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Saturday, August 16, 2008

Wanakee pictures - 7/30/06

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dragonfly 7/30/06 - Cedar Street, Manchester, NH

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Monarchs and Marigolds 8/17/06 - Wesley United Methodist Church

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More Cicada pictures from 7/28/08

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Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Two-Way Tag

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The pool filling a bit too slowly “Let’s play tag, you’re it first!” so was the solution, for the littlest Laughing, running, out of her sis...
Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Really Forgiven

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Like God for us, Joseph’s brothers really forgiven someone who could punish mete out a judgment A generous heart, an open hand welcoming the...

On the Damascus Road

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Blind, gaining sight persecuting, preaching converted on the Damascus road in a blaze of light, a voice from above changing his life, the st...

Christ’s Prayer

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After ministering, feeding their healing, physical, spiritual He sent away the disciples climbed the hillside in solitude to pray wild, sepa...

Waiting with Me

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We didn’t really talk much a bit, on the waiting, the drag of time waiting till you awoke sitting, present with me, with you there, once aga...

Fully Present to Humanity

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Christ, son of God, holy, triune living God, the Word, living among us fully present to humanity, attentive to our reality Fully human, cryi...

A Real Conversation

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The pastor’s message, his sermon a real conversation, about real life his eye surgery the thread of the sermon, the necklace, beads along th...

Each One, on Their Own

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Each one, on their own, a prayer before the cereal, the juice, the berries, stopping, bowing their heads Each one in turn offering a prayer,...
Monday, August 11, 2008

In Solitary Places

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He went away to pray in solitary places away from the crowds. Solitary places to find God peace, quiet spaces, especially on the mountainsid...

Sitting by the Pier

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Gulls perched on the pilings a cormorant coursing low toward the open sea a breeze inland from the Atlantic up on the bay, sitting by the pi...

Not Enough Pastel Plaid

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In the shop, a bit too pretty, pristine I caught a few subtle, furtive, slightly disdainful glances supposing, deciding we were not quite wo...

Doing His Work

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A sink of dirty dishes from today, cluttered counter, a bit boxes needing to be opened small, little things, unimportant for she was getting...

A Cup of Berries

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Hand-picked, small blackberries each one fully-ripe, cool in the take-out coffee cup, sitting in the dark fridge. Open and inviting, ...

Shimmering Silver

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Between the roses, the cedars the field shimmering silver dew life manna in the desert covering each blade of grass green of summer, rich no...

A Basket of Summer Fruits

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In this sacred place, this holy ground a basket of summer fruits squashes from your garden fruits of labor, holy work raised for the pantry,...

The Bounty of Your Garden

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Your garden, ripe with squash, with beans, soon to bear tomatoes, pumpkins other summer fruits ready for picking the bounty of your garden g...

Layered Upon the Cross

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Images of his life, stylized within a circle, stained glass all placed, layered upon the cross all of his life, leading, based remembering h...

Performing Miracles

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The miracles, performed by Christ; but more, performed by the disciples, the bread enough for the multitude walking on the surface of the se...

Fully Committed

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I guess you could say, Peter was fully committed in those wondrous moments stepping from a swaying ship out onto the rolling seas The master...

Calling on Our Faith

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A righteous life, daily prayer calling on our faith, as we live, daily not only in times of adversity, walking with us our faith living, gro...
Sunday, August 10, 2008

Reach Down

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Reach down, lift them up, your brother, sister sinking faith needing your hand, my hand a word of comfort, His message of hope Love of the f...

Reach Out Your Hands

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Like Christ, reaching to Peter, reach out your hands when doubts, winds of struggle, adversity catches our focus saps the strength of our fa...

Noticing the Wind

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He was walking safely walking on the waters, the waves fear, noticing the wind, falling, sinking below the waters Saved, caught by his hand,...

Impetuous Peter

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Impetuous Peter, jumping stepping out of the boat walking without thinking going to Jesus across the waves blindly acting, acting out of his...

Going to Jesus

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Peter, not for praise not to gain power An act of faith climbing out of the boat going out to Jesus standing like him on the seas walking to...

