Saturday, April 19, 2008
Transparent Leaves
of last season, still hanging
on the maple’s branches
soon to fall to earth
as buds burst into life
Echoes of the fall,
the winter just ended
soon they will fall
and renew the earth
April 19, 2008
Labels: April, Faith, life, Methodist, Nature, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, winter
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Shoots of Green
green shorts up through
the peaty wet mulch,
the still-white snow of March;
the warming sun
drawing them out
up from their winter slumber
called from the earth;
they rise
March 30, 2008
Labels: Faith, green, Methodist, Nature, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, sun, white, winter
Under the Melting Snow
bright wet white crystal of snow
dormant greens, bright colors
rising from the damp earth
yearning for the warming sun
Cast off the winter mantle
the frozen slumber
climb and bloom, bright colors
spring has come to the garden
rejoice in its return
March 30, 2008
Labels: Faith, flowers, garden, green, Methodist, Nature, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, spring, sun, white, winter
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Spring
the start of a new season of life
a warming of the world, my part anyway,
melting of the endless winter snows
the coming of the robin, the crocuses,
greening of the morning, brightening skies
rebirth in its season, filling the air
with fragrance of the flowers
not the cold of winter
Oh how I smiled, when I saw the notation
spring is here, let us rejoice, throw off the covers
and dance for the morning
the long winter is ending
and the color scheme is shifting
coats can be set aside soon
and yards will need to be mowed
spring is here!
March 20, 2008
Labels: Faith, Family, flowers, life, Methodist, Nature, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, sky, spring, winter
Saturday, March 08, 2008
Feeding in the Stones
finding food at the base,
the little warm, exposed places
at the base of the cemetery stones,
the little lees by the gray granite,
the dark slate, warm
drawing the spring sunlight
Finding life, against starvation
by the stones of the dead
at the edge
the woods beyond
March 8, 2008
Route 202, Antrim, NH
Labels: Driving, life, March, Nature, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, spring, stone, winter
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Weather Poetry - by one of the WMUR Meteorologists
“A Sloppy Sunday Storm!
A major winter storm has marked New Hampshire for its path of wint’ry weather Sunday. Unlike Thursday’s storm, Arctic air will not be able to hold the day completely, and a mélange of nasty weather parfait will fall across the Granite State.”
Labels: America, Miscellaneous, Nature, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, winter
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Winter Pie - by Erica Berberena
Then take a cup of the clear cold skies.
Stir the fragrance of the trees
add the laughter of the seas.
A dash of clouds should suffice
to give the snow a hint of spice
Mix with pine needles small and sweet
top with fluffy snow and eat!
February 10, 2008
by Erica Berberena
(written after Summer Pie)
Labels: Erica, Family, February, Nature, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, sky, snow, summer, winter
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Whispers – haiku – 1 – v2
high up in the cold trees there
echoing in winter
January 13, 2008
Labels: haiku, January, Nature, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, wind, winter, Writing Poetry
Thursday, January 03, 2008
High up in the Branches
balls of branches, leaves
homes of the squirrels
covered in snow
one man’s trash another’s treasure
cobbled together beehives
balls to retreat to,
high up in the branches
no longer hidden by
the leaves of summer
even of fall
exposed in icy,
the cold of winter
January 3, 2008
Labels: Driving, January, Nature, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, snow, summer, treasure, winter
Christmas on the Curb
limbs becoming bare
in the winter air,
shadows of the needles fallen below
on the crystallized snow banks
grayed from the salt,
the sand of the cars, the trucks
Tinsel and icicles,
singing in the icy cold
A few still sentinels
upright in the snow
holding onto Christmas
while still perched as they were
in the warm houses
so few days ago
January 3, 2008
Labels: America, Christmas, Faith, Family, January, Nature, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, sing, snow, winter
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
After the Presents
on the way to Gramma’s house
presents unwrapped
toys discovered
Dressed in their Christmas dresses
new winter coats, clean and warm
singing to the carol, hugging their friends
new stuffed bears, cats, cheetahs
watching the world goes bye
until slumber catches up with them
December 25, 2007 and December 26, 2007
Labels: Christmas, December, Driving, Faith, Family, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, sing, winter
In their Winter Coats
in the backseat on the way to Gramma’s
three angels dreaming
Christmas carols on the radio
still in their dresses
new stuffed animals
cradled in their arms
On the way to Gramma’s house
asleep in their winter coats
December 25, 2007
