in the tree – v4

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/12/a-face-in-tree-v4.html

edited December 2, 2021

A face in the tree – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/12/a-face-in-tree-v3.html

edited December 1, 2021

A face in the tree – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/12/a-face-in-tree-v2.html

December 1, 2021

A face in the tree

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/12/a-face-in-tree.html

 

poetry, nature, God, photograph, tree, face, bark, Charles Dickens, novel, character, London, Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, Mr. Pumblechook, Bill Sikes, Grimwig, Samuel Pickwick,

 

#poetry #nature #God #photograph #tree #bark #face #CharlesDickens #novel #character #London #OliverTwist #GreatExpectations #MrPumblechook #BillSikes #Grimwig #Pickwick

 

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, and 2021. 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. 

haunted by echoes – v3

#dreams unfulfilled

paths not taken

haunted by echoes

unanswered prayers

steps not taken

dreams still waiting

my heart heavy, broken

fears too great yet

frozen, not moving

stuck in one place

dreams not forgotten

carried in my heart still

though as yet unmet

before death the grave

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

edited November 18, 2018

haunted by echoes – v3

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1064139457337671682

(edited to fit on Twitter)

edited November 18, 2018

haunted by echoes – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/11/haunted-by-echoes-v2.html

November 18, 2018

a path, a thread, a story repeating

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/11/a-path-thread-story-repeating.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1064135592714354689

November 18, 2018

haunted by echoes

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/11/haunted-by-echoes.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1064130273502273538

11/17/18

written at Open Mic

Mak’s Coffee House

59 Main Street

Patten, Maine

&

edited November 17, 2018

Post-Graduate – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/11/post-graduate-v2.html

8/8/04 11:49

Post-Graduate

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2004/08/post-graduate.html

&

September 29, 2018

friction and gravity

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/09/friction-and-gravity.html

September 29, 2018

a nucleus present

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/09/a-nucleus-present.html

Stakeholder meeting 9/28/18

at Mak’s Coffee House

https://www.facebook.com/makscoffeehouse/

to discuss ideas for improvements to Patten Academy Park

https://www.facebook.com/raymond.a.foss/media_set?set=a.10156076792278003

https://www.facebook.com/groups/55088840801/

85 Main Street

Patten, ME 04765

https://www.facebook.com/places/Things-to-do-in-Patten-Maine/103791236325669/

intersection of Rte 11 (Main Street) and Rte 159 (Shin Pond Road)

on the Katahdin Woods and Waters Scenic Byway

https://www.facebook.com/KatahdinScenicByway/

https://twitter.com/KatahdinScenic

including town staff, playground committee,

Patten Area Women’s Club

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

facilitated by Our Katahdin staff

https://www.facebook.com/OurKatahdin/

https://twitter.com/OurKatahdin

Katahdin Collaborative

https://www.facebook.com/Katahdin-Collaborative-2059770070935244/

Katahdin Gazetteer

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, and 2018. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 48,100 of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

God, John, John 1, Law, leaves, New Hampshire, path, poem, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, school, college, dreams, hope, untaken, writing, reading, novel, poet, writer,

#God #John #John1 #Law #leaves #NewHampshire #path #poem #poetry #school #college #dreams #hope #untaken #writing #reading #novel #poet #writer #calling

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Patten, Maine, ME, Patten Academy, Patten Academy Park, stakeholders, little league, Rec Dept, playground, gazebo, gardens, ball field, ideas, growth, change, possibilities, hope, together, community, dream,

#Patten #Maine #ME #PattenAcademy #PattenAcademyPark #stakeholders #playground #RecDept #gardens #ballfield #ideas #growth #change #possibilities #hope #together #community #dream #KatahdinGazetteer #OurKatahdin @OurKatahdin @KatahdinScenic

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

Patten, Maine, ideas, change, hope, together, community, dream, aspirations, calling, prayer, God, Christ, Spirit, fears, fearful, longing, gifts, path, journey, courage,

#Patten #Maine #ideas #growth #change #possibilities #hope #together #community #dream #aspirations #calling #prayer #God #Christ #Spirit #fears #cautious #fearful #longing #gifts #path #journey #courage

a path, a thread, a story repeating

a path, a thread, a story repeating

of a way not yet taken

a thought unfulfilled

left on the shelf

dreams gathering dust

pages in folders unpublished

languishing because of

a path, a thread, a story repeating

of a way not taken

a thought as yet unfulfilled

left on the shelf

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

November 18, 2018

a path, a thread, a story repeating

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1064135592714354689

November 18, 2018

haunted by echoes

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/11/haunted-by-echoes.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1064130273502273538

11/17/18

written at Open Mic

Mak’s Coffee House

59 Main Street

Patten, Maine

&

edited November 17, 2018

Post-Graduate – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/11/post-graduate-v2.html

8/8/04 11:49

Post-Graduate

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2004/08/post-graduate.html

&

September 29, 2018

friction and gravity

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/09/friction-and-gravity.html

September 29, 2018

a nucleus present

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/09/a-nucleus-present.html

Stakeholder meeting 9/28/18

at Mak’s Coffee House

https://www.facebook.com/makscoffeehouse/

to discuss ideas for improvements to Patten Academy Park

https://www.facebook.com/raymond.a.foss/media_set?set=a.10156076792278003

https://www.facebook.com/groups/55088840801/

85 Main Street

Patten, ME 04765

https://www.facebook.com/places/Things-to-do-in-Patten-Maine/103791236325669/

intersection of Rte 11 (Main Street) and Rte 159 (Shin Pond Road)

on the Katahdin Woods and Waters Scenic Byway

https://www.facebook.com/KatahdinScenicByway/

https://twitter.com/KatahdinScenic

including town staff, playground committee,

Patten Area Women’s Club

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

facilitated by Our Katahdin staff

https://www.facebook.com/OurKatahdin/

https://twitter.com/OurKatahdin

Katahdin Collaborative

https://www.facebook.com/Katahdin-Collaborative-2059770070935244/

Katahdin Gazetteer

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, and 2018. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 48,100 of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

God, John, John 1, Law, leaves, New Hampshire, path, poem, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, school, college, dreams, hope, untaken, writing, reading, novel, poet, writer,

#God #John #John1 #Law #leaves #NewHampshire #path #poem #poetry #school #college #dreams #hope #nottaken #writing #reading #novel #poet #writer #calling

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

Patten, Maine, ME, Patten Academy, Patten Academy Park, stakeholders, little league, Rec Dept, playground, gazebo, gardens, ball field, ideas, growth, change, possibilities, hope, together, community, dream,

#Patten #Maine #ME #PattenAcademy #PattenAcademyPark #stakeholders #playground #RecDept #gardens #ballfield #ideas #growth #change #possibilities #hope #together #community #dream #KatahdinGazetteer #OurKatahdin @OurKatahdin @KatahdinScenic

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

Patten, Maine, ideas, change, hope, together, community, dream, aspirations, calling, prayer, God, Christ, Spirit, fears, fearful, longing, gifts, path, journey, courage,

#Patten #Maine #ideas #growth #change #possibilities #hope #together #community #dream #aspirations #calling #prayer #God #Christ #Spirit #fears #cautious #fearful #longing #gifts #path #journey #courage