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Monday, December 02, 2019

conjured from the ether - 2

a confection of gossamer
conjured from the ether
words already written
planted on the sea

words gathered from the wind
of gossamer, of fantasy, of texture,
other fruits, history, other seas
gathered, written down

words planted on the oceans
scattered to the four winds
offered to the flowing ether
to the shifting sands of time.

prose poured into the waters
poems throw up into the wind
words, seeds, a living harvest,
in God’s good time alone.

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edited/new name December 2, 2019
conjured from the ether - 2

edited December 1, 2019
words planted on the sea – v3
edited December 1, 2019
words planted on the sea – v2
December 1, 2019
words planted on the sea

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 52,520+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

poem, poetry, God, inspiration, words, seeds, given, offered, wind, sea, water, Holy Spirit, Christ, ether, gift, love, grace, harvest,

#poem #poetry #God #inspiration #words #seeds #given #offered #wind #sea #water #Holy Spirit #Christ #ether #gift #love #grace #harvest


Sunday, December 01, 2019

words planted on the sea – v3

words gathered from the wind
of gossamer, of fantasy, of texture,
other fruits, history, other seas
gathered, written down

words planted on the oceans
scattered to the four winds
offered to the flowing ether
to the shifting sands of time.

prose poured into the waters
poems throw up into the wind
words, seeds, a living harvest,
in God’s good time alone.

----------------------  
edited December 1, 2019
words planted on the sea – v3

edited December 1, 2019
words planted on the sea – v2
December 1, 2019
words planted on the sea

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 52,520+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

poem, poetry, God, inspiration, words, seeds, given, offered, wind, sea, water, Holy Spirit, Christ, ether, gift, love, grace, harvest,

#poem #poetry #God #inspiration #words #seeds #given #offered #wind #sea #water #Holy Spirit #Christ #ether #gift #love #grace #harvest


words planted on the sea

words planted on the oceans
scattered to the four winds
offered to the moving ether
to the shifting sands of time.

prose poured into the waters
poems throw up into the wind
words, seeds, a living harvest,
in God’s good time alone.

----------------------  
edited December 1, 2019
words planted on the sea
December 1, 2019
words planted on the sea

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 52,520+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

poem, poetry, God, inspiration, words, seeds, given, offered, wind, sea, water, Holy Spirit, Christ, ether, gift, love, grace, harvest,

#poem #poetry #God #inspiration #words #seeds #given #offered #wind #sea #water #Holy Spirit #Christ #ether #gift #love #grace #harvest


words planted on the sea

words planted on the sea
scattered to the winds
offered to the ether
to the sands of time.

poured into the waters
throw up into the wind
words, seeds, a harvest
in God’s good time.

----------------------
December 1, 2019
words planted on the sea


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 52,520+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

poem, poetry, God, inspiration, words, seeds, given, offered, wind, sea, water, Holy Spirit, Christ, ether, gift, love, grace, harvest,

#poem #poetry #God #inspiration #words #seeds #given #offered #wind #sea #water #Holy Spirit #Christ #ether #gift #love #grace #harvest


Saturday, November 08, 2014

By the Spirit’s Choosing – 2 – v3

A knowing of our lives
our talents and strengths
our histories and beliefs
the gifts God has given;
the Spirit speaking
guiding us from within

By the Spirit’s choosing
giving us each a purpose
gifts from God
talents to be used
given to each of us
welling up from within

Our hands, our feet
our voices to God’s cause
becoming workers in the field
sheep and shepherds as well
doing our Master’s work
out in the world


edited November 8, 2014
By the Spirit’s Choosing – 2 – v3

edited March 9, 2014
By the Spirit’s Choosing – 2 – v2
May 5, 2010
By the Spirit’s Choosing – 2
1 Corinthians 12:4
1 Corinthians 12:1-11
1 Corinthians 12:4-11
1 Corinthians 12:8-10
1 Corinthians 12:28-30
1 Corinthians 12:7
1 Corinthians 14:12
Day 225, “Spiritual Gifts”,
in “Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,
by Henry Gariepy
read 5/5/2010
&
earlier poem:
By the Spirit’s Choosing

The talents, the gifts
shared in the congregation
out into the world
our unique ministries
all by the Spirit’s choosing

How wondrous
incredible to imagine
the way the gifts are given
to each to use for God’s glory
all part of the heavenly plan

February 22, 2010
1 Corinthians 12:4-11
1 Thessalonians 5:11
1 Corinthians 5:5
and
Upper Room Daily Devotional
for February 16, 2010,
 “Thank You!”,
by Allan Baker
read 2/22/2010

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 33,380+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Sunday, March 09, 2014

By the Spirit’s Choosing – 2 – v2

A knowing of our lives
our talents and strengths
our histories and beliefs
the Spirit speaking
guiding us from within

By the Spirit’s choosing
gifts from God
talents to be used
given to each of us
welling up from within

