Poems about blocks (31 Poems)
She will Rise (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
She has trusted in your calling in the truth of the voice she hears in the night the quiet sureness of this path that she is on The stumbling blocks fleeting, the enemy can wait For her faith is deep … Continue reading
We Are the Barriers (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
We are the barriers, the obstacles, the impediments, stumbling blocks to relationship with God naked and confused we live Our sin the broken glass we fear to tread But God is there, ready for our confession, our true repentance, out … Continue reading
A Purchase in the Seam (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Finding its own way, a purchase, in the seam the tiny hole, the junction between the dirt, the air, the water, the sky found between the granite blocks a bit of sand, from the winter in the tiny nook enough … Continue reading
Blocks of Snow (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Blocks of snow, piled higher and higher building a wall, a ring a start of an igloo, a fort, a bulwark, a defense before the attack, the barrage, the wave of snowballs, handmade missiles Safe behind the blocks of snow. … Continue reading
Leon (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
He walked the streets of the old mill town long past the heyday of his life heavy soles on his shoes, thick shanks, for uneven legs heavy frock coat hang like a weight slumped gait, hunched shoulders Jet black toupee, … Continue reading
Acquiring Language (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Peeling away the curtain that blocks them from the outside world the world of crickets, of wind, of gulls, of raindrops, of horns and engines and noise random, chaotic, confusing thrilling, exhilarating noise Expressing, advocating, speaking and hearing, learning words … Continue reading
Walking to the Courthouse (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Walking to the courthouse to make copies for a pending case no urgent brisk walk for arguments, for the challenge of court, a purposeful but easier walk, to the Clerk’s Office to check the file, review and prepare for another … Continue reading
The Geometry of Dishes (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Like a giant game of blocks is the washing of dishes of a family of five even when only the results of less than a day a dinner of spaghetti bowls, pots, glasses, the cups from this morning’s coffee essential … Continue reading
Moving the Shed (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
What a project to move a ten by ten heavy, dead weight heavy wooden shed from the middle of the yard to the far back corner forty feet laterally and back another thirty feet An engineer, a contractor discussed the … Continue reading
One-Eyed Dog (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
I remember him all so vividly like it was so recent far fewer than the close to forty years ago that it actually is My grandfather bought me a membership a membership in the YMCA, I was in first, maybe … Continue reading