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 0 2207

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Holding His Anger 2007-08-01 07:25:00 A loving father, sad for the rebellion,the distance between himselfand his children, sad for their defiance,their forgetting, of the things he had donefor them, the love he had heaped on them,the freedom, the joy, the reward, heshowered on them all, when they were his.Longing people, wishing to be close to himonce more, wanting him to be there; butthey were rebellious still. Wanting himto accept them, forgive them still, tosee past their failings, bring them intohis loving arms once more.August 1, 2007 8:24Hosea 11:1-11 ...

Becoming Airborne 2007-07-31 11:30:00 Trying to capturethe aerialistson their perches,the loosestrife enticingthem all to the pollenTrying to freeze the motion,their movement from flowerto flower, plant to plant,bloom to bloom.Oblivious to my presencebecoming airborne,focused on the next quarry.July 31, 2007 21:24 ...

Berry Rain 2007-07-31 11:26:00 Heavy drops of rainhang bodily fromthe green fruit,the bunches of berrieslong before the harvesthanging on the barbed vines,wound through the rhododendronHeavy berry rain, a teardropclinging to the bright greenheld by its desire, its loveto nurture, to feed, to caressthe growing, maturing vineAugust 1, 2007 8:33 ...

Wistfully Watching 2007-07-31 11:23:00 She was wistfully watchingthe activity at the edge of the lakeher sisters laughing, splashing,playing in the waves lappingthe shore, in the sand, withshovels, buckets, and pailsWistfully watching her sistersat play by the lakefrom her timeout seat.July 31, 2007 20:51 ...

Creatures of Creation 2007-07-31 07:46:00 The creatures of the air are the creatures of creationBirds, bats, flying squirrel, flying fish, cardinals, crow,pelican, penguin, puffin, parrot, and peacock,these are creatures of creationThe creatures of the sea are the creatures of creationAnemone, the jellyfish, the starfish, the clam, coral,the eel, the shrimp, walrus, whale, shark, and seahorse,these are creatures of creationThe creatures of the lakes and rivers are the creatures of creationTrout, bass, the snapping and box turtle, the otter, the beaver,the duck, the frog, the mosquito, these are creatures of creationThe creatures of the forest are the creatures of creationThe elk, the brown and black bear, the fox, lynx, turkey,the mink, woodpecker, hawk, the owl, the salamander, the deer,the porcupine, the panda, these are creatures of creationThe creatures of the desert are the creatures of creationThe horned lizard, the snake, the tortoise, the iguana,the camel, the scorpion, these are creatures of creationThe creatures of t ...

Tastes of Creation 2007-07-31 07:25:00 Sweet maple syrup,bitter radish, salad greensTart lemon, juicy fruitsSour rhubarb, creamy saucesRaw meat, flaky fishrich confectionsPungent cheese, cracked open lobsterTangy barbecue, slippery squidSalty brine pickles, sugary treatsBurnt toast, charbroiled steakSpicy jambalayaCrusty bread, intoxicating spiritsHot peppers, caramelized onions,Crunchy vegetables from the gardensinful desserts, buttery corn on the cobEarthy fiddleheadsThese are tastes of creation.Finished July 30, 2007 22:00Started July 11Genesis 1 ...

The Ethics of Eating, Pastor Lori Eldredge 2007-07-30 19:01:00 One of my pastors, the Reverend Lori Eldredge, was on NPR's Speaking of Faith show on July 19, 2007, on their show about the Ethics of Eating. Here is the clip.http://download.publicradio.org/podcast/speakingoffaith/20070719_ethicsofeating-lorieldredge.mp3 ...

Energy 2007-07-30 18:04:00 Energy, passionflowed from his manner,his words, his motion,his attention to detail,his bringing us with himas he told the story.So willing to spend the timeto share the news of their promisetheir potential, being metgrowing together,in the same classroomsseeing their learning side by sideWall broken down andbarriers overcometogether,side by sidenormalJuly 30, 2007 18:58Written about the presentation“Everyone is Different, Everyone Belongs”,at the 14th Annual Education Law Conferencehttp://www.usm.maine.edu/pdc/edlaw/,by Joe Petner, outgoing Principal at the Haggerty School, Cambridge, MAa fully inclusive K-6 public schoolhttp://www.cps.ci.cambridge.ma.us/haggerty/index.html ...

Red Sky 2007-07-30 17:53:00 Red Sky at night, sailor’s delightor so the tale goes; but I wonderwhat those sailors would have made oflast night. Red sky didn’t stay up in the sky.Our hands, our features, the buildings, the air itselfwere red, not just a tint to the sky above.A hot red orange sky hung down to the groundfor a few moments, before the thundercloudscast a darker shadow over allRed sky, all at warning.July 30, 2007 18:53 ...

Crazy Horse - South Dakota 2007-07-30 17:43:00 The Crazy Horse Memorial project, a real testament to perserverance and private philanthropy. Started in 1948 and still going strong. Located in Crazy Horse, South Dakota.http://www.crazyhorse.org/ ...

The Rising of Her Voice 2007-07-30 15:01:00 She spoke with greater power, with authoritybeyond the written words she had preparedsharing a different story, a truer witnessto the power of the victory, raised up, raised up her voiceto reach those in the back of the chapelto speak from her heart to us allto touch us, one another, with the news,the challenging news, the compelling truthof the sacrifice, the father giving his son;“would you give your child for another?”Compelling challenging question, forcing us allto stare into the mirror of time, to sense the enormityof the gift of the Father, in that quiet moment of reflection.She pulled us from our slumber, from the soft tone of her startingRaised up in the knowledge, the wisdom of freedomKnowing we are forever free of the chains,the tethers of our own making, born sinful, we die;but we rise with Him, free, free to shout our freedom!July 30, 2007 16:01“Free At Last”, the sermon by Ruth L. Foss,Wesley United Methodist Church, Concord, NHJuly 29, 2007On the change in the pr ...

Free to Testify 2007-07-30 14:51:00 She was free,free of the script,the words, the guideshe had sitting before herFree to speak from her heartfrom her experience,from her faith.Seeing a difference,moving from teaching to preaching,sharing a stronger, more relevant messagewith the congregationFree to share the words of hopethe strong words of baptismof joining the priesthood,you and me, when we claim our rightour adoption in the family of GodJuly 30, 2007 15:53“Free At Last”, the sermon by Ruth L. Foss,Wesley United Methodist Church, Concord, NHJuly 29, 2007On the change in the preaching of her sermonafter she stopped reading and started witnessingto the gift of adoptionColossians 2:6-15, (16-19) ...

A Spider Waits 2007-07-30 14:18:00 Funny how a spider waitslingers motionlessfor prey to vibratethe strands of the wed,to touch the right partto become ensnaredby her guile, her cunning,her trap; forever patient,ready, to pounce.July 30, 2007 15:18 ...

Fire on the Bay 2007-07-30 14:02:00 Fire on the BayAblaze in its dyingthe sun sank ever closerto the water’s edgefire on the surface of the bayspreading outward from shorelengthening as the dayfell toward nightPiloted toward the dying lightwe made for landfalland homeJuly 30, 2007 15:10Portland, ME, July 24, 2007 ...

A Purchase in the Seam 2007-07-30 13:58:00 Finding its own way,a purchase, in the seamthe tiny hole, the junctionbetween the dirt, the air,the water, the skyfound between the granite blocksa bit of sand, from the winterin the tiny nookenough for lifeto spring forthbloom in gloryin the steps of Your churchour churchthis July morningJuly 30, 2007 14:57 photo on Sunday, July 28, 2007 7:45am ...