the hummingbird rising
like a phoenix from the
ashes
suddenly born to new life
bursting from the waters
the feathers and
droplets numbered
alive in color and motion
up from a watery grave
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July 29, 2018
bursting from the water
photo writing prompt of a hummingbird bursting from a
pool of water
“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you
see!”
&
edited July 28, 2018
negotiating with the Beast – v12
edited June 13, 2018
edited July
28, 2018
a tear in the
fabric – v9
July 28, 2018
writing prompt
on Realistic Poetry
“We can’t be
silent about sexual assault/abuse and domestic violence.
So if you are reading this statement, we ask
that you write a poem,
letter or
inspirational message related to the topic of domestic violence
or sexual
assault/abuse.”
&
July 28, 2018
looking down – 3
July 28, 2018
an angel chained
photo writing prompt of an angel statue with its left
hand up
“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you
see!”
&
July 20, 2018
the hilt of the knife – v2
July 20, 2018
the hilt of the knife
July 20, 2018
a knife cut
poetry prompt:
7/20/18
How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you
see
(a small bright yellow sun in an orange sky with a narrow
cloud
cutting across the horizon line and face of the sun)
Realistic Poetry
&
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
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2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray
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maple trees, Nature, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, senses, sight,
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#spectral #apparition #paranormal #vision #cemetery #night #body
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log,
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#fall #fly #lift-off #beauty #courage #choice #free #freedom #life #faith
#grace #love #God #liberty #joy #moment #presence #capture #photograph
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sky, sun, orange, yellow, clouds, imagination, water,
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#photography #poem #poetry #RealisticPoetry #liquidsky #creation #creator
#image #eyeball #grape
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statue, angel, garden, imagination, photograph,
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God,
#statue #angel #garden #imagination #photograph
#photography #poem #poetry #Realistic Poetry #trapped #chains #tarnished #God
#reaching #hand #photograph #photography #poem #poetry #RealisticPoetry
#creator #image
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frozen, phoenix, imagination, photograph, photography, poem, poetry, Realistic
Poetry, trapped, chains, tarnished, God,
#hummingbird #iridescent #feathers #count #water #pool
#droplets #frozen #rising #alive #grave #phoenix #imagination #photograph
#photography #poem #poetry #Realistic Poetry #God #RealisticPoetry #creator
#image
