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Saturday, June 07, 2008

Letter from the White House, dated May 30, 2008

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So, the question remains, if Waterboarding is torture, why would America do it, ever? If the evidence truly cannot be used, why do it? ...
Friday, June 06, 2008

Her Tears

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She was sitting there at her computer, listening to one of our songs one that touches us still saying what we cannot always find the words t...
Tuesday, June 03, 2008

lilies - 071906

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All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. A...
Saturday, May 31, 2008

Sending a Dove

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After the flood, to find dry land he sent a dove, out into the world out of the darkness, into the light to search for signs, outside the ar...

Standing There, Calling Him

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The Lord, standing there, right beside him in the night calling him, waiting for his response Speak, for your servant is listening. The livi...

Speak Lord

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Speak Lord, your servant is listening. May that always be my response May my faith be that strong the boy, set apart, living with the master...

Answering God

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When he called, the boy answered coming, Master, I am here he answered God in the same way I am listening Lord, what do you want of me Ready...

More irises - 5/24/08

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lilacs - 5/14/06

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Tulip = 5/15/06

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Above the Rapids - 2/9/08

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Building the Ark

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The scripture doesn’t say if he walked with God, by faith, or in the flesh Did he get the blueprints handed to him or write it down from the...

Like Frozen Water - 2/9/08

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No Place Holy

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It wasn’t that nowhere was holy everywhere, everywhere they walked holy ground, barefoot walking leaving their footprint, the mark of God’s ...

A Living Temple

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As the people carried the tabernacle we carry the Lord with us as we leave footprints in the sands of our life’s journey God is with us, if ...

Not within Walls of Stone

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On a foundation of stone walled inside my heart you are with me Lord Not within walls of stone a special sacred space You walk with me all m...

A House built on Rock

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A foundation of stone a house built on rock grounded in faith in our Lord walking with God not within a set apart holy place walking with Go...

Not on Shifting Sand

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Our lives, living the call of the Lord acting, not merely having faith stored up inside the walls of the holy places being righteous in d...

Walked with God

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He walked with God, obeyed his commands he was called righteous and was saved He built an ark, as he was told and the world was saved never ...

A Sudden Torrent

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Like the gate of heaven opening on the first day of the flood a sudden torrent fell today momentary as it was a sudden torrent fell today th...

Heavy Drops

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I heard the heavy drops falling individually, thump, thump, a staccato symphony onto the hard-tack ground the thin dirt, no place for the wa...

Where Your Ashes Lay

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I saw again, the picture where you ashes lay on the frozen, snow-covered ground spread out on the side of the slope the mountain you lov...
Friday, May 30, 2008

A Snowy Wreath - December 16, 2007

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Wet Leaves, Wet Pavement - November 6, 2007

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Pearls on the Lupin - October 25, 2007

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A Red Flower - October 16, 2007

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All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All ri...

Afternoon Morning Glories - October 5, 2007

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McIntosh Apple - September 2007

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Milkweed in Winter - Harriman, NY- March 2005

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Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Their Faces

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I carry their faces with me, small, shining images, captured in the emulsion little shadow, glimpses of them showing a hint of the spark wit...
Tuesday, May 27, 2008

String of Pearls - Aquinnah, MA, September 1996

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All of my poems and photos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006,...
Sunday, May 25, 2008

Standing Straighter

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Something, I cannot fully explain; but certain and true each time, on the side of the main street the parade route into the city They marche...

With Fireworks

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With fireworks, parades, with speeches we honor them, each year remembering them, for what they gave their lives for freedom so that we woul...

Under Fire Still

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Another day, remembering all those who served, who sacrificed different, still, unresolved, an open wound, without closure so many still und...

In Remembrance of Them

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Not the bread, the wine elements of the holy meal shared in remembrance of him; in remembrance of them we stop and gather, set aside a time ...

In Memoriam

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We remember what they have done serving in our place going where we would not choose to go giving their lives that we would remain free our ...

Their Sacrifice

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They gave their all for our country, for each of us few of us know the horror, the fear, what they faced in life, going to dark places to ke...

More than Solomon’s Finest

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more precious, more beautiful than gold, any fabric made by human hands the lilies of the field, the flowers of the garden fruits of creatio...

Clothed in Glory

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Clothed in glory the flowers of creation, subtle or vibrant Holy fabric, knitted by the creator to clothe the grasses, the fields We are his...

Serve Today

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We are to serve today, follow the master, and our needs will be met Follow me he told them and they went bring me the loaves, the fishes and...

