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 65 2207

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Circling over Me 2007-09-19 20:32:00 Above the highway, just to the rightof my line on the roadfour raptors, circling over meI wonder if any of them,or their kin, have ever thoughtone of us, driving alongwas lunch, worthy of that diveto try to catch usin their talons and fly offWhat would their friends sayfor such a storyof the one that got awaySeptember 19, 2007 21:39 ...

Marsh Grasses 2007-09-19 19:37:00 The flats, tidal,far from shore,reeds, grasses, rushesmorphing from greengolden tan, brownthe week beforeautumn officially beginsRiding by, caughtperipherally, fleetinglythe world as we whizz byglimpses of naturefollowing the call of the seasonsoblivious to human influencesour busy livesFed by the rising,falling tides, thealluvial, rich soil, guidedby the cycle of the calendar,the pull of the moon,swaying in the cooling airas night blursshafts of light filtering throughthe woods beyond the marshSeptember 19, 2007 16:20 ...

Suddenness 2007-09-19 19:30:00 If I could only explainwhat the suddennessof the news means to meTo learn, of the certaintythe finality of your deathpassing from life, fallinginto the pit, to the earthinexorably, instantly,cut by the scythe, the reaperseeing you in courtearlier, minutes reallybefore you were gathered inHearing, at a client’s table,in my own movingfrom task to task,frenetically, you were gonesuddenly. That was a slap,a centering momentclarion call and epiphanywords reverberating in my earsShock and stunned revelationfrozen in the suddennessSeptember 19, 2007 16:11 ...

Feeling the Loss of Him 2007-09-19 12:14:00 Standing, walking, coming through the linegreeting you, for a moment, sharingbut a snapshot, a burst, of what I was feeling,so small compared to the enormitythe reality of your loss.Feeling so small, standing in the line,before I approached you.Thinking of what his lossmeans to me, to so many,as written in the paperMurmured in the court, on the phonewith out practitioners.Reading so many stories,so many telling words,the lives he touched, changedfor the better, truly.Of his help to me,guidance and rebuttal,chastised and cajoledFeeling the loss of himso acutely, still.September 19, 2007 13:13 ...

A Sudden Loss 2007-09-19 09:59:00 A fateful callout of the blueof your passingwithout warning,no thought of chancea fleeting lightwe are only thatcast into the darkat the end of our daysbrief candle burning brightflicker and dieso sudden a lossfaith in the graceyour place in heavenwaiting now for uswhen our time is doneSeptember 19, 2007 10:58 ...

Time for the Fair 2007-09-16 15:02:00 The cold in the airreminds me of the country fairthe candied apple,the hot burnt sausage subthe smell of wet hay,the warm touch of a cow’s sidethe shriek of the roosters,the squeal of the pigs,Men with canes urging the oxento drag the sled fartherweight added as the stakes risekids running from ride to ride,teens sneaking offthe races after twilightthe craft booths,the giant pumpkin, squash,the pies and paintings,with sash and ribbonpride of the makersfor all to seeSeptember 16, 2007 16:01 ...

Stretch Run 2007-09-16 14:39:00 Summer giving wayto the cold of autumnbreath visible in the morning airboys of summerholding sway a little longerthe stretch runis well under waySchedules and recordsbrought into focusinjuries and strategieson each tongue and mindthe Sox can clinch itoh so soon,If the Yankeeswould just getout of the waySeptember 16, 2007 15:39 ...

September Corn 2007-09-16 13:58:00 Slimmer pickings at the farm standsmaller, more immaturelighter kernels on the coblate corn, from the gleaningsbefore the stalks are harvestedfor decorations of the housesproductive still; but not much longersnap of fall in the airon the breeze,haggling over the pricein reverse.A half dozen ears, please.“no, have two more,I’ve been having troubleselling the smaller ones.”Cider and chrysanthemumssoon to join the selections,with gourds and pumpkinslater sales before the closingfor the seasonSeptember 16, 2007 15:34 ...

