#Dance – v6

She is held within the trunk, her branches,
even though her form may be hidden, silent…
She reveals herself to a few lucky ones,
drawn to her aura, her captured dance,
seeing how she spins effortlessly…
Stopping to see her movement,
though the dawn yet calls me,
her dance in mid-step, a snapshot,
moving in her spirit, in her soul…

Her body is in motion, eternally
yet static, anchored to this earth
her feet in the hard-packed sand,
rooted in the coral underneath
standing in their front yard…
But she is moving ever, silently,
slower, faster, spinning, performing,
twirling in her spirit, in her soul…

She is a dancer frozen, alive,
as Eisenstaedt would have caught her
in mid-twirl, in a jump, airborne,
not “At the barre”, but in motion,
displaying her femininity, her power...
She is rising, dancing yet posing, freezing,
a perfect plié, a pirouette, a leap,
ascending, in her spirit, in her soul…
 
Her lines may be hidden,
her supple body covered
under a bulky uniform of bark,
obscured by a hedge of branches…
But her body is still moving,
dancing, performing,
twisting, turning, alive,
human, in her spirit, in her soul…

------------------
Edited September 1, 2025

Dance – v6

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/09/dance-v6.html

October 28, 2021
dance
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/dance.html
seemingly dead tree across from our unit

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, 2024, and 2025. 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.

poetry, God, creation, Florida, St. Augustine, palm trees, angels, branches, Maleficent, wings, cedar, dance, dancer, ballet, waltz,

#poetry #God #Florida #StAugustine #cedar #dance #dancer #ballet #waltz

#Dance – v5

Held within the trunk, her branches,
her form may be hidden, silent,
but she revealed herself to some of us,
drawn to her captured dance,
seeing how she spins effortlessly.
Stopping to see her movement
her dance in mid-step,
in her spirit, in her soul.

Her body in motion, eternally
yet static, anchored to the earth
her roots in the hard-packed sand,
in the coral underneath
standing in their front yard;
but she is moving ever, silently,
slower, faster, spinning,
in her spirit, in her soul.

A dancer frozen, alive,
as Eisenstaedt would have caught her
in mid-twirl, in a jump, airborne,
not “At the barre”, but in motion,
displaying her femininity.
dancing yet, posing, freezing,
a plie, a pirouette, a leap, ascending,
in her spirit, in her soul.

Her lines may be hidden,
her supple body covered
under a bulky uniform of bark,
obscured by a hedge of branches;
but her body is still moving,
dancing, performing,
twisting, turning, alive,
in her spirit, in her soul.

--------------------
Edited August 31, 2025
Dance – v5

October 28, 2021
dance
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/dance.html
seemingly dead tree across from our unit
edited October 23, 2021
The Dance of the Pelicans – v5
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-dance-of-pelicans-v5.html

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, 2024, and 2025. 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.

poetry, God, creation, Florida, St. Augustine, angels, branches, Maleficent, wings, cedar, dance, dancer, ballet, waltz,

#poetry #God #Florida #StAugustine #cedar #dance #dancer #ballet #waltz

Can you see their motion – v2

Can you see their motion,
in the static image?
Can you hear the music,
that moves their bodies...
 
The petals dancing
in a whirlwind in the center.
So beautiful, so alive,
on the canvas plane...
 
----------------
Edited June 18, 2024
Can you see their motion
 
Edited June 18, 2024
Dancing in the center – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/dancing-in-center-v2.html
Edited June 18, 2024
A ballet in the middle – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/a-ballet-in-middle-v2.html
May 27, 2024
Peony painting by Vera Kober
 
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.
 
Poetry, painting, peony, beauty, nature, dance, ballet, whirlwind, movement, grace,
 
#poetry #painting #peony #beauty #nature #dance #ballet #whirlwind #movement #grace

Dancing in the center – v2

Dancing in the center,
Movement of the petals,
rising higher, swirling,
twirling to the rhythm,
to the emerging life…
 
Can you see their motion,
Spinning, leaping, rising,
in the static image, frozen?
can you hear the music,
rising, moving their spirits...
 
