We are all George Bailey – v4 #poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #love #grace #faith #prayer #Proverbs15 #wisdom #depression #fear #blessing #abundance #wonderfullife #angels #GeorgeBailey #meaning #calling #purpose

We are looking at our feet, our struggles,
scarcity, not abundance, the truth...
We don’t see our blessings, our gifts;
We fear the unknown, the future,
we stay stuck in our paths...
 
At one time or another, in trials,
we are each chased by our demons;
We are caught in a moment of weakness,
when we question our purpose, our worth,
what we have enough, that we are good enough...
 
We are all George Bailey, struggling, striving,
wanting more, not seeing the truth...
We sometimes even climb the bridge;
We lose sight of our calling, our blessings,
of having enough, of our own wonderful life....
 
====
Edited October 30, 2026
We are all George Bailey – v4
 
George Bailey in the movie, “It’s a Wonderful Life”
Proverbs 15:17
Proverbs 15:30
Proverbs 15
Micah 6:8
Men’s Thursday Evening Bible Study
North Hills Church
Edited July 3, 2023
We are all George Bailey – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/07/we-are-all-george-bailey-v3.html
Edited June 8, 2022
We are all George Bailey – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/06/we-are-all-george-bailey-v2.html
June 4, 2022
We are all George Bailey
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/06/we-are-all-george-bailey.html
 
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Poetry Where You Live.

Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, love, grace, faith, prayer, Proverbs 15, wisdom, depression, fear, blessing, abundance, wonderful life, angels, George Bailey, meaning, calling, purpose,

#poetry #God #Christ #Spirit #love #grace #faith #prayer #Proverbs15 #wisdom #depression #fear #blessing #abundance #wonderfullife #angels #GeorgeBailey #meaning #calling #purpose
 

The Silence before the train - v3

grace fell upon him, bodily,

in his pain, his suffering then,
despair was wicked, taken away,
in the Silence before the train…

in the Silence before the train,
a gift of grace imparted, gifted,
God’s peace washed o’er him,
calm in his troubled spirit…

gifted time to slow, to sojourn,
to walk quietly with God, to remember,
love he needed in that moment,
in the Silence before the train…

in the silence before the train,
sensing God's presence with him,
lifting away his burdens, freedom,
calm in his troubled spirit...

‐---‐--
Edited February 11, 2025
The Silence before the train - v3

Edited February 10, 2025
The Silence before the train - v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/02/the-silence-before-train-v2.html
February 6, 2025
The Silence before the train
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/02/the-silence-before-train_6.html
January 27, 2025 testimony
re:generation Week 2 group meeting
 
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, God, prayer, protection, grace, suicide, depression, regeneration,

#God #poetry #prayer #protection #grace #suicide #depression 

The Silence before the train - v2

grace fell upon him, bodily,

in his pain, his suffering then,
despair was wicked, taken away,
in the Silence before the train…

in the Silence before the train,
a gift of grace imparted, gifted,
God’s peace washed o’er him,
calming his troubled spirit…

gifted time to slow, to sojourn,
to walk quietly with God, to remember,
what he needed in that moment,
in the Silence before the train…

in the silence before the train,
sensing God's presence with him,
lifting away his burdens,
calming his troubled spirit...

‐---‐--
Edited February 10, 2025
The Silence before the train - v2
 
February 6, 2025
The Silence before the train
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/02/the-silence-before-train_6.html
January 27, 2025 testimony
re:generation Week 2 group meeting
 
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, God, prayer, protection, grace, suicide, depression, regeneration,

#God #poetry #prayer #protection #grace #suicide #depression 

The Silence before the train

grace feel upon him,
in his pain, his suffering,
despair was wicked,
in the Silence before the train…
 
in the Silence before the train,
a gift of grace imparted,
God’s peace washed o’er him,
calming his troubled spirit…
 
gifted time to slow, to sojourn,
to walk quietly with God,
what he needed in that moment,
in the Silence before the train…

 
‐---‐--
February 6, 2025
The Silence before the train
 
January 27, 2025 testimony
re:generation Week 2 group meeting
 
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, God, prayer, protection, grace, suicide, depression, regeneration,

#God #poetry #prayer #protection #grace #suicide #depression 

The Silence before the train

The Silence before the train 

#God #poetry #prayer #protection #grace #suicide #depression 

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, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. All of my poems are at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

We are all #GeorgeBailey – 2

We are all George Bailey, struggling, striving,
We can sometimes climb the bridge of despair
questioning ourselves, everything;
We lose sight of our calling, our blessings,
the truth of our own wonderful life.
 
We look at our feet, at our struggles,
we don’t see our blessings, gifts God gives us;
We fear the unknown, the future,
We remain stuck in our ruts, our paths.
 
