who i am - v2

who I am, in this world,

who I long to be, in this life,

is made known, revealed,

in the words I am gifted,

the words God gives to me…

all that I am, truly 

all I strive to be, on my heart,

is entwined with scripture,

with God’s calling,

God’s purpose for me…

who I am, deep within, 

my authentic self, revealed,

captured from the ether,

from the whispers I hear,

the words I write down… 

all that I am, my hopes and dreams,

woven into the fabric, the thread,

of God’s speaking to me,

in His whispers of love, of grace,

in the words He gives me to share...

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Edited September 12, 2024
who I am – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/who-i-am-v2.html
September 11, 2024
who I am
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/who-i-am.html
Edited September 8, 2024
Seeds planted into the universe – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/seeds-planted-into-universe-v4.html
Video August 23, 2024
Seeds planted into the universe – v3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9A5F80yAzo
Edited August 20, 2024
Conjured from the ether – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/conjured-from-ether-v2.html
August 19, 2024 writing prompt
cup of coffee shape with Starry Night within…
Edited September 6, 2024
God has blessed me, richly – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/god-has-blessed-me-richly-v2.html
Edited July 30, 2024
Words a prayer, a promise – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/words-prayer-promise-v2.html
Edited July 30, 2024
It is joy to share a message – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/it-is-joy-to-share-message-v2.html
Edited July 30, 2024
If I can bring light – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/if-i-can-bring-light-v2.html
July 30, 2024
I have been gifted light
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/i-have-been-gifted-light.html
July 30, 2024
I share these words
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/i-share-these-words.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.
 
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who I am

who I am,
who I long to be,
is revealed, made known,
in the words I am gifted,
the words God gives to me…
 
all that I am,
all I strive to be,
entwined with scripture,
with God’s calling,
God’s purpose for me…
 
who I am, truly,
my authentic self,
captured from the ether,
from the whispers I hear,
the words I write down…
 
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September 11, 2024
who I am
 
Edited September 8, 2024
Seeds planted into the universe – v4
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/seeds-planted-into-universe-v4.html
Video August 23, 2024
Seeds planted into the universe – v3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9A5F80yAzo
Edited August 20, 2024
Conjured from the ether – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/conjured-from-ether-v2.html
August 19, 2024 writing prompt
cup of coffee shape with Starry Night within…
Edited September 6, 2024
God has blessed me, richly – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/09/god-has-blessed-me-richly-v2.html
Edited July 30, 2024
Words a prayer, a promise – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/words-prayer-promise-v2.html
Edited July 30, 2024
It is joy to share a message – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/it-is-joy-to-share-message-v2.html
Edited July 30, 2024
If I can bring light – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/if-i-can-bring-light-v2.html
July 30, 2024
I have been gifted light
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/i-have-been-gifted-light.html
July 30, 2024
I share these words
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/i-share-these-words.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.
 
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Seeds planted into the universe – v4

Seeds held in my mind, in my spirit, in my hands,
Typing even these words, from where I do not know,
Wanting to become alive, to rise from the ether, rising,
To be released, to find fertile soil, yearning to grow,
To rise into the light of day, to be anchored in human hearts…
 
Words rising in my mind, within my spirit, awakening,
urgently crying to be released, to be heard, spoken,
for someone who needs to hear them, to find them, to heal,
words tossed from my hands into the gossamer, the ether,
to be caught by the air, the wind, eternal spirits…
 
Seeds sown, planted into the universe, the zeitgeist,
released from my mind, my spirit, my broken vessel,
not knowing where they will land, become planted,
how they will germinate, how they may be received,
how they may touch others’ lives, important…
 
For that is not for me to know, in truth, to ponder,
to worry about how they may be received, to be honest,
I must release them from my spirit, into existence,
the words themselves existing, powerful, authentic,
offering hope, light, love to feed the world…
 
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Edited September 8, 2024
Seeds planted into the universe – v4
 
adding first stanza
Video August 23, 2024
Seeds planted into the universe – v3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9A5F80yAzo
Edited August 23, 2024
Seeds planted into the universe – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/seeds-planted-into-universe-v3.html
Video August 23, 2024
Seeds planted into the universe – v2
https://studio.youtube.com/video/cXX05UfbgIg/edit
Edited August 22, 2024
Seed planted into the universe – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/seeds-planted-into-universe-v2.html
August 22, 2024
Seeds planted into the universe
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/seeds-planted-into-universe.html
Edited August 20, 2024
Conjured from the ether – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/conjured-from-ether-v2.html
August 19, 2024 writing prompt
cup of coffee shape with Starry Night within…
 
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.
 
