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…
 
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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
 
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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

Ferns of ice, of winter - v1

Ferns of ice, of winter,
of Jack's grip in this season,
water becoming crystals,
becoming art...


=====
January 14, 2024
Ferns of ice, of winter – v1
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/01/ferns-of-ice-of-winter-v1.html
frost on the garage window
1/13/19,
Patten, ME
&
January 7, 2024
A river of snow - 2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-river-of-snow-2.html
&
Edited January 7, 2024
A river of snow – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-river-of-snow-v2.html
January 7, 2024
A river of snow
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-river-of-snow.html
&
edited August 29, 2019
Ice more than Frost – v6
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/08/ice-more-than-frost-v6.html
edited July 18, 2015
Ice more than Frost – v5
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/07/ice-more-than-frost-v5.html
(editing version 4)
edited April 10, 2015
Ice more than Frost – v4
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/04/ice-more-than-frost-v4.html
(editing original again)
about a different night with black ice
&
edited October 27, 2014
Ice more than Frost – v3
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/10/ice-more-than-frost-v3.html
(editing original again)
edited February 12, 2014
“Ice more than Frost – v2”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/02/more-to-dream-v9.html
new poem October 23, 2013
“Ice more than Frost”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/ice-more-than-frost.html
driving from Patten to Stacyville and
view of Mt. Katahdin
October 23, 2013
edited April 8, 2015
painted with grains of sand – v7
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/04/painted-with-grains-of-sand-v7.html
(editing version 3)
Edited September 17, 2013
painted with grains of sand – v6
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/painted-with-grains-of-sand-v6.html
(editing version 3)
Edited December 15, 2012
“painted with grains of sand – v5”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/12/painted-with-grains-of-sand-v5.html
reediting version 3
&
Edited December 11, 2012
“painted with grains of sand – v4”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/12/painted-with-grains-of-sand-v4.html
based on suggestions by Jacob Montgomery,
of Bournemouth, England
&
Edited December 10, 2012
“painted with grains of sand – v3”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/12/painted-with-grains-of-sand-v3.html
after emailing earlier version to Jacob Montgomery,
Bournemouth, England
&
Edited December 10, 2012
“painted with grains of sand – v2”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/12/painted-with-grains-of-sand-v2.html
November 20, 2012
“painted with grains of sand”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/11/painted-with-grains-of-sand.html
one of several poems about drive yesterday
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/search/label/Epsom
the fields were alive with frost this morning
on NH Route 107 in Epsom, NH, Southbound,
with many vistas of white over the reeds and grain stalks, as
at 43.213132,-71.285279
going to the Deerfield Community School
November 19, 2012
 
 
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, grace, hope, love, UMC, Poetry Where You Live, fields, harvest, calling, leaves, frost, ferns, color, brown, autumn, winter, white, Mt. Katahdin, light,
 
#Faith #God #grace #hope #love #fields #harvest #calling #leaves #autumn #winter #color #brown #golden #frost #white #light #Katahdin
 
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poetry, winter, snow, ice, sunlight, road, trees, beauty, danger, explore, woods, wild, Maine,
 
#poetry #winter #snow #ice #sunlight #road #trees #beauty #danger #explore #woods #wild #Maine
 
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poetry, winter, snow, ice, sunlight, road, trees, beauty, explore, woods, wild, Maine, frost,
 
#poetry #winter #snow #ice #sunlight #road #trees #beauty #explore #woods #wild #Maine #frost

A river of snow – 2

A river of snow, a curtain of ice,
perfect, pristine in its beauty,
the road covered in white,
the trees glazed in sparkle,
Calling to us to stop, to linger,
to explore the world beyond.
 
A river of snow, a curtain of ice
where there should be a roadway
every tree, each branch glazed,
in a skin of ice, in beauty,
Snow building, hiding the lines,
man-made, in the way of nature.
 
