balsam filled the air – v3

balsam filled the air

smell of evergreens

enchanted forest

pungent, sweet

bows hung from rafters

ornaments laid out just so

finished work on shelves

hanging all around the shop

stepping into Santa’s workshop

bee hive of activity

filling each wreath order

lovingly, one at a time

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

edited November 23, 2018

balsam filled the air – v3

(shortened to fit on Twitter)

edited November 23, 2018

balsam filled the air – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/11/balsam-filled-air-v2.html

November 23, 2018

balsam filled the air

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/11/balsam-filled-air.html

November 23, 2018

one door closed

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1066052130048548866

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/11/one-door-closed.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, and 2018. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 48,150 of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

God, Christ, Spirit, calling, purpose, gifts, talents, Patten, Maine, darkness, light, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, wreaths, Christmas Trees, bows, ornaments, winter, snow, Black Friday,

#God #Christ #Spirit #calling #purpose #gifts #talents #Patten #Maine #darkness #light #poetry #wreaths #ChristmasTrees #bows #ornaments #winter #snow #BlackFriday #Thanksgiving #Christmas #traditions

balsam filled the air – v2

balsam filled the air

a smell of evergreens

of an enchanted forest

almost pungent, sweet

bows hung from pipes, rafters

ornaments laid out just so

finished work on shelves

hanging all around the shop

stepping into Santa’s workshop

a bee hive of activity, three workers

filling each wreath order

lovingly, one at a time

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

edited November 23, 2018

balsam filled the air – v2

November 23, 2018

balsam filled the air

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/11/balsam-filled-air.html

November 23, 2018

one door closed

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1066052130048548866

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/11/one-door-closed.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, and 2018. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 48,150 of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

God, Christ, Spirit, calling, purpose, gifts, talents, Patten, Maine, darkness, light, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, wreaths, Christmas Trees, bows, ornaments, winter, snow, Black Friday,

#God #Christ #Spirit #calling #purpose #gifts #talents #Patten #Maine #darkness #light #poetry #wreaths #ChristmasTrees #bows #ornaments #winter #snow #BlackFriday #Thanksgiving #Christmas #traditions

balsam filled the air

balsam filled the air

the smell of the greens

of an enchanted forest

almost pungent, sweet

bows hung from the rafters

ornaments laid out just so

finished work on shelfs

all around the shop

stepping into Santa’s workshop

a bee hive of activity

filling each wreath order

lovingly, one at a time

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

November 23, 2018

balsam filled the air

November 23, 2018

one door closed

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1066052130048548866

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/11/one-door-closed.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, and 2018. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 48,150 of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

God, Christ, Spirit, calling, purpose, gifts, talents, Patten, Maine, darkness, light, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, wreaths, Christmas Trees, bows, ornaments, winter, snow, Black Friday,

#God #Christ #Spirit #calling #purpose #gifts #talents #Patten #Maine #darkness #light #poetry #wreaths #ChristmasTrees #bows #ornaments #winter #snow #BlackFriday #Thanksgiving #Christmas #traditions

Urban Ornaments – v2

Sneakers on wires,

trash in trees

urban ornaments

overhead

garland of a different sort

drawing eyes upward

away from the litter,

the flotsam and jetsam

of the city landscape

behind the buildings

in the alleys

by the dumpsters

forgotten exteriors

behind the facades

of renewal

a patina of gentrification

open for all to see

The unmet needs

the hidden

truth, reality

with homeless,

those who look

for aluminum cans

behind the veneer

between the empty buildings

on the ground

in the city, below

the urban ornaments

edited April 5, 2014

urban ornaments – v2

March 11, 2007 23:06

urban ornaments

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2007/03/urban-ornaments.html

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 28,820+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

Urban Ornaments

Sneakers on wires,
trash in trees
urban ornaments
overhead
drawing eyes upward
away from the litter,
the flotsam and jetsam
of the city landscape
behind the buildings
in the alleys
by the dumpsters
forgotten exteriors
behind the facades
of renewal
open for all to see
The unmet needs
the hidden reality
with homeless,
those who look
for aluminum cans
behind the veneer
in the city, below
the urban ornaments


March 11, 2007 23:06

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 28,820+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.