Our nearby Los Angeles County Arboretum sustained major damage during the windstorms of late November. Over 200 trees and exhibits were either destroyed or damaged. Thanks to the hard work of so many, it was able to re-open the day after Christmas, a wonderful present to all of us who love it. BLESSED BY NATURE’S […]
I’ve loved trying the CPC “Pick-Aparts” for such a long time now. Thanks to Darrell Shepherd for sharing his poetry with us this month. The idea is to select 25 words from the pieces posted in the challenge (link posted below) and to write new pieces using those 25 words (tenses and forms of the […]
LISTENING TO WISDOM’S VOICE Mysterious and magical, those voices I sometimes hear when all is very silent, their messages so clear and my imagination open to the keys they hold to at least some of the mysteries of this life I’m blessed to behold. I’ve heard the voice of wisdom as they’ve passed it down […]
PARADISE DREAMING Paradise dreaming within this winter array, palm trees swaying in the breeze despite what the weather says; seabirds and snowbirds upon the trade winds sail. as dolphins dance upon the waves, and inviting me to swim, my senses bathed in surf and sun, so chilled am I with winter’s snow and wind. And […]
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS AGAIN Every year right around this time I return to that place so often hidden away, that place where magic happens in sometimes surprising ways; that place where I find harmony and sweet connections; where I find no strings or hidden agendas. I return to that place, as alive now as […]
HAND-CRAFTED I come to the holidays, my hands open wide, carrying simple gifts to share with family and with friends. I come with words from deep inside, and written down as they flow through this pen I hold in my hand. I come with simple tunes to play upon my fiddle here, with names attached […]
BEYOND IMAGINATION’S DOOR Beneath a midnight canopy of sparkling moonbeams and twinkling stars, celestial lights stretching beyond the night, pathways toward tomorrow and eternity’s brilliant light. And as far as my journey takes me through threatening storms and the heat of summer sun, I try to focus on that place that’s somewhere deep within, searching […]
NO MISTAKE ABOUT THAT Misdirections, unintentional perceptions, roads taken mistaken, which one to follow after all? So many choices, a multitude of ways, just what AM I going to do on this fine day? Mountains to scale and oceans to cross — so much to do, so many ways to bake a cake. I don’t […]
TOWARD A MORE POSITIVE FLOW TOWARD A MORE POSITIVE FLOW BY BARBARA K A CHERYL’S PALS COLLAB Thoughts keep running through my mind; if only they’d slow down when I’m trying to unwind; thoughts