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Seeds planted into the universe – v3

Words rising in my mind, within my spirit, awakening,
urgently crying to be released, to be heard, spoken,
for someone who needs to hear them, to heal,
words tossed from my hands into the gossamer, the ether,
to be caught by the air, the wind, the eternal spirits…
 
Seeds sown, planted into the universe, the zeitgeist,
released from my mind, my spirit, my broken vessel,
not knowing where they will land, become planted,
how they will germinate, how they may be received,
how they may touch others’ lives, important…
 
For that is not for me to know, in truth, to ponder,
to worry about how they may be received, to be honest,
I must release them from my spirit, into existence,
the words themselves existing, powerful, authentic,
offering hope, light, love to feed the world…

-------------------- 

Edited August 23, 2024

Seeds planted into the universe – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/seeds-planted-into-universe-v3.html

Video August 23, 2024
Seeds planted into the universe – v2
https://studio.youtube.com/video/cXX05UfbgIg/edit
Edited August 22, 2024
Seed planted into the universe – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/seeds-planted-into-universe-v2.html
August 22, 2024
Seeds planted into the universe
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/seeds-planted-into-universe.html
Edited August 20, 2024
Conjured from the ether – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/conjured-from-ether-v2.html
August 19, 2024 writing prompt
cup of coffee shape with Starry Night within…
 
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.
 
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Seeds planted into the universe – v2

Words urgently crying to be released, to be heard,
Tossed from my hands into the gossamer, the ether,
To be caught by the wind, the spirits, the air,
Seeds planted into the universe, the zeitgeist,
Not knowing where they will land, become planted,
How they may be received, how they will germinate,
How they may touch others’ lives, important,
But that is not for me to know, to ponder, in truth,
I must just release them from my spirit, into existence,
The words themselves existing, powerful, authentic,
Offering hope, love to feed the world…

----------------
Edited August 22, 2024
Seed planted into the universe – v2
 
August 22, 2024
Seeds planted into the universe
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/seeds-planted-into-universe.html
Edited August 20, 2024
Conjured from the ether – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/conjured-from-ether-v2.html
August 19, 2024 writing prompt
cup of coffee shape with Starry Night within…
 
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.
 
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Seeds planted into the universe

Words urgently crying to be released, to be heard,
Throw from my hands into the gossamer, the ether,
Seeds planted into the universe, the zeitgeist,
Not knowing where they will land, become planted,
How they may be received, how they will germinate,
How they may touch others’ lives,
But that is not for me to know, to ponder,
I must just release them from my spirit, into existence,
The words themselves existing, powerful, authentic,
Hope, Love to feed the world…
 
----------------
August 22, 2024
Seeds planted into the universe
 
Edited August 20, 2024
Conjured from the ether – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/conjured-from-ether-v2.html
August 19, 2024 writing prompt
cup of coffee shape with Starry Night within…
 
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.
 
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Conjured from the ether – v2

Conjured from the ether, our vision,
from my imagination, my ken,
looking into infinity, possibility,
in the depths of my coffee cup…
 
A starry night, an endless treasure,
my senses opened so wide,
drinking his mighty brushstrokes,
within every sip, more alive…
 
Endless possibilities, of dreams,
to drink, to linger over, to taste,
within the bottomless cup, the froth,
in the depths of my coffee cup…

 
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Edited August 20, 2024
Conjured from the ether – v2
 
August 20, 2024
Conjured from the ether
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/conjured-from-ether.html
August 19, 2024 writing prompt
https://www.facebook.com/nyla.alisia/posts/pfbid0FYd7dfXytyv3erS2USrc2moRFmygTP1kv5YyV3wGU2eLfLqKwbFkbgeXXBd8wZ9Vl
 
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Conjured from the ether

Conjured from the ether,
From my imagination,
Looking into infinity, possibility,
In the depths of my coffee cup…
 
A starry night, an endless treasure,
My senses opened so wide,
Drinking his mighty brushstrokes,
Within every sip more alive…
 
Endless possibilities, of dreams,
To drink, to linger over, to taste,
Within the bottomless cup, the froth,
In the depths of my coffee cup…

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August 20, 2024
Conjured from the ether
 
 
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.
 
