#Etchings on #droplets of #water – v5 #poem #poetry #writing #amanuensis #God #Spirit #nature #creation #life #relationships #imagery #dreams #etchings #scrimshaw #water #ether #air #picture #eternity

Letting my mind wander, meandering,
going where imagination leads me...
So many thoughts and images
thinking about the infinite
the tiny, the unseen,
The power of God in creation
in writing our songs, our stories,
long before we came to be...
 
Grabbing an ethereal canvas, vapor,
Stenciling in lines in silhouette, in shadows...
Precise, intricate drawings, perfect,
written with gilded silver threads,
capturing a whiff of eternity, of creation...
The truth within their song...
A breath, a whisper, a thought,
chiseled on air, panted into stone...
 
Illustrations gathered from the ether,
Our lives are no more than a breath -
Our moments so much vapor -
Snapshots captured only for an instant
as if on the surface of molten glass...
Etchings on droplets of water
before they melt into the ocean...
before they merge with eternity...
 
Wanting to hold these moments...
to freeze time, to treasure, to drink in
These images coaxed from the ether -
A prayer for a future yet unknown -
but feeling the water droplets slipping
like dry sand held in my pursed fingertips...
Knowing they, too, will dissolve into nothingness...
Seconds absorbed into the sands of time...
 
Painting an intricate portrait, immortal,
A mandala of intersecting motions,
on living parchment, gossamer,
Living scrimshaw on the ether -
Etchings on water droplets -
impermanent yet divine...
An image of the Creator
alive, eternal, right now...
 
-------
Edited April 4, 2026
Etchings on droplets of water – v5
 
March 14, 2026
Etching on droplets of water
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/03/etching-on-droplets-of-water.html
Edited January 29, 2026
capturing bits of gossamer – v8
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/capturing-bits-of-gossamer-v8.html
Edited September 12, 2025
Like tears in rain – v6
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/09/like-tears-in-rain-v6.html
June 22, 2025
grabbing ahold of ether
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/grabbing-ahold-of-ether.html
Edited January 28, 2025
I do not hold the words too tightly – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/i-do-not-hold-words-too-tightly-v3.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, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com
Poetry Where You Live.

Writing Poetry, writing, words, poetry, amanuensis, God, Spirit, nature, creation, life, relationships, imagery, dreams, etchings, scrimshaw, water, ether, air, picture, eternity,
 
#poem #poetry #writing #amanuensis #God #Spirit #nature #creation #life #relationships  #imagery #dreams #etchings #scrimshaw #water #ether #air #picture #eternity

#Etchings on #droplets of #water – v4 #poem #poetry #writing #amanuensis #God #Spirit #nature #creation #life #relationships #imagery #dreams #etchings #scrimshaw #water #ether #air #picture #eternity

Grabbing an ethereal canvas, vapor,
Stenciling in lines in silhouette...
precise, intricate drawings,
written with gilded silver
capturing a whiff of eternity...
The truth within their song...
A breath, a whisper, a thought,
chiseled on air, panted into stone...
 
Illustrations gathered from the ether,
Our lives are no more than a breath -
Our moments so much vapor -
Snapshots captured only for an instant
as if on the surface of molten glass...
Etchings on droplets of water
before they melt into the ocean...
before they merge with eternity...
 
Wanting to hold this moment
to freeze time, to treasure, to drink in
These images coaxed from the ether -
A prayer for a future yet unknown -
but feeling the water droplets slipping
like dry sand held in my cupped fingertips...
Knowing they, too, will dissolve into nothingness...
Seconds absorbed into the sands of time...
 
Painting an intricate portrait, immortal,
A mandala of intersecting motions,
on living parchment, gossamer,
Scrimshaw on the ether -
Etchings on water droplets -
impermanent yet divine...
An image of the Creator
alive, eternal, right now...
 