----------------
January 7, 2024
A river of snow - 2
 
&
Edited January 7, 2024
A river of snow – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-river-of-snow-v2.html
January 7, 2024
A river of snow
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-river-of-snow.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.
 
poetry, winter, snow, ice, sunlight, road, trees, beauty, danger, explore, woods, wild, Maine,
 
#poetry #winter #snow #ice #sunlight #road #trees #beauty #danger #explore #woods #wild #Maine
 
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poetry, winter, snow, ice, sunlight, road, trees, beauty, explore, woods, wild, Maine,
 
#poetry #winter #snow #ice #sunlight #road #trees #beauty #explore #woods #wild #Maine
 

A river of snow – v2

A river of snow,
a curtain of ice,
pristine in its danger,
the road covered,
the trees glazed,
Calling to us to linger.
 
A river of snow
where there should be a roadway
Locked in winter’s grip,
hidden under ice,
a peril for the timid,
a latent danger.
 
----------------
Edited January 7, 2024
A river of snow – v2
 
January 7, 2024
A river of snow
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-river-of-snow.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.
 
poetry, winter, snow, ice, sunlight, road, trees, beauty, danger, explore, woods, wild, Maine,
 
#poetry #winter #snow #ice #sunlight #road #trees #beauty #danger #explore #woods #wild #Maine

A river of snow

A river of snow,
a curtain of ice,
pristine in its danger,
the road covered,
the trees glazed,
Calling to us to linger.
 
----------------
January 7, 2024
A river of snow

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.
 
poetry, winter, snow, ice, sunlight, road, trees, danger, explore, woods, wild, Maine,
 
#poetry #winter #snow #ice #sunlight #road #trees, #danger #explore #woods #wild #Maine
 
 

striving, pushing – v2

striving, pushing

going farther, faster,

early morning run

to shake off the cobwebs

not letting cold

storms stop him,

going farther, faster

clocking more miles

striving, pushing

setting the bar higher

running as he can

early morning light

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

edited January 12, 2019

striving, pushing – v2

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1084072241694945280

January 12, 2019

striving, pushing

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/01/striving-pushing.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1084059571734433792

January 11, 2019

my response

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1083935836494794752

January 11, 2019

writing prompt

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

https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1083670365321056256

a jogger with hoodie on

Realistic Poetry

https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/

&

edited January 4, 2019

before frustration turned to rage – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/01/before-frustration-turned-to-rage-v5.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1081142847284408320

using version 4 stanzas of original,

flipping order

edited December 15, 2018

before frustration turned to rage – v4

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/12/before-frustration-turned-to-rage-v4.html

edited December 15, 2018

before frustration turned to rage – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/12/before-frustration-turned-to-rage-v3.html

edited December 15, 2018

before frustration turned to rage – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/12/before-frustration-turned-to-rage-v2.html

edited December 15, 2018

before frustration turned to rage – v1.5

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/12/before-frustration-turned-to-rage-v15.html

December 15, 2018

before frustration turned to rage

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/12/before-frustration-turned-to-rage.html

12/15/18

my response

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1073901216051183623

December 14, 2018

writing prompt

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

https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1073608954616283144

a picture with the left edge blurred of a bearded man sitting

deep in an oversized brown leather chair, gray pants, black shirt,

his right hand over his brow,his face not really visible

Realistic Poetry

https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/

&

edited November 29, 2018

is the planet warming – v2

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1068109724720267264

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/11/is-planet-warming-v2.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1068108925256511488

edited November 29, 2018

our planet is warming – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/11/our-planet-is-warming-v3.html

stanza 1 & 2 - https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1068103446316888064

stanza 3 & 4 - https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1068103920554262528

edited November 26, 2018

our planet is warming – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/11/our-planet-is-warming-v2.html

edited November 25, 2018

our planet is warming

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1066854995612626944

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/11/our-planet-is-warming.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1066853697341276161

November 25, 2018

is the planet warming

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/11/is-planet-warming.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1066848524069978112

11/25/18

my response

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1066765775438934016

November 25, 2018

writing prompt

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

https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1066761739276963840

Realistic Poetry

https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/

&

edited October 13, 2018

Hopeful Love – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/10/hopeful-love-v3.html

edited October 13, 2018

Hopeful Love – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/10/hopeful-love-v2.html