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We are drawn to her

We know her, don’t we
if not her, so many others,
so many who have come before,
who have come before the mirror,
the camera, who have fought back tears,
Who have struggled to gain their composure…
 
We see her, we know her, we all aspire to be her,
defiant in resolve, in purpose, regaining, reclaiming,
her dignity, her composure, her power over, peace,
to the enormity, agony of what she is facing, present,
this moment in her life, her sorrow, anguish, painful,
Not ceding this space, not empowering sorrow…
 
She was struggling to breathe, her composure,
before the camera, a mirror, breathing,
calming, stilling herself, resolving,
to defeat the demons crying,
like so many I have known,
We know, don’t we…
 

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March 28, 2024

We are drawn to her

 

&

Edited March 27, 2024

She stood before the camera – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/she-stood-before-camera-v2.html

March 25, 2024

She stood before the camera

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/she-stood-before-camera.html

&

Edited March 25, 2024

Resolute in her defiance – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/resolute-in-her-defiance-v3.html

Edited March 25, 2024

Resolute in her defiance – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/resolute-in-her-defiance-v2.html

March 25, 2024

Resolute in her defiance

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/resolute-in-her-defiance.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1772288426726863138

March 25, 2024

post on the Realistic Poetry Twitter page,

https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry

short video of woman in tears

“How poetic can you be?

Take a few minutes to write a short poem

about what you see! Have fun and be creative!”

https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1772284473838879074

https://www.realisticpoetry.com/communitypage/poetry-picture-prompts/how-poetic-can-you-be-15

 

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.

 

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She stood before the camera – v2

Regaining her composure an effort,
but not shrinking from the camera,
Chronicler, the Voyeur,
Silent but soon to speak,
preparing, getting herself ready
a flaring of her nostrils,
quick motion brushing,
tears that would not be silenced,
resolve in the face of this woman,
like so many clients I have known…
 
After the latest attack,
his hands upon her,
her video starting in silence,
pulling herself together
to recorder her manifesto
not shrinking from the camera,
it was her partner, her voice,
her silent witness to her resolve,
that she would rise from the ashes,
that she and her children would be safe…
 
We need to honor her spirit,
to stand with her in this moment,
to acknowledge the hope within her,
giving her time,
standing resolute,
even amid her pain,
standing her ground,
staring into the camera
regaining power somehow
when she was ready to speak...
 

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Edited March 27, 2024

She stood before the camera – v2

 

March 25, 2024

She stood before the camera

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/she-stood-before-camera.html

&

Edited March 25, 2024

Resolute in her defiance – v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/resolute-in-her-defiance-v3.html

Edited March 25, 2024

Resolute in her defiance – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/resolute-in-her-defiance-v2.html

March 25, 2024

Resolute in her defiance

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/resolute-in-her-defiance.html

https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1772288426726863138

March 25, 2024

post on the Realistic Poetry Twitter page,

https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry

short video of woman in tears

“How poetic can you be?

Take a few minutes to write a short poem

about what you see! Have fun and be creative!”

https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1772284473838879074

https://www.realisticpoetry.com/communitypage/poetry-picture-prompts/how-poetic-can-you-be-15

 

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.

 

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She stood before the camera

Regaining her composure an effort,

but not shrinking from the camera,

The chronicler, the voyeur,

Silent but soon to speak,

a flaring of her nostrils,

quick motion clearing,

tears that would not be silenced,

resolve in the face of this woman,

like so many clients I have known…

 

We need to honor her spirit,

to acknowledge the hope within her,

giving her time,

standing resolute,

even amid her pain,

standing her ground,

staring into the camera

regaining power somehow...

 
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March 25, 2024
She stood before the camera
 
&
Edited March 25, 2024
Resolute in her defiance – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/resolute-in-her-defiance-v3.html
Edited March 25, 2024
Resolute in her defiance – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/resolute-in-her-defiance-v2.html
March 25, 2024
Resolute in her defiance
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/resolute-in-her-defiance.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1772288426726863138
March 25, 2024
post on the Realistic Poetry Twitter page,
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry
short video of woman in tears
“How poetic can you be?
Take a few minutes to write a short poem
about what you see! Have fun and be creative!”
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1772284473838879074
https://www.realisticpoetry.com/communitypage/poetry-picture-prompts/how-poetic-can-you-be-15

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.

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Resolute in her defiance – v3

She stared straight at the camera,
resolute in her defiance, certain,
she would not let a cancer diagnosis,
define her, her life, her path, her hopes,
it wouldn’t limit her dreams, her happiness,
her choices, the next steps she would take...
 
