The bite of the apple – v2

the bite of the apple,
the snap of its skin, a pop,
a memory transcendent,
oh, where should I begin?
with our family, our fun...
 
a crisp fall day, crossing into Vermont,
from our home in New Hampshire,
finding the orchard, the spot,
where will I find, the best, the jewel,
climbing the ladder, for a McIntosh…
 
foliage like a postcard, the hills beyond,
frost in the shadows, grasses, the fallen leaves,
color all around us, reds, and orange,
air crisp and cold, clear, azure,
flannel and corduroy, sweatshirts,
the warmth of hearth or home…
 
climbing the branches,
gathering the drops,
the scent of cider rising,
going into the warming hut,
what smells they have got…
 
the bite of the apple,
the snap of its skin, a pop,
wanting to taste it all, a memory,
a thick slice of sharp cheddar from the wheel,
hot cider as tart as tea…
 
-------------
Edited November 4, 2024
The bite of the apple – v2
 
Written and posted October 10, 2024
The bite of the apple
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-bite-of-apple_25.html
&
December 18, 2021
Vermont Cheddar
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/12/vermont-cheddar.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, 2018, 2019, 2020, 202 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

poetry, memory, taste, smell, cheese, apple pie, America, cheddar, apple, orchard, family, apple picking,
 
#poetry #memory #taste #smell #Vermont #cheddar #cheese #applepie #America #apple #orchard #family #applepicking

The bite of the apple

the bite of the apple,
the snap of its skin,
a memory transcendent,
oh, where should I begin?...
 
a fall day, crossing into Vermont,
finding the orchard, the spot,
where will find,
the best, our McIntosh…
 
foliage like a postcard,
air crisp and cold,
flannel and corduroy,
the warmth of hearth or home…
 
climbing the branches,
gathering the drops,
going into the warming hut,
what smells they have got…
 
the bite of the apple,
the snap of its skin,
a thick slice of cheddar,
cider tart as tea…
 
-------------
Written and posted October 10, 2024
The bite of the apple
 
&
December 18, 2021
Vermont Cheddar
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/12/vermont-cheddar.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, 2018, 2019, 2020, 202 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

poetry, memory, taste, smell, cheese, apple pie, America, cheddar, apple, orchard,
 
#poetry #memory #taste #smell #Vermont #cheddar #cheese #applepie #America
#apple #orchard

On the side of their house – v3

On the side of their house,
around the bulkhead,
between their yard,
and their neighbor’s driveway,
not much there in general,
A forgotten space…
 
But there, as they were long before,
the sweet nectar of the lilies,
Lilies of the Valley, ready
which went in her bouquet,
when she became his wife,
there still long after, fragrance,
rising to my eyes, to my nose,
A delight for my senses…
 
Picking them, pulled,
out of the earth, pebbles and moss,
below the gutters of the house,
Running in their backdoor, breathless,
through the porch, over the threshold,
and around the dogs, jumping,
handing her my little bouquet,
her face smiling, aglow…
 
Back outside, into the sun,
running with siblings and cousins,
playing, running, hiding,
spending part of the day,
at my grandparents’ home,
Maybe when I was six or seven…
 
---------------------
Edited June 18, 2024
On the side of their house – v3
 
My mother and grandmother
Edited May 30, 2024
On the side of their house – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/on-side-of-their-house-v2.html
February 12, 2010
On the side of their house
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/04/on-side-of-their-house-repost.html
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/02/on-side-of-their-house.html
Mid to later in the 1960’s
15 Bates Street, Westfield, MA
Edited May 29, 2024
A Line of Chartreuse Blooms – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/a-line-of-chartreuse-blooms-v3.html
edited April 7, 2022
Little White Bells – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/04/little-white-bells-lanterns-hanging.html
edited April 6, 2022
Gathering her mother’s lilies – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/04/gathering-her-mothers-lilies-v3.html
&
October 9, 2010
In Their Fragrance and Their Colors
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/10/in-their-fragrance-and-their-colors.html
written as birthday gift
for my mother, Patricia Cobb,
on the occasion of her 75th birthday
October 9, 2010
&
May 21, 2009
Little White Bells
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2009/05/little-white-bells.html
corner of Prospect and Broadway,
Suncook, NH
&
May 1, 2008
A Line of Chartreuse Blooms
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/05/line-of-chartreuse-blooms.html
&
May 22, 2005
Lily of the Valley – 1999
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2005/08/lily-of-valley-1999.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, 2018, 2019, 2020, 202 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
poetry, family, memories, nature, senses, Poetry Where You Live, sun, God, creation, grace, beauty, faith, smell, lily of the valley, bouquet, flowers, mother, grandmother, wedding, lilies,
 