Final Fruits 2007-09-16 13:50:00 The last ripe berriesfrom our own little vinewoven into the rhododendronhidden from the birds,other interested partiesleft to darken for a few days morethe last of the rich strong fruitbefore the cooling of the daysthe readying for the winterfall in full bloom in the airtart berries, tangy fruitthe final fruits of the seasonas brief as it wasSeptember 16, 2007 14:54 ...

Faith Writers 2007-09-16 05:47:00 I have now started a page on Faith Writers with my faith based poetry. They are at:http://www.faithwriters.com/ ...

“Have You Seen My…” - Sermon by Ruth L. Foss, September 16, 2007, given at Sanbornville United Methodist Church, Sanbornville, NH 2007-09-16 05:47:00 How many of you have ever lost anything of great worth to you…or even something that has no real value but…you feel you need it?...I know I have…at times I have put things away for “Safe Keeping” and forgot where I put it…boy I hate when that happens! What do you do? Do you just forget about it…or do you search until it is found? I know with me…I will search high and low…I might even say to myself…well I just give up…I can’t find it. But…I find myself…after awhile…going back to the “search”…to the “hunt”…until I find it. I am so happy when I find it…I even have to share my story of how it was lost and how it is now found.In the two parables we read from the Gospel of Luke today…something was lost. The main character in the parables searched until they found what they were looking for…to the point of leaving what they had to find their lost object. When they found it…they went to their neighbors and rejoiced with them…what was lost was ...

But, We Wouldn’t Do That 2007-09-15 19:56:00 If I were to put my feet,into the sandals of the listeners,the first audience for these stories,I can imagine the response,why they are called parables perhapsexplained by the response they would make.“But, we wouldn’t do that.” Emphatically,we wouldn’t leave our flock out in the wilderness,no that wouldn’t be prudent at all,we would husband our resources,be good stewards ofthe ninety-nine who remainWe couldn’t go out there, into the unknownto find the hundredth, the lost sheepWhat would happen to the rest, the loyal ones,living by the law, the prophets even,living by Exodus, Leviticus, by the Numbers.Oh we wouldn’t go out there. We wouldn’t wastemoney to find money, to burn our oilto find the one coin. We would watch what we hadmore closely, save out money, invest perhaps;but oh we would not waste so.And there is the point, the closed ears, the slow feetstuck in place, missing the point of the parables,that God’s energy, his compassion, his lovefor each one of us is ...

One Sinner Saved 2007-09-15 19:12:00 One sinner saved,one soul repentant,one breach stitched shut,to begin anew, to chart a different courseto be born again, to walk anothera brighter, loving pathWhat a choice, a turn,a momentous dayon the roadblinded and given sightonce moreto see the workhe must do,to undo the former callto spread the newsto the sinners, the lostlike him, and beyondbecause one sinnerwas saved.September 15, 2007 20:20Luke 15:1-10 & I Timothy 1:12-17 ...

Lost Sheep 2007-09-15 19:12:00 A world turned upside downsearching high and low, for one lost sheep,for one lost coin, leaving othersto chance, to the wildernessconsuming energy, to find onewhen others are in handSearching endlessly for the onethe one who needs to be foundsaved from their lost statebrought home, into the flock,into the fold once moreSeptember 15, 2007 20:12Luke 15:1-10 ...

Reach Out and Touch - Sermon by Ruth L. Foss, Sanbornville United Methodist Church, Sanbornville, NH, September 2, 2007 2007-09-15 09:03:00 “Reach Out and Touch…”Scripture: Hebrews 13: 1-8, 15-16Sermon:How many of you enjoy having people over just for the sake of having them over... I know I do. I like making a meal or a snack when I’ve invited someone over. I always ask what kinds of food do they like…what they don’t like…what they want to drink and other same types of questions. I want to make sure that they have a good time…feel relaxed…you know…at home. It is one of the biggest joys in life for me.Sometimes…it’s just for fellowship not a meal (but then again I always ask if they are hungry when they get there). Having 3 small children at home…there are time when I am just dying for adult conversation. I enjoy having people over just to sit around, talk, find out what’s been going on in their lives since the last time we got together or talked. Just the fellowship alone is a great time of fun and laughter.But there are also times…during our time together…I find out that they may be going ...