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Poem Before Their Fragrance by raymond a foss

love poems — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:00:01 +0000

before their fragrance bloomed
I lingered under the lilac bush
slowing my walk home from school
to yearn for their scent
to see if they sweet smell
would fall upon me
Not yet, the damp air
did not release them yet
Later today, as the sun reappears
or tomorrow no doubt
their fragrance will come into bloom

May 8, 2008

Poem All Our Days To Come by raymond a foss

love poems — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:40:02 +0000

Carrying the hope, the message, the joy
knowing God, His grace, inside of us
Marked by the savior, the creator, the spirit within us
walking all of our days, from this weekend forward
with God, with our brothers, knowing, feeling
the warmth of the fire, the collection of embers
brighter when kept close together
living our walk each of
the rest of the days of our lives

April 9, 2008
Walk to Emmaus
Talk #15, Fourth Day

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Poem Into The Chapel by raymond a foss

love poems — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:00:02 +0000

A bit of quiet time
me and God, away from the others
spending time, listening mostly
amidst the prayers and thoughts
swirling in my mind
Slowing down and communing
with the Lord, to hear His voice
and His call to me
in the chapel

October 27, 2007 4:30pm
Walk to Emmaus

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Poem A Family Well Blessed by raymond a foss

love poems — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:40:01 +0000

We came again,
to that small home in Bethany
home to two sisters
and a now risen brother
Three believers, friends
of the Christ, the savior
God made flesh
at the beginning of his Passion
Three richly blessed friends
who teach us lessons
as they were taught,
of the essential things,
of His nature,
of belief itself
the value of things
Anointed now
by the faithful sister
the one who sat and listened
whose tears
led Him to cry
Anointing his feet
with fragrant oils
wiping them with her hair
extravagant love
from a woman, a family
well-blessed

March 28, 2007, April 7, 2007 16:20
Based on the sermon,
“Extravagant Love” by
the Reverend Lori Eldredge,
Wesley United Methodist Church,
Concord, NH on March 25, 2007
John 12:1-8
and Luke 10:38-42, and John 11:1-44

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Poem Exploding Neural Pathways by raymond a foss

love poems — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:02 +0000

random connection to long forgotten facts
scraps of thoughts deep within my consciousness
triggered by a word, a conversation,
music, talk on the radio,
the gust of wind this morning on the walk to school
with the girls, the whiff of smoke of a fall fire
in the fireplace, the smell of coffee, of food baking
the feel of a bit of bark, of the wet grounds in the trash
each a means of exploding neural pathways
of sudden burst of thought, or energy
weaving together that which was hidden deep down
with the instant now, the unique moment in the present
tying something in my unconscious, to long ago
to see the relationship of something today
with some deeper meaning, awareness
grasp of thought

October 29, 2007 1:17pm
I came across the text string “exploding neural pathways”
via Google at the site:
http://toomuchinformationplease.blogspot.com/
(Too Much Information !!*@!: Yes).
The poem above came from my own thoughts on that phrase

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Poem Spring Morning Light by raymond a foss

love poems — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:00:01 +0000

This morning, that spring morning light,
something special, magical, the low dim, soft light
illumining the treetops, the nascent buds, the flowers
translucent, glowing a cherry red, burnt orange highlights
a warming sun, not yet hot, awaking the forest, the woods
just off the highway, still visible into the thin groves
before the summer leaves block the view
the spring morning light, washing through,
more than filtered light, shining spotlight still
down to the forest floor, all the woods awash, bathed
in that wondrous spring morning light

May 11, 2008

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Poem They Had Shades by raymond a foss

love poems — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:40:01 +0000

The three men of the family
poised to cross the street
ready to drop off the big brother
at first grade, at the school
but they waited
basking in the warm May sun
on the sunny side of the crossing
drinking in the heat of the morning
on a seasonal day
wearing Nascar and Red Sox
and shades, dad, older brother
and baby brother too
A picture for the billboards
They had shades
and knew it

May 9, 2007 20:35

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Poem Neglect by raymond a foss

love poems — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:40:01 +0000

The house was a mess;
the State was greatly distressed;
Help her get her kids

January 6, 2008
Matthew 2:1-12
haiku – part of an assignment for our middle high
Sunday school curriculum – to draft a haiku
on a time when you went a different direction
because of God, as the wise men did

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Poem Pocahontas ed by raymond a foss

love poems — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:00:02 +0000

I can hear them now,
squabbling a bit, not settling
wrapped in Pocahontas
downstairs on the pull-out couch
Gramma and the two girls
sheets, comforter, pillow cases too
Indian princess covering ours
a sleepover in the living room
fitfully quieting for the night
past her bedtime, approaching theirs
on the weekend,
pushing for more time
before slumber wins out

September 23, 2006 21:12

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Poem Four Races by raymond a foss

love poems — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:00:01 +0000

There was symmetry, balance
in the telling of the story around the fire
of the connection of the four races
to the four elements – fire, water, air, and earth
of the way we are bound to the elements,
to each other, in harmony
the telling of the white people, bound to fire,
the sources of innovation, of modern life.
Of the black peoples, connected to water,
the source of life, the ability to find water
in the arid desert. The yellow people,
masters of the air, home of kites and wind.
And the red peoples, tied to the earth,
mother of us all. How wonderful the telling
of the story of us, in the binding one to the other
elements and peoples, in balance in the natural order
the way of things on the earth, on Turtle Island