Labels: angels, Christmas, December, Driving, Faith, Family, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, winter
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Oaks
the cold heavy fall rains,
there was
a different forest, a change
shades of brown, of yellow,
the oaks, birches, the duller
evergreens, replacing
the brighter cousins,
maples and others
darker brown, grayer green
foretelling the winter to come
the fall rains, stripping away
the colors, hunkering down
for winter
December 13, 2007
Labels: December, Driving, green, maple trees, Nature, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, winter, yellow
Monday, December 10, 2007
Hope in the Desert
the long suffering of the people of God
hope in the promise of rain, of reconciliation
of being back on the path to Zion
back in union with God
Even in the midst of winter, there is hope
in the coming of the Christ-child,
the shoot of Jesse, made king once more
the king in the manger, warm in the stable straw
the swaddling clothing, foretelling his burial;
but hope in the death and resurrection
fulfilling all the law, all the prophets
our hope in thee alone, Lord Jesus
hope in the grace of God
Like the Christmas cactus,
bearing flower in the dead of winter
we are reminded each Advent
of the hope in the desert
the shoot bearing life,
bearing witness
to our salvation
for the promises fulfilled
the promises kept
by God alone
December 10, 2007
Isaiah 35:1-10
Labels: Bethlehem, child, Christ, Christmas, death, December, Easter, Faith, flowers, God, grace, hope, Isaiah, Jesus, Law, life, Messiah, Methodist, Nature, Photos, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, prophet, Raymond A. Foss, resurrection, savior, winter
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Comforting Words, Melodies
after fall, before winter
leading into Advent
comforting words, melodies
the warm, memory-laden
hymns in the sanctuary
familiar, affirming words in worship
singing old hymns of praise
harbingers of the Christmas carols
soon to rise from our lips
up to the vaulted ceiling heights
common, ages old words
the music of our faith
welling up, in unison, again
November 20, 2007 10:25am
Wesley United Methodist Church,
Concord, NH
Labels: Christmas, church, Faith, Methodist, November, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, sanctuary, sing, Wesley United Methodist Church, winter
Gathering In
food for the needy
brought bit by bit,
bag and box
to the altar of God
offerings from our abundance
a bounty brought to the chancel
by our children
carried lovingly
in the heart of worship
thanksgiving offerings
of this household of faith
at the harvest,
before winter
November 19, 2007 8:25pm
our church’s Ingathering of canned goods
Wesley United Methodist Church,
Concord, NH
Labels: church, Faith, God, harvest, heart, Methodist, November, Offering, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, Wesley United Methodist Church, winter
Thursday, November 01, 2007
Faded Glory
the grey skies, the feel of winter so soon
the flagpole out of the small house
held tightly against the blast
a flag of our country
snapping, tattered edges
faded threads, lines in the stitching
almost translucent now
How long has it been a sentinel
stood on watch, to honor
to remind, to remember
snapping tight in the wind
waving at attention
November 1, 2007 12:57pm
Labels: America, Driving, November, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, sky, wind, winter
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Danger, Thin Ice
about the ice sheet
up in the arctic, on Greenland
on the ice shelves
on the bottom of the globe
talk of ice thinner than before,
across the board, and final
reminding me of the signs
each winter on more local waters
where thin ice is a warning
real risk, dangerous rescues
So to with these news reports
scientific findings, up above
the arctic circle
Thin Ice, be careful,
we are on thin ice
October 14, 2007 7:25pm
A Planentary Emergency
is global warning. Since the middle of
this summer, we have had a cascade
of reports, harbingers, clarion calls
to action, to stop this slide
if we can
Labels: America, Blog Action Day, Faith, Methodist, Nature, October, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, summer, water, winter
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Final Fruits
from our own little vine
woven into the rhododendron
hidden from the birds,
other interested parties
left to darken for a few days more
the last of the rich strong fruit
before the cooling of the days
the readying for the winter
fall in full bloom in the air
tart berries, tangy fruit
the final fruits of the season
as brief as it was
September 16, 2007 14:54
Labels: flowers, fruit, Nature, Photos, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, ripe, September, vine, winter
Monday, July 30, 2007
A Purchase in the Seam
a purchase, in the seam
the tiny hole, the junction
between the dirt, the air,
the water, the sky
found between the granite blocks
a bit of sand, from the winter
in the tiny nook
enough for life
to spring forth
bloom in glory
in the steps of Your church
our church
this July morning
July 30, 2007 14:57
photo on Sunday, July 28, 2007 7:45am
Labels: church, Faith, flowers, July, life, Methodist, Nature, Photos, poetry, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, sky, spring, water, winter
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