Our hands, our feet
our voices to God’s cause
becoming workers in the field
sheep and shepherds as well
doing our Master’s work


edited March 9, 2014
By the Spirit’s Choosing – 2 – v2
May 5, 2010
By the Spirit’s Choosing – 2
1 Corinthians 12:4
1 Corinthians 12:1-11
1 Corinthians 12:4-11
1 Corinthians 12:8-10
1 Corinthians 12:28-30
1 Corinthians 12:7
1 Corinthians 14:12
Day 225, “Spiritual Gifts”,
in “Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,
by Henry Gariepy
read 5/5/2010
&
earlier poem:
By the Spirit’s Choosing

The talents, the gifts
shared in the congregation
out into the world
our unique ministries
all by the Spirit’s choosing

How wondrous
incredible to imagine
the way the gifts are given
to each to use for God’s glory
all part of the heavenly plan

February 22, 2010
1 Corinthians 12:4-11
1 Thessalonians 5:11
1 Corinthians 5:5
and
Upper Room Daily Devotional
for February 16, 2010,
 “Thank You!”,
by Allan Baker
read 2/22/2010

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 28,320+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Friday, May 07, 2010

If They Love Him

Painful words of reality
the goats and the lambs
following their master
knowing his voice for them

Some will be faithful
if they truly love him
others will walk away
following the call of the world

The lambs following
each of us his sheep
until his return for us
his promise to keep



May 7, 2010
John 14:23-29


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 19,920+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

If We Love Him

Painful words of our reality
the goats and the lambs
following or master
knowing his voice for us

Some of us will be faithful
if we truly love him
others will walk away
following the way of the world

The lambs following the master
each of us his sheep
until his return for us
his promise to keep



May 7, 2010
John 14:23-29


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 19,920+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Foretelling His Ascension

To the believers speaking
foretelling his ascension
calling them to joy
though he was leaving this earth

So we must be
if we are truly believers
the faithful rising with him
going back to God


May 7, 2010
John 14:23-29


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 19,920+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Reminding Me

The voice of the helper
as promised by our savior
the spirit speaking
from deep within my heart

Reminding me of the lessons
the story in the word
the truth of God’s love
that I would be renewed



May 7, 2010
John 14:23-29


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 19,920+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Wednesday, May 05, 2010

By the Spirit’s Choosing - 2

A knowing of our lives
the talents and strengths
our histories and beliefs
guiding us from within

By the spirit’s choosing
gifts from God
given to each of us
welling up from within

Our hands, our feet
our voices to God’s cause
becoming workers in the field
sheep and shepherds as well
doing our master’s work


May 5, 2010
1 Corinthians 12:4
1 Corinthians 12:1-11
1 Corinthians 12:4-11
1 Corinthians 12:8-10
1 Corinthians 12:28-30
1 Corinthians 12:7
1 Corinthians 14:12

Day 225, “Spiritual Gifts”,
in “Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,
by Henry Gariepy
http://books.google.com/books?id=9tjVtRt3TUMC&pg=PP1&dq=henry+gariepy&ei=6tqBSqLVDJiQyQT4i9DOCg#v=onepage&q=&f=false
read 5/5/2010

& earlier poem:
By the Spirit’s Choosing

The talents, the gifts
shared in the congregation
out into the world
our unique ministries
all by the Spirit’s choosing

How wondrous
incredible to imagine
the way the gifts are given
to each to use for God’s glory
all part of the heavenly plan


February 22, 2010
1 Corinthians 12:4-11
1 Thessalonians 5:11
1 Corinthians 5:5
and
Upper Room Daily Devotional
http://www.upperroom.org/devotional/default.asp?month=2&day=16&year=2010
for February 16, 2010,
“Thank You!”,
by Allan Baker
read 2/22/2010


Copyright by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010. Contact me at Ray Foss
for usage.

From within our hearts

The spirit working
manifesting gifts within us
sharing in the work
Christ’s message of love
from deep within our hearts

Each given different gifts
as we are chosen
empowered by the spirit
working from within us
fulfilling our calling from God


May 5, 2010
1 Corinthians 12:4
1 Corinthians 12:1-11
1 Corinthians 12:4-11
1 Corinthians 12:8-10
1 Corinthians 12:28-30
1 Corinthians 12:7
1 Corinthians 14:12

Day 225, “Spiritual Gifts”,
in “Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,
by Henry Gariepy
http://books.google.com/books?id=9tjVtRt3TUMC&pg=PP1&dq=henry+gariepy&ei=6tqBSqLVDJiQyQT4i9DOCg#v=onepage&q=&f=false
read 5/5/2010



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 21,370+ of my poems at http://www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Wednesday, April 07, 2010

Giving His Son

Loving us so much
we his earthly children
born with feet of clay
the treasure of the creator
loved especially

Given such favor
though we sin against him
sacrificing such a gift
giving his son
that we may be reclaimed

So freely, at such an awful cost
the father and the son
each a party to the choice
the baby son of Mary
Given to us by God


April 7, 2010
John 3:16
and
Day 197, “The Gospel in a Nutshell”, in
“Daily Mediations: On Golden Texts of the Bible”,
by Henry Gariepy
http://books.google.com/books?id=9tjVtRt3TUMC&pg=PP1&dq=henry+gariepy&ei=6tqBSqLVDJiQyQT4i9DOCg#v=onepage&q=&f=false
for April 7, 2010
read April 7, 2010


Copyright by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Contact me at Ray Foss
for usage.