Amethyst – v2

Haunting, warming color,
amethyst glass, showing itself,
out of the dirt at the bottle dump,
Sitting pristine in the corner cabinet
catching the light…
 
Shade of violet, paling skin, transparent,
translucent, quartz, reminding me
of alabaster, emergent color, shining,
released from the dirt,
glinting in the sun…
 
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Edited May 14, 2024
Amethyst – v2
 
December 12, 2007
Amethyst
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2007/12/amethyst.html
&
May 13, 2024
A rose-quartz sky
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/a-rose-quartz-sky.html
&
edited August 22, 2021
red sunset turning to mauve, to plum – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/08/red-sunset-turning-to-mauve-to-plum-v3.html
edited March 9, 2021
bands of plum, of amethysts - v5
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/03/bands-of-plum-of-amethysts-v5.html
&
edited March 21, 2021
Apricot and Periwinkle - v6
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/03/apricot-and-periwinkle-v6.html
original Written 8/28/00 at 10:20 at night 
Swain’s Lake, Barrington, NH
 
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, 2019, 2020, 202 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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Geode – v3

A tungsten steel rock hammer

a birthday present

bit into the curved rock

lighter than it should have been

for its size and shape

uncovered a world hidden

and magical, sparkling,

hidden inside the dull plain stone

bright jewels of color and angles

amethyst, purple, light,

light bouncing, refracting

off the quartz inside

within the stone, the rock,

found by force, providence,

and serendipity

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edited November 17, 2014

Geode – v3

(editing original again)

edited October 5, 2014

Geode – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/10/geode-v2.html

August 17, 2006 22:02

Geode

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2006/08/geode.html

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 33,600+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Geode – v2

A tungsten steel rock hammer

a birthday present

bit into the round rock

uncovered a world hidden

and magical, crystals,

hidden inside the dull plain stone

Bright jewels of color and angles

light bouncing, refracting

off the quartz inside

within the stone

found by force

and serendipity

a gift from God

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edited October 5, 2014

Geode – v2

August 17, 2006 22:02

Geode

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2006/08/geode.html

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 32,620+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

In reverent mediation

A change in my gait, in my breathing
walking on the rocks, on the beach
in reverent mediation
slowing my pace, taking in the sea air
feeling the sand under my feet
the warming stones, the hot beach
lingering, looking toward the horizon
then my head cast to my feet
crouching down, to see the small shells,
the little smooth wet stones
the amethyst, brown, and clear sea glass
bits of porcelain, like the sea glass
smoothed by the journey from the sea


August 9, 2009
visit on August 6, 2009
to Beavertail Lighthouse
and rocks below
Jamestown, Rhode Island
www.beavertaillight.org
and visit on August 7, 2009
to North Kingstown, RI
town beach

A Piece of Amethyst

in the dirt, the lawn, just barely visible
a bit of smooth color, catching the light
the wet earth, after the mower cleared more away
a piece of amethyst, the stem of a goblet perhaps
pulled from the ground, no longer hidden
soft living color, muted purple lilac
cool in my hand, heavy crystal in my pocket
carried with me for the afternoon
saved for further contemplation
on the meaning of the finding
amethyst, under the living pine

June 21, 2009

Amethyst

Haunting, warming color
amethyst glass, showing itself
out of the dirt at the bottle dump
Sitting pristine in the corner cabinet
catching the light
shade of violet, paling skin, transparent,
translucent, quartz
emergent color
glinting in the sun

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December 12, 2007
Amethyst
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2007/12/amethyst.html
&
May 13, 2024
A rose-quartz sky
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/a-rose-quartz-sky.html
&
edited August 22, 2021
red sunset turning to mauve, to plum – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/08/red-sunset-turning-to-mauve-to-plum-v3.html
edited March 9, 2021
bands of plum, of amethysts - v5
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/03/bands-of-plum-of-amethysts-v5.html
&
edited March 21, 2021
Apricot and Periwinkle - v6
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/03/apricot-and-periwinkle-v6.html
original Written 8/28/00 at 10:20 at night 
Swain’s Lake, Barrington, NH
 
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, 2019, 2020, 202 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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poetry #Nature #creator #amethyst #hope #sun #colors #poem #light #Family #purple #God

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poem, poetry, color, light, sunset, darkness, beauty, nature, night, day, dusk, twilight, God, creation, sky,
 
#poetry #poem #color #light #sunset #darkness #beauty #nature #night #day #dusk #twilight #God #creation #sky
 
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poetry, God, nature, color, rose quartz, sky, sunset, darkness, St. Augustine,
 
#poetry #God #nature #color #rosequartz #sky #sunset #darkness #StAugustine

The Master’s Palette

A blue sky of autumn
Red maple leaves,
frost on the window
rust on the tractor
left too long in the field
sparkles in the sun,
reflecting off the pond
a cascade of color
in the sunset
amber glass
amethyst too
deep red roses
green jade flowers
frozen in vivid opening
green eyes, hazel eyes
brown pools to drink in
mocha skin, cool to the touch
yellow hurt your eyes sun
these are a taste
of the master’s palette

September 12, 2007 18:55

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 19,720+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.