#poetry #family #memories #nature #senses #sun #God #creation #grace #beauty #faith #smell #lilyofthevalley #bouquet #flowers #mother #grandmother #wedding #lilies

On the side of their house – v2

On the side of their house,
around the bulkhead,
between their yard,
and their neighbor’s driveway,
not much there in general,
A forgotten space…
 
But there, as they had been long before,
the sweet nectar of the lilies,
Lilies of the Valley,
which went in her bouquet,
when she became his wife,
there still long after, fragrance,
rising to my eyes, to my nose,
A delight for my senses…
 
Picking them, pulled,
up out of the earth,
small rocks and moss,
below the gutters of the house,
Coming in their backdoor,
through the porch, the threshold,
and around the dogs, jumping,
handing her my little bouquet,
Her face smiling, aglow…
 
Back outside, into the sun,
running with siblings and cousins,
playing, running, hiding,
spending part of the day,
at my grandparents’ home,
Maybe when I was six or seven…
 
---------------------
Edited May 30, 2024
On the side of their house – v2
 
February 12, 2010
On the side of their house
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/04/on-side-of-their-house-repost.html
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/02/on-side-of-their-house.html
Mid to later in the 1960’s
15 Bates Street, Westfield, MA
Edited May 29, 2024
A Line of Chartreuse Blooms – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/05/a-line-of-chartreuse-blooms-v3.html
edited April 7, 2022
Little White Bells – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/04/little-white-bells-lanterns-hanging.html
edited April 6, 2022
Gathering her mother’s lilies – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/04/gathering-her-mothers-lilies-v3.html
&
October 9, 2010
In Their Fragrance and Their Colors
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/10/in-their-fragrance-and-their-colors.html
written as birthday gift
for my mother, Patricia Cobb,
on the occasion of her 75th birthday
October 9, 2010
&
May 21, 2009
Little White Bells
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2009/05/little-white-bells.html
corner of Prospect and Broadway,
Suncook, NH
&
May 1, 2008
A Line of Chartreuse Blooms
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/05/line-of-chartreuse-blooms.html
&
May 22, 2005
Lily of the Valley – 1999
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2005/08/lily-of-valley-1999.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, 2018, 2019, 2020, 202 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
poetry, family, memories, nature, senses, Poetry Where You Live, sun, God, creation, grace, beauty, faith, smell, lily of the valley, bouquet, flowers, mother, grandmother, wedding, lilies,
 
#poetry #family #memories #nature #senses #sun #God #creation #grace #beauty #faith #smell #lilyofthevalley #bouquet #flowers #mother #grandmother #wedding #lilies

A Line of Chartreuse Blooms – v3

Chartreuse blooms, living for a week at most,
flowers of the maple trees lining Maple Street
little bells, green lilies of the valleys,
bright yellow-green buttercups on the branches,
striving, yearning skyward, joyful, emotive,
bouquets, bursting, shining in the April-May sun…
 
Soon they will fall away and the supple new leaves
will stiffen, turgid like butterfly wings,
with Kelly green, darker hues of summer
But for a regal moment, even the trees bloom
in vivid bright colors, awakening,
a line of chartreuse blooms alive, glowing....
 
----------------
Edited May 29, 2024
A Line of Chartreuse Blooms – v3
 
edited April 7, 2022
Little White Bells – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/04/little-white-bells-lanterns-hanging.html
edited April 6, 2022
Gathering her mother’s lilies – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/04/gathering-her-mothers-lilies-v3.html
&
October 9, 2010
In Their Fragrance and Their Colors
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/10/in-their-fragrance-and-their-colors.html
written as birthday gift
for my mother, Patricia Cobb,
on the occasion of her 75th birthday
October 9, 2010
&
February 12, 2010
On the side of their house
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/02/on-side-of-their-house.html
Mid to later in the 1960’s
15 Bates Street, Westfield, MA
&
May 21, 2009
Little White Bells
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2009/05/little-white-bells.html
corner of Prospect and Broadway,
Suncook, NH
&
May 1, 2008
A Line of Chartreuse Blooms
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/05/line-of-chartreuse-blooms.html
&
May 22, 2005
Lily of the Valley – 1999
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2005/08/lily-of-valley-1999.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, 2018, 2019, 2020, 202 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
poetry, family, memories, nature, senses, Poetry Where You Live, sun, God, creation, grace, beauty, faith, smell, lily of the valley, bouquet, flowers, mother, grandmother, wedding, lilies,
 
