Poetry Where You Live Poetry and photo site with over 1,650 poems and 660 pictures, along with many links. At least 500 of my poems are faith based. Member of United Methodist Church. Statistics Unique Visitors: Total Unique Visitors: Outgoing: Total Outgoing: 0 0 1 2208

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Beam Walker 2007-10-16 14:53:00 Like any good gymnast,she holds her arms just sostraight and tautwalking oh so carefully,at least the first few feeton the edge of the sidewalk,up on the curbing, the granite edgeof the streetwalking on the face of the beamavoiding the sidewalk,the drop to the streetMoving quickly down to the bus stopfor her older sisterEach afternoonOctober 16, 2007 3:52pm ...

Skipping to School 2007-10-16 14:49:00 Little hands holding mineskipping to school.All three of usMatching strides,and the all-importantswinging of the armsdown the sidewalk,downhill, skipping to schoolOctober 16, 2007 3:48pm ...

A Cranberry Maple 2007-10-16 11:06:00 Nothing other than cranberry,well, maybe candy apple,could describe the maple on the cornerAblaze in saturated reddeep, almost burgundy,like a burgundy on naugahyde,not leather, this color stayed on the surfaceready to ooze into my rods and conesto leap from the leaves, if I wasn’t carefulto splash and lap into my consciousnessbreak me from the focuson the trip to the store,the to do list back at the officeSnapped my attention for a momentto the beauty of the day,a gift from the creatorbright blue and vivid redOctober 16, 2007 12:05pm ...

Catching the Wind 2007-10-16 07:54:00 The morning glories,in afternoon gloryshining in the bright fall sunluminescent, transparent,translucent colorsbleeding through their skinbouncing, blowing, swaying,lurching, in the gusts, the puff,the pulses of windTrying to catch the windits dominion over the bloomsin the lens of my camerato still the motion, to capturethe dance of the flowers on the vinein the bright fall sunthe beautiful danceof the trumpetsOctober 16, 2007 8:54am ...

Choosing Our Words 2007-10-16 07:50:00 So easy to say things that will hurtto cut down when we should lift upto judge to quickly, blurt out a thoughtchoose our words wiselyfor words hurt, more than sticks and stonesfor we hear the words andcannot help feeling their cut, their stingSo, we must be mindful, carefuldeliberate in speakingwords of loveOctober 16, 2007 8:49am ...

Blog Action Day - A Hammer Blow to the Ice 2007-10-15 12:11:00 Maybe the metaphor shouldn’t bepebbles thrown into the pond;maybe the more apt analogythe hope, and the trepidationis the idea of a hammer blow to the icethin and melting, or just growing perhapsthe hollow thunk and shock waves belowthe faint then growing thunderof the cracks building, splitting,shards of jagged edges,calving without apparent ordercrushing, falling into the ice stewto ponder and exploreOctober 15, 2007 1:14pmBlog Action Dayhttp://www.blogactionday.org/ ...

Blog Action Day - Ripples on the Water 2007-10-15 12:04:00 A rock thrown in the pond,full force, or maybe, just maybe,thousands of pebbles, hurled, dropped,even gently coaxed into the waterripples, reverberating, echoing,growing into a groundswella tsunami, if even have forceto change the face of the planetto change the discussionat least for a dayonto on topicwhere we livethe placewe callhomeOctober 15, 2007 1:09pmBlog Action Day http://www.blogactionday.org/ ...

In Exile 2007-10-15 11:26:00 What does it meanto be in exile,when there is no foreign armyno conquering hordecoming over the battlementswhen the season of exileis in the commonplacewhere you thought you belongedwhere life took youadrift on the pathyou thought was your chosen onewhen others altered the mapthe chart, the heading for the sailsand shoals were in your waybrackish water on the lefta storm on the righthung up on the rockswaiting for the tideor a different windto change the stagnant now.October 15, 2007 12:25 ...

