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Saturday, July 14, 2018

Flight



Flight, released, untethered,
freed from the mortal coil
an act of will, of liberation
from our belief structure
from the weights that bind us
that hold us to the earth

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July 14, 2018
Flight
challenge question on Realistic Poetry twitter page
“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you see!”
picture of woman stretching as high as she could
on the very top edge of a log in a field
&
edited July 9, 2018
the demon too big for his body – v2
July 9, 2018
the demon too big for his body
Post 7/6/18 of ghost or some other spectre
“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you see!”
on Realistic Poetry
&
edited July 9, 2018
edited July 9, 2018
each droplet breathed, a prayer – v3
edited July 9, 2018
each droplet breathed, a prayer – v2
edited July 9, 2018
each droplet breathed, a prayer
&
edited July 7, 2018
As threadbare as old cheesecloth – v7
(merging edits to versions 5 and 6)
edited July 7, 2018

As threadbare as old cheesecloth – v6
(editing original)
Edited November 20, 2014
As threadbare as old cheesecloth – v5
(editing version 3)
edited October 6, 2014
As threadbare as old cheesecloth – v4
Edited October 25, 2013
As threadbare as old cheesecloth – v3
edited November 14, 2011
As threadbare as old cheesecloth – v2
May 21, 2009
As threadbare as old cheesecloth
title saved 12/27/08
&
edited July 7, 2018
late spring, early summer – v2
edited July 7, 2018
the skin of an ancient reptile – v3
adding a third stanza
edited July 7, 2018
the skin of an ancient reptile – v2
July 7, 2018
late spring, early summer
July 7, 2018
the living map rolled out – v2
July 7, 2018
the living map rolled out
July 7, 2018
the skin of an ancient reptile
challenge post on twitter page
“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you see!”
picture of a leaf
Realistic Poetry
&
edited July 4, 2018
each drop breathed, a prayer
edited July 4, 2018
each drop a prayer – v3
edited July 4, 2018
each drop a prayer – v2
July 3, 2018
each drop a prayer
July 2, 2018
Pearls and Jewels of Water on the Bloom
July 2, 2018
post on the Realistic Poetry Twitter page,
a picture of a orange lily covered in rain water
“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you see!”
edits to last stanza of prior poem
edited June 26, 2014
After the Shower – v2
June 6, 2007 6:50
After the Shower
Wesley United Methodist Church
Concord, NH

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 47,250 of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

spring, summery, green, autumn, creator, Faith, God, good soil, grace, hope, leaves, maple trees, Nature, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, senses, sight, touch, Writing Poetry,

#spring #summer #autumn #brown #creator #Faith #God #grace #green #hope #leaves #maple #Methodist #Nature #Poetry #senses #sight #touch #Writing #photograph #photography #imagination #colors #vibrant #alive #life #living

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child, choir, church, creator, Faith, flowers, God, hope, iris, leaves, life, Methodist, Nature, Photos, sanctuary, shower, sound, water, worship, yard, lily,

#drop #prayer #Pearls #Jewels #Water #Bloom #blossom #petals #child #choir #church #creator #Faith #flowers #God #hope #iris #life #Methodist #Nature #Photos #sanctuary #shower #sound #worship #lily #contest #poem #poetry #words #beauty #love #joy

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#ghost, demon, evil, spectre, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, senses, sight, Writing Poetry, Realistic Poetry, poem, poetry, photograph, photography, imagination

#ghost #demon #devil #evil #spectre #PoetryWhereYouLive #RaymondAFoss #senses #sight #Writing #RealisticPoetry #poem #poetry #photograph #photography #imagination #spectral #apparition #paranormal #vision #cemetery #night #body

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log, woman, gravity, balance, stretching, yearning, flight, belief, hope, striving, fall, fly, lift-off, beauty, courage, choice, free, freedom, life, faith, grace,

#log #woman #gravity #balance #stretching #yearning #flight #belief #hope #striving #fall #fly #lift-off #beauty #courage #choice #free #freedom #life #faith #grace #love #God #liberty #joy #moment #presence #capture #photograph #photography #poem #poetry #RealisticPoetry

Monday, July 20, 2015

Bearing Our Shame No More – v2

The empty cross our witness
to Christ’s victory over death;
rising from the stone cold grave
alive in heaven above

Bearing our shame no more
sin has no sting;
alive in heaven above
sits our Risen King

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edited July 20, 2015
Bearing Our Shame No More – v2

November 7, 2010
Bearing Our Shame No More

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, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 38,440+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Assured of Our Resurrection – v3

If we believe, really,
if we turn from the world
if follow the words of our faith
if we honor our Savior
lovingly walking in His footsteps
His path of Grace
We are assured of salvation
our resurrection from the dead
rising in our own bodies
ascending to heaven with Him
We are assured of resurrection
we are alive right now
never to die, immortal,
eternal right now


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edited November 19, 2014
Assured of Our Resurrection – v3

edited April 12, 2014
Assured of Our Resurrection – v2
May 7, 2010
Assured of Our Resurrection
1 Corinthians 15:20
1 Corinthians 15:12-34
1 Corinthians 15:1-58
1 Corinthians 15:21-22
&
Day 227, “Reality of the Resurrection”,
in “Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,
by Henry Gariepy
read 5/7/2010

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 33,650+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Monday, August 18, 2014

open my eyes

open my eyes
restore my vision
give me new eyes
that I might see
impart in me
your rich message
your message
to set me free.      