----
Edited March 20, 2026
Etchings on droplets of water – v4
 
Edited January 29, 2026
capturing bits of gossamer – v8
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/capturing-bits-of-gossamer-v8.html
Edited September 12, 2025
Like tears in rain – v6
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/09/like-tears-in-rain-v6.html
June 22, 2025
grabbing ahold of ether
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/grabbing-ahold-of-ether.html
Edited January 28, 2025
I do not hold the words too tightly – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/i-do-not-hold-words-too-tightly-v3.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, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com
Poetry Where You Live.

Writing Poetry, writing, words, poetry, amanuensis, God, Spirit, nature, creation, life, relationships, imagery, dreams, etchings, scrimshaw, water, ether, air, picture, eternity,
 
#poem #poetry #writing #amanuensis #God #Spirit #nature #creation #life #relationships  #imagery #dreams #etchings #scrimshaw #water #ether #air #picture #eternity

#Etchings on #droplets of #water – v3 #poem #poetry #writing #amanuensis #God #Spirit #nature #creation #life #relationships #imagery #dreams #etchings #scrimshaw #water #ether #air #picture

Grabbing an ethereal canvas, vapor,

Stenciling in silhouette...
precise, intricate drawings,
written with gilded silver
capturing a whiff of eternity
The truth within their song...
A breath, a whisper, a thought,
chiseled on air, panted into stone...
 
Illustrations gathered from the ether
our lives are no more than a breath -
our moments so much vapor -
snapshots captured only for an instant
on the surface of molten glass...
Etchings on droplets of water
before they melt into the ocean...
before they merge with eternity...
 
Wanting to hold this moment
to freeze time, to treasure, to drink in
These images pulled from the ether
a prayer for a future yet unknown
but feeling the water droplets slipping
like dry sand held in my cupped fingertips...
Knowing they, too, will dissolve into nothingness...
Seconds absorbed into the sands of time...
 
Painting a portrait, immortal,
A mandala of intersecting motions,
on living parchment, gossamer,
Scrimshaw on the ether -
Etchings on water droplets -
impermanent yet divine...
An image of the Creator
alive, eternal, right now...
 
----
Edited March 19, 2026
Etchings on droplets of water – v3
 
Edited January 29, 2026
capturing bits of gossamer – v8
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/capturing-bits-of-gossamer-v8.html
June 22, 2025
grabbing ahold of ether
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/grabbing-ahold-of-ether.html
Edited January 28, 2025
I do not hold the words too tightly – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/i-do-not-hold-words-too-tightly-v3.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, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com
Poetry Where You Live.

Writing Poetry, writing, words, poetry, amanuensis, God, Spirit, nature, creation, life, relationships, imagery, dreams, etchings, scrimshaw, water, ether, air, picture,
 
#poem #poetry #writing #amanuensis #God #Spirit #nature #creation #life #relationships  #imagery #dreams #etchings #scrimshaw #water #ether #air #picture

#Etchings on #droplets of #water - v2 #poem #poetry #writing #amanuensis #God #Spirit #nature #creation #life #relationships #imagery #dreams #etchings #scrimshaw #water #ether

Grabbing an ethereal canvas, vapor,
Stenciling in silhouette...
fine-point writings
capturing a whiff of eternity
The truth within their song...
A breath, a whisper,
chiseled into stone...
 
Pictures gathered from the ether
our lives are but a breath -
our moments so much vapor -
snapshots captured only for an instant
Etchings on droplets of water
before they melt into the ocean...
before they merge with eternity...
 
Wanting to hold this moment
These images pulled from the ether
a prayer for a future yet unknown
but feeling the water droplets slipping
like dry sand held by my fingertips...
Knowing they, too, will dissolve
absorbed in the sands of time...
 
Drawing a portrait, immortal,
on living parchment, gossamer,
Scrimshaw on the ether -
Etchings on water droplets -
impermanent yet divine...
An image of the Creator
alive, eternal, right now...
 