#poetry #family #memories #nature #senses #sun #God #creation #grace #beauty #faith #smell #lilyofthevalley #bouquet #flowers #mother #grandmother #wedding #lilies

Just a hint of jaded ginger

Just a hint of jaded ginger,
a whisper of curry, maybe,
The smells of the pot simmering,
a mysterious blending
of scents to stir the imagination,
to set spirits alight…
 
--------------
January 31, 2024
Just a hint of jaded ginger
 
 
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, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com  Poetry Where You Live.
 
Poetry, cooking, smell,
 
#poetry #cooking #smell

that is #Kiwi – v2

a crowd, gathering, standing in her carpeted,
paneled, avocado and flowered wallpaper
1970’s galley kitchen
loud and growing louder
in the spring of 1991.
 
two showers, a large family preparing,
unwrapping the platters, the pans, the bowls,
the memories cascading, the smells,
of our childhoods, our families,
all in one place together.
 
opening my fruit salad, my specialty
layered just so, repeating,
with the hard fruit at the bottom
the acid of grapefruit, oranges, pineapples
to stop the bruising, the browning,
 
sweet fruits, grapes, cherries, melons,
peaches and plums, in season,
berries, rising to the crescendo
a layer of green, dripping with juices
of lemons and limes.
 
an aunt, an eagle eye, cautious,
inquisitive, curious,
approaching the concoction,
wondering at the green slices,
the peeled garnish, placed just so;
 
she asked me what it was, filled with seeds,
“That it Kiwi, from New Zealand,”
something she had never encountered;
so glad I hadn’t added the starfruit,
other more exotic flavors to the mix…
 
===============

edited April 23, 2022

that is Kiwi – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/04/that-is-kiwi-v2.html

April 20, 2022

that is Kiwi

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/04/that-is-kiwi.html

&

edited July 21, 2018

The Layers of Fruit – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-layers-of-fruit-v2.html

October 14, 2010

The Layers of Fruit

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/10/layers-of-fruit.html

how I prepare a fruit salad

 

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, 2020, 2021, and 2022. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

 

apples, beauty, blueberries, creation, Faith, fragrant, fruit salad, God, grapes, harvest, melon, memories, raspberries, senses, smell, strawberries, taste, creation, creator,

 

#poetry #apples #beauty #blueberries #fruit #fruitsalad #God #grapes #melon #raspberries #strawberries #summer #cantelope #cherries #kiwi #lemon #lime

that is #Kiwi

a crowd, gathering, standing in her carpeted,
paneled, avocado and flowered wallpaper
1970’s kitchen in the early 90’s
two showers, a large family preparing,
unwrapping the platters, the pans, the bowls,
the memories cascading, the smells,
of our childhoods, our families,
all in one place together.
 
opening my fruit salad, my specialty
layered just so, with the hard fruit at the bottom
the acid of grapefruit, oranges, pineapples
to stop the bruising, the browning,
sweet fruits, grapes, cherries, melons,
berries, rising to the crescendo
a layer of green, dripping with the juices
of lemons and limes.
 
an aunt, an eagle eye, cautious,
approaching the concoction,
wondering at the green slices,
the peeled garnish, placed just so;
that it Kiwi, from New Zealand,
something she had never encountered,
glad I hadn’t added the starfruit,
other more exotic flavors to the mix…
 
===============

April 20, 2022

that is Kiwi

 

&

edited July 21, 2018

The Layers of Fruit – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-layers-of-fruit-v2.html

October 14, 2010

The Layers of Fruit

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/10/layers-of-fruit.html

how I prepare a fruit salad

 

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, 2020, 2021, and 2022. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

 

apples, beauty, blueberries, creation, Faith, fragrant, fruit salad, God, grapes, harvest, melon, memories, raspberries, senses, smell, strawberries, taste, creation, creator, poetry,

 

#apples #beauty #blueberries #creation #Faith #fragrant #fruit #fruitsalad #God #grapes #harvest #melon #memories #Poetry #raspberries #senses #smell #strawberries #taste #creation #creator #summer #sweet #melon #cantelope #honeydew #cherries #kiwi #lemon #lime

