We are Citizens
of this Soil, this Earth,
leaving our
watery home forever
wandering this
dry Land
yet longing for
the sea.
We are Light
beings, Water creatures
denizens of this Earth eternal
freed from the Water
yet held by its
sway.
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Edited May 29,
2023
Citizens of this
soil – v2
May 28, 2023
Citizens of this
soil
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/05/citizens-of-this-soil.html
&
Edited May 28, 2023
Drawn to the
Water’s edge – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/05/drawn-to-waters-edge-v4.html
Edited May 27,
2023
Drawn to the
water's edge - v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/05/drawn-to-eaters-edge-v3.html
Edited May 27, 2023
Drawn to the water's edge - V2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/05/drawn-to-waters-edge-v2.html
May 24, 2023
Drawn to the
water’s edge
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/05/drawn-to-waters-edge.html
Start of poems
based on conversation with Howard Hopper
about connection
to the water seen in “The tide at sunset” poems
and my earlier
poems that included “light beings, water creatures”
&
April 10, 2022
We are all
spirit, breath
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/04/we-are-all-spirit-breath.html
written after
listening to the
2016 On Being
interview
with Eugene
Peterson
https://onbeing.org/programs/eugene-peterson-answering-god/,
rebroadcast April
7, 2022
&
edited April 28, 2018
light bodies interwoven – v10
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/04/light-bodies-interwoven-v10.html
(editing version 9)
edited April 28, 2018
a form of water – v4
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/04/a-form-of-water-v4.html
&
Edited May 23,
2023
The tide at
sunset – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-tide-at-sunset-v3.html
May 22, 2023
Shell Beach
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/05/shell-beach.html
Edited May 22,
2023
The tide at
sunset – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-tide-at-sunset-v2.html
May 22, 2023
Treasure in the
sand
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/05/treasure-in-sand.html
May 22, 2023
The tide at
sunset
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-tide-at-sunset.html
May 22, 2023
Sunset nigh
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/05/sunset-nigh.html
May 22, 2023
Before the light
fades further
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/05/before-light-fades-further.html
May 22, 2023
A castle no more
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/05/a-castle-no-more.html
May 21, 2023
Striving onto our
beach
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/05/striving-onto-our-beach.html
&
Edited July 26, 2022
onto the beach – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/07/onto-beach-v2.html
July 23, 2022
onto the beach
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/07/onto-beach.html
July 21, 2022
returning home - 3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/07/returning-home.html
July 17, 2022 6:34am
St. Augustine Beach
just north of 10th St.
St. Augustine Beach, FL
&
October
10, 2021
Crossing
the plane of the dunes
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/crossing-plane-of-dunes.html
&
Dinosaur
Spines – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/dinosaur-spines-v2.html
edited/new
name October 26, 2021
Dinosaur
Spines
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/dinosaur-spines.html
October
26, 2021
Wings of
the earth-bound angels
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/wings-of-earth-bound-angels.html
October 26, 2021
spines of the palms
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/spines-of-palms.html
edited October 24, 2021
the darkened beach – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-darkened-beach-v2.html
edited October 24, 2021
Crossing the plane of the dunes – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/crossing-plane-of-dunes-v2.html
October 13, 2021
the darkened beach
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-darkened-beach.html
Crossing
the plane of the dunes
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/crossing-plane-of-dunes.html
edited October 23, 2021
The Dance of the Pelicans – v5
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-dance-of-pelicans-v5.html
adding
stanza 1
edited
October 22, 2021
the dance
of the pelicans – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-dance-of-pelicans-v4.html
edited
October 21, 2021
the dance
of the pelicans – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-dance-of-pelicans-v3.html
merged
October 21, 2021
another
pelican morning – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/another-pelican-morning-v2.html
edited
October 14, 2021
the dance
of the pelicans – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-dance-of-pelicans-v2.html
October
14, 2021
the dance
of the pelicans
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-dance-of-pelicans.html
October
10, 2021
another
pelican morning
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/another-pelican-morning.html
&
edited March 21, 2021
Beach Sand – v7
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/03/beach-sand-v7.html
editing version 6
edited July 30, 2015
Beach Sand – v6
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/07/beach-sand-v6.html
(editing version 5)
edited April 2, 2014
Beach Sand – v5
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/04/beach-sand-v5.html
Edited September 20, 2012
Beach Sand – v4
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/09/beach-sand-v4.html
edited March 5, 2012
Beach Sand – v3
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/03/beach-sand-v3.html
edited September 29, 2010
Beach Sand – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/09/beach-sand-v2.html
&
email May 115, 2008
“I am in eighth
grade and I am doing a school
research project
called a zine. In this zine,
it is basically
about describing your passion.
