curled like pencil shavings - v5

 curled like pencil shavings - v5

the moth’s wings

curled like a dried leaf

wicked of its moisture

rice paper, cardboard,

a sail, bent, turned

wrapped around the axle

the moth’s wings

curled like a fan-shaped coil, a corkscrew,

of long delicate pencil shavings
new, bright colored pencils
a manual pencil sharpener held,

turning, purposely, slowly in my hands

the moth’s wings

curled like a warm potato chip
fresh from the oil, the kettle,
a moth striking a pose
on the side of our building
many days in a row

=====

edited May 16, 2021

curled like pencil shavings - v5

edited May 15, 2021

curled like pencil shavings - v4

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/curled-like-pencil-shavings-v4.html

edited May 16, 2021

Falling like a piece of paper – v4

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/falling-like-piece-of-paper-v4.html

two-lined hooktip moth

edited May 15, 2021

Falling like a piece of paper - v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/fallinglike-piece-of-paper-v-3-amoth.html edited August 20, 2020

Falling like a piece of paper – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/falling-like-piece-of-paper-v2.html

August 19, 2020

Falling like a piece of paper

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/falling-like-piece-of-paper.html

&

edited August 11, 2020

curled like pencil shavings – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/curled-like-pencil-shavings-v3.html

edited August 11, 2020

curled like pencil shavings – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/curled-like-pencil-shavings-v2.html

August 11, 2020

curled like pencil shavings

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/curled-like-pencil-shavings.html

https://t.co/i84H9nSVi5

poetry, poem, imagery, photography, simile, moth, leaf, pencil shavings, potato chip, kettle chip, sail, cardboard,

#poetry #poem #imagery #photography #simile #moth #leaf #pencilshavings #potatochip

Poems, photographs, & 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. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Falling like a piece of paper - v4

Falling like a piece of paper – v4

a moth startled by my approach

losing its hold on the building
falling like a leaf, like a piece of paper
catching itself, regaining power,
again finding flight

curled like a fan-shaped coil, a corkscrew,

of long delicate pencil shavings
new, bright colored pencils
a manual pencil sharpener held,

turning, purposely, slowly in my hands

soaring away, higher, higher,
wings rigged, now sails,
tumbling, falling no longer
rising in the morning sunlight
its wings alive, aglow, ablaze

curled like a warm potato chip
fresh from the oil, the kettle,
a moth striking a pose
on the side of our building
many days in a row

----------------

edited May 16, 2021

Falling like a piece of paper – v4

edited May 15, 2021

Falling like a piece of paper - v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/fallinglike-piece-of-paper-v-3-amoth.html

edited August 20, 2020

Falling like a piece of paper – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/falling-like-piece-of-paper-v2.html

August 19, 2020

Falling like a piece of paper

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/falling-like-piece-of-paper.html

&

edited May 15, 2021

curled like pencil shavings - v4

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/curled-like-pencil-shavings-v4.html

edited August 11, 2020

curled like pencil shavings – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/curled-like-pencil-shavings-v3.html

edited August 11, 2020

curled like pencil shavings – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/curled-like-pencil-shavings-v2.html

August 11, 2020

curled like pencil shavings

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/curled-like-pencil-shavings.html

https://t.co/i84H9nSVi5

poetry, poem, imagery, photography, simile, metaphor, moth, leaf, pencil shavings, potato chip, kettle chip, sail, cardboard,

#poetry #poem #imagery #photography #simile #metaphor #moth #leaf #pencilshavings #potatochip

Poems, photographs, & 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. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Falling like a piece of paper - v3

Falling like a piece of paper – v3

a moth startled by my approach
falling like a leaf
like a piece of paper
catching itself, empowered,
again finding flight

curled like a fan-shaped coil
of long pencil shavings
from bright colored pencils
a manual pencil sharpener
held, turning, in my hands

soaring away, higher, higher,
wings rigged, coiled,
tumbling, falling no longer
rising in the morning sunlight
its wings alive, aglow, ablaze

curled like a warm potato chip
fresh from the oil, the kettle,
a moth striking a pose
on the side of the building
many days in a row

