TO THE TOP OF THE SKY — an Inspiration Nook piece

TO THE TOP OF THE SKY   Closing my eyes and swinging so high, I’m quite sure my feet are touching the tops of the clouds and the sky as I’m leaving all cares and stresses of this world behind as I watch them ever so slowly fade out of sight. Though I still see […]

JUST BEING ME — a “Simple Sunday” piece

“The Legend of Giants” by Natalia Rak   JUST BEING ME   Sometimes I can’t help but feel so very insignificant and small, rather wary of the world and retreating from it all, feeling somewhat invisible to those who pass by even though I look at them right square in the eye and say “How […]

we suffer for our Art

Today I’m recovering from the 3rd Trip to Annapolis…My partner will likely go again today…I’m staying home because 1) I’m wiped out and 2) he won’t have to split whatever money he makes…and I may be catching a cold…AND I somehow cut the ring finger of my right hand strumming (?) If I catch a […]

Documentaries, Artists, Philosophers, and Scientists 6

Documentaries, Artists, Philosophers, and Scientists 6 Meet Dr Masaru Emoto and Water 1 Hermeticism & Alchemy (Terence McKenna) The Hemp Revolution Meet Dr. Bruce H. Lipton 1 Horizon: Richard Feynman – No Ordinary Genius (full version) Meet Fracking and Water 1 Meet Fracking and Water 2 Meet Jacques-Yves Cousteau 1 Samurai – Miyamoto Musashi Jorge […]

The Gaian Dragon I Ching Calendar : Week of The Gentle Wind

Here, There and Everywhere – Paul McCartney (unplugged) The Gaian Dragon I Ching Calendar #27 : The Wind The Wind always changes, but is ever with us. Consider the problems you have created. Be Gentle with yourself. Go with the flow. Listen and learn. Make a decision. Bring things to balance. Use your Leverage. Proceed […]

downsizing

so I’m house-sitting for someone…they used to live in a HUGE house…but the kids are all gone…so this couple are now renting a townhouse…allegedly it’s better for their budget–THAT’S none of my business…I used the car they’re lending me to go to an open mic with my friend Lou…three songs, it was barely worth the […]

AUTUMN TRANSFORMATION — a very short piece

AUTUMN TRANSFORMATION Golden blossoms dance in the gardens of my heart, transformed musings that sing in tune with the season, morning mist girding hills ripe with fruit and flower as Autumn returns. (c) barbara kausteklis 9-24-13 Written for CPC “Pick-Apart Poetry Celebrates the Arrival of Autumn. http://www.friendburst.com/blog/111440/cpc-pick-apart-poetry-celebrates-autumns-arrival/ Thanks always for your visits and comments. Aloha […]

WITHIN THESE WALLS — a “Simple Sunday” piece

“Old Schoolhouse Summer” by coldasylum   WITHIN THESE WALLS She stands alone now, her classrooms empty, her swings clanging one against the other as the hot August winds carry with them memories of another day, another time. And as I approach her now-silent walls, I still hear the laughter of children playing their games of […]

what’s the catch?

went busking in Annapolis…came home with MORE THAN $100…quite a bit more…reluctant to say how much, so for now I won’t…more than enuff to buy new work shoes and have a bunch left over…I was afraid someone would come back and take the wad back saying “I didn’t mean to leave THAT much…” Neither me […]

The Gaian Dragon I Ching Calendar : Month of Opposition

Eva Cassidy – Fields of Gold The Gaian Dragon I Ching Calendar #53 : Opposition Opposition is both internal and external Reflect upon what you have done. Be open for Change. Take the Family into account. Return to basics. Rid yourself of mental Blocks. Meet your mistakes Preparation is everything. Bite through the problem. Move […]