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edited August 18, 2014
open my eyes

August 18, 2014
open our eyes
Luke 4:18 (NRSV)
recovery of sight to the blind
Isaiah 61:1-3
devotion “Seeing with New Eyes”
Upper Room Daily Devotional    
by Gerald McCann
for August 18, 2014
read August 18, 2014
Upper Room Daily Devotional
for July and August 2014

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 31,830+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

open our eyes

open our eyes
restore our vision
give us new eyes
that we might see
impart in us
your rich message
your message
to set us free.        

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August 18, 2014
open our eyes

Luke 4:18 (NRSV)
recovery of sight to the blind
Isaiah 61:1-3
devotion “Seeing with New Eyes”
Upper Room Daily Devotional    
by Gerald McCann
for August 18, 2014
read August 18, 2014
Upper Room Daily Devotional
for July and August 2014

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 31,830+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

to tell the prisoners they are free

the special appointment
of God’s Servant
to restore the blind
to bring the word
to tell the prisoners they are free
released of their shackles
standing before His neighbors
announcing the time had come.

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August 18, 2014
to tell the prisoners they are free

Luke 4:18 (NRSV)
recovery of sight to the blind
Isaiah 61:1-3
devotion “Seeing with New Eyes”
Upper Room Daily Devotional    
by Gerald McCann
for August 18, 2014
read August 18, 2014
Upper Room Daily Devotional
for July and August 2014

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 31,830+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Friday, July 04, 2014

Walking in their Shadows – v2

Those who have gone before
shaping the dream, the vision,
the idea that is America;
the coming together of peoples
from all around the globe;
a patchwork quilt, a salad,
a melting-pot, a hearty stew,
worth far more than gold.

Walking in their shadows
the saints and sinners before us
our aspirations just as high
that this land would always be free;
a shining city on the hill
an example to the nations
of what freedom should be
in a just and peaceful world.


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edited July 4, 2014
Walking in their Shadows – v2
July 4, 2011
Walking in their Shadows
July 4, 1776
Independence Day
Declaration of Independence
September 11, 2011
the day the World Trade Center towers fell

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 30,940+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Saturday, April 12, 2014

Assured of Our Resurrection – v2

If we believe, really,
follow the words of our faith
honoring our Savior
loving walking in His steps

Assured of salvation
our resurrection from the dead
rising in our own bodies
ascending to heaven with Him


edited April 12, 2014
Assured of Our Resurrection – v2
May 7, 2010
Assured of Our Resurrection
1 Corinthians 15:20
1 Corinthians 15:12-34
1 Corinthians 15:1-58
1 Corinthians 15:21-22
&
Day 227, “Reality of the Resurrection”,
in “Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,
by Henry Gariepy
read 5/7/2010

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 29,010+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

To Them on the Road – v3

Appearing to these believers
appearing to them on the road;
Telling His whole story
the law and prophets foretold

Just one of the stories
the Risen Christ walking with men;
Once more upon the earth
fulfilling the promise of God

Rising to heaven
pledging to come again;
New bodies of our resurrection
when we rise with Him


edited April 12, 2014
To Them on the Road – v3
Edited December 9, 2013
To Them on the Road – v2
May 7, 2010
To Them on the Road
1 Corinthians 15:20
1 Corinthians 15:12-34
1 Corinthians 15:1-58
1 Corinthians 15:21-22
1 Corinthians 15:26
&
Luke 24:13-35
Walk to Emmaus
&
Day 227, “Reality of the Resurrection”,
in “Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,
by Henry Gariepy
read 5/7/2010

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 29,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Saturday, December 21, 2013

Priced by Christ – v2

Silent witness
the things remaining
offered, not thrown away
giving our excess to them

Not for our treasury
but for His glory
the tailings of the yard sale
set out as free gifts

At the end of the driveway
the humble neighbors
coming to the offering
left there for them special

To see the faces
hope rising in their eyes
something the others
did not see

While I was mowing
the front lawn
before the church
hearing their thank yous
offered up to God


Edited December 21, 2013
Priced by Christ – v2
June 19, 2010
Priced by Christ
yard sale
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
June 19, 2010

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 28,470+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Monday, December 09, 2013

To Them on the Road – v2

Appearing to these believers
appearing to them on the road
telling His whole story
the law and prophets fulfilled

Just one of the stories
the Risen Christ walking with men
once more upon the earth
fulfilling the promise of God

Rising to heaven
pledging to come again
new bodies of our resurrection
when we rise with Him


Edited December 9, 2013
To Them on the Road – v2
May 7, 2010
To Them on the Road
1 Corinthians 15:20
1 Corinthians 15:12-34
1 Corinthians 15:1-58
1 Corinthians 15:21-22
1 Corinthians 15:26
&
Luke 24:13-35
Walk to Emmaus
&
Day 227, “Reality of the Resurrection”,
in “Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,
by Henry Gariepy
read 5/7/2010

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 26,880+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.