October 13, 2018

Hopeful love

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/10/hopeful-love.html

10/13/18

my response

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1051076117531160576

October 12, 2018

writing prompt

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

https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1050880230628290560

photograph of two new gold wedding bands

Realistic Poetry

https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/

&

edited October 12, 2018

color pulled from heaven

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/10/color-pulled-from-heaven.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1050707075993673728

edited October 12, 2018

a boldness of the colors – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/10/a-boldness-of-colors-v2.html

edited October 12, 2018

walking away – 2 – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/10/walking-away-2-v2.html

October 11, 2018

colors pulled from the heavens

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/10/colors-pulled-from-heavens.html

October 11, 2018

a boldness of the colors

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/10/a-boldness-of-colors.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1050531705218617349

my response

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1050530094446465024

October 11, 2018

writing prompt

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

https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1050434074047705089

photograph of what look like colored pencils in bold colors of the rainbow

with rain drops on them

Realistic Poetry

https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/

&

October 11, 2018

my castle a dungeon

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/10/my-castle-dungeon.html

October 10, 2018

a call from the heavens

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/10/a-call-from-heavens.html

my response October 10, 2018

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1050160505439117319

October 10, 2018

writing prompt

“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-215

https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1049373353394331648

photograph or painting of what appears to be a cave/castle with moonlight

shining in upon a person standing there

Realistic Poetry

https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/

&

edited September 20, 2018

not race but defiance – v5

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/09/not-race-but-defiance-v5.html

(editing version 3)

edited September 20, 2018

not race but defiance – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/09/not-race-but-defiance-v4.html

(editing version 2)

edited August 22, 2018

not race but defiance – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/08/not-race-but-defiance-v3.html

edited August 21, 2018

not race but defiance – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/08/not-race-but-defiance-v2.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1032053250806243328

(cut to 288 characters for Twitter)

August 21, 2018

not race but defiance

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/08/not-race-but-defiance.html

August 21, 2018

their hands tell their story

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/08/their-hands-tell-their-story.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1032038025856000000

8/21/18 writing prompt

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

https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1031934352546881536

photograph of a couple with engagement ring and matching

wedding bands; one African American, one Caucasian

Realistic Poetry

https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/

&

edited August 21, 2018

after she said yes

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/08/after-she-said-yes-v2.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1031868594177671168

August 21, 2018

after she said yes

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/08/after-she-said-yes.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1031861531204562944

https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1031615349819469824

picture of a couple kissing in front of the sun

Realistic Poetry

https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/

&

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/

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August 19, 2018

walking away - 2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/08/walking-away-2.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1031328897000980480

8/12/18 writing prompt

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

https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1028810687168966659

picture of young man walking away from camera on rural road

Realistic Poetry

https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/

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August 19, 2018

hey baby

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1031325837646290944

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1031326425599668229

August 19, 2018

long time no see

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/08/long-time-no-see.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1031320633571987456

8/14/18 writing prompt

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

https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1029463426051887104

picture of two ladybugs meeting on a leaf

Realistic Poetry

https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/

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August 19, 2018

hot as the sun

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/08/hot-as-sun.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1031315791709437952

8/15/18 writing prompt

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

https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1031015130438414336

silhouette of a couple before a flaming heart

Realistic Poetry

https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/

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August 19, 2018

the call not coming

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-call-not-coming.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1031150492368482310

8/19/18 writing prompt

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

https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1031015130438414336

picture of old black rotary dial phone on desk (looks very old)

Realistic Poetry

https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/

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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/

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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/

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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

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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/

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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

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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

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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/

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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/

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

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imagination, photograph, photography, poem, poetry, Realistic Poetry, God,  creator, image, phone, rotary dial, old, antique, call, answer, 

#imagination #photograph #photography #poem #poetry #God #RealisticPoetry #creator #image #phone #rotarydial #old #antique #answer #telephone #longing #unrequted #telephone #office #desk #silence #depression #sorrow #sadness #ache #call

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fire, passion, love, husband, wife, girlfriend, boyfriend, lust, sun, flames, coming together, joy, romance, satisfaction, consummation, poetry, Realistic Poetry, imagination,

#fire #passion #love #husband #wife #girlfriend #boyfriend #lust #sun #flames #coming together #joy #romance #satisfaction #consummation #poetry #RealisticPoetry #imagination

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gossip, ladybugs, leaf, summer, information, power, love, hate, jealousy, poetry, Realistic Poetry, imagination, photograph,

