This was written to the theme of childhood memories which is this week’s CPC Thematic Attic Thursday poetry challenge. Me about sixty years ago CHILDHOOD MEMORIES Sharing memories pleases all: author, reader, all stand tall. High tide raises all the boats, buoyed on knowledge that hope floats. Sharing memories of love, those who looked down […]
The 24th was American Kid`s Day Remember catching lightning bugs to flying kites Even jumping rope to standing on your head When kids enjoyed the outdoors exercising Oh, how kids have changed We played games outside and enjoyed the outdoors Not always inside sitting at a computer Times when all had time to enjoy each […]
This was composed from a poem by poet Sara Teasdale (1884-1933) for the CPC Pick-Apart Poetry challenge. The challenge is to pick 25 words from the writer’s featured poems and use them to create a new poem. The poem I picked apart is titled “Places.” LONGING I can hear the soul’s voice: love come back […]
GOLDEN Waves of golden blossoms cling to the hills and valleys, their hushed fragrance across the evening breezes healing my soul as they sing to the music of the stars. (c) barbara kausteklis 6-26-12 Written for CPC Pick-Apart Poetry, June 2012 Edition/”Pick-Apart Poetry Celebrates the Arrival of Summer.” http://www.friendburst.com/blog/91572/cpc-pick-apart-poetry-celebrates-arrival-summer/ The idea of “Pick-Apart Poetry” is […]
Pick-Apart Poetry Celebrates the Arrival of Summer with Sara Teasdale Welcome to the June 2012 edition of Pick-Apart Poetry as we celebrate the arrival of Summer. This month we feature Sara Teasdale (August 8, 1884 – January 29, 1933), an American lyrical poet whose poetry touches our hearts in so many ways. We bring you […]
This is a Special preview for the CPC Friday Fling poetry challenge. Poems should be posted there after the challenge opens Thursday evening at 8 PM EDT. Friday Fling #186 June 29th 2012 As we move into the hottest part of the summer of 2012, we’re inclined to want find a cool shady place to […]
This is the first blog of three for the “CPC” Collab development process. On this blog we add lines and play off each others lines to generate lines for the collabs. Come on over and join in the fun. All are welcome!
Let’s go to the birds this week.Some of us watch them while others root for one,and States ,Countries ,and Nations stand behind theirs. There one for peace and one for war,The ones with colors that strut their stuff aren’t even her.So think on this and let see were your ink will fly No bird soars […]
This was written to the featured art on the CPC Simple Sunday Picture challenge. The art is titled “Classical Menage.” TIMEWARP The ghosts of divas from the past swirled throughout the cosmos vast, brought back to earth con comet’s tail to reprise the past senses’ regale. The second time around proved strange, as fogbanks rolled […]
Welcome to the CPC’s First Official Simple Sunday Picture Challenge of Summer! This week we are featuring for your consideration, another piece of art by – anonymous. Almost certainly not the same anonymous as our last one. But still no need to thank the artist since we have no idea who it is! See what […]