Divided Focus

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It is our divided focus, on God and the things of the world, trying to juggle wealth and faith, leaving ourselves to drift, to shift from on...

Cheesy Eggs

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Breakfast was dad’s cheesy eggs that was the urgent request when I posed the question of what they wanted to eat. And, that meant a helper, ...

Stewards of God’s Mysteries

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We are to be the stewards of God’s mysteries the ones to safeguard his secrets, the majesty of creation the wonder of the world, the unwrapp...
Saturday, May 24, 2008

irises today

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All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All...

Daily Provision

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not merely bread, daily provision the creator looking after his creation as he does for the least of the plants of the field he will provide...

Clothed

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Magnificent fabric flowing, translucent, shimmering, radiant such are the garments of the plants of creation, the wings of the butterfly, th...

Daily Needs

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Do not focus on your daily needs, on the cares of tomorrow focus on the love of God Serve the Lord and the rest will be taken care of by the...

What I need

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all I really need is there each day God will provide, just as he promised he will provide for our basic needs for food, for clothing Just as...

More than I need

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God will provide, more than I need for food and shelter clothing and drink As he provides for the plants of the earth he will provide so muc...

Clothed like one of these

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Oh to be clothed like one of the lilies of the field the irises in my garden, the monarch, the cheetah any number of plants and animals, liv...

Enough trouble

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Each day, every day enough trouble on its own why carry more than we can handle when tomorrow can wait Leave our cares at his feet at the al...

Drop it and leave it

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Let go of your troubles, cast them aside turn them over to the Lord, and leave them behind Believe in the creator the one from above wh...

An Empty Attic

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When I read the words of Matthew I thought about what it would be like if my attic was empty, things stored away gotten rid of, given away t...

In them I am rich

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In them I am rich a wealthy man am I with my wife, my daughters a part of my life You have blessed me with the gift of these lives to share ...

In you I have my treasure

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The words of the scripture, the tip of the iceberg for it is in you that I have my treasure Your love, your endless, steadfast love rela...

She is my treasure

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Funny, reading the title I just wrote, my wife, my best friend, knowing that she has read the lines of the devotionals too, the scripture th...

They are my treasures

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You have gifted me, oh God with these wonderful, amazing treasures each one a marvel to behold Each a life changing, growing, finding her wa...

You are my treasure

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Lord, you above all, you are my treasure, the grace you heap upon me each day, the love you show me the daily provision, the daily presence ...
Friday, May 23, 2008

Sermon - All Fired Up! - by Pastor Ruth L. Foss, given at Sanbornville United Methodist Church, Wakefield, NH, May 11, 2008 - Pentecost Sunday

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Based on Acts 2:1-21 - Pentecost Sunday Good Morning!!!! Well here we are at Pentecost Sunday!! I love Pentecost Sunday almost as much as I...
Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Contemporaneous Poems

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real-time writing, what I see how I feel, what I hear the magic revealed by the girls the wonder of creation moments, fragments of image...

Serendipity Poetry

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Sudden words from my daily life, my mind's eye, words gifted to me leaping onto the page sharing serendipity, beauty, thoughts in...
Tuesday, May 20, 2008

A May Shower

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Something different, particular a May shower, the other day, not July; certainly not March a specific sound, a definite smell of the May...
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Like a Horsehair Paintbrush

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the iris stood tall and straight the blossom peaking from the skin of leaves still hidden mostly behind green its deep blue, dark blue ...

inscribed on the palms of my hand

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He said these word, the creator of the universe words more than of comfort, that he would remember us He said he had inscribed our beings,...
Monday, May 19, 2008

More than My Name

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I, who I am, written, inscribed on the palms of the creator the God of Abraham, of creation, the Father to the Son, sent to save me My being...

Inscribed on His Palms

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A promise of the creator, always remember me, to be compassionate, forgiving, loving my name, inscribed on his palms words that cannot b...

More than Written

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My name, inscribed, carved, branded onto the palms of our creator the God of the beginning of time my name forever with him, not merely ...

My Name

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My name, on the palm of his hand holding me on the skin of the creator a part of him, the ink staining his flesh the stuff of heaven, a p...

On His Hand

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My name is written on the creator’s hand tattooed permanently, his memory never fades he keeps me, holds me, in the palm of his hand p...

On the Hillside that Night

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(In the Crowd) My sheep, grazing in the pasture on that hillside that night, along with the others watching the horizon, the shadows for pre...

