Calloused – v4

Calloused, weathered

pumiced by the sand

the winds off the Atlantic;

The boards of the cabins

leaning against the wind off the ocean

Sanded and buffeted

boards bent to the touch

to the call of the sea

The seams and veins

the grain exposed to nature;

Calloused skin, of the houses,

on the windward side

===========

edited January 16, 2016

Calloused – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/01/calloused-v4.html

(editing version 3)

edited November 1, 2015

Calloused – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/calloused-v3.html

(editing original)

edited October 26, 2015

Calloused – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/10/calloused-v2.html

2/9/2010

Calloused

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/02/calloused.html

on Nantucket, MA

and on Martha’s Vineyard, MA

All of my poems and photographs are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 40,680+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Calloused – v3

The boards of the cabins

leaning against the wind off the ocean

Sanded and buffeted

boards bent to the touch

The seams and veins

the grain exposed to nature

Calloused skin, of the houses,

on the windward side

===========

edited January 16, 2016

Calloused – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/01/calloused-v4.html

(editing version 3)

edited November 1, 2015

Calloused – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/calloused-v3.html

(editing original)

edited October 26, 2015

Calloused – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/10/calloused-v2.html

2/9/2010

Calloused

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/02/calloused.html

on Nantucket, MA

and on Martha’s Vineyard, MA

All of my poems and photographs are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 40,680+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Calloused – v2

The boards of the cabins, leaning

against the wind off the ocean,

Sanded and buffeted

weathered gray;

Boards bent to the touch

Their seams and veins

the ancient grain exposed to nature;

Calloused skin, bleached,

on the windward side

===========

edited January 16, 2016

Calloused – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/01/calloused-v4.html

(editing version 3)

edited November 1, 2015

Calloused – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/calloused-v3.html

(editing original)

edited October 26, 2015

Calloused – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/10/calloused-v2.html

2/9/2010

Calloused

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/02/calloused.html

on Nantucket, MA

and on Martha’s Vineyard, MA

All of my poems and photographs are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 40,680+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Dunes - v4

Coming upon a pristine moment

An old weathered section of snow fencing

half buried in the lee of the dune

its gray skin gnarled by wind and water;

Saw grass and beach plum blossoms

intertwined with the rusted wire

holding the old slats of the fence.

Flip flops and sandals

lined up along the path

leading to the Atlantic;

Warm white sand drifted

mirroring the swells and troughs

undulating offshore,

living under La Luna’s spell.

----

edited June 29, 2015

Dune – v4

(editing version 2)

edited April 16, 2015

Dunes – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/04/dunes-v3.html

(editing original)

edited April 14, 2015

Dunes – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/04/dunes-v2.html

2/25/06 18:00

Dunes

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2006/02/dunes.html

Martha’s Vineyard, ca 1995

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Dunes – v3

An old weathered section of snow fencing

half buried in the lee of the dune

gray skin gnarled by wind and water.

Saw grass and beach plum blossoms

intertwined with the rusted wire

holding the slats of the fence.

Flip flops and sandals

lined up along the path

leading to the Atlantic.

Warm white sand drifted

mirroring the swells and troughs

undulating offshore,

under La Luna’s spell.

----

edited April 16, 2015

Dunes – v3

(editing original)

edited April 14, 2015

Dunes – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/04/dunes-v2.html

2/25/06 18:00

Dunes

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2006/02/dunes.html

Martha’s Vineyard, ca 1995

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Dunes – v2

An old weathered section of snow fencing

half buried in the lee of the dune

gray skin gnarled by wind and water;

Saw grass and beach plum blossoms

intertwined with the rusted wire

holding the old slats of the fence.

Flip flops and sandals

lined up along the path

leading to the Atlantic;

Warm white sand drifted

mirroring the swells and troughs

undulating offshore,

under La Luna’s spell.

----

edited April 14, 2015

Dunes – v2

2/25/06 18:00

Dunes

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2006/02/dunes.html

Martha’s Vineyard, ca 1995

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Calloused

The boards of the cabins
against the wind off the ocean
sanded and buffeted
boards bent to the touch
The seams and veins
the grain exposed to nature
calloused skin
on the windward side

===========

edited January 16, 2016

Calloused – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2016/01/calloused-v4.html

(editing version 3)

edited November 1, 2015

Calloused – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/calloused-v3.html

(editing original)

edited October 26, 2015

Calloused – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/10/calloused-v2.html

2/9/2010

Calloused

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/02/calloused.html

on Nantucket, MA

and on Martha’s Vineyard, MA

All of my poems and photographs are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 40,680+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Bleached Gray

The cottages barren
stripped of pretense
no pain, no stain
protecting them from the sun
the wind, the waves
the salt air bleaching
the rough hewn boards
bleached to gray

Out in the elements
the waves and the wind storms
out in the bay
away from the shore
the dune, the sand changing
wiped clean of the my presence
the footfalls evaporating
in the shifting sands


2/9/2010
on Nantucket, MA
and on Martha’s Vineyard, MA


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Cobble Stones

Streets of stone
irregular, throw your ankle
streets, side streets,
fun streets, where
hidden treasures lie
in the middle of the city,
the old port,
where fishermen,
where captains tread;
Ancient whaling port
with stories in the stone streets.

July 26, 2007 10:15

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 19,540+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Dunes

An old weathered section of snow fencing

half buried in the lee of the dune

gray skin gnarled by wind and water

saw grass and beach plum bloom

intertwined with the rusted wire

holding the slats of the fence

flip flops and sandals

lined up along the path

leading to the Atlantic

warm white sand drifted

mirroring the swells and troughs

undulating offshore

under la luna’s spell

2/25/06 18:00

Dunes

Martha’s Vineyard, ca 1995

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