Above the Waves

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He stayed above the waves, above the waters of doubt while he stayed focused Christ, on the water himself Faith enough to venture out, to be...

When I Have been Sinking

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You lift me up Lord, immediately reaching out your loving hands catching me when I fall, holding me close to you, when I cry out Helping me ...

Reassured

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When they were gripped by fear buffeted, rocked by wind, waves afraid in the boat He reassured them all “I am near; it is me, the one standi...

Reach out God’s Hands

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As Christ, answering Peter’s cries, reaching out his hands lifting him out of the depths sinking no more We must reach out God’s hands our h...

They are Our Hands

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When a brother, a sister one of our neighbors begins to fall, to sink the hands to reach out, Christ’s hands now, they are our hands Are you...

Sinking in the Waters

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He stepped out in his faith walking toward the Lord Sinking in the waters at the mercy of the wind Crying out; saved by the Lord caught whil...

Saved by His Hand

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In faith, he started to walk at the Master’s call to him to come His faith strong enough walking out from safety from logic, reason out onto...

Caught by His Hand

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He was caught by our savior’s hand saved when he was sinking lifted up from the depths, the deep, by Christ’s hand bringing him to safety up...

Immediately He Reached Out

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While he was beginning to flounder sinking through the skin of the waves crying out to the Master, “Lord, save me!” Immediately, he reached ...

Lifted Up

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Peter, sinking, captured by trouble, his doubt pulling him under falling below the waters, the waves, sinking, darkness Lifted up, rising, b...
Friday, August 08, 2008

Swan, Glasgow, August 1999

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Punk and Accordion Player - Grand Alle, Quebec City, August 1984

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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 righ...

Coneflower and Bee

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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 rig...

Bold Steps

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His steps were bold, courageous steps blindly trusting, his faith strong able to step out, to walk on the waves his eyes centered on the com...

Away to Pray

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He went away to pray sent the disciples on ahead he went, up onto the mountain apart, in private renewal with the father, the son in solitud...

Those in the Boat

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Before their shouts of praise confession he was the Son of God What were they thinking, those in the boat? disciples gripped by the wind,...

The Rock on the Water

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Rocks sink, that is a given, a certainty we all share A rock thrown, sinks in the water How right it is the rock, Peter, who is the one walk...

Of More Faith than Most

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Christ said “oh ye of little faith” to the rock, the foundation of the church how much more, could he say to us Peter had more faith than mo...

The Howling Winds

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The howling winds, buffeting the boat, our lives, at their mercy, the winds of doubt, of strife, of fear, our masters The voice of our savio...

Listening to the Wind

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So easy, to listen to the wind to doubt, to sink, to see the mountain, not the path to climb to listen to the wind, not our master’s voice F...
Thursday, August 07, 2008

Chilmark Driving - 1994

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Brookline - Part of Olmsted's Emerald Necklace

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Part of Olmsted's Emerald Necklace, Brookline, MA, late 1980's or early 1990's http://www.muddyrivermmoc.org/html/NecklaceLinks/...

Into the Chandelier

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Looking on the River, Quebec City, August 1984

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when the intelligentsia has children, NYC, 1984

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Lady Slipper, Barrington, NH, 1999

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Spider in yard, 1997

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Times Square, Spring 1984

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A Canterbury Shaker Field and Painting

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Tuesday, August 05, 2008

Christian Words

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Christian words, written in scripture Christian words carved in stone bringing hope to all who are living The story of our savior’s life wor...

Christian Saints

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Christian saints, in the congregation, in the faces on the family walls in the stories of them in the pages of the histories of the ages the...

Christian Hope

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Christian hope, in the sacrifice, In the resurrection, the reunion with God, a thousand times yes. That is the key of all that Christ rose, ...
Monday, August 04, 2008

Christian Faces

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Christian faces, all shapes and sizes mirroring, being, the image, the face of God the face of Christ in the world, for those we meet for th...

Christian Tongues

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Christian tongues, silent for too long at the injustice, the torture, the inequity haves and have nots, divisions, prejudices rampant in our...