On the side of their house - repost

On the side of their house
around the bulkhead
between their yard
and their neighbor’s driveway
not much there in general
 
But there, as they had been long before
the sweet nectar of the lilies
Lilies of the valley
which went in her bouquet
when she became his wife
there still long after
coming to my eyes, my nose
in delight for my senses
 
Picking them,
up out of the earth
the small rocks and moss
below the gutters of the house
Coming in their backdoor
through the porch
and around the dogs, jumping
handing her my little bouquet
her face smiling, aglow
 
Back outside, into the sun
running with siblings and cousins
spending part of the day
at my grandparents
Maybe when I was six or seven
 
---------------------

February 12, 2010

On the side of their house

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/02/on-side-of-their-house.html

Mid to later in the 1960’s

15 Bates Street, Westfield, MA

edited April 7, 2022

A Line of Chartreuse Blooms – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/04/a-line-of-chartreuse-blooms-v2.html

edited April 7, 2022

Little White Bells – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/04/little-white-bells-lanterns-hanging.html

edited April 6, 2022

Gathering her mother’s lilies – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/04/gathering-her-mothers-lilies-v3.html

edited April 6, 2022

Gathering her mother’s lilies – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/04/gathering-her-mothers-lilies-v2.html

April 6, 2022

Gathering Her mother’s lilies

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/04/gathering-her-mothers-lilies.html

&

October 9, 2010

In Their Fragrance and Their Colors

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/10/in-their-fragrance-and-their-colors.html

written as birthday gift

for my mother, Patricia Cobb,

on the occasion of her 75th birthday

October 9, 2010

&

May 21, 2009

Little White Bells

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2009/05/little-white-bells.html

corner of Prospect and Broadway,

Suncook, NH

&

May 1, 2008

A Line of Chartreuse Blooms

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/05/line-of-chartreuse-blooms.html

&

May 22, 2005

Lily of the Valley – 1999

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2005/08/lily-of-valley-1999.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, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

 

poetry, family, memories, nature, senses, Poetry Where You Live, sun, God, creation, grace, beauty, faith, smell, lily of the valley, bouquet, flowers, mother, grandmother, wedding, lilies,

 

#poetry #family #memories #nature #senses #sun #God #creation #grace #beauty #faith #smell #lilyofthevalley #bouquet #flowers #mother #grandmother #wedding #lilies

A Line of #Chartreuse Blooms – v2

Chartreuse blooms, living for a week at most,
maple trees lining Maple Street
little bells, green lilies of the valleys,
bright yellow-green buttercups
bouquets shining in the April-May sun.
 
Soon they will fall and the supple new leaves
will stiffen, turgid with Kelly green, darker hues
But for a regal moment, even the trees bloom
in vivid bright colors, awakening,
a line of chartreuse blooms alive.
 
----------------

edited April 7, 2022

A Line of Chartreuse Blooms – v2

 

edited April 7, 2022

Little White Bells – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/04/little-white-bells-lanterns-hanging.html

edited April 6, 2022

Gathering her mother’s lilies – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/04/gathering-her-mothers-lilies-v3.html

edited April 6, 2022

Gathering her mother’s lilies – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/04/gathering-her-mothers-lilies-v2.html

April 6, 2022

Gathering Her mother’s lilies

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/04/gathering-her-mothers-lilies.html

&

October 9, 2010

In Their Fragrance and Their Colors

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/10/in-their-fragrance-and-their-colors.html

written as birthday gift

for my mother, Patricia Cobb,

on the occasion of her 75th birthday

October 9, 2010

&

February 12, 2010

On the side of their house

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/02/on-side-of-their-house.html

Mid to later in the 1960’s

15 Bates Street, Westfield, MA

&

May 21, 2009

Little White Bells

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2009/05/little-white-bells.html

corner of Prospect and Broadway,

Suncook, NH

&

May 1, 2008

A Line of Chartreuse Blooms

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/05/line-of-chartreuse-blooms.html

&

May 22, 2005

Lily of the Valley – 1999

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2005/08/lily-of-valley-1999.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, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

 

poetry, family, memories, nature, senses, Poetry Where You Live, sun, God, creation, grace, beauty, faith, smell, lily of the valley, bouquet, flowers, mother, grandmother, wedding, lilies,

 

#poetry #family #memories #nature #senses #sun #God #creation #grace #beauty #faith #smell #lilyofthevalley #bouquet #flowers #mother #grandmother #wedding #lilies

 

 

Little White Bells - v2

Little white bells, lanterns,
hanging from each stem
where there would have been a lawn
a sea of lily of the valley instead.
 
