Rubbing his brow, worrying
his beard,
hiding behind a mask of
regret,
the therapist's chair a
prison -
court-ordered mediation
again.
Quickly snapping the picture
my shaking hand filling the
frame,
furtively catching that
moment
before frustration turned to
rage.
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edited January 4, 2019
before frustration turned
to rage – v2
using version 4 stanzas of
original,
flipping order
edited December 15, 2018
before frustration turned
to rage – v4
edited December 15, 2018
before frustration turned
to rage – v3
edited December 15, 2018
before frustration turned
to rage – v2
edited December 15, 2018
before frustration turned
to rage – v1.5
December 15, 2018
before frustration turned
to rage
12/15/18
my response
December 14, 2018
writing prompt
“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you
see!”
a picture with the left edge blurred of a bearded man
sitting
deep in an oversized brown leather chair, gray pants,
black shirt,
his right hand over his brow,his face not really visible
Realistic Poetry
&
edited November 29, 2018
is the planet warming – v2
edited November 29, 2018
our planet is warming – v3
edited November 26, 2018
our planet is warming – v2
edited November 25, 2018
our planet is warming
November 25, 2018
is the planet warming
11/25/18
my response
November 25, 2018
writing prompt
“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you
see!”
Realistic Poetry
&
edited October 13, 2018
Hopeful Love – v3
edited October 13, 2018
Hopeful Love – v2
October 13, 2018
Hopeful love
10/13/18
my response
October 12, 2018
writing prompt
“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you
see!”
photograph of two new gold wedding bands
Realistic Poetry
&
edited October 12, 2018
color pulled from heaven
edited October 12, 2018
a boldness of the colors – v2
edited October 12, 2018
walking away – 2 – v2
October 11, 2018
colors pulled from the heavens
October 11, 2018
a boldness of the colors
my response
October 11, 2018
writing prompt
“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you
see!”
photograph of what look like colored pencils in bold
colors of the rainbow
with rain drops on them
Realistic Poetry
&
October 11, 2018
my castle a dungeon
October 10, 2018
a call from the heavens
my response October 10, 2018
October 10, 2018
writing prompt
“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you
see!”
photograph or painting of what appears to be a
cave/castle with moonlight
shining in upon a person standing there
Realistic Poetry
&
edited September 20, 2018
not race but defiance – v5
(editing version 3)
edited September 20, 2018
not race but defiance – v4
(editing version 2)
edited August 22, 2018
not race but defiance – v3
edited August 21, 2018
not race but defiance – v2
(cut to 288 characters for Twitter)
August 21, 2018
not race but defiance
August 21, 2018
their hands tell their story
8/21/18 writing prompt
“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you
see!”
photograph of a couple with engagement ring and matching
wedding bands; one African American, one Caucasian
Realistic Poetry
&
edited August 21, 2018
after she said yes
August 21, 2018
after she said yes
picture of a couple kissing in front of the sun
Realistic Poetry
&
August 19, 2018
our quest continues
8/11/18 writing prompt
“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you
see!”
picture or drawing of blue crystals creating a cave or
tunnel
Realistic Poetry
&
August 19, 2018
walking away - 2
8/12/18 writing prompt
“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you
see!”
picture of young man walking away from camera on rural
road
Realistic Poetry
&
August 19, 2018
hey baby
August 19, 2018
long time no see
8/14/18 writing prompt
“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you
see!”
picture of two ladybugs meeting on a leaf
Realistic Poetry
&
August 19, 2018
hot as the sun
8/15/18 writing prompt
“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you
see!”
silhouette of a couple before a flaming heart
Realistic Poetry
&
August 19, 2018
the call not coming
8/19/18 writing prompt
“How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you
see!”
picture of old black rotary dial phone on desk (looks
very old)
Realistic Poetry
&
edited August 7, 2018
sending a signal – v2
August 7, 2018
sending a signal
writing prompt
August 7, 2018
a picture of a person shining a flashlight up into the
night sky
How poetic can you be? Write a short poem about what you
see!