Christian Lives

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Christian lives, bearing witness love of the creator, the love of the son the covenant they offered, the grace they share the gifts of the s...

Christian Hearts

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Christian hearts, beating strong caring for his children, his brothers, sisters those toiling in the fields, the vineyards, living in the da...

Christian Voices

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Christian voices crying out in the wilderness in the urban jungle, the suburban villages speaking the truth, against complacency against the...

Christian Feet

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Christian feet, walking the paths of the Lord following in the way of the master, walking where he walked going where the master called, bei...

Christian Hands

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Christian hands, serving the congregants, serving the community, the world raising their hands against injustice offering their hands to tho...

“What a Blessing”, sermon by Pastor Ruth L. Foss, Suncook United Methodist Church, Suncook, NH 8/3/08

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Have you ever said to yourself “what a blessing that was” when you receive something that was unexpected? I know I have. I might run into so...
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An Echo of Her Glories

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A pale, lovely, opening trumpet a morning glory, in the pot living with the tomatoes, the marigolds the living garden by the end of the p...

4 and 1/2 years of blogging

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Today marks 4.5 years of this blog. I hope you like what you see. And, yesterday I topped 2,800 poems.
Sunday, August 03, 2008

His Blessing a Blessing

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Struggling, wrestling with God this flawed patriarch, Jacob, stealing a birthright, usurper Holding on for a blessing, a blessing from G...

They Became the Blessing

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By the Lord’s blessing, the food consecrated a pattern of blessing, breaking, sharing; but they became the blessing in giving the bread, the...

He Had Compassion for Them

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Like sheep without a shepherd wandering in the wilderness, seeking following him, even as he crossed the lake He had compassion for them, he...

He Said, “Come” - v2

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Out of the fog, the mist, the darkness The Lord’s voice, he said, “Come” and Peter did, stepping out out onto the living water standing, wal...

Out of His Compassion

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They were all welcome, all were healed, made whole all of them were fed, sustained by their daily bread, he provided out of his compassion t...

Not even Enough for Themselves

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Only five loaves, two fishes not even enough for themselves barely, just enough for the twelve for the disciples, for Jesus, alone But there...

Bread, Blessed of Heaven

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He lifted the bread to heaven the simple loaves, the fishes two raised to heaven, the source of the blessing, provision of life, of food He ...

In Them the Miracle Revealed

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He blessed the loaves, the fishes held up to heaven, broken to share In them, the miracle revealed sharing five loaves, two fish with the mu...

They Came to Him

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From near and far, the villages the countryside, all around seeing him crossing the sea they came to him all of them needing his healing, hi...

All Needing to be Fed

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They came to him, where he was at the news of his arrival in this deserted place All needed to be fed, thirsting needing to be fed, healed, ...

Pity on Them

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So many, in pain, coming to him seeking his love, his care his ministering of their needs He had pity on them, even in his time of grie...

The People Fed

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Like Manna in the desert all the people, the tribes of Israel Fed with the bread blessed by heaven Coming to him, in that desert place All w...

Even When He Grieved

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He healed the sick, ministered to them all the son a servant to their needs even when he grieved the death of the one the prophet, the one b...

If My People Believed

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My people, of the covenants the patriarchs, the prophets if my people would but believe He is here for them fulfilling the law, the prophets...
Saturday, August 02, 2008

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God’s Glory That which no man could witness God’s glory, his very face revealed, God’s radiance his love made flesh made human, God’s image ...

Holding on for a Blessing

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Before they released, parted holding on for a blessing Somehow he knew; He was wrestling with God this younger twin, ankle grabbing, us...

Blessing the Food

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Before the blessing meager, inadequate five loves, two fish A blessing, bread help up to heaven suddenly, more than enough food for all who ...

Watching the Waves

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Looking at, watching the waves it was then that he fell, when he began to sink Gravity, laws of physics held no dominion over him while he y...
Friday, August 01, 2008

Cicada molting and getting ready to fly 7/28/08

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