----
Edited March 15, 2026
Etchings on droplets of water - v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/03/etchings-on-droplets-of-water-v2.html
Edited January 29, 2026
capturing bits of gossamer – v8
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/capturing-bits-of-gossamer-v8.html
June 22, 2025
grabbing ahold of ether
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/grabbing-ahold-of-ether.html
Edited January 28, 2025
I do not hold the words too tightly – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/i-do-not-hold-words-too-tightly-v3.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, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com
Poetry Where You Live.

Writing Poetry, writing, words, poetry, amanuensis, God, Spirit, nature, creation, life, relationships, imagery, dreams, etchings, scrimshaw, water, ether,
 
#poem #poetry #writing #amanuensis #God #Spirit #nature #creation #life #relationships  #imagery #dreams #etchings #scrimshaw #water #ether

#Etchings on #droplets of #water #poem #poetry #writing #amanuensis #God #Spirit #nature #creation #life #relationships #imagery #dreams #etchings #scrimshaw #water #ether

Pictures gathered from the ether
our lives are but a breath -
our moments so much vapor -
snapshots captured only for an instant
Etchings on droplets of water
before they melt into the ocean...
before they merge with eternity...
 
Wanting to hold this moment
These images pulled from the ether
a prayer for a future yet unknown
but feeling the water droplets slipping
like dry sand held by my fingertips...
Knowing they, too, will dissolve
absorbed in the sands of time...
 
Drawing a portrait, immortal,
on living parchment, gossamer,
Scrimshaw on the ether,
Etchings on water droplets
impermanent yet divine...
An image of the Creator
alive, eternal, right now... 
 
----
Edited March 14, 2026
Etchings on droplets of water
 
Edited January 29, 2026
capturing bits of gossamer – v8
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/capturing-bits-of-gossamer-v8.html
June 22, 2025
grabbing ahold of ether
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/grabbing-ahold-of-ether.html
Edited January 28, 2025
I do not hold the words too tightly – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/i-do-not-hold-words-too-tightly-v3.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, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com
Poetry Where You Live.

Writing Poetry, writing, words, poetry, amanuensis, God, Spirit, nature, creation, life, relationships, imagery, dreams, etchings, scrimshaw, water, ether,
 
#poem #poetry #writing #amanuensis #God #Spirit #nature #creation #life #relationships  #imagery #dreams #etchings #scrimshaw #water #ether

Etching on droplets of water #poem #poetry #writing #amanuensis #God #Spirit #nature #creation #life #relationships #imagery #dreams

Pictures gathered from the ether
Our lives are but a breath
Our moments so much vapor
Images captured only for an instant
Etching on droplets of water
Before they melt into the ocean
Before they merge with eternity...
 
Wanting to hold this moment
These images pulled from the ether
A prayer for a future yet unknown
But feeling the water droplets slipping
Like dry sand held by my fingertips
Knowing they too will dissolve
Absorbed in the sands of time...
 
Drawing an image, immortal,
On living parchment, gossamer,
On the sky, on the ether,
Etching on water droplets
Impermanent yet divine
An image of the Creator
Alive, eternal, right now...  
 
----
March 14, 2026
Etching on droplets of water
 
Edited January 29, 2026
capturing bits of gossamer – v8
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2026/01/capturing-bits-of-gossamer-v8.html
June 22, 2025
grabbing ahold of ether
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/grabbing-ahold-of-ether.html
Edited January 28, 2025
I do not hold the words too tightly – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/i-do-not-hold-words-too-tightly-v3.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, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com
Poetry Where You Live.
 
