Poetry

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The forest, wet fall afternoon
reclaiming the tree
into its own
the bright moss nourished
by the rich food of the pine stump
returning to the soil
from whence it grew


November 16, 2009
Hike after church,
Head Pond Trail,
http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Fishing/bathy_maps/lakinsheads_hooksett.pdf
Hooksett, NH
http://cs.newhampshire.com/blogs/hooksett_editor/archive/2008/11/05/Eagle-Scout-project-will-mark-Hooksett-trail.aspx
(the Eagle Scout project
of member Ken Scott)
http://www.bwanh.org/Hooksett/Hooksett%20Kiwanis%20trails.htm
November 15, 2009
and
Luke 12:15-21
and Psalm 16
and “The Prayer of St. Francis”,
United Methodist Hymnal #481;
and sermon, “I Want It All . . .”,
by Pastor Ruth L. Foss,
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
November 15, 2009
Her sermon is the third of a four-part series based in part on
Reverend Adam Hamilton (http://www.cor.org/about-resurrection/adam/)’s book,
“Enough: Discovering Joy Through Simplicity and Generosity” (http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=9781426702334)

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