We are all George Bailey, forgetting our worth,
our purpose, our calling, our significance in the world;
We are each chased by, we listen to, our demons;
We are caught in a moment of weakness,
when we question our purpose, our value.
 
We need to look up, to look around us, thankful,
Seeing our lives as knitted with others;
We carry petals in our pockets from our journeys;
We would leave a hole in the world.
 

====

Edited/new July 3, 2023

We are all George Bailey – 2

 

&

Edited July 3, 2023

We are all George Bailey – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2023/07/we-are-all-george-bailey-v3.html

Edited June 8, 2022

We are all George Bailey – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/06/we-are-all-george-bailey-v2.html

June 4, 2022

We are all George Bailey

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/06/we-are-all-george-bailey.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, and 2023. 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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We are all #GeorgeBailey – v3

We are looking at our feet, our struggles,
we don’t see our blessings, our gifts;
We fear the unknown, the future,
we stay stuck in our paths.
 
At one time or another,
we are each chased by our demons;
We are caught in a moment of weakness,
when we question our purpose, our worth.
 
We are all George Bailey, struggling, striving,
we sometimes even climb the bridge;
We lose sight of our calling, our blessings,
of our own wonderful life.
 

====

Edited July 3, 2023

We are all George Bailey – v3

 

Edited June 8, 2022

We are all George Bailey – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/06/we-are-all-george-bailey-v2.html

June 4, 2022

We are all George Bailey

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/06/we-are-all-george-bailey.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, and 2023. 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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We are all #GeorgeBailey – v2

At one time or another
we are each chased by our demons;
We are caught in a moment of weakness
when we question our purpose, our worth.
 
We are all George Bailey, struggling, striving,
we sometimes even climb the bridge;
We lose sight of our calling, our blessings,
of our own wonderful life.
 
====

Edited June 8, 2022

We are all George Bailey – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/06/we-are-all-george-bailey-v2.html

June 4, 2022

We are all George Bailey

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/06/we-are-all-george-bailey.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, and 2022. 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, Christ, God, Spirit, grace, love, depression, fear, anxiety, blessing, abundance, wonderful life, angels, George Bailey, meaning, calling, purpose,

 

#poetry #God #Christ #love #grace #Spirit #depression #fear #anxiety #blessing #abundance #wonderfullife #angels #GeorgeBailey #meaning #calling #purpose

We are all #GeorgeBailey

At one time or another
we are chased by our demons
caught in a moment of weakness
questioning our purpose, our worth.
 
We are all George Bailey
sometimes even climbing the bridge
losing sight of our calling, our blessings,
our own wonderful life.
 
====

June 4, 2022

We are all George Bailey

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/06/we-are-all-george-bailey.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, and 2022. 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, Christ, God, Spirit, grace, love, depression, fear, anxiety, blessing, abundance, wonderful life, angels, George Bailey, meaning, calling, purpose,

 

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We have the choice to turn

We have the choice to turn
to choose to live in this life;
We have a calling, a plan,
a purpose from our God.
 
We are blessed richly
to share God’s blessings;
We should sing with grateful hearts
from a place of abundance.
 
We can walk on the path
to follow the steps Jesus offers;
We can be the servant,
to fulfill our calling, our purpose.
 
----------------  

May 18, 2022

8AM Live

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2096806100400276/posts/5113864572027732/

right relationships

&

May 17, 2022

8AM Live

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2096806100400276/posts/5111113332302856/

&

May 16, 3022

8AM Live

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2096806100400276/posts/5108339072580282/

&

May 13, 2022

8AM Live

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2096806100400276/posts/5099616793452510/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2096806100400276/posts/5099626370118219/

having a clear mind

&

May 12, 2022

8AM Live

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2096806100400276/posts/5096928427054680/

having a clean heart

&

May 11, 2022

We have the choice to turn

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/05/we-have-choice-to-turn.html

edited May 11, 2022

Existing, not Living – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/05/existing-not-living-v3.html

Edited May 10, 2022

Existing, not Living – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/05/existing-not-living-v2.html

May 10, 2022

Existing, not Living

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/05/existing-not-living.html

May 10, 2022

Focus on God

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/05/focus-on-god.html

May 10, 2022

8AM Live

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2096806100400276/posts/5091123047635218/

live with passion and purpose

Believe:

1)      God has placed more within you and me than we realize.

2)      We settle for the life we are living now versus the life God has planned for us.

