Touching Her Face – v3

A whisper of a smile,
rising on my face,
thinking once again
of that moment 18 years ago…
 
Like white-gloved hands,
at a summer cotillion,
sipping a mint julep
so were the petals of the sunflower
touching her face, her cheek…
 
Oh so delicately, so demurely,
brushing her face, as in a whisper,
pensive pose, thoughtful girl, watchful,
perhaps for an appropriate suitor…
 
Getting the vapors
at the sight of him,
shyly touching the corner
of her pursed mouth, her cheek,
at the sight of him...
 
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Edited March 16, 2025
Touching Her Face – v3
 
edited March 24, 2022
Touching Her Face – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/03/touching-her-face-v2.html
August 25, 2007 8:15
Touching Her Face
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2007/08/touching-her-face.html
sunflower opening
 
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poetry, love, Nature, creator, hands, senses, touch, Faith, hope, sun, summer, God, sunflower,
 
#poetry #love #Nature #creator #hands #senses #touch #Faith #hope #sun #summer #God #sunflower

Touching Her Face – v2

Like gloved hands
at a summer cotillion
so were the petals of the sunflower
touching her face.
 
Oh so delicately, so demurely,
brushing her face, as in a whisper,
pensive pose, thoughtful girl, watchful,
perhaps for an appropriate suitor.
 
Getting the vapors
at the sight of him.
 
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edited March 24, 2022

Touching Her Face – v2

 

August 25, 2007 8:15

Touching Her Face

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2007/08/touching-her-face.html

sunflower opening

 

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poetry, love, Nature, creator, hands, senses, touch, Faith, hope, sun, summer, God, sunflower,

 

#poetry #love #Nature #creator #hands #senses #touch #Faith #hope #sun #summer #God #sunflower

Stand with Ukraine

edited March 10, 2022

One shot away – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/03/one-shot-away-v2.html

edited March 8, 2022

Don’t give Ukraine to the Madman – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/03/dont-give-ukraine-to-madman-v2.html

&

edited March 6, 2022

The man in the bunker – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-man-in-bunker-v2.html

&

March 5, 2022

Don’t give Ukraine to the Madman

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/03/dont-give-ukraine-to-madman.html

&

March 5, 2022

The man in the bunker

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-man-in-bunker.html

February 28, 2022

https://twitter.com/dhakar_puneet/status/1498385709627224065

Ukraine Ambassador to United Nations

extracts of his speech to the General Assembly

#nuclearwar

‘This war was not provoked. It was chosen by someone right now

that is sitting in the bunker. We know what happened to the person

who sat in the bunker in Berlin, in May, 1945,’

said Ukraine’s U.N. envoy Sirgiy Kyslytsya .

&

March 4, 2022

One shot away

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/03/one-shot-away.html

March 3, 2022

Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBoRwbidiq4

handcuff of MAD, Cold War

cannot have a shooting war with another nuclear power…

&

March 4, 2022

International law means nothing

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/03/international-law-means-nothing.html

March 4, 2022

A brutal heartless murderer

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/03/a-brutal-heartless-murderer.html

March 1, 2022

Gripped by this moment of conflict

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/03/gripped-by-this-moment-of-conflict.html

edited February 28, 2022

In the crucible of terror – v5

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/02/in-crucible-of-terror-v5.html

edited February 27, 2022

A run on the banks – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/02/a-run-on-banks-v3.html

edited February 27, 2022

A run on the banks – v2

https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/preview/6437456/7793324946138352974

February 27, 2022

A run on the banks

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/02/a-run-on-banks.html

edited February 27, 2022

In the crucible of terror – v4

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/02/in-crucible-of-terror-v4.html

edits adding last stanza, about ICJ filing

edited February 26, 2022

Signs of the End Times – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/02/signs-of-end-times-v2.html

merged February 26, 2022

In the crucible of terror – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/02/in-crucible-of-terror-v3.html

edited February 26, 2022

The insanity of these minutes – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-insanity-of-these-minutes-v2.html

edited February 26, 2022

In the crucible of terror – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/02/in-crucible-of-terror-v2.html

February 25, 2022

The insanity of these minutes

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-insanity-of-these-minutes.html

February 25, 2022

In the crucible of terror

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/02/in-crucible-of-terror.html

&

February 25, 2022

Signs of the End Times

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/02/signs-of-end-times.html

 

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poetry, God, Christ, End Times, Second Coming, pandemic, war, drought, famine, fires,

 

#poetry #God #Christ #EndTimes #SecondComing #pandemic #war #drought #famine #fires

 

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poetry, Ukraine, Russia, NATO, war, invasion, Putin, fear, terror, death, Kyiv, Crimea, Balkans, Baltic, Belarus,

 

#poetry #Ukraine #Russia #NATO #war #invasion #Putin #fear #terror #death #Kyiv #Crimea #Balkans #Baltic #Belarus

 

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poetry, Ukraine, Russia, NATO, war, invasion, Putin, fear, terror, death, Kyiv, Lawrence O’Donnell, nuclear war, MAD

 

#poetry #Ukraine #Russia #NATO #war #invasion #Putin #fear #terror #death #Kyiv #nuclearwar @Lawrence #MAD

kernels ready for the harvest - v2

late summer, not yet #autumn
flowers heavy with fruit
#seeds of the #sunflower
kernels ready for the #harvest
to soon be gathered in

curled, dry, petals now burnt orange
no longer yellow as in June
kernels ready for the #harvest
autumn too soon coming
the days passing by

#poetry #poem #God #hope #nature #seasons

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 and 2020. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 52,540+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

kernels ready for the harvest

late summer, not yet #autumn
heavy with the fruit
#seeds of the #sunflower
kernels ready for the #harvest
to be gathered in

petals now burnt orange
no longer yellow as in June
autumn too soon coming
the days passing by

#poetry #poem #God #hope

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 and 2020. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 52,540+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Photo Shoot - Ready for My Closeup

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Sunflower - 8am and 7pm

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 19,730+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.