#Anadama Dough – v2 #snow

Scraping new snow
crystals sparkling
after dropping off the girls
preparing for tomorrow;
Flakes like confectioner’s sugar
maybe sifted flour, powder,
breaking off the slush from the tires
pushing it to the shoulder, the edge.
 
Falling heavy, accumulating,
like too-wet anadama dough
dark and rich with molasses
rolling the snow, building,
The snow-flour sticking,
on the cutting board,
forming little balls, rolls,
ready for the oven,
 
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Edited February 23, 2024
Anadama Dough – v2
 
January 20, 2011
Anadama Dough
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/01/anadama-dough.html
our driveway
January 20, 2011
 
 
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Over the Orange Cone – v2

He didn’t know it when he placed it

the worker gathering them up

a challenge for the children

for each one in turn.

Walking to their school van

playing follow the leader

straddling the orange cone

barely clearing its top.

Good thing it was a short one

or they would have had to stop

following the leader

when the leader was too tall.

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edited October 8, 2019

Over the Orange Cone – v2

October 7, 2011

Over the Orange Cone

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/10/over-orange-cone.html

watching five kindergarteners and first graders

following the after school daycare worker

walking across the parking lot

following their leader

wherever he may go

October 6, 2011

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pink mittens clipped – v2

small pink mittens clipped

hanging from a pink sleeve

pink scarf hung loosely

hiding a stuffed old friend

her rabbit, fuzzy

its face peeking out

sitting in her mother’s lap

waiting for them to start

Edited November 13, 2013

pink mittens clipped – v2

January 18, 2012

pink mittens clipped

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/01/pink-mittens-clipped.html

band and chorus concert

under the direction of

Ms. Jen Blackman

Three Rivers School

http://sau53.org/net8/

Pembroke, NH

January 18, 2012

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To Her Advantage – v2

Coming to tell me of her sister

stuck in the snow drift

the soft snow of this afternoon

perfect for the battle

forts and snowballs

to loose the dogs of war

Suddenly aware

of my statements

how she couldn’t move

taking the initiative

a barrage in sudden waves

Taking to her advantage

the immobility of her sister

a flurry of snowballs thrown

laughing at the carnage

until she herself was stuck

Sucked into the snow pile

well above their knees

vulnerable, in one place

extricated by their father

in peals of sudden glee

Edited November 11, 2013

To Her Advantage – v2

February 6, 2011

To Her Advantage

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/02/to-her-advantage.html

the girls about back today

Suncook, NH

February 1, 2011

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Bright after the snowfalls – v5

The world alive

brilliant in white

the azure sky

shining back in light

So beautiful the storm

after its passing

the world all sparkle

bright after the snowfalls

while the sun bathes us

Alive with shades

grades of color

the light reflecting

off the pure snow crystals

So beautiful in these moments

times to treasure

the stillness of winter

too soon melting, changing

after the storm’s passing

Edited September 28, 2013

“Bright after the snowfalls – v5”

Edited August 7, 2013

“Bright after the snowfalls – v4”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/bright-after-snowfalls-v4.html

Edited August 7, 2013

“Bright after the snowfalls – v3”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/bright-after-snowfalls-v3.html

Edited February 3, 2011

“Bright after the snowfalls – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/02/bright-after-snowfalls-v2.html

February 3, 2011

“Bright after the snowfalls”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/02/bright-after-snowfalls.html

(with embedded picture)

After the 2 days of snow

Suncook, NH

February 3, 2011

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More Snow – v2

Another call in the night

an incredulous educator

another day of confusion

more snow falling now

Delaying their education

adding more white to our day

wondering what is in the offing

for the rest of this long winter

More snow to play in

more snow to shovel

tunnels to build

snowballs to make

More snow in the offing

the weather forecast

better get more sand

better get more shovels

Edited August 7, 2013

“More Snow – v2”

January 27, 2011

“More Snow”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/01/more-snow.html

another 2 hour delay

because of another snow storm

January 27, 2011

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Bright after the snowfalls – v4

The world alive

brilliant in white

the azure sky

shining back in light

So beautiful the storm

after its passing

bright after the snowfalls

while the sun bathes us

Alive with shades

grades of color

the light reflecting

off the pure snow

So beautiful in these moments

times to treasure

so soon melting, changing

after the storms passing

Edited August 7, 2013

“Bright after the snowfalls – v4”

Edited August 7, 2013

“Bright after the snowfalls – v3”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/bright-after-snowfalls-v3.html

Edited February 3, 2011

“Bright after the snowfalls – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/02/bright-after-snowfalls-v2.html

February 3, 2011

“Bright after the snowfalls”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/02/bright-after-snowfalls.html

(with embedded picture)

After the 2 days of snow

Suncook, NH

February 3, 2011

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Bright after the snowfalls – v3

A world alive

brilliant in white

the azure sky

shining back in light

So beautiful the storm

after its passing

bright after the snowfalls

while the sun is blazing

Teasing us to come

to spend time outside

to linger in the sunlight

to walk and look about

Warming sunshine

melting the snowdrifts

watching the glinting icicles

everywhere I go

Edited August 7, 2013

“Bright after the snowfalls – v3”

Edited February 3, 2011

“Bright after the snowfalls – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/02/bright-after-snowfalls-v2.html

February 3, 2011

“Bright after the snowfalls”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/02/bright-after-snowfalls.html

(with embedded picture)

After the 2 days of snow

Suncook, NH

February 3, 2011

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Yard Sale and Moving Sale - Suncook United Methodist Church, June 8, 2013

