Smells of Creation – v3

Freshly tilled soil, decay on the forest floor

Chocolate bubbling on the stove

Gardenias, violets, garlic breath

Sulphur of the volcano, the mud flat,

A spruce forest in June after a rain

The splash of ocean surf after a storm

The cold of snow as it starts to fall

Drawing us into its arms

A lilac bush, lily of the valley in bloom

Rain coming on a spring day,

Rain falling on hot wet pavement in summer

Fresh cut grass, maybe after a light shower,

Hay after cutting warming before baling

Bread, fresh from the oven, on the windowsill

The sweet of an orange as it goes from ripe to just moldy

A dusty road in August miles from home

Musty basements, a pool of standing water

Hamburgers on the grill, a hot fan belt

A tomcat’s mark, popcorn popping

Whisper of a rose blossom,

Stink of Roquefort cheese

An apple pie cooling on the shelf

The biting fragrance of a freesia’s flower

A geranium’s skin, a skunk’s defense,

Radiator fluid boiling over under the hood

Wet llama fur, wet burlap

New blacktop, a brand new car

A baby’s just-washed skin -

These are smells of creation,

A taste of the infinite.

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edited July 7, 2018

Processes of Creation – v2

edited July 7, 2018

The Voice of Creation – v3

edited July 7, 2018

The Size of Creation – v2

edited July 7, 2018

The Words of Creation – v2

edited July 7, 2018

The Message of Creation – v3

(editing original)

edited July 7, 2018

The Context of Creation – v2

edited July 7, 2018

Sounds of Creation – v2

edited July 7, 2018

The Speed of Creation – v2

edited July 7, 2018

Creatures of Creation – v2

edited July 7, 2018

Smells of Creation – v3

edited July 7, 2018

Tastes of Creation – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/800x600-normal-0-false-false-false-en.html

edited July 7, 2018

Textures of Creation – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/textures-of-creation-v2.html

&

started 8/1/07, added 8/19/07, 8/24/07, 8/26/07, 10/2/07

Processes of Creation

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2007/10/processes-of-creation.html

&

edited July 11, 2015

The Voice of Creation – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-voice-of-creation-v2.html

May 8, 2008

The Voice of Creation

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/05/voice-of-creation.html

Psalm 19:1-4

and Upper Room devotional

http://www.upperroom.org/Devotional/default.asp?month=5&day=8&year=2008&x=107&y=6

&

July 11, 2007 22:54

The Size of Creation

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2007/07/size-of-creation.html

began notes June 2, 2007

Genesis 1

&

May 8, 2008

The Words of Creation

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2007/07/size-of-creation.html

Psalm 19:1-4

and Upper Room devotional

http://www.upperroom.org/Devotional/default.asp?month=5&day=8&year=2008&x=107&y=6

&

edited June 26, 2014

The Message of Creation – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-message-of-creation-v2.html

May 8, 2008

The Message of Creation

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/05/message-of-creation.html

Psalm 19:1-4

Walk to Emmaus, Means of Grace

and Upper Room devotional

http://www.upperroom.org/Devotional/default.asp?month=5&day=8&year=2008&x=107&y=6

&

Finished July 26, 2007 22:25

Textures of Creation

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2007/07/textures-of-creation.html

Started July 11, 2007

Genesis 1

&

Started 7/8/07, added to 7/9/07 1:01AM

The Context of Creation

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2007/07/context-of-creation.html

Genesis 1

&

edited August 3, 2014

Smells of Creation – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/smells-of-creation-v2.html

finished August 1, 2007 12:12

Smells of Creation

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2007/08/smells-of-creation.html

started July 11, 2007

Genesis 1

&

Finished July 30, 2007 22:00

Tastes of Creation

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2007/07/tastes-of-creation.html

Started July 11

Genesis 1

&

Finished July 30, 2007 21:40

Creatures of Creation

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2007/07/creatures-of-creation.html

began draft June 2, 2007, update June 4, 2007, July 11, 2007

Genesis 1

&

Finished July 30, 2007 8:03

The Speed of Creation

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2007/07/speed-of-creation.html

started July 11, 2007

Genesis 1

&

Finished July 30, 2007 7:55

Sounds of Creation

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2007/07/sounds-of-creation.html

started July 11, 2007

Genesis 1

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 47,200 of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