Teach Good Writing 2007-10-15 08:31:00 The post, "Embrace All of Life" has a comment relating to the site, "Students Publish Here"Here is that site's first post, explaining its purpose:http://teachgoodwriting.blogspot.com/2007/03/about-this-blog.html ...

Blog Action Day - United for Change 2007-10-15 04:57:00 A common themea single voicepeople unitedfor changefor the planetSpeaking on messagefor a day at leastremembering the earthupon which we dwellsharing a visionfor a better tomorrowspeaking up nowbefore we lose even moreacting and writingso no one forgetswe needeveryone’s commitmentOctober 15, 2007 5:56amBlog Action Dayhttp://www.blogactionday.org/ ...

“In It for the Long Haul” - sermon by Ruth L. Foss, Sanbornville United Methodist Church, October 14, 2007 2007-10-15 04:49:00 Jeremiah 29: 1, 4-7Have you ever been at a place in your life when you felt all alone? You are in this desert place and feel that you are out there with no help, no support, and no one seems to care or even hears your cries of pain. You are wandering around with no direction. You are feeling as if you are in exile from the world around you. You start to wonder why you are where you are, what brought you here, where is God in all this? Where are you going to find the peace you need to carry on?In today’s passage from Jeremiah, Jeremiah is writing to the exiles in Babylon. He is at home in Jerusalem and they are being held captive…in exile…in Babylon. Oh how the Israelites must have longed to be home with Jeremiah in their homeland. But Jeremiah’s message is one of hope for them. They are told that even though they are in exile, God will watch over them…God is there for them…God will give them peace.Regardless of what is going on around us, the data that we take in that might ...

Anger or Acceptance 2007-10-14 19:00:00 An exile in Babylon,first of the leaders,to avoid rebellion,later all of the people.A psalm of anger, of hurtof bitter lament, of railing at their fate.A letter of hope, of trust, of faithleaning on the will of GodTwo choices of the peopleanger or acceptanceto remain in covenantto the promise in the gardenand on the mountainsideAcceptanceand trust in Godevery day and wherever we areOctober 14, 2007 7:59pmPsalm 137Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7and the sermon “Serenity, Courage and Wisdom”,by the Rev. Peter Hey, Concord, NH,Wesley United Methodist Church ...

A Message of Acceptance 2007-10-14 18:53:00 A letter to the people,his people in exile,of acceptance to their lot,this season in exile,as willed by the creator.To make the most of,to thrive in, a foreign landto be accepting of their station,their captivity, their defeat.To see the faithfulness of God,the wisdom of being happyin their time and place.To bear children,honoring of God’s promiseand praying for your enemyAccepting their lotOctober 14, 2007 7:53pmJeremiah 29:1, 4-7and the sermon “Serenity, Courage and Wisdom”,by the Rev. Peter Hey, Concord, NH,Wesley United Methodist Church ...

Embrace All of Life 2007-10-14 18:49:00 Even in exile, in that time of trial,that struggle far from our comfort zonefar from home and safety,we are to embrace all of lifethe hard and the happythe pain and the peacebecause we are God’s childrenand He loves usand will hold us upand gather us inif we are faithfuland believeOctober 14, 2007 7:47pmJeremiah 29:1, 4-7and the sermon “Serenity, Courage and Wisdom”,by the Rev. Peter Hey, Concord, NH,Wesley United Methodist Church ...

On the Brink 2007-10-14 18:44:00 On the brink, the edge,the maw of the pit,the edge of the precipice,looking down into the abyssOkay, so maybe we can rationalize awaya bit of the reality that is global warming;maybe we aren’t all going to bestaring into the maw of disaster;but we won’t really knowuntil it is too late, will weWe won’t be able to fix anything,after the ice is goneWe won’t be able to correct the problemwhen the grain belts are desertsWhen the monsoons and the wavesflood the coastlinesbeyond human recorded historyWe can act; but we must do sowhile the trend lines are a problemnot after they reach their conclusionOctober 14, 2007 7:43pmGenesis 12Global warming and climate change ...