Wiggly Teeth

as the chime was passed

purposely, around the circle

sharing our days

our important news

a recurring theme

breathed into the world

shared, excitedly,

a giggly word

Wiggly teeth

in glee, in wonder

so many teeth

so many treasures

the Tooth Fairy had better

stock up on quarters

because Pembroke children

will soon have teeth under pillows

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December 7, 2012

by Raymond A. Foss,

Poetry Where You Live,

inspired by the sharing of the students

in the morning meeting

Ms. Jones’ 1^st grade class

Pembroke Village School

Pembroke, NH

December 7, 2012

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My Baba Knitted

My Baba knitted

with wool of snow-white

she made me mittens

not some giant kite

They made my hands warm

they were as soft as new snow

but I played so hard

I accidently let one of them go

There in the cold snow

the animals found it one by one

and stretched it bigger;

my Baba called, “Come home son”.

I lost my mitten

I don’t know where

I looked and looked

then somehow it ended up in the air

It feel toward the ground

and landed in my hand

while the snow covered

the trees and the whole land

I found my mitten

it was stretched so big

I could almost wear it

as a new white wig

My Baba knitted

with wool, just so

but how it was stretched

she will never know.

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December 7, 2012

by Raymond A. Foss, Poetry Where You Live,

written together with Ms. Jones’ 1^st grade class

after reading the children’s story, “The Mitten”, and

the November/December 2012 Scholastic News, “Winter in the Wild”

Pembroke Village School, Pembroke, NH

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Public Dinner - 3/3/2012 - Suncook United Methodist Church

SUNCOOK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
152 Main Street
Suncook, NH 03275

SATURDAY, March 3, 2012
5:00 – 6:30 PM

PUBLIC SUPPER

HAMLOAF
Mashed Potatoes, Vegetables
Rolls and Pies for Dessert

Family Style – All You Can Eat
Adults: $8.00-- Children ages 6-12 $6.00-- Under 5 –Free

A tithe (10%) of the proceeds will go to local and global ministries

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Working the room like a pol

her little body moving
swirling, moving
walking back and forth
joyful in her moving
touching many hands
a smile, a giggle
her little body going
all around the room
the aisle alive, her presence
working the room like a pol
a politician, the unofficial mayor
the concert only a distraction
her body ever in motion


January 19, 2012
earlier poem, “pink mittens clipped”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/01/pink-mittens-clipped.html
band and chorus concert
under the direction of
Ms. Jen Blackman
Three Rivers School
http://sau53.org/net8/
Pembroke, NH
January 18, 2012

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pink mittens clipped

small pink mittens clipped
hanging from a pink sleeve
pink scarf hung loosely
hiding a stuffed old friend
her rabbit, fuzzy
its face peeking out
sitting in her mother’s lap
waiting for them to start


January 18, 2012
band and chorus concert
under the direction of
Ms. Jen Blackman
Three Rivers School
http://sau53.org/net8/
Pembroke, NH
January 18, 2012

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Peace within the din

standing in place
slowing down some
calm within my person
peace within the din

the chorus rising
the audience aloud
seeking safer refuge
peace within the din

over-capacity, more coming
revel in the crescendo
the crowd alive
peace within the din

the concert about the begin
rising to our feet
joy filling us together
peace within the din


January 18, 2012
band and chorus concert
under the direction of
Ms. Jen Blackman
Three Rivers School
http://sau53.org/net8/
Pembroke, NH
January 18, 2012

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If you watched the falling of the snow

Slow down you anxious mind,
set free of the day
put on your coat, your scarf
step outside
if you watched
the falling of the snow
caught in the light, the sky
falling to the ground
swirling, pulled,
in eddies and whirls
landing, light, heavy
upon the fallen leaves
fading yellow, to rust
the oaks and the maples soon buried
under a blanket of white

November 19, 2011

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A Moveable Fence

A row of children
waiting for the bus
early this cold morning
just warmer than frost

A mother taking
her kindergartener to school
returning as the bus would fill
waiting, that’s the rule

Most of them shorter
more her knee than her waist
a moveable fence boarding
the bus, marching in time

A happening all season
school now a habit
the children entranced, focused
barely seeing the adults around them
October 17, 2011
Village School, Pembroke, NH
October 17, 2011

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Over the Orange Cone

He didn’t know it
the worker gathering them up
a challenge for the children
for each one in turn
Walking to the van
following the leader
straddling the orange cone
barely clearing its top
good thing it was a short one
or they would have had to stop
following the leader
when the leader was too tall

-----------------

edited October 8, 2019

Over the Orange Cone – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/10/over-orange-cone-v2.html

October 7, 2011

Over the Orange Cone

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2011/10/over-orange-cone.html

watching five kindergarteners and first graders

following the after school daycare worker

walking across the parking lot

following their leader

wherever he may go

October 6, 2011

All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 52,230+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

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The Lovers Entwined

In a passionate embrace
strands of golden threads
braided together
the lovers entwined
married in the fabric
the sinew of the tree
together dying
as they limb and cut
their precious tree


April 6, 2011
maple tree on Broadway Street
being cut down today
for the road project
Suncook, NH
Pembroke, NH
April 6, 2011


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The Dancers Entwined

Slow dancing together
fused as one
living in the heartwood
until the song is done

Arms to the heavens
bodies entwined
the dancers swinging
in rhythm and time


April 6, 2011
maple tree on Broadway Street
being cut down today
for the road project
Suncook, NH
Pembroke, NH
April 6, 2011


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