Writing Poetry, writing, words, poetry, amanuensis, God, Spirit, nature, creation, life, relationships, imagery, dreams, 
 
#poem #poetry #writing #amanuensis #God #Spirit #nature #creation #life #relationships  #imagery #dreams

capturing bits of #gossamer – v8 #poem #poetry #poetrycommunity #writing #amanuensis #God #Spirit #nature #creation

We are capturing bits of gossamer,
Magic, lightning in a bottle,
scribbling lines of ether, of breath,
strings of creation, of eternity,
gathered from the Spirit,
sharing mysteries of life, of faith…
We are writing down images, memory,
hope, joy, streaming, ever-present,
conjured from the wind…
 
Beauty is all around us,
Poetry Where You Live…
 
We are gathering something unseen,
Invisible, or neglected, yet present,
seed of the eternal, a germ
of creation, the cosmos above us,
of the heart of the living God…
There is beauty in God’s written Word,
planted deep within us, anchored,
in nature all around us….
 
Love surrounds us,
Poetry Where You Live….
 
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Edited January 29, 2026
capturing bits of gossamer – v8
 
Edited January 28, 2025
capturing bits of gossamer – v7
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/capturing-bits-of-gossamer-v7.html
Edited January 28, 2025
I do not hold the words too tightly – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/01/i-do-not-hold-words-too-tightly-v3.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, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com
Poetry Where You Live.
 
Writing Poetry, poetry community, writing, words, poetry, amanuensis, God, Spirit, nature, creation,
 
#poem #poetry #poetrycommunity #writing #amanuensis #God #Spirit #nature #creation

Like a #wren cartwheeled across the roadway #poetry #God #creation #imagination #leaf #wind #dancing #Dumbo

An image of the black crow friends of Dumbo,

a memory of my childhood, a smile…

driving, enchanted, a dry oak leaf,

like a wren cartwheeled

across the lanes of the roadway

seeing its legs, its feet, its wings,

tumbling, caught in the puff of breath,

lifted against the wind right to left…

But a moment of imagination

an epiphany of wonder

The brown-dry leaf given agency,

tumbling over the macadam,

as if caught in that lifeforce

the power of the spirit

the air alive, a gift, evocative,

in the brightness of the January stillness…

 

--------------
January 12, 2026
Like a wren cartwheeled across the roadway
 
Driving on Rutherford Road on the way to church
 
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, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com
Poetry Where You Live.
 
Poetry, God, creation, imagination, leaf, wind, dancing, Dumbo,
 
#poetry #God #creation #imagination #leaf #wind #dancing #Dumbo

80 feet of morning glories... #morningglories #creation #beauty #God

80 feet of Morning Glories...

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God,Nature,beauty,creation,morning glories,video,

Across the plane of the #petals – v4 #flowers #God #creation

I stopped to capture beauty, an image…
Drawn into memory, history, legacy,
motion froze in time, still air
The flower not moving…
Serenity in the stillness, momentarily,
Sunlight bathed upon the blossom,
across the plane of the petals,
all in capturing the focus, clarity,
breathing, drinking it all in…

Perfection in every detail,
subtle hints of shadow,
depth in millimeters, precision,
sunlight revealing a moving wave,
all drawn into focus, depth of field…
flatness of the blossom
diving in ever more closely
holding my breath, steady,
for the perfect shot…

When we stop, when we look more closely,
We see the world differently, wonder,
in precision, close-up, closer,
the intricate precision, the Creator’s plan…
Lowering my body, my eyes, my lens,
across the plane of the petals,
stopping even for a moment…
Beauty alive in the still air
just off the front porch…

Velvet, satin, a soft living fabric,
Speaking the words of texture
without touching, disturbing the moment,
Eternity cut by the Creator, such precision,
formed within the unfolding kernel,
across the plan of the petals…
The center rising, a prima ballerina,
Ache of stopped motion, frozen,
poised like a spinning top…
 
Across the plane of the petals,
illumined in the warm sunlight,
seeing the beauty God created…
Slowing my steps toward the door,
pausing from my motion…
A moment too important to lose…
Seeing the world stopped, frozen,
taking time to notice, to marvel at
the work of our Potter’s hand…

------------
Edited September 2, 2025

Across the plane of the petals – v4

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/09/across-plane-of-petals-v4.html

Edited September 1, 2025
Across the plane of the petals - v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/09/across-plane-of-petals-v3.html
Edited September 1, 2025
Across the plane of the petals – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/09/across-plane-of-petals-v2.html
August 30, 2025
Across the plane of the petals
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/08/across-plane-of-petals.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.

