Arms Raised, Around the Center (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Each of them, arms raised around the center, the connected circle individual petals of the coneflower clothed in pastel, muted ...
Raymond A. Foss Poems on Light (772 Poems)
The Movement of Their Arms (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
As if in the breeze, stopping even momentarily able to see the movement of their arms swaying in the morning ...
Satan in the Wild (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Christ met, we meet Satan in the wild vivid images, words hard to hear of the tempting of Christ of ...
Joy in the Heart (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Through the remembering through the awful night pain which they lived through the steady reminder, the repeated connection the baptism ...
Sharing the Good News (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
In baptism, physically, meaningfully sharing the good news, the gospel of the Christ in our actions, our submission falling into ...
To the Contoocook (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
The flowing waters, the connection across time, around the globe the waters washing onto us in the Contoocook the living ...
A Piece of Amethyst (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
in the dirt, the lawn, just barely visible a bit of smooth color, catching the light the wet earth, after ...
Screens of Green (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
planes of the forest, the marsh, the meadows long grasses, ferns, green upon the waters cat o' nine tails, pines, ...
Seeds of Faith (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Small seeds of faith words - faith, belief, God love, salvation, resurrection Fed by the watering of the word the ...
from its slumber (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Newborn, rising from the earth the warming, changing, the rich wet soil the crocus rising from its slumber bursting forth ...
Kneeling Under the Shadow of the Cross (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Bowing our heads, giving over our wills leaving all, our comfort kneeling as he did, in the Garden Gethsemane, knowing ...
Naming a Fragrance (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
The subtle, profound, the pungent, sweet, soft, loud, ornate naming a fragrance, of the variations of lilac scents the soft ...
A Single Poppy (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
In the whole garden like screens of green plane of green rising into the morning sun a single poppy more ...
To Proclaim His Wonderful Triumphs (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Appointed, named commissioned into a royal priesthood a people, a faith for all time to proclaim the wonderful triumphs Christ's ...
Black Raspberry Blooms (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
In the lee of the schoolyard the bushes shrouded still in the shadows of early dawn lavender purple lilacs, the ...
The Covered Cup (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
The simple table, set, waiting natural cloth smoothed over the surface A loaf, a cup shrouded simple white linen draped ...
If Christ came into our midst (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Almost a chill, a real physical presence came washing over me as the pastor spoke these words, "If Christ came ...
Love of the Shadows (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
The light, into the world the world rejecting the light for the love of the shadows stronger, loved more than ...
The Light Dying (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
In the cross, the crucifixion the light dying, the sky darkening the world going black. The king on the cross, ...
Like Swans (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Like swans, hiding in the reeds the cattails, the plants A cluster of daffodils screened by the forsythia branches Their ...
Fresh Oil (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Like fresh oil for our lamps fresh oil for the journey so are the words of faith shared in the ...
Pitcher Plants (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Like infant pitcher plants pushing up through the litter of last fall's leaves new soft-slate-green, cups tulips, rising from the ...
Rest Under His Yoke (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Rest from the burdens, the heavy loads of life, of our day to day, our lives cluttered filled by the ...
A Moment of Witness (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
I have been thinking, praying too often these last two days the throw-away expletive His counsel, this officer of the ...
Melting (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
So sudden, so certain the heavy wet, back-tiring snow yesterday, today a torrent, melting heavily, quickly the March sun beating, ...
Without a Word (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Instantly, immediately their nets, their families, their lives left, abandoned, without a word when he but said, "rise and follow ...
Shining in Us (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
To be the lantern, the lamp high up on the lamp stand God's light shining in us Not a mere ...
Fires (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
The refining fire, the fire of Pentecost the fire guiding the people by night fire burning, not consuming the burning ...
Only One Word (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
The crux of the story, of God, of his relationship with man The one word, Love, eternal, a watchword for ...
Sparks (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Sparks of gold, of silver, splashes of color rising up from the new-fallen snow greeting my lowered head deep in ...