&

May 9, 2022

8AM Live

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2096806100400276/posts/5088316451249211/

focus on God, the changes He can made

&

May 6, 2022

8AM Live

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2096806100400276/posts/5079992682081588/

Fruit of the Spirit

&

May 5, 2022

8AM Live

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2096806100400276/posts/5077216879025835/

Fruit of the Spirit

Patience

Kindness

Goodness

&

May 4, 2022

8AM Live

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2096806100400276/posts/5074401372640719/

Fruit of the Spirit

Love – 1 Corinthians 13:3-7

Joy – Philippians 4:4

Peace – Romans 8:6

&

May 3, 2022

8AM Live

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2096806100400276/posts/5071630042917852/

Fruit of the Spirit

&

April 29, 2022

8AM Live

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2096806100400276/posts/5060951623985694/

Galatians 5:22-23

Fruit of the Spirit

love our neighbors – part 5

&

April 28, 2022

8AM Live

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2096806100400276/posts/5058261314254725/

John 13:33-35

Love as Christ loved us

Galatians 5

Fruit of the Spirit

love our neighbors – part 4

 

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, and 2022. 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, Christ, Spirit, grace, Fruit of the Spirit, love, calling, purpose, passion, depression,

 

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Existing, not Living – v3

Pushing the same rock
up the same mountain,
Existing, not living,
merely going through the motions
struggling, walking, settling,
on our journey, the path of our life.
 
Feeling empty, drained,
wicked of emotion,
Existing, not living,
no passion, no calling, no purpose,
working, merely to survive,
stuck on the path, yet feeling adrift.
 
Drawn, spent, poured out,
needing catharsis,
Existing, not living,
but we have a choice, a turning;
We have a calling, a plan,
a purpose from God.
 
----------------

edited May 11, 2022

Existing, not Living – v3

 

Edited May 10, 2022

Existing, not Living – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/05/existing-not-living-v2.html

May 10, 2022

Existing, not Living

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/05/existing-not-living.html

May 10, 2022

Focus on God

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/05/focus-on-god.html

May 10, 2022

8AM Live

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2096806100400276/posts/5091123047635218/

live with passion and purpose

Believe:

1)      God has placed more within you and me than we realize.

2)      We settle for the life we are living now versus the life God has planned for us.

&

May 9, 2022

8AM Live

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2096806100400276/posts/5088316451249211/

focus on God, the changes He can made

&

May 6, 2022

8AM Live

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2096806100400276/posts/5079992682081588/

Fruit of the Spirit

&

May 5, 2022

8AM Live

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2096806100400276/posts/5077216879025835/

Fruit of the Spirit

Patience

Kindness

Goodness

&

May 4, 2022

8AM Live

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2096806100400276/posts/5074401372640719/

Fruit of the Spirit

Love – 1 Corinthians 13:3-7

Joy – Philippians 4:4

Peace – Romans 8:6

&

May 3, 2022

8AM Live

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2096806100400276/posts/5071630042917852/

Fruit of the Spirit

&

April 29, 2022

8AM Live

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2096806100400276/posts/5060951623985694/

Galatians 5:22-23

Fruit of the Spirit

love our neighbors – part 5

&

April 28, 2022

8AM Live

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2096806100400276/posts/5058261314254725/

John 13:33-35

Love as Christ loved us

Galatians 5

Fruit of the Spirit

love our neighbors – part 4

 

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, and 2022. 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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You may Be – v2

You may Be

but did you bop

did you scream

like Dizzy, like Miles;

Did you growl

on the keys,

on the ivories,

like Thelonious Monk

 

Did you warble

did you scat

did you Howl

like Allen Ginsberg;

Were you a Beat

on the street

on the road

like Jack Kerouac

 

==================

edited September 15, 2021

You may Be – v2

 

November 18, 2018

You may Be

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/11/you-may-be.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1064118948680085504

about Jazz, Bebop, Beat poetry, Allen Ginsberg,

Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, and Dizzy Gillespie,

who I saw perform at UNH with my parents

Parent’s Weekend, either 1979 or 1980.

&

edited November 18, 2018

Mood Indigo – v2

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1064114948794695680

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/11/mood-indigo-v2.html

November 16, 2018

Mood Indigo

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/11/mood-indigo.html

May 1993

Mood Indigo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLayv8rPlts

by Willie Humphrey

(93 years old in 1993)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Humphrey

https://songmeanings.com/songs/view/3530822107858981063/

Preservation Hall Jazz Band

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preservation_Hall_Jazz_Band

Preservation Hall

&

edited November 16, 2018

Nice Tie – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/11/nice-tie-v2.html

8/7/04 18:05

Nice Tie

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2004/08/nice-tie.html

partially non-verbal conversation with Richard Payne

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0668413/

of Preservation Hall Jazz Band

https://www.facebook.com/preservationhalljazzband/

https://www.preservationhalljazzband.com/

at Preservation Hall Jazz Band club

https://www.facebook.com/Preservation.Hall/

http://www.preservationhall.com/?fbclid=IwAR3erKerKs-nD2hpMDNl6QDuCcgpyZkyGrGzPrGM06c-k8WFGmeyqXdRhvg 

726 St. Peters Street

New Orleans, LA

He was the bass player for the band and

he was the bass player in

“Toots Sweet’s Band” in the movie

Angel Heart (1987).