A fog of scent
greeting our walk
home from the school
to start each day.
 
----------------

edited April 7, 2022

Little White Bells – v2

 

edited April 6, 2022

Gathering her mother’s lilies – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/04/gathering-her-mothers-lilies-v3.html

edited April 6, 2022

Gathering her mother’s lilies – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/04/gathering-her-mothers-lilies-v2.html

April 6, 2022

Gathering Her mother’s lilies

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/04/gathering-her-mothers-lilies.html

&

October 9, 2010

In Their Fragrance and Their Colors

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/10/in-their-fragrance-and-their-colors.html

written as birthday gift

for my mother, Patricia Cobb,

on the occasion of her 75th birthday

October 9, 2010

&

February 12, 2010

On the side of their house

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/02/on-side-of-their-house.html

Mid to later in the 1960’s

15 Bates Street, Westfield, MA

&

May 21, 2009

Little White Bells

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2009/05/little-white-bells.html

corner of Prospect and Broadway,

Suncook, NH

&

May 1, 2008

A Line of Chartreuse Blooms

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/05/line-of-chartreuse-blooms.html

&

May 22, 2005

Lily of the Valley – 1999

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2005/08/lily-of-valley-1999.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, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

 

poetry, family, memories, nature, senses, Poetry Where You Live, sun, God, creation, grace, beauty, faith, smell, lily of the valley, bouquet, flowers, mother, grandmother, wedding, lilies,

 

#poetry #family #memories #nature #senses #sun #God #creation #grace #beauty #faith #smell #lilyofthevalley #bouquet #flowers #mother #grandmother #wedding #lilies

 

Gathering her mother's lilies - v3

Finding a piece of ribbon
remembering the family stories
gathering her mother's lilies
pulling the tiny stems, lilies of the valley,
 
Verdant canes of bells, of beauty,
from along the hidden side
their house's foundation
where we rarely walked,
 
Tying a bouquet, a clutch,
copied from her wedding pictures,
children of what she held, hopeful,
on that wonderful fateful day.
 
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edited April 6, 2022

Gathering her mother’s lilies – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/04/gathering-her-mothers-lilies-v3.html

edited April 6, 2022

Gathering her mother’s lilies – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/04/gathering-her-mothers-lilies-v2.html

April 6, 2022

Gathering Her mother’s lilies

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/04/gathering-her-mothers-lilies.html

&

October 9, 2010

In Their Fragrance and Their Colors

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/10/in-their-fragrance-and-their-colors.html

written as birthday gift

for my mother, Patricia Cobb,

on the occasion of her 75th birthday

October 9, 2010

&

February 12, 2010

On the side of their house

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/02/on-side-of-their-house.html

Mid to later in the 1960’s

15 Bates Street, Westfield, MA

&

May 21, 2009

Little White Bells

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2009/05/little-white-bells.html

corner of Prospect and Broadway,

Suncook, NH

&

May 1, 2008

A Line of Chartreuse Blooms

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/05/line-of-chartreuse-blooms.html

&

May 22, 2005

Lily of the Valley – 1999

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2005/08/lily-of-valley-1999.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, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

 

poetry, family, memories, nature, senses, Poetry Where You Live, sun, God, creation, grace, beauty, faith, smell, lily of the valley, bouquet, flowers, mother, grandmother, wedding, lilies,

 

#poetry #family #memories #nature #senses #sun #God #creation #grace #beauty #faith #smell #lilyofthevalley #bouquet #flowers #mother #grandmother #wedding #lilies

Gathering her mother's lilies - v2

Finding a piece of ribbon
remembering the family stories
gathering her mother's lilies
the tiny flowers, lilies of the valley,
 
Verdant canes of bells, of beauty,
from along the hidden side
their house's foundation
where we rarely walked,
 
Tying a bouquet, a clutch,
copied from her wedding
children of what she held, hopeful,
on that fateful day.
 