One of the
requirements for the zine is putting
a poem in, and explaining your reaction to the poem.
My passion is Cape
Cod, and I chose the poem you wrote,
Beach Sand,
I love how you described sand in this poem.
I just had a few
questions like,
why did you choose
to write this poem?
My response May 16,
2008::
“Funny you should ask. Someone from North Carolina
two days ago asked if they could put this same poem
on a new web site. As I told them, I had written in in 2006,
on the same day as quite a few other poems. I was writing
then specifically about treasured memories of my childhood
and more recent too. I wrote this poem about my joy at the beach.
I am from Westfield, MA growing up and my family would go to
the Cape or up the Maine coast to like Wells Beach or York
many summers when I was a kid. My grandparents on my dad's
side had gone to Old Orchard Beach for summers when my dad
was a kid and they were there on Cape Cod when I was a kid.
In 1988 I went to Hilton Head Island for a week. And in the
mid-1990's I went for like 3 or 4 summers in a row to
Martha's Vineyard. From 1978 to 2001, I lived near
the University of New Hampshire near the seacoast of
New Hampshire. I spent time at Rye Beach, Hampton,
and Great Island Common in New Castle. I just really like
walking the beach, more than just laying sunbathing.
I would walk along the shore looking for beach glass
or go over to the rocks and look for what I could find
in the tide pools. I've included three other poems about
being near the sea, Shoals, Tide Pools, and Tides - Haiku.”
&
July 15, 2006 19:03
Beach Sand
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/03/beach-sand.html
edited April 28, 2018
a form of water – v3
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/04/a-form-of-water-v3.html
Edited August 15, 2013
“A form of water – v2”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/a-form-of-water-v2.html
January 19, 2013
new poem, “A form of water”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/01/a-form-of-water.html
January 19, 2013
new poem, “Water beings, Light creatures”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/01/water-beings-light-creatures.html
edited August 11, 2015
Water Beings – v6
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/08/water-beings-v6.html
(editing version 4)
October 2, 2014
a document of meaning
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/10/a-document-of-meaning.html
inspired in part by Diana Butler Bass
https://www.facebook.com/Diana.Butler.Bass
post October 2, 2014
https://www.facebook.com/Diana.Butler.Bass/posts/10152515147848500
“Life really does weave a fabric of
meaning with the threads of experience.”
&
edited April 4, 2014
“Water Beings – v5”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/04/water-beings-v5.html
(editing version 3)
edited April 4,
2014
“Water Beings – v4”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/04/water-beings-v4.html
(editing version 2)
Edited January 19,
2013
“Water Beings – v2”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/01/water-beings-v2.html
January 18, 2013
new poem, “Water
Beings”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/01/water-beings.html
based on Quote entitled, “Water”,
by Jean Dorst, 1990
see quote embedded within the editorial review of the book:
http://www.amazon.com/Pond-Lake-River-Maryjo-Series/dp/0765107600
within the book, “Pond Lake River Sea”,
by Maryjo Koch
http://books.google.com/books/about/Pond_Lake_River_Sea.html?id=EyENAAAACAAJ
read during a break
while substitute teaching
Three Rivers School
Pembroke, NH
January 18, 2013
&
edited March 21, 2014
“light bodies interwoven – v9”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/03/light-bodies-interwoven-v9.html
(editing version 3)
Edited November 30, 2013
“light bodies interwoven – v8”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/11/light-bodies-interwoven-v8.html
(editing version 3)
Edited November 30, 2013
“light bodies interwoven – v7”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/11/light-bodies-interwoven-v7.html
(editing version 2)
Edited August 15, 2013
“light bodies interwoven – v6”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/light-bodies-interwoven-v6.html
Edited August 15, 2013
“not easily broken – v2”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/not-easily-broken-v2.html
Edited February 4, 2013
“light bodies interwoven – v5”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/02/light-bodies-interwoven-v5.html
Edited August 17,
2012
edited poem, “light
bodies interwoven – v4”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/08/light-bodies-interwoven-v4.html
edited March 21, 2014
