no larger than a footprint
in the sundrenched yard
green from the warming this morning
the ceding of the cold, giving,
returning the yard to light,
a place where the frost had not let go…
seemingly incongruent, inexplicable,
all around the green had returned,
the yard had come to life,
well above freezing, if just barely,
but these few inches
held me entranced…
the frost held on a little longer,
a little tighter yet, a treasure,
in the grip of winter, in white,
treasuring this small space
this island in the green yard,
bathed in December sunlight…
was it you, mom, your spirit, stopping,
standing, watching over us last night as we slept,
your feet leaving an impression in the grass,
admiring our decorations, our Christmas lights,
I could picture you standing there, in your sweater,
chilled from the cold, in your narrow white sneakers…
in the sundrenched yard
green from the warming this morning
the ceding of the cold, giving,
returning the yard to light,
a place where the frost had not let go…
all around the green had returned,
the yard had come to life,
well above freezing, if just barely,
but these few inches
held me entranced…
a little tighter yet, a treasure,
in the grip of winter, in white,
treasuring this small space
this island in the green yard,
bathed in December sunlight…
standing, watching over us last night as we slept,
your feet leaving an impression in the grass,
admiring our decorations, our Christmas lights,
I could picture you standing there, in your sweater,
chilled from the cold, in your narrow white sneakers…
a place where the frost had not let go… - v2
Painting with a brush filled with dew – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/painting-with-brush-filled-with-dew-v2.html
Edited March 25, 2024
Painting with a brush filled with Stars – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/painting-with-brush-filled-with-stars-v2.html
Edited March 25, 2024
God paints with a brush filled with Stars – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/god-paints-with-brush-filled-with-stars_25.html
New March 11, 2024
Painting with a brush filled with Stars
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/painting-with-brush-filled-with-stars.html
Edited/New March 11, 2024
Painting with a brush filled with dew
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/painting-with-brush-filled-with-dew.html
New March 11, 2024
Each droplet of dew placed
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/each-droplet-of-dew-placed.html
edited July 4, 2018
each drop breathed, a prayer
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/each-drop-breathed-prayer.html
edited July 4, 2018
each drop a prayer – v3
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/each-drop-prayer-v3.html
July 2, 2018
Pearls and Jewels of Water on the Bloom
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/pearls-and-jewels-of-water-on-bloom.html
July 2, 2018
post on the Realistic Poetry Twitter page,
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry
a picture of a orange lily covered in rain water
“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you see!”
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1013841347558572033
edits to last stanza of prior poem
edited June 26, 2014
After the Shower – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/06/after-shower-v2.html
June 6, 2007 6:50
After the Shower
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2007/06/after-shower.html
Poetry, dew, creator, Faith, flowers, God, hope, iris, leaves, life, Nature, water, worship, yard, lily, frost, mother, spirit, angel, visitation, Christmas,
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