---------------------

edited April 6, 2022

Gathering her mother’s lilies – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/04/gathering-her-mothers-lilies-v2.html

April 6, 2022

Gathering Her mother’s lilies

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/04/gathering-her-mothers-lilies.html

&

October 9, 2010

In Their Fragrance and Their Colors

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/10/in-their-fragrance-and-their-colors.html

written as birthday gift

for my mother, Patricia Cobb,

on the occasion of her 75th birthday

October 9, 2010

&

February 12, 2010

On the side of their house

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/02/on-side-of-their-house.html

Mid to later in the 1960’s

15 Bates Street, Westfield, MA

&

May 21, 2009

Little White Bells

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2009/05/little-white-bells.html

corner of Prospect and Broadway,

Suncook, NH

&

May 1, 2008

A Line of Chartreuse Blooms

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/05/line-of-chartreuse-blooms.html

&

May 22, 2005

Lily of the Valley – 1999

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2005/08/lily-of-valley-1999.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, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

 

poetry, family, memories, nature, senses, Poetry Where You Live, sun, God, creation, grace, beauty, faith, smell, lily of the valley, bouquet, flowers, mother, grandmother, wedding, lilies,

 

#poetry #family #memories #nature #senses #sun #God #creation #grace #beauty #faith #smell #lilyofthevalley #bouquet #flowers #mother #grandmother #wedding #lilies

Gathering her mother's lilies

Finding a piece of ribbon
remembering the family stories
gathering her mother's lilies
the tiny flowers, lilies of the valley,
canes of bells, of beauty,
from along the hidden side
their house's foundation
where we rarely went.
 
---------------------

April 6, 2022

Gathering Her mother’s lilies

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/04/gathering-her-mothers-lilies.html

&

October 9, 2010

In Their Fragrance and Their Colors

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/10/in-their-fragrance-and-their-colors.html

written as birthday gift

for my mother, Patricia Cobb,

on the occasion of her 75th birthday

October 9, 2010

&

February 12, 2010

On the side of their house

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/02/on-side-of-their-house.html

Mid to later in the 1960’s

15 Bates Street, Westfield, MA

&

May 21, 2009

Little White Bells

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2009/05/little-white-bells.html

corner of Prospect and Broadway,

Suncook, NH

&

May 1, 2008

A Line of Chartreuse Blooms

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2008/05/line-of-chartreuse-blooms.html

&

May 22, 2005

Lily of the Valley – 1999

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2005/08/lily-of-valley-1999.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, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

 

poetry, family, memories, nature, senses, Poetry Where You Live, sun, God, creation, grace, beauty, faith, smell, lily of the valley, bouquet, flowers, mother, grandmother, wedding, lilies,

 

#poetry #family #memories #nature #senses #sun #God #creation #grace #beauty #faith #smell #lilyofthevalley #bouquet #flowers #mother #grandmother #wedding #lilies

radiating a smell – v2

dripping with disquiet
oozing malaise, indifference,
radiating a smell
something pungent.
 
maybe smoke, mold,
something more urgent, toxic,
returning from the scene of the crime,
landing, with a thud on our doorstep.
 
Despair, if it had a smell,
would be just like this..
 
----------------  

edited January 11, 2022

radiating a smell – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/radiating-smell-v2.html

January 10, 2022

radiating a smell

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/radiating-smell.html

 

poetry, poverty, writing, writers lift, odor, smell, aura, presence,

 

#poetry #poverty #writing #writerslift #odor #smell #aura #presence

 

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, 2020, 2021, and 2022. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

radiating a smell

radiating a smell

something pungent

maybe smoke, mold,

something more urgent, toxic,

returning from the scene of the crime,

landing, with a thud on our doorstep.

Despair, if it had a smell,

would be just like this..

 

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

edited January 11, 2022

radiating a smell – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/radiating-smell-v2.html

January 10, 2022

radiating a smell

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2022/01/radiating-smell.html

 

poetry, poverty, writing, writers lift, odor, smell, aura, presence,

 

#poetry #poverty #writing #writerslift #odor #smell #aura #presence

 

 

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, 2020, 2021, and 2022. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

 

Vermont Cheddar

Hot apple pie
Fresh from the oven 
A slice of cheese 
Vermont cheddar 
Not a la mode 
Though that too sometimes
Friendly's french vanilla 
When that is the choice 
But Vermont cheddar 
With McIntosh apple pie
Pungent and sweet.
A taste, a choice,
From 50 years ago.
 
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December 18, 2021

Vermont Cheddar

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/12/vermont-cheddar.html

 

poetry, memory, taste, smell, cheese, apple pie, America, cheddar,

 

#poetry #memory #taste #smell #Vermont #cheddar #cheese #applepie #America

 

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, 2020, and 2021. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com)  for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.