ME AND MY RADIO My love affair with the radio began such a long time ago, before the days of NPR and classical music on FM. It began rather innocently, as I recall, with a kit that came in a box, trying so very hard to get all the pieces to fit, an early electronic […]
TOWARD TOMORROW Rainbowed bridges toward tomorrow arch across a painted summer sky, just one sign of hope shared and lingering after the rain, its colors spread like magic and easing so much pain. And as it bathes the land with peace, I wonder where it begins and if it ever really ends. I ponder all […]
“WINTER SONG” by SHARONLEE — 2012 BEYOND MAGICAL Blanketing the forest in crystalline white, snow silently falls and envelops the night, ice coating each branch, sparkling within the glow of a winter’s moon so very silent and still, my heart and soul transfixed and mesmerized by the sight, for just a moment at one with […]
ANGEL OF A SUMMER’S DAY I went looking for a summer smile among the gardens at mid-day in the middle of summer and could hardly contain myself, or my emotions, as I watched an exquisite angel of summer suspended, it seemed, in the air and in the moment. And on a steamy summer’s day, one […]
“The Mirror of Venus” by Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones (1898) AS THE MUSES SPEAK They gather in that quiet place where the silence of morning and the dawn meet my day, where a blank page awaits, an easel for the words and the images introduced by the muses who occasionally visit this page that I […]
SUNFLOWER SUMMERTIME GOLDEN Sunflowers golden, sway and dance in the breeze, reaching to the sky, inviting the honeybees, and me, to their afternoon sunshine dance, making these warm summer afternoons oh, so very sweet. And as they stand straight and tall, in a pretty row all, butterflies stop by and sneak a peek and join […]
WITHIN THE MOMENT In the solitude of the hour I hear the wind whistling through the window, sunlight fading, the rain creeping closer, cautious and uncertain, as it silently touches my face. (c) barbara kausteklis 7-24-12 Written for “Pick-Apart Poetry” this month featuring two short pieces by Rainer Maria Rilke. http://www.friendburst.com/blog/93381/93381/ The idea of “Pick-Apart […]
ACROSS A DARKENED SKY Fireworks flash across a darkened sky,streaking points of brillianceon here another Fourth of July.Our flag proudly wavingwith honor and pride,we have so many to thankfor our freedoms on this day,our voices rising abovethe din and the strifeas we celebrate todayour independence,our nation’s birth. And with our songof freedom and pridego our […]
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 […]
SOMETHING IN THE AIR TONIGHT There’s something in the air tonight, can’t quite figure out exactly what it is — something that makes my thoughts drift and wander and encourages me to think about things. Part of me hopes that the rain will come, washing away any residual sadness and fears. And part of me […]