Petals are dancing, captured,
Frozen in their leaping, rising,
in a whirlwind in the center.
so beautiful, alive, emergent,
on the canvas’ vertical plane...
 
----------------
Edited June 18, 2024
Dancing in the center – v2
 
Edited June 18, 2024
A ballet in the middle – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/a-ballet-in-middle-v2.html
May 28, 2024
Can you see their motion
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/can-you-see-their-motion.html
May 27, 2024
Peony painting by Vera Kober
https://x.com/verakober/status/1795072739511812139
 
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.
 
Poetry, painting, peony, beauty, nature, dance, ballet, whirlwind, movement, grace,
 
#poetry #painting #peony #beauty #nature #dance #ballet #whirlwind #movement #grace

A ballet in the middle – v2

A ballet in the middle,
Dancers at the barre resplendent,
in the center of the blossom,
Petals the dancers’ bodies,
the whole blossom their stage…
 
Dancing in the center,
Beauty in their movement,
rising higher, swirling,
Twirling to the rhythm,
to the emergent life…
 
Can you see their motion,
Kinetic movement, rising,
in the static image, frozen?
Can you hear the music,
rising, welling up in their souls...
 
Petals are dancing, captured,
Dancers at the barre resplendent,
in a whirlwind in the center.
So beautiful, alive, emergent,
on the canvas’ vertical plane...
 
----------------
Edited June 18, 2024
A ballet in the middle – v2
 
Edited May 28, 2024
Dancing in the center
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/dancing-in-center.html
May 28, 2024
Can you see their motion
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/can-you-see-their-motion.html
May 27, 2024
Peony painting by Vera Kober
&
Edited June 18, 2024
The beauty of a rose – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/06/the-beauty-of-rose-v2.html
June 17, 2024
Rose painting
This poem is based on this one painting but also many
of the paintings, the art of Vera Kober
 
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.
 
Poetry, painting, peony, beauty, nature, dance, ballet, whirlwind, movement, grace,
 
#poetry #painting #peony #beauty #nature #dance #ballet #whirlwind #movement #grace

A ballet in the middle

A ballet in the middle,
in the center of the blossom,
Petals the dancers’ bodies,
the whole blossom the stage…
 
Dancing in the center,
rising higher, swirling,
Twirling to the rhythm,
to the emerging life…
 
Can you see their motion,
in the static image, frozen?
Can you hear the music,
rising, welling up in their bodies...
 
Petals are dancing, captured,
in a whirlwind in the center.
So beautiful, alive, emergent,
on the canvas’ vertical plane...
 
----------------
Edited May 28, 2024
A ballet in the middle
 
Edited May 28, 2024
Dancing in the center
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/dancing-in-center.html
May 28, 2024
Can you see their motion
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/can-you-see-their-motion.html
May 27, 2024
Peony painting by Vera Kober
https://x.com/verakober/status/1795072739511812139
 
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.
 
Poetry, painting, peony, beauty, nature, dance, ballet, whirlwind, movement, grace,
 
#poetry #painting #peony #beauty #nature #dance #ballet #whirlwind #movement #grace

Dancing in the center

Dancing in the center,
rising higher, swirling,
twirling to the rhythm,
to the emerging life…
 
Can you see their motion,
in the static image, frozen?
Can you hear the music,
rising, moving their bodies...
 
Petals are dancing, captured,
in a whirlwind in the center.
So beautiful, alive, emergent,
on the canvas’ vertical plane...
 
----------------
May 28, 2024
Can you see their motion
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/can-you-see-their-motion.html
May 27, 2024
Peony painting by Vera Kober
https://x.com/verakober/status/1795072739511812139
 
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.
 
Poetry, painting, peony, beauty, nature, dance, ballet, whirlwind, movement, grace,
 
#poetry #painting #peony #beauty #nature #dance #ballet #whirlwind #movement #grace

Can you see their motion

Can you see their motion,
in the static image?
Can you hear the music,
that moves their bodies...
 
The petals are dancing
in a whirlwind in the center.
So beautiful, so alive,
on the canvas plane...
 
----------------
May 28, 2024
Can you see their motion
 
May 27, 2024
Peony painting by Vera Kober
https://x.com/verakober/status/1795072739511812139
 
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.
 