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calling, Christ, Emmaus, God, God’s purpose, grace, joy, justifying, love, Luke 24, Luke 24:13-35, prevenient, Psalm 19, Psalm 23, sanctifying, servant, umc, United Methodist, Walk to Emmaus, witness,

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Christ, creation, creator, earth, Faith, God, gospel, grace, Holy Spirit, hope, love, Methodist, Poetry Where You Live, purpose, savior, witness, world,

#Christ #creation #creator #earth #Faith #God #gospel #grace #HolySpirit #hope #love #Methodist #PoetryWhereYouLive #purpose #savior #witness #world #Genesis1 #life #struggle #journey #void #Word #life #power #worship #holy #Lord

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branches, child, creation, creator, Faith, forest, Genesis 1, God, hope, loons, Methodist, mother, Nature, NEUMC, Poetry Where You Live, sound, summer, wind, wings,

#branches #child #creation #creator #Faith #forest #Genesis1 #God #hope #loons #Methodist #mother #Nature #NEUMC #PoetryWhereYouLive #sound #summer #wind #wings #sounds #cry #prayer #birth #song #crash #awe #noise #thunder #worship

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birds, bread, cicada, creation, creator, dawn, earth, Faith, Genesis 1, God, hawk, heart, human, life, light, Methodist, Nature, rainbow, sing, sound,

#speed #birds #bread #cicada #creation #creator #dawn #earth #Faith #Genesis 1 #God #hawk #heart #human #life #light #Methodist #Nature #rainbow #sing #sound #fast #slow #heartbeat #blinkofaneye #eternity #eons #epochs

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apple, bread, breath, dust, Faith, forest, fruit, garden, Genesis 1, God, grass, lilacs, lilies, lily of the valley, Nature, ocean, orange, rose, shower, snow,

#smells #creation #apple #bread #breath #dust #Faith #forest #fruit #garden #Genesis1 #God #grass #lilacs #lilies #lilyofthevalley #Nature #ocean #orange #rose #shower #snow #creator #sight  #touch #senses #taste #touch

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birds, brown, butterflies, creation, creator, deer, Faith, forest, garden, gardener, Genesis 1, God, hawk, love, Methodist, Nature, sheep, shepherd, starfish, turkeys,

#creatures #created #birds #brown #butterflies #creation #creator #deer #Faith #forest #garden #gardener #Genesis1 #God #hawk #love #Methodist #Nature #sheep #shepherd #starfish #turkeys #reptile #amphibian #mammal #microbe #onecelled

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bread, Communion, creation, creator, earth, Faith, fire, fruit, garden, gardener, Genesis 1, God, hope, maple trees, Methodist, Nature, Poetry Where You Live, sin, taste,

#bread #Communion #creation #creator #earth #Faith #fire #fruit #garden #gardener #Genesis1 #God #hope #mapletrees #Methodist #Nature #PoetryWhereYouLive #sin #taste #sweet #sour #salt #bitter #luscious #nectar #meat

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creation, creator, Faith, flowers, fruit, Genesis 1, God, grass, ice, Methodist, Nature, ocean, rock, rose, sea glass, shepherd, stone, texture, touch, water,

#creation #creator #Faith #flowers #fruit #Genesis1 #God #grass #ice #Christ #Spirit #Nature #ocean #rock #rose #seaglass #shepherd #stone #texture #touch #water #senses #smells #taste #sight #seeing #feeling #rough #smooth #sharp

A Spring Rain – v6

My world is wet today

luxurious, damp, drenched;

Droplets hang off the leaves, bending them,

hugging, pulling them downward;

They anoint the still-budded lilac blossoms

before their blooming, their awakening,

their rich purple, white, and plum, fragrant,

made richer by their watery skin

New leaves under the weight

droplets heavy, hanging,

bowing the thin white pine needles

their undersides exposed to drink

to drink in this morning;

Hushed in the rain, falling, lightly,

temperature near the dew point,

Sprouts of just-planted flowers

Eager from the parched soil,

new puddles bloom too

on the ground, the driveway;

Collect and gather the water into pools

still without the smell of summer rain yet;

Tears splash and spread, ripples to the edges;