Watching her wipe her tears, her fears,
pushing her auburn hair off her face,
the chapped lips worried, pursed,
speaking to her waiting, her anxiety,
before the awful verdict, the sentence,
pain, staring at the lens before her…
 
She was scared, terrified, really,
crying, shaken, devastated,
as if in an abusive relationship,
but she was strong, defiant,
ready for what came next,
for whatever it would take...
 
Ten years later, watching this video,
that awful moment, her crying, defiant,
the cancer long in remission,
two children later, that future,
that she had always dreamed of,
what she had made come to pass...
 
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Edited March 25, 2024
Resolute in her defiance – v3
 
Edited March 25, 2024
Resolute in her defiance – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/resolute-in-her-defiance-v2.html
March 25, 2024
Resolute in her defiance
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/resolute-in-her-defiance.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1772288426726863138
March 25, 2024
post on the Realistic Poetry Twitter page,
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry
short video of woman in tears
“How poetic can you be?
Take a few minutes to write a short poem
about what you see! Have fun and be creative!”
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1772284473838879074
https://www.realisticpoetry.com/communitypage/poetry-picture-prompts/how-poetic-can-you-be-15
 
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Resolute in her defiance

Staring straight at the camera,
resolute in her defiance, certain,
she would not let the cancer diagnosis,
define her, her life,
her path, her choices,
next steps she would take...
 
She was scared, terrified,
crying, shaken, devastated,
as in an abusive relationship,
but she was strong, defiant,
ready for what came next,
for whatever it takes...
 
Ten years later, thinking,
about that awful moment,
the cancer long in remission,
two children later, a future,
what she had dreamed of,
what she had made at last...
 
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March 25, 2024
Resolute in her defiance
 
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1772288426726863138
March 25, 2024
post on the Realistic Poetry Twitter page,
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry
short video of woman in tears
“How poetic can you be?
Take a few minutes to write a short poem
about what you see! Have fun and be creative!”
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1772284473838879074
https://www.realisticpoetry.com/communitypage/poetry-picture-prompts/how-poetic-can-you-be-15
 
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A Priestess in prayer

A Priestess in prayer,
holding Power,
a sphere of energy,
the Eye of Ra, of the Sun,
held in her hands,
the power in all of us…
 
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Edited March 19, 2024
A Priestess in prayer
March 19, 2024
A sphere of energy
March 19, 2024
Facebook post by Poetry After Dark Media
which mentioned me
 
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A sphere of energy

Holding power,
A sphere of energy,
The Eye of Ra, of the Sun,
Held in our hands,
The power in all of us…
 
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March 19, 2024
A sphere of energy
 
March 19, 2024
Facebook post by
Poetry After Dark Media
which mentioned me
 
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.
 
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Up over the gardens – v3

Rising on legs renewed,
Soaring on new-found wings,
leaving the ground behind me,
seeing the world differently,
unbound from the earthly coil,
a new vantage point…
 
My vision rising, carried aloft,
Up over the gardens, above
the promenade, the portico,
rising above the stairs, the statues,
up over the castle’s rooftops,
to the sky, the heavens, the heights…
 
Arched doorways, arched windows,
Experiencing the grandeur, royalty,
from a new perspective, our vision
sensing more deeply history, majesty,
gravitas, raw power of another age
captured in this place...
 
Soaring over the lands, the kingdom,
The vineyards and the fertile fields,
long-forgotten tales, the woods,
spread out before me, a vista,
a landscape I long remembered,
out to the horizon line…
 
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Edited March 5, 2024
Up over the gardens – v3
 
Edited March 5, 2024
Up over the gardens – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/up-over-gardens-v2.html
March 5, 2024
Up over the gardens
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/up-over-gardens.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1765060847024431223
March 4, 2024
Video writing prompt by Realistic Poetry
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1764739872575865139
How poetic can you be?
Video of palace/country home
 
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.
 
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Up over the gardens – v2

Our vision rising, carried aloft,
Up over the gardens, above
the promenade, the portico,
rising above the stairs, the statues,
up over the castle’s rooftops,
to the sky, the heavens, the heights…
 
Arched doorways, arched windows,
experiencing the grandeur, royalty,
from a new perspective, our vision
sensing more deeply history, majesty,
gravitas, raw power of another age
captured in this place...
 
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Edited March 5, 2024
Up over the gardens – v2
 
March 5, 2024
Up over the gardens
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/03/up-over-gardens.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1765060847024431223
March 4, 2024
Video writing prompt by Realistic Poetry
https://twitter.com/RealisticPoetry/status/1764739872575865139
How poetic can you be?
Video of palace/country home
 
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.
 
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