----------------

edited May 15, 2021

Falling like a piece of paper - v3

edited August 20, 2020

Falling like a piece of paper – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/falling-like-piece-of-paper-v2.html

August 19, 2020

Falling like a piece of paper

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/falling-like-piece-of-paper.html

&

edited May 15, 2021

curled like pencil shavings - v4

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/05/curled-like-pencil-shavings-v4.html

edited August 11, 2020

curled like pencil shavings – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/curled-like-pencil-shavings-v3.html

edited August 11, 2020

curled like pencil shavings – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/curled-like-pencil-shavings-v2.html

August 11, 2020

curled like pencil shavings

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/curled-like-pencil-shavings.html

https://t.co/i84H9nSVi5

poetry, poem, imagery, photography, simile, moth, leaf, pencil shavings, potato chip, kettle chip, sail, cardboard,

#poetry #poem #imagery #photography #simile #moth #leaf #pencilshavings #potatochip

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 and 2020. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 52,540+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Poems, photographs, & 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. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

curled like pencil shavings - v4

 curled like pencil shavings - v4

curled like a dried leaf

wicked of its moisture

rice paper, cardboard,

a sail, bent, turned

wrapped around the axle

curled like a fan-shaped coil

of long pencil shavings

from bright colored pencils

a manual pencil sharpener

held, turning in my hands

curled like a warm potato chip

fresh from the oil, the kettle,

a moth striking a pose

on the side of the building

many days in a row

=====

edited May 15, 2021

curled like pencil shavings - v4

edited August 20, 2020

Falling like a piece of paper – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/falling-like-piece-of-paper-v2.html

August 19, 2020

Falling like a piece of paper

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/falling-like-piece-of-paper.html

&

edited August 11, 2020

curled like pencil shavings – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/curled-like-pencil-shavings-v3.html

edited August 11, 2020

curled like pencil shavings – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/curled-like-pencil-shavings-v2.html

August 11, 2020

curled like pencil shavings

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/curled-like-pencil-shavings.html

https://t.co/i84H9nSVi5

poetry, poem, imagery, photography, simile, moth, leaf, pencil shavings, potato chip, kettle chip, sail, cardboard,

#poetry #poem #imagery #photography #simile #moth #leaf #pencilshavings #potatochip

Poems, photographs, & 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. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Falling like a piece of paper - v2

Falling like a piece of paper - v2

startled by my approach
falling like a #leaf
like a piece of #paper
catching itself, power,
finding #flight

curled like a fan-shaped coil
of long pencil shavings
from bright colored pencils
a manual pencil sharpener
held, turning, in my hands

soaring away, higher,
wings rigged, coiled,
tumbling, falling no longer
rising in the morning sunlight
its wings alive, aglow

curled like a warm potato chip
fresh from the oil, the kettle,
a #moth striking a pose
on the side of the building
many days in a row

edited August 20, 2020

Falling like a piece of paper – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/falling-like-piece-of-paper-v2.html

August 19, 2020

Falling like a piece of paper

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/falling-like-piece-of-paper.html

&

edited August 11, 2020

curled like pencil shavings – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/curled-like-pencil-shavings-v3.html

edited August 11, 2020

curled like pencil shavings – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/curled-like-pencil-shavings-v2.html

August 11, 2020

curled like pencil shavings

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/curled-like-pencil-shavings.html

https://t.co/i84H9nSVi5

poetry, poem, imagery, photography, simile, moth, leaf, pencil shavings, potato chip, kettle chip, sail, cardboard,

#poetry #poem #imagery #photography #simile #moth #leaf #pencilshavings #potatochip

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 and 2020. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 52,540+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Falling like a piece of paper

Falling like a piece of paper

startled by my approach
falling like a #leaf
like a piece of #paper
catching itself
finding #flight

curled like fan-shaped coil
of long pencil shavings
from bright colored pencils
a manual pencil sharpener
held, turning, in my hands

curled like a warm potato chip
fresh from the oil, the kettle,
a #moth striking a pose
on the side of the building
many days in a row

edited August 20, 2020

Falling like a piece of paper – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/falling-like-piece-of-paper-v2.html