August 19, 2007 14:18
Our mission trip, from Wesley United Methodist Church,
Concord, NH and from First United Methodist Church,
Hudson, MA to Jacksonville and Machias, ME
to the Down East Maine Mission,
Jacksonville United Methodist Campground,
East Machias, ME
Words of Thunderbird Turtle Woman

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Poem A Massacre

love poems — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:40:01 +0000

It was a slaughter
all those of an age
all under two years old
put to death
to assuage the fears of the king
to rest his troubled mind
to give him peace
from a future foretold in scripture
for the people of the book
the nation of covenant
the people of the word
He was ready
to follow the model of Pharaoh
and kill the children
to save him from the king
born in the manger

For he couldn’t have a new king
a king of the prophesy,
not on his watch, in his time
He who was a pawn, a marionette, a puppet
a pawn of Rome, holding power
from afar, not by the grace, the covenant
the legacy, progeny of David,
the rightful line, as promised by God,
anointed by the prophets
A new king, emergent, fulfilling the law
the prophets, terrifying for the blasphemers,
the imposters, the usurpers
of the ordained rulers
of the covenant people
How far he would go
to subjugate his people
for a little longer in power

Second stanza added January 12, 2008
December 31, 2007
Matthew 2:13-23
based on sermon,
“Homecoming”, by
the Reverend Lori Eldredge,
Wesley United Methodist Church,
Concord, NH, 12/30/07
and Exodus 1:8-22

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Poem The Crawlspace by raymond a foss

love poems — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:40:01 +0000

We were told there were
monsters in there
that the floor was missing
we would fall
we would fall into the furnace
it was scary in the crawlspace
under the eaves
behind our beds
apocryphal tales
to curb curiosity
rules to be broken

July 26, 2006 19:49

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Poem A Frozen Prayer by raymond a foss

love poems — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:40:01 +0000

A prayer hidden and silent
Stones submerged by winter’s blanket
Covered and cold beneath the grip of frost

If they could but speak of the wishes, the hopes,
Desires and fears uttered here
Frozen in the gossamer of time

Wishes written on the footfalls and on the breezes
Of another moment, another season
Hearts open in the stillness of the walking
The mix of stones and soil, moss and grass under foot

Reverent periods of reflection
Between man and God
Cries heard in the silence beyond the field
Through the frozen prayers
In the ground.

1/4/06 11:00
Written about the prayer labyrinth behind Bow Mills United Methodist Church, covered by two storms of snow. Not all of the stones are covered; but there are no footprints, only a set of snowshoes tracks around the field in which the labyrinth lies when I checked this morning.

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Poem Wafers Of Ice by raymond a foss

love poems — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:40:01 +0000

Footprints in the frozen mud
crowns of the craters
perching between the peaks
grabbing the tops of the hollow cups
wafers of ice
frost really
like frozen
wafers of ice
sacrificed
to a child’s footfall
crushed in a whisper of time
a moment of pressure
caving in
and falling away
lost

April 10, 2007

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Poem Wistfully Watching by raymond a foss

love poems — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:00:01 +0000

She was wistfully watching
the activity at the edge of the lake
her sisters laughing, splashing,
playing in the waves lapping
the shore, in the sand, with
shovels, buckets, and pails
Wistfully watching her sisters
at play by the lake
from her timeout seat.

July 31, 2007 20:51

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Poem At The Apostles’ Feet by raymond a foss

love poems — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:00:02 +0000

All he earned, laid at the apostles’ feet
freely giving his all, for community
adding his due to the common purse
knowing that their needs would all be met
living in relationship, all the believers
counting on provision,
each according to his need
believing in the providence of God
to these faithful followers
the disciples of the Son

May 2, 2008
Acts 4:32-37
Upper Room daily devotional
http://www.upperroom.org/Devotional/default.asp?month=5&day=2&year=2008&x=107&y=6

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Poem Belgrade Nights by raymond a foss

love poems — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:40:01 +0000

a cup of dark thick amber
slides down my throat
rich walnut brandy
home made cure
sure to give a smile
to wry lips
a laugh
walk through familiar streets
old city, city of night
dark past, sudden color
sound, light
of the discoth

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Poem New Creation by raymond a foss

love poems — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:00:01 +0000

Metamorphosis,
like a snake casting off
an old skin, a crab
an outgrown shell,
or maybe more akin
to a caterpillar
reborn as a regal
butterfly with
panes of luminous color

We are a new creation
in Christ, new and clean
everything old has passed away
we have risen, death to sin
within the loving reconciliation
with our living Savior,
our loving creator God

June 17, 2007 6:18AM
2 Corinthians 5:16-21

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Poem After Midnight by raymond a foss

love poems — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:00:01 +0000

After Midnight
The coach a pumpkin
And coachmen field mice
The spell broken
And the bubble burst.