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poetry, flower, God, blossom, photography, macrophotography, creation,

#poetry #flower #God #photography

#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

Their blood flows through my veins

I am connected to the eternal
a thread flowing through me,
to all who have gone before me
my ancestors through time
the universe, creation…
 
Their blood flows through my veins
beating heart of identity, of meaning,
my consciousness, my spirit,
in the flesh, the spiritual realm,
since the beginning of time…
 
Their DNA within me,
my image their reflection
his ears, her nose,
the turn of my eyebrow,
the warmth of their smile…
 
An attorney, an accountant,
son of an engineer, grandson
of a bookkeeper, a hard worker,
stable, adventurous,
alive within my spirit…
 
An echo of eternity, a ripple,
not bound by the temporal, now,
a stone cast across waters,
I am part of their legacy,
alive right now…
 
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August 3, 2025
Their blood flows through my veins
 
 
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, 2021, 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, poem, God, Spirit, creation, ancestors, DNA, legacy, identity,
 
#poetry #poem #God #Spirit #creation #ancestors #DNA #legacy #identity

fire of passion burning – v2

love, fire captured, frozen,
in the variegated rose petals,
urgency of now, wanting,
your look and your touch…
 
fire of passion burning
in the flesh of the roses,
ignited in bright colors,
a delicate bouquet…
 
rich red, oranges and yellows,
crimsons and subtle textures,
rising with our passions,
our dreams come to life…
 
fire of passion burning,
feathered cups of perfection,
lovingly being revealed,
within every bloom…

 
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Edited May 26, 2025
the fire of passion burning – v2
 
Edited December 31, 2023
Roses like parchment – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/12/roses-like-parchment-v2.html
Edited December 31, 2023
Roses of Crepe Paper – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/12/roses-of-crepe-paper-v3.html
February 27, 2021
Crepe Paper Roses
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/crepe-paper-roses.html
edited November 17, 2015
Rice Paper Blossoms – v14
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/rice-paper-blossoms-v14.html
edited June 24, 2019
Baby Rose Petals – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/06/baby-rose-petals-v4.html 
edited June 30, 2014
Captive Roses – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/06/captive-roses-v2.html
February 1, 2008
Captive Roses
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/02/captive-roses.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, 2021, 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.
 
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Poetry, roses, God, creation, beauty, fire, color, delicate,
#Roses #God #creation #beauty #fire #color #delicate

the fire of passion burning

love, fire captured,
in the rose petals,
urgency of now,
your look and touch…
 
the fire of passion burning
in the flesh of the roses,
ignited in bright colors,
a delicate bouquet…
 
rich red and oranges,
crimsons and textures,
rising with our passions,
our dreams come to life…
 
the fire of passion burning,
feathered cups of perfection,
loving being revealed,
within every bloom…

 
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May 22, 2025
the fire of passion burning
 
Edited December 31, 2023
Roses like parchment – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/12/roses-like-parchment-v2.html
Edited December 31, 2023
Roses of Crepe Paper – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/12/roses-of-crepe-paper-v3.html
February 27, 2021
Crepe Paper Roses
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/crepe-paper-roses.html
edited November 17, 2015
Rice Paper Blossoms – v14
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/rice-paper-blossoms-v14.html
edited June 24, 2019
Baby Rose Petals – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2019/06/baby-rose-petals-v4.html 
edited June 30, 2014
Captive Roses – v2
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/06/captive-roses-v2.html
February 1, 2008
Captive Roses
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/02/captive-roses.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, 2021, 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.
 
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Poetry, roses, God, creation, beauty, fire, color, delicate,
#Roses #God #creation #beauty #fire #color #delicate