Poetry, painting, peony, beauty, nature, dance, ballet, whirlwind, movement, grace,
 
#poetry #painting #peony #beauty #nature #dance #ballet #whirlwind #movement #grace

#Dance – v4

Held within the trunk, the branches,
her form may be hidden,
but revealed to some of us;
stopping to see her movement
the dance in mid-step.
Her body in motion,
yet static, anchored to the earth;
but moving ever, silently,
slower, faster, spinning,
in her spirit, in her mind.
A dancer frozen
in mid-twirl, in a jump;
but dancing yet, posing,
a plie, a pirouette, a leap, ascending,
in her spirit, in her mind.
Her lines may be hidden,
obscured by a hedge of branches;
but her body is still moving,
twisting, turning,
in her spirit, in her mind.

-------------------- 
edited October 31, 2021
Bronze even before sunrise – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/bronze-even-before-sunrise-v2.html
October 31, 2021
bronze even before sunrise
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/bronze-even-before-sunrise.html
Edited October 30, 2021
Dance – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/dance-v4.html
edited October 29, 2021
Angels all around us - v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/angels-all-around-us-v3.html
edited October 29, 2021
Guardians of the Garden – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/guardians-of-garden-v2.html
edited October 29, 2021
Angels all around us – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/angels-all-around-us-v2.html
edited, merged October 29, 2021
We are given dominion over the Garden – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/we-are-given-dominion-over-garden-v2.html
October 29, 2021
Guardians of the Garden
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/guardians-of-garden.html
edited October 29, 2021
We are given dominion over the Garden
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/we-are-given-dominion-over-garden.html
October 29, 2021
Dominion over the Garden
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/dominion-over-garden.html
October 29, 2021
Angels all around us
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/angels-all-around-us.html
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/angels-all-around-us_29.html
edited October 13, 2021
garden healing – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/garden-healing-v2.html
October 13, 2021
garden healing
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/garden-healing.html
edited October 29, 2021
at home in the water – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/at-home-in-water-v2.html
October 29, 2021
at home in the water
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/at-home-in-water.html
edited October 28, 2021
Dance – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/dance-v3.html
edited October 28, 2021
dance – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/dance-v2.html
October 28, 2021
dance
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/dance.html
seemingly dead tree across from our unit
photo taken October 7, 2021
merged October 27, 2021
Wings of earth-bound angels – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/wings-of-earth-bound-angels-v3.html
edited October 27, 2021
vessels for their bodies – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/vessels-for-their-bodies-v3.html
edited October 27, 2021
vessels for their bodies – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/vessels-for-their-bodies-v2.html
October 27, 2021
vessels for their bodies
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/vessels-for-their-bodies.html
edited October 26, 2021
Wings of earth-bound angels – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/wings-of-earth-bound-angels-v2.html
edited October 26, 2021
Wings of earth-bound angels
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/wings-of-earth-bound-angels_26.html
edited October 26, 2021
Dinosaur Spines – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/dinosaur-spines-v2.html
edited/new name October 26, 2021
Dinosaur Spines
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/dinosaur-spines.html
October 26, 2021
Wings of the earth-bound angels
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/wings-of-earth-bound-angels.html
October 26, 2021
spines of the palms
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/spines-of-palms.html
edited October 24, 2021
the darkened beach – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-darkened-beach-v2.html
edited October 24, 2021
Crossing the plane of the dunes – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/crossing-plane-of-dunes-v2.html
October 13, 2021
the darkened beach
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-darkened-beach.html
October 10, 2021
Crossing the plane of the dunes
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/crossing-plane-of-dunes.html
edited October 23, 2021
The Dance of the Pelicans – v5
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-dance-of-pelicans-v5.html
adding stanza 1
edited October 22, 2021
the dance of the pelicans – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-dance-of-pelicans-v4.html
edited October 21, 2021
the dance of the pelicans – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-dance-of-pelicans-v3.html 
merged October 21, 2021
another pelican morning – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/another-pelican-morning-v2.html
edited October 14, 2021
the dance of the pelicans – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-dance-of-pelicans-v2.html
October 14, 2021
the dance of the pelicans
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-dance-of-pelicans.html
October 10, 2021
another pelican morning
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/another-pelican-morning.html
 
 
poetry, God, Father, Christ, Spirit, Garden, Eden, Adam, Jesus, Second Adam, Savior, Lord, dominion, power, healing,
 