Realistic Poetry
&
August 6, 2018
Open and inviting
August 5, 2018
my reply
August 5, 2018
writing prompt, “How poetic can you be? Write a short
poem about what you see!”
a closeup picture of blueberries, red raspberries, and
blackberries
edited June 21, 2014
A Cup of Berries – v2
August 10, 2008
A Cup of Berries
Rev. Lori Eldredge’s kitchen
North Kingstown, RI
&
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
spring,
summery, green, autumn, creator, Faith, God, good soil, grace, hope, leaves,
maple trees, Nature, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, senses, sight,
touch, Writing Poetry,
#spring
#summer #autumn #brown #creator #Faith #God #grace #green #hope #leaves #maple
#Methodist #Nature #Poetry #senses #sight #touch #Writing #photograph
#photography #imagination #colors #vibrant #alive #life #living
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child, choir,
church, creator, Faith, flowers, God, hope, iris, leaves, life, Methodist,
Nature, Photos, sanctuary, shower, sound, water, worship, yard, lily,
#drop #prayer
#Pearls #Jewels #Water #Bloom #blossom #petals #child #choir #church #creator
#Faith #flowers #God #hope #iris #life #Methodist #Nature #Photos #sanctuary
#shower #sound #worship #lily #contest #poem #poetry #words #beauty #love #joy
=====
#ghost,
demon, evil, spectre, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss, senses, sight,
Writing Poetry, Realistic Poetry, poem, poetry, photograph, photography,
imagination
#ghost
#demon #devil #evil #spectre #PoetryWhereYouLive #RaymondAFoss #senses #sight
#Writing #RealisticPoetry #poem #poetry #photograph #photography #imagination
#spectral #apparition #paranormal #vision #cemetery #night #body
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log,
woman, gravity, balance, stretching, yearning, flight, belief, hope, striving,
fall, fly, lift-off, beauty, courage, choice, free, freedom, life, faith,
#log
#woman #gravity #balance #stretching #yearning #flight #belief #hope #striving
#fall #fly #lift-off #beauty #courage #choice #free #freedom #life #faith
#grace #love #God #liberty #joy #moment #presence #capture #photograph
#photography #poem #poetry #RealisticPoetry
================
sky, sun, orange, yellow, clouds, imagination, water,
horizon, knife, dagger, hand, thrust, swirl, liquid, motion, photograph,
photography, poem, poetry, Realistic Poetry,
#sky #sun #orange #yellow #clouds #imagination #water
#horizon #knife #dagger #hilt #hand #thrust #swirl #liquid #motion #photograph
#photography #poem #poetry #RealisticPoetry #liquidsky #creation #creator
#image #eyeball #grape
====================
statue, angel, garden, imagination, photograph,
photography, poem, poetry, Realistic Poetry, trapped, chains, tarnished,
God,
#statue #angel #garden #imagination #photograph
#photography #poem #poetry #Realistic Poetry #trapped #chains #tarnished #God
#reaching #hand #photograph #photography #poem #poetry #RealisticPoetry
#creator #image
====================
hummingbird, iridescent, feathers, water, pool, droplets,
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 #God #RealisticPoetry #creator #image
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blackberries, blood, coffee, creator, crimson, Faith, Family,
fingers, fruit, God, hope, Nature, raspberries, blueberries, blue, red, ripe,
summer, August, Realistic Poetry,
#blackberries #blood #coffee #colors #creator #crimson
#Faith #Family #fingers #fire #fruit #God #hands #hope #Nature #raspberries
#blueberries #blue #red #ripe #summer #August #RealisticPoetry #photograph
#photography #imagination #poem #poetry
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imagination, photograph, photography, poem, poetry,
Realistic Poetry, God, creator, image,
sky, dome, arc, night, pre-dawn, flashlight, person, message, language, pierce,
speaking,
#imagination #photograph #photography #poem #poetry #God
#RealisticPoetry #creator #image #sky #dome #arc #night #predawn #dawn
#flashlight #person #message #language #pierce #speaking #infinite #eternity
#heaven #prayer #pray #speak
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imagination, photograph, photography, poem, poetry,
Realistic Poetry, God, creator, image,
phone, rotary dial, old, antique, call, answer,
#imagination #photograph #photography #poem #poetry #God
#RealisticPoetry #creator #image #phone #rotarydial #old #antique #answer
#telephone #longing #unrequted #telephone #office #desk #silence #depression
#sorrow #sadness #ache #call
