Your Usher – v2

Leading us to our seats,
Watching over the congregation,
caring for the flock, the sheep,
from the back of the sanctuary,
from the aisles, the servant,
sharing the joy of worship,
the community of believers,
one bulletin, one smile at a time,
one greeting, one handshake,
being Your usher…
 
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Edited March 27, 2024
Your Usher – v2
 
January 16, 2010
In Passing the Peace
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/01/in-passing-peace.html
on the passing of Al Leavitt,
http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100116/NOCOMMENTING/1160322/1006/COMMUNITY02
January 14, 2010,
member of Wesley United Methodist Church
Concord, NH
October 3, 2007
Your Usher
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2007/10/your-usher.html
About Al Leavitt, who stepped down
as one of the ushers of our church,
Wesley United Methodist Church, Concord, NH,
on 9/30/07, after serving 62 years
 
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Into the Icy Sea – v4

We all took tentative, cautious

careful steps into the icy sea -

cold, cold, Maine salt water.

Unsure of the wisdom

of our temporary sojourn

walking out from shore;

Tide rising, coming in,

bringing numbing cold,

and a soup of baby jellyfish.

At least the cold

took their sting out.

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edited April 12, 2018

“Into the Icy Sea – v4

Edited August 2, 2013

“Into the Icy Sea – v3”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/into-icy-sea-v3.html

edited May 5, 2013

“Into the Icy Sea – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/05/into-icy-sea-v2.html

Title 8/9/07, poem August 10, 2007 9:01am

“Into the Icy Sea”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2007/08/into-icy-sea.html

edited April 12, 2018

“Jellyfish Toss – v4”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/04/jellyfish-toss-v4.html

Edited January 4, 2014

“Jellyfish Toss – v3”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/01/jellyfish-toss-v3.html

(editing original again)

Edited May 5, 2013

“Jellyfish Toss – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.jp/2013/05/jellyfish-toss-v2.html

Title 8/9/07, poem August 10, 2007 8:56am

“Jellyfish Toss”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2007/08/jellyfish-toss.html

at Rogue Bluffs Beach

http://www.maine.gov/cgi-bin/online/doc/parksearch/details.pl?park_id=23

Our mission trip,

from Wesley United Methodist Church,

Concord, NH and from First United Methodist Church,

Hudson, MA to Jacksonville and Machias, ME

to the Down East Maine Mission,

Jacksonville United Methodist Campground,

East Machias, ME

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Jellyfish Toss – v4

It must have been

the freezing cold waters

the newness of the needles

not feeling their texture

the sting of their poison.

“Please, oh please

catch it (and not wear it)”,

So were the thoughts

rushing through my mind

as I played

jellyfish toss

within the circle

this faithful congregation

of newfound friends,

at the edge of the sea.

Dripping goo and

stinging cells,

who knew the risks;

but we were definitely

careful, oh so careful.

“Toss it gently, oh please.”

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edited April 12, 2018

“Jellyfish Toss – v4”

Edited January 4, 2014

“Jellyfish Toss – v3”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/01/jellyfish-toss-v3.html

(editing original again)

Edited May 5, 2013

“Jellyfish Toss – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.jp/2013/05/jellyfish-toss-v2.html

Title 8/9/07, poem August 10, 2007 8:56am

“Jellyfish Toss”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2007/08/jellyfish-toss.html

Rogue Bluffs Beach on our mission trip,

from Wesley United Methodist Church,

Concord, NH and from First United Methodist Church,

Hudson, MA to Jacksonville and Machias, ME

to the Down East Maine Mission,

Jacksonville United Methodist Campground,

East Machias, ME

All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 46,750 of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

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Fireworks – v3

Rockets red glare,

bombs bursting in air,

oh and the eardrums

them too – yup, bursting

from the sound, the concussion

the bursting of light

of motion in the night

A night of fire and foom

of shells that go boom

bright light and sudden arc

colors across the sky;

Flies in the light

of dusk to dark

and the rumble

of concussion, explosion

A spot on our blanket

to get the view

for a slice of pie

a la mode

to share a laugh or two

between the oohs and the ahhhs,

Not to mention the OHHs

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edited March 7, 2018

Fireworks – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/03/fireworks-v3.html

edited March 7, 2018

Fireworks – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/03/fireworks-v2.html

after finding this poem in a list of my popular poems

on Literary Devices site about my poetry

https://literarydevices.net/raymond-a-foss/

June 23, 2006 18:27

Fireworks

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2006/06/fireworks.html

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