#poetry #God #Father #Christ #Spirit #Garden #Eden #Adam #Jesus #SecondAdam #Savior #Lord #dominion #power #healing
 
 
poetry, God, creation, Florida, St. Augustine, palm trees, angels, branches, Maleficent, wings, flowers, plants
 
#poetry #God #Florida #StAugustine #palm #angels #wings #flowers #plants
 
 
poetry, God, garden, Eden, Gethsemane, healing, garden healing, Young Living, essential oils, plants, salvation, prayer, rocks, crystals,
 
#poetry #God #garden #Eden #Gethsemane #healing #gardenhealing #yleo
 
 
poetry, God, creation, Florida, St. Augustine, palm trees, angels, branches, Maleficent, wings, cedar, dance, dancer, ballet, waltz,
 
#poetry #God #Florida #StAugustine #palm #angels #Maleficent #wings #cedar #dance #dancer #ballet #waltz
 
 
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, and 2021. 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.

#Dance – v3

Her body in motion,
yet static, anchored to the earth;
but moving ever, silently,
slower, faster, spinning,
in her spirit, in her mind.
 
A dancer frozen
in mid-twirl, in a jump;
but dancing yet, posing,
a plie, a pirouette, a leap, ascending,
in her spirit, in her mind.
 
Her lines may be hidden,
obscured by a hedge of branches;
but her body is still moving,
twisting, turning,
in her spirit, in her mind.

-------------  

edited October 28, 2021

Dance – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/dance-v3.html

edited October 28, 2021

dance – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/dance-v2.html

October 28, 2021

dance

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/dance.html

seemingly dead tree across from our unit

photo taken October 7, 2021

merged October 27, 2021

Wings of earth-bound angels – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/wings-of-earth-bound-angels-v3.html

edited October 27, 2021

vessels for their bodies – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/vessels-for-their-bodies-v3.html

edited October 27, 2021

vessels for their bodies – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/vessels-for-their-bodies-v2.html

October 27, 2021

vessels for their bodies

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/vessels-for-their-bodies.html

edited October 26, 2021

Wings of earth-bound angels – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/wings-of-earth-bound-angels-v2.html

edited October 26, 2021

Wings of earth-bound angels

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/wings-of-earth-bound-angels_26.html

edited October 26, 2021

Dinosaur Spines – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/dinosaur-spines-v2.html

edited/new name October 26, 2021

Dinosaur Spines

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/dinosaur-spines.html

October 26, 2021

Wings of the earth-bound angels

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/wings-of-earth-bound-angels.html

October 26, 2021

spines of the palms

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/spines-of-palms.html

edited October 24, 2021

the darkened beach – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-darkened-beach-v2.html

edited October 24, 2021

Crossing the plane of the dunes – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/crossing-plane-of-dunes-v2.html

October 13, 2021

the darkened beach

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-darkened-beach.html

October 10, 2021

Crossing the plane of the dunes

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/crossing-plane-of-dunes.html

edited October 23, 2021

The Dance of the Pelicans – v5

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-dance-of-pelicans-v5.html

adding stanza 1

edited October 22, 2021

the dance of the pelicans – v4

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-dance-of-pelicans-v4.html

edited October 21, 2021

the dance of the pelicans – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-dance-of-pelicans-v3.html 

merged October 21, 2021

another pelican morning – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/another-pelican-morning-v2.html

edited October 14, 2021

the dance of the pelicans – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-dance-of-pelicans-v2.html

October 14, 2021

the dance of the pelicans

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-dance-of-pelicans.html

October 10, 2021

another pelican morning

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/10/another-pelican-morning.html

 

poetry, God, creation, Florida, St. Augustine, palm trees, angels, branches, Maleficent, wings, cedar, dance, dancer, ballet, waltz,

#poetry #God #Florida #StAugustine #palm #angels #Maleficent #wings #cedar #dance #dancer #ballet #waltz

 

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, and 2021. 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.