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fire, passion, love, husband, wife, girlfriend, boyfriend,
lust, sun, flames, coming together, joy, romance, satisfaction, consummation,
poetry, Realistic Poetry, imagination,
#fire #passion #love #husband #wife #girlfriend
#boyfriend #lust #sun #flames #coming together #joy #romance #satisfaction
#consummation #poetry #RealisticPoetry #imagination
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gossip, ladybugs, leaf, summer, information, power, love,
hate, jealousy, poetry, Realistic Poetry, imagination, photograph,
#gossip #news #ladybugs #leaf #summer #information #power
#love #hate #jealousy #poetry #RealisticPoetry #imagination #photograph
#photography #life #field #jungle #yard #romance #date #pickuplines
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man, road, summer, t-shirt, shorts, worker, leaving,
life, sorrow, depression, anger, fight, shouting, fight or flight, poetry,
Realistic Poetry, imagination, photograph,
#man #road #summer #walking #shorts #tshirt #worker
#leaving #sorrow #depression #anger #words #shouting #fight #flight #poetry
#RealisticPoetry #imagination #photograph #photography #life #field #runner
#marathon #practice #America #lost
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man, road, life, quest, prize, journey, epic, Lord of the
Rings, poetry, Realistic Poetry, imagination, photograph, forest, crystals,
blue, cold, heroes, story, novel, Tolkien
#man #road #walking #life #quest #prize #journey #epic
#LordoftheRings #tunnel #ice #crystals #forest #poetry #RealisticPoetry
#imagination #photograph #photography #goal #purpose #story #novel #vision
#comrades #incentive #heroes #Tolkien
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fire, passion, love, husband, wife, girlfriend,
boyfriend, sun, flames, coming together, joy, romance, satisfaction, kiss,
proposal, poetry, Realistic Poetry, imagination,
#fire #passion #love #husband #wife #girlfriend
#boyfriend #lust #sun #flames #comingtogether #joy #romance #satisfaction
#consummation #poetry #RealisticPoetry #imagination #kiss #proposal #question
#marriage #ring #engagement
================
fire, passion, love, husband, wife, girlfriend,
boyfriend, coming together, joy, romance, kiss, proposal, poetry, Realistic
Poetry, imagination, marriage, wedding bands, bi-racial,
#love #husband #wife #girlfriend #boyfriend #lust #sun
#flames #comingtogether #joy #romance #satisfaction #consummation #poetry
#RealisticPoetry #imagination #marriage #rings #engagement #biracial
#AfricanAmerican #Caucasian
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poetry, Realistic Poetry, imagination, photo, cave,
castle, person, moon, moonlight, glow,
#poetry #RealisticPoetry #imagination #photo #cave
#castle #person #moon #moonlight #glow #PoetryWhereYouLive @raymondafoss
#cloistered #hidden #walls #room #prison #message #poem #writingprompt #light
#darkness #mystery #alone
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poetry, Realistic Poetry, imagination,
photo, colors, pencils, rainbow, rain, droplets,water, bow, arc, light,
crayola, Poetry Where You Live, Raymond A. Foss,
#boldness of the #color #poetry #RealisticPoetry
#imagination #photo #PoetryWhereYouLive @raymondafoss #poem #writingprompt
#light #darkness #color #rainbow #water #rain #drops #droplets #pencils #brash
#eyes #heavens #sky #dome #original #light #loud #crayola
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fire, passion, love, husband, wife, girlfriend,
boyfriend, coming together, joy, romance, kiss, proposal, poetry, Realistic
Poetry, imagination, marriage, wedding bands,
#Hopeful #love #husband #wife #girlfriend #boyfriend
#comingtogether #joy #romance #satisfaction #consummation #poetry
#RealisticPoetry #imagination #marriage #rings #engagement #union #wedding
#bands #writingprompt @RealisticPoetry #together #circle #joy
================
fire, smoke, landscape, green, burnt, poetry, Realistic Poetry, imagination, global
warming, climate change, erosion, dust
#fire #smoke #landscape #poetry #RealisticPoetry
#imagination #writingprompt @RealisticPoetry #globalwarming #climatechange
#erosion #dust #wildfire #burning #wasteland #mist #sunrise #grass #nature
#destruction #superstorms
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2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray
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Poetry Where You Live.
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