“light bodies interwoven – v9”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/03/light-bodies-interwoven-v9.html
(editing version 3)
Edited November 30, 2013
“light bodies interwoven – v8”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/11/light-bodies-interwoven-v8.html
(editing version 3)
Edited November 30, 2013
“light bodies interwoven – v7”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/11/light-bodies-interwoven-v7.html
(editing version 2)
Edited August 15, 2013
“light bodies interwoven – v6”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/light-bodies-interwoven-v6.html
Edited August 15, 2013
“not easily broken – v2”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/not-easily-broken-v2.html
Edited February 4, 2013
“light bodies interwoven – v5”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/02/light-bodies-interwoven-v5.html
Edited August 17,
2012
edited poem, “light
bodies interwoven – v4”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/08/light-bodies-interwoven-v4.html
Edited August 15, 2012
edited poem, “light bodies interwoven – v3”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/08/light-bodies-interwoven-v3.html
Edited August 14, 2012
edited poem “light bodies interwoven – v2”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/08/light-bodies-interwoven-v2.html
Edited August 14, 2012
new poem “not easily broken”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/08/not-easily-broken.html
Edited August 14, 2012
new poem “light bodies interwoven”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/08/light-bodies-interwoven.html
Edited August 14, 2012
new poem “threads of light – 2”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/08/threads-of-light-2.html
Edited August 14, 2012
new poem, “a body of light”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/08/a-body-of-light.html
Edited August 8, 2012
new poem in response, “the bond stronger”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-bond-stronger.html
Edited August 8, 2012
new poem, “filaments of light”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/08/filaments-of-light.html
Edited August 8, 2012
new poem, “fibers of light”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/08/fibers-of-light.html
edited August 8, 2012
new poem, “glowing threads”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/08/glowing-threads.html
Edited August 8, 2012
new poem, “threads of light”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/08/threads-of-light.html
Edited August 7, 2012
new poem, “threads forged together”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/08/threads-forged-together.html
Edited August 7, 2012
new poem, “threads of the cord”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/08/threads-of-cord.html
Edited August 7, 2012
new poem – “from filaments of spun glass”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/08/from-filaments-of-spun-glass.html
Edited August 7, 2012
“A cord is woven – v3”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/08/a-cord-is-woven-v3.html
Edited August 7, 2012
“A cord is woven – v2”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/08/a-cord-is-woven-v2.html
Edited August 7, 2012
new poem, “A cord is woven”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/08/a-cord-is-woven.html
Edited August 7, 2012
new poem, “A bond is forged”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/08/a-bond-is-forged.html
Edited August 7, 2012
“A cord is forged – v2”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/08/a-cord-is-forged-v2.html
August 7, 2012
“A cord is forged”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/08/a-cord-is-forged.html
&
Seventh of a worship series on:
“Cruising the Sacred Waters of Our Faith”
Theme – Fellowship
John 15:12-17 (Common English Bible)
Ecclesiastes 4:9-11 (Common English Bible)
1 John 4:7-11 (Common English Bible)
Call to Worship (Abington Worship 2012)
(John 6:35)
Unison Prayer (Abington Worship 2012)
Pastoral Prayer by Pastor Ruth Foss
Reception of New Members
(Acts 2:42, 46-47; Philippians 1:3-6, 9-11)
Prayer of Dedication (John 6:24-35)
Hymn – “You Who Are Thirsty” (TFWS #2132)
(Isaiah 55:1, Matthew 5:6, 11-28)
Hymn – “They’ll Know We Are Christians by Our Love” (TFWS #2233)
(John 13:34-35; Ephesians 4:4-6)
Communion
Message for children
by Pastor Ruth Foss
and sermon – “All You Need Is Love. . . ”
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
8AM Live
https://8amlive.wordpress.com/
meditation blog
http://pstrfoss.wordpress.com/
“God’s Whisper” blog
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
August 5, 2012
Tenth Sunday of Kingdomtide
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