August 19, 2020

Falling like a piece of paper

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/falling-like-piece-of-paper.html

&

edited August 11, 2020

curled like pencil shavings – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/curled-like-pencil-shavings-v3.html

edited August 11, 2020

curled like pencil shavings – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/curled-like-pencil-shavings-v2.html

August 11, 2020

curled like pencil shavings

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/curled-like-pencil-shavings.html

https://t.co/i84H9nSVi5

poetry, poem, imagery, photography, simile, moth, leaf, pencil shavings, potato chip, kettle chip, sail, cardboard,

#poetry #poem #imagery #photography #simile #moth #leaf #pencilshavings #potatochip

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 and 2020. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 52,540+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

curled like pencil shavings - v3

curled like pencil shavings - v3

curled like fan-shaped coil
of long pencil shavings
from bright colored pencils
a manual pencil sharpener
held, turning, in my hands

curled like a warm potato chip
fresh from the oil, the kettle,
a #moth striking a pose
on the side of the building
many days in a row

edited August 20, 2020

Falling like a piece of paper – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/falling-like-piece-of-paper-v2.html

August 19, 2020

Falling like a piece of paper

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/falling-like-piece-of-paper.html

&

edited August 11, 2020

curled like pencil shavings – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/curled-like-pencil-shavings-v3.html

edited August 11, 2020

curled like pencil shavings – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/curled-like-pencil-shavings-v2.html

August 11, 2020

curled like pencil shavings

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/curled-like-pencil-shavings.html

https://t.co/i84H9nSVi5

poetry, poem, imagery, photography, simile, moth, leaf, pencil shavings, potato chip, kettle chip, sail, cardboard,

#poetry #poem #imagery #photography #simile #moth #leaf #pencilshavings #potatochip

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 and 2020. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 52,540+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

curled like pencil shavings - v2

curled like pencil shavings - v2

curled like coil of pencil shavings
of bright colored pencils
manual pencil sharpener
held, turning, in my hands

curled like a warm potato chip
fresh from the oil, the kettle,
#moth striking a pose
on the side of the building

edited August 20, 2020

Falling like a piece of paper – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/falling-like-piece-of-paper-v2.html

August 19, 2020

Falling like a piece of paper

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/falling-like-piece-of-paper.html

&

edited August 11, 2020

curled like pencil shavings – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/curled-like-pencil-shavings-v3.html

edited August 11, 2020

curled like pencil shavings – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/curled-like-pencil-shavings-v2.html

August 11, 2020

curled like pencil shavings

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/curled-like-pencil-shavings.html

https://t.co/i84H9nSVi5

poetry, poem, imagery, photography, simile, moth, leaf, pencil shavings, potato chip, kettle chip, sail, cardboard,

#poetry #poem #imagery #photography #simile #moth #leaf #pencilshavings #potatochip

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 and 2020. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 52,540+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

curled like pencil shavings

curled like pencil shavings

curled like pencil shavings
of colored pencils
a manual sharpener
held, turning, in my hands

curled like a potato chip
fresh from the kettle
a #moth striking a pose
of the side of the building

edited August 20, 2020

Falling like a piece of paper – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/falling-like-piece-of-paper-v2.html

August 19, 2020

Falling like a piece of paper

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/falling-like-piece-of-paper.html

&

edited August 11, 2020

curled like pencil shavings – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/curled-like-pencil-shavings-v3.html

edited August 11, 2020

curled like pencil shavings – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/curled-like-pencil-shavings-v2.html

August 11, 2020

curled like pencil shavings

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/08/curled-like-pencil-shavings.html

https://t.co/i84H9nSVi5

poetry, poem, imagery, photography, simile, moth, leaf, pencil shavings, potato chip, kettle chip, sail, cardboard,

#poetry #poem #imagery #photography #simile #moth #leaf #pencilshavings #potatochip

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 and 2020. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 52,540+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

something alive, living

something alive, living
against the cold #brick and #mortar
something not of man
of God, of #nature instead
seeing through their #camouflage
blending into the mortar
blessed to stop, to see
the #beauty right before me

#poetry #poem #God #moth


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 and 2020. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 52,540+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.