Watching the Parade

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(In the Crowd) Like a conquering king, or Roman general Jesus entered David’s city our chosen one Watching the parade we cheered the new kin...

They Were Deep in Conversation

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(In the Crowd) On the Road to Emmaus three walked, deep in conversation animated words exchanged as they walked along I heard a brief passag...

They Spoke to Me

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(In the Crowd) We all shook our heads, in wonderment, amazed, unable to explain what we heard these men from Galilee, those in his inner cir...

None Below Their Reach

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The lilac bush, next to the school had no blossoms, no blooms, none below their reach, only high in the canopy, the boughs hanging over the ...

In the Crowd - series of poems

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With some of the poems posted today, I have started a series with the subtitle, (In the Crowd). The Alive Now devotional had asked on Pentec...

We were Hungry

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(In the Crowd) We were so very hungry, for his message, hope and love hungry for food, there on the mountain yearning to hear him, his minis...

The Multitude at the Seaside

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(In the Crowd) As so it was, as time went along we would follow him, hear where he was going always a multitude, a crowd milling about, foll...

At His Baptism

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john(In the Crowd) Standing on the side of the river we watched, John standing in the water preaching to all, to repent A hard message for s...

Road to Bethlehem

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(In the Crowd) I remember seeing them walking on the road on the way to Bethlehem the long dusty road the two of them, scared, moving slowly...
Sunday, May 18, 2008

Sitting in the Pews

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Looking around, sitting in the pews the words of the final charge, the call of the savior the instructions for what it is to be his disciple...

Into the World

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We are called, given our marching orders to leave our lives behind, to go into the world sharing the message of the Messiah, the risen Lord,...

Inside the Sanctuary

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The words, to share the good news too often spoke, too easily spoken more difficult to leave the sanctuary to put feet and hands, to the wor...

Beyond the Walls

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Beyond the walls, these sacred, formidable walls that is where the work is, where we must go not within, the safe, the comfortable out there...
Sunday, May 11, 2008

My work - reposted across the internet

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Here are some of the others, around the world, who have posted my poems, given a link, or more: A video on --- http://orchid212-english414.b...
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Verve Earth

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I joined Verve Earth yesterday. It is a nice site, which shows web pages by location, by categories (http://www.verveearth.com/landing/)

Two Branches

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The boys, maybe twelve, each with a branch, covered in young blossoms, riding their skateboards heading for their homes, for their mothers S...

The Men with Saul

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They traveled with the man named Saul commissioned, charged, sanctions bringing wrath, death, to the followers of Christ; but they, like he,...

the Way

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a belief, a religion, defined in terms of journey in the path they were on, following a movement, following the master, still leaving all, c...

Over that Spot

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I keep thinking of you, each time we drive over that spot, that marker on the highway that place in time, in space, where your life came to ...

A Chartreuse Forest

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A bright, glowing, chartreuse forest, the young leaves radiating color too bright to absorb, as they would in summer the falling spring m...

Spring Morning Light

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This morning, that spring morning light, something special, magical, the low dim, soft light illumining the treetops, the nascent buds, th...

Filled with the Spirit

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Filled with the Spirit, the flames of Pentecost, they preached in the native tongue of another Peter stood and spoke, boldly, as they all wo...

In a tongue they did not know

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speaking, proclaiming, announcing the miracle of the Pentecost they could all speak, in a tongue they did not know able to share the message...
Saturday, May 10, 2008

Like Popcorn Kernels

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Like plum popcorn kernels the lilac blossoms burst into bloom the plum giving way, exposing the softer, pastel light lilac within opening in...

Baptized by Fire

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Not by water, not by blood, not by a dove descending from heaven they were baptized by a heavenly fire not a refining fire, a trial by fire ...

Timid Messengers

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in the flames emboldened timid, tentative, doubting messengers empowered, given voice in the tongues of fire, the non-consuming, the living ...

Speaking from the Fire

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The voice of God, out of the burning, living flames blessing the leader empowering him, an assurance God will be with him So it was, with th...

Born by Fire

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A church, our church, the body of Christ born by the fire of Pentecost on that day created, ministers commissioned and missionaries sent, in...

On Pentecost

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The disciples, the followers praying, hiding alone, cloistered hidden in the upper room, set apart waiting, for what they did not know a pro...

The acts of the Apostles

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He foretold, in boldness, in truth the acts of the Apostles, greater than his own for he was leaving this earth, rising, returning going bac...