Silent shimmers, heralds, messengers

in the spring rain this morning

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edited March 8, 2018

A Spring Rain – v6

(editing version 5 and original)

after finding original poem in a list of my popular poems

on Literary Devices site about my poetry

https://literarydevices.net/raymond-a-foss/

edited November 12, 2015

A Spring Rain – v5

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/a-spring-rain-v5.html

(editing version 4)

edited October 22, 2015

A Spring Rain – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/10/a-spring-rain-v4.html

(editing original)

edited October 10, 2015

A Spring Rain – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/10/a-spring-rain-v3.html

(editing original)

Edited April 27, 2013

“A Spring Rain – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/04/a-spring-rain-v2.html

after request to post it to the blog

Garden Musings from Memphis Area Master Gardeners

http://mamgmusings.blogspot.com/

May 2, 2006 9:30am

A Spring Rain”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2006/05/spring-rain.html

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 46,470 of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

dew, Faith, flowers, God, hope, leaves, lilacs, May, Nature, New Hampshire, pine trees, Poetry Where You Live, purple, rain, senses, smells, spring, summer, water, white,

#dew #Faith #flowers #God #hope #leaves #lilacs #May #Nature #NH #pinetrees #Poetry #purple #rain #senses #smells #spring #summer #water #white

Swains – revised – v2

Life is more simple

Sitting in my canoe.

Strokes in the water propel me forward.

I chart my course around the cove.

Stress melts away.

The paddle bites into the tawny depths.

Shafts of light illuminate the newborn waves.

Wind and wave push back.

I tack into the breeze.

Muscles turn to the task at hand.

Shoulder and forearm,

Biceps and back, falling to

Familiar work, instinctive in time.

Left, right.

Alternating sides of the hull.

A ribbon of water streams off the feathered blade.

A beaver dives into the cove.

We glide together toward the bridge.

He and I know the way.

Measured distance preserves the spell.

An army of turtles drop into the lake,

Escape their only defense.

Each on their own, a ballet in the water;

A slow elongated dive, glinting in

The reflected light.

Silence in my own little world,

Water, wind, muscle, motion,

Form and function as one.

Panorama of a sunset,

Purple, lilac, amber and gold.

Clouds and pine outline the sky.

Ripples on the water shimmer with the failing light.

The trill of the loon, haunting and pure.

Goldfinch, oriole, grackle join the chorus,

Bullfrog and cricket too.

Heron and osprey soar overhead.

A halo of blackflies silhouetted on the sky.

A fly kisses the surface.

On shore once again,

My canoe back in its place.

Life is simpler, still

After a paddle on Swains.

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edited December 28, 2015

Swains – revised – v2

posted February 13, 2004

revised 2/25/2002

Swains – revised

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2004/02/swains.html

Written May 15, 2000

Swains

All of my poems and photographs 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 (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 40,460+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

A Spring Rain – v5

My world is wet today

luxurious, damp, drenched;

Drops hang off the leaves, bending them,

pulling them downward;

They anoint the still-budded lilac blossoms

before their blooming, their awakening,

into rich purple and plum, fragrant,

made richer by their watery skin

New leaves under the weight

droplets heavy, hanging,

bowing the white pine needles

their undersides exposed to drink

to drink in the morning;

Hushed in the rain, falling lightly,

the temperature near the dewpoint,

the sprouts of just-planted flowers

Eager from the parched soil,

The new puddles bloom too

on the ground, the driveway;

Collect and gather the water into pools

still without the smell of summer rain yet;

Tears splash and spread, ripples to the edges;

Silent shimmers, heralds, messengers

in the spring rain this morning

-----

edited March 8, 2018

A Spring Rain – v6

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/03/a-spring-rain-v6.html

(editing version 5 and original)

after finding original poem in a list of my popular poems

on Literary Devices site about my poetry

https://literarydevices.net/raymond-a-foss/

edited November 12, 2015

A Spring Rain – v5

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/11/a-spring-rain-v5.html

(editing version 4)

edited October 22, 2015

A Spring Rain – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/10/a-spring-rain-v4.html

(editing original)

edited October 10, 2015

A Spring Rain – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/10/a-spring-rain-v3.html

(editing original)

Edited April 27, 2013

“A Spring Rain – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/04/a-spring-rain-v2.html

after request to post it to the blog

Garden Musings from Memphis Area Master Gardeners

http://mamgmusings.blogspot.com/

May 2, 2006 9:30am

A Spring Rain”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2006/05/spring-rain.html

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 46,470 of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

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