#gossip #news #ladybugs #leaf #summer #information #power #love #hate #jealousy #poetry #RealisticPoetry #imagination #photograph #photography #life #field #jungle #yard #romance #date #pickuplines

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man, road, summer, t-shirt, shorts, worker, leaving, life, sorrow, depression, anger, fight, shouting, fight or flight, poetry, Realistic Poetry, imagination, photograph,

#man #road #summer #walking #shorts #tshirt #worker #leaving #sorrow #depression #anger #words #shouting #fight #flight #poetry #RealisticPoetry #imagination #photograph #photography #life #field #runner #marathon #practice #America #lost

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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

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fire, passion, love, husband, wife, girlfriend, boyfriend, sun, flames, coming together, joy, romance, satisfaction, kiss, proposal, poetry, Realistic Poetry, imagination,

#fire #passion #love #husband #wife #girlfriend #boyfriend #lust #sun #flames #comingtogether #joy #romance #satisfaction #consummation #poetry #RealisticPoetry #imagination #kiss #proposal #question #marriage #ring #engagement

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fire, passion, love, husband, wife, girlfriend, boyfriend, coming together, joy, romance, kiss, proposal, poetry, Realistic Poetry, imagination, marriage, wedding bands, bi-racial,

#love #husband #wife #girlfriend #boyfriend #lust #sun #flames #comingtogether #joy #romance #satisfaction #consummation #poetry #RealisticPoetry #imagination #marriage #rings #engagement #biracial #AfricanAmerican #Caucasian

#love #husband #wife #girlfriend #boyfriend #lust #sun #flames #comingtogether #joy #romance #satisfaction #consummation #poetry #RealisticPoetry #imagination #marriage #rings #engagement #biracial #AfricanAmerican #Caucasian

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poetry, Realistic Poetry, imagination, photo, cave, castle, person, moon, moonlight, glow,

#poetry #RealisticPoetry #imagination #photo #cave #castle #person #moon #moonlight #glow #PoetryWhereYouLive @raymondafoss #cloistered #hidden #walls #room #prison #message #poem #writingprompt #light #darkness #mystery #alone

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poetry, Realistic Poetry, imagination, photo, colors, pencils, rainbow, rain, droplets,water, bow, arc, light, crayola, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss,

#boldness of the #color  #poetry #RealisticPoetry #imagination #photo #PoetryWhereYouLive @raymondafoss #poem #writingprompt #light #darkness #color #rainbow #water #rain #drops #droplets #pencils #brash #eyes #heavens #sky #dome #original #light #loud #crayola

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fire, passion, love, husband, wife, girlfriend, boyfriend, coming together, joy, romance, kiss, proposal, poetry, Realistic Poetry, imagination, marriage, wedding bands,

#Hopeful #love #husband #wife #girlfriend #boyfriend #comingtogether #joy #romance #satisfaction #consummation #poetry #RealisticPoetry #imagination #marriage #rings #engagement #union #wedding #bands #writingprompt @RealisticPoetry #together #circle #joy

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fire, smoke, landscape, green, burnt,  poetry, Realistic Poetry, imagination, global warming, climate change, erosion, dust

#fire #smoke #landscape #poetry #RealisticPoetry #imagination #writingprompt @RealisticPoetry #globalwarming #climatechange #erosion #dust #wildfire #burning #wasteland #mist #sunrise #grass #nature #destruction #superstorms

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 48,330 of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

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Realistic Poetry, imagination, picture , frustration , rage , brow, mask , regret, therapist's, chair , prison , court , mediation  , poem , poetry , divorce , anger , loss , control, power,

#RealisticPoetry #imagination #writingprompt @RealisticPoetry #picture #frustration #rage #brow, #mask #regret, #therapist's #chair #prison #court #mediation  #poem #poetry #divorce #anger #loss #control #balance of #power #abuse #abuser #moments

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man, road, cold, walking, running, hoodie, poetry, Realistic Poetry, imagination, photograph, photography, runner, marathon, jogging

#man #road #cold #walking #running #hoodie #poetry #RealisticPoetry #imagination #photograph #photography #runner #marathon #jogging @RealisticPoetry