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092563/

I gave him my tie, right off my neck

(a tie I had bought from a pushcart at

Downtown Crossing in Boston).

&

edited April 27, 2015

Congo Square – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/04/congo-square-v2_27.html

(editing version 2)

edited November 4, 2018

Amazing Grace – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/11/amazing-grace-v3.html

(editing original again)

edited April 16, 2015

Amazing Grace – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/04/amazing-grace-v2.html

July 12, 2004 18:56 –

Amazing Grace

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2004/07/amazing-grace.html

Amazing Grace solo of Aaron Neville

at the 1993 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival

http://www.nojazzfest.com/

https://www.facebook.com/JazzFest

https://www.facebook.com/jazznheritage 

https://twitter.com/Jazznheritage

http://www.art4now.com/cpost93.htm

during a real wedding.

The members of Los Lobos were near me, watching as I was.

I saw the wedding couple riding in a carriage

in the French Quarter that night.

&

edited April 13, 2015

Congo Square – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/04/congo-square-v2.html

July 12, 2004 19:15.

Congo Square

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2004/07/congo-square.html

Congo Square, special area at the

1993 Jazz and Heritage Festival, New Orleans

&

Edited December 6, 2013

Night in New Orleans – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/nightin-new-orleans-new-awlins-v4.html

(editing original version)

Edited December 5, 2013

Night in New Orleans – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/12/night-in-new-orleans-new-awlins-v3.html

Edited September 20, 2012

“Night in New Orleans – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/09/night-in-new-orleans-nuhawluns-v2.html

Sunday, July 15, 2001 at 6:22:58 PM EST

edited December 6, 2001

“Night in New Orleans

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2004/02/night-in-new-orleans-nuhawluns.html

mostly about trip to New Orleans for Jazz and Heritage Festival, 1993

and again for job interview at Tulane University 1996

&

edited April 16, 2015

A Beat in Concord – v7

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/04/a-beat-in-concord-v7.html

(editing version 4)

Edited October 19, 2013

“A Beat in Concord – v6”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/a-beat-in-concord-v6.html

Edited July 2, 2013

“A Beat in Concord – v5”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/07/a-beat-in-concord-v5.html

based on original version

further edits June 30, 2012

A Beat in Concord – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/06/beat-in-concord-v4.html

(turning the poem to the present tense)

further edits June 30, 2012

A Beat in Concord – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/06/beat-in-concord-v3.html

further edited June 6, 2012 (with edited by Elisha and Marshall Burns)

A Beat in Concord – v2 - 2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/06/beat-in-concord-v2-2.html

edited June 6, 2012

A Beat in Concord – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/06/beat-in-concord-v2.html

written May 18, 2006 5:59pm

A Beat in Concord

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2006/05/beat-in-concord.html

written about someone I saw under the Exit 14 underpass, Concord, NH

 

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poetry, air, breath, coffee, colors, driving, eyes, house, light, love, path, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, senses, smells, walking, memories, depression, college, Bebop, Jazz,

 

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a survivor – v2

left after their choice

giving into the darkness

storms that were raging

leaving this mortal life

one who was truly lost

a survivor left behind

to walk forward without them

this friend, this loved one,

who gave into the darkness,

one who was truly lost.

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edited August 24, 2019

a survivor – v2

February 6, 2015

a survivor

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/02/a-survivor.html

January 26, 2015 to February 1, 2015

“+suicide

Devozine for January and February 2015

https://www.facebook.com/devozinemagazine

https://twitter.com/devozinemag

http://devozine.upperroom.org/

www.devozine.org

&

Suicide Weekend

devotion “Surviving”

devotion by Sarah Arthur

devotion for January 31, 2015 and February 1, 2015

read February 1, 2015

&

Deuteronomy 31:6b (NIV)

devotion “Mourning”

devotion by Gabriel Bland

devotion for January 30, 2015

read February 1, 2015

&

Romans 8:37 (NRSV)

devotion “Choose Life”

devotion by Danika Cooley

devotion for January 29, 2015

read February 1, 2015

&

Galatians 6:2a (NRSV)

devotion “Being a Friend”

devotion by Sierra Klotz

devotion for January 28, 2015

read February 1, 2015

&

Psalm 40:1-3 (CEV)

devotion “Out of the Pit”

devotion by Kaitlin Anderson

devotion for January 27, 2015

read February 1, 2015

&

Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)

devotion “Big Plans”

devotion by Anonymous (16 year old girl)

devotion for January 26, 2015

read February 1, 2015

&

Youth Group

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

Patten, ME

February 1, 2015

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 51,630+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

God, Christ, Spirit, faith, love, grace, youth, Devozine, suicide, depression, pray, friend, Jeremiah 29, Psalm 40, Galatians 6, Deuteronomy 31, death, survivor,

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