It’s dark
And quiet
After Midnight.

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Poem Prince Of Peace by raymond a foss

love poems — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:40:04 +0000

Prayers on the mountain
Righteous voice for the poor, the oppressed
Incarnate God, suffering servant
Nazarene man, loving savior
Creation witness
Eternal brother, sitting in heaven

Over all the kings, may you reign on high
Forever will heaven and earth bow to you

Protect us from our sin
Erase the stain away
A table before us set
Cup and bread of your body
Endless love of God

January 29, 2007 22:31
February 3, 2007 21:54

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Poem Into Being by raymond a foss

love poems — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:00:01 +0000

Scribe, scrivener
writing down what already is

An agent of
chemical process,
fired synapses

What every the mystery is

Original thought
or transcription

thinking out loud
or seeing the words –
gestated
Ready for birth.

1/31/04 19:28-19:36

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Poem An Aborted Strike by raymond a foss

love poems — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:40:02 +0000

The hawk swooped down
falling talons first,
down from the sky, out of the blue
across my field of vision, down the highway
air brakes engaged; but there was no strike,
no small creature on the ground, in the talons.
The raptor carved the sky, retracted its legs
and arched back into the blue, flapping
its broad wings, lit in the late afternoon sun
back into the heavens above.

July 27, 2007 19:41

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Poem Muddled by raymond a foss

love poems — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:40:05 +0000

There is a disquiet in my soul
Unable to focus
To think about one thing
At a time
Unable to make progress
Or reach closure
On anything
Touching and releasing
Every document
Email message
And folder
Scanning my mail
Looking at notes
Lost in
My day to day
World.

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Poem Diana by raymond a foss

love poems — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:00:01 +0000

Perched and posed
for viewing
in your shop
smooth and feminine
cool metal and shine

Bow and breast
subtle calf
command the room
draw the eye
from Lincoln and
coin

6/4/04 20:55 – About the statue of Diana by Augustus Saint Gaudens in his workshop in Cornish

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Poem Her Tooth by raymond a foss

love poems — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:40:01 +0000

A new white crown
sneaking out, peeking out
not quite ready
to burst on the scene
to present itself,
show itself off
for the world
not ready for the attention
the closeup, the filling of the gap
Hiding where it’s warm, safe
under covers, hidden from view
hinting of the smile to come
the radiant, melt your heart
smile, neon and insistent
she’ll sport, all too soon

February 24, 2007 13:20

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Poem Splatters Of His Blood by raymond a foss

love poems — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:00:01 +0000

Summer Sunday best
became splattered with His blood
in the intinction, the joining of
His body, His blood,
the dipping of the bread into the wine
the sharing of the meal
with the congregation
little droplets, stains of His blood
marking them as His own
remembering His sacrifice
in the seeing of the spots
the crimson stains
on their clothes

July 1, 2007 13:56
inspired by the my experience assisting
with the serving of Communion, 7/1/07,
Wesley United Methodist Church, Concord, NH

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Poem Ten Feet (not Twenty) Overhead (second Draft) by raymond a foss

love poems — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:00:01 +0000

Up ahead
To my right
Around the point before me
A burst of squawks and the
Beating of heavy wings
Filled the air

The head and then the long endless body
Rose before me
Right over
The spine of my canoe
The heron
Blocking my vision

No more than ten feet above
My open jaw
And transfixed eyes.
It flew toward me
Thwump, thwump
I heard the wings breaking the
Early morning stillness around me

The majestic bird
Cupped its sails
And hovered for a moment,
Or a lifetime,
Directly above my right shoulder

Each feather was visible -
Rust, cream, slate,
And light blue eye shadow.

The feet and legs stretched behind
Tows pointed to cut through the air

My head rolled backward to watch
The bird fly off
Across the lake

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Poem Cold Rain, Wet Snow by raymond a foss

love poems — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 03:40:01 +0000

A cold gray afternoon
cocooned indoors,
watching the scene change
outside, in the colors,
the feel, the mood
morphing day,
cold rain, wet snow
catching on the newborn grass
exposed shoots, tongues of leaves
tulips, crocuses, hyacinth,
daffodils, new birth, new promise
encased once more,
in winter’s grip
if only for a few moments
before the inevitable
warming of spring
in a few days time
melts the remnants
slush, puddle, nourishment
flower

April 15, 2007 14:46

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Poem An Earthly Father by raymond a foss

love poems — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 02:40:01 +0000

He was the earthly father,
the adoptive dad, of the son of another,
the one who claimed him as his own,
named him, for the saving he would do,
the fulfilling of the promise Isaiah foretold
the earthy father of a heavenly child
imprinted for glory, before he was born

December 20, 2007
Matthew 1:18-25

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Poem She Guided Me by raymond a foss

love poems — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 19:00:02 +0000

When life’s struggles
seem too much to bear,
she carried me

When I was lost
and couldn’t find my way
she guided me

When I sinned
and couldn’t get myself clean
She died for me

When I despaired at her dying
and thought all hope was gone
She rose from the grave

When I didn’t know what to do
I called on her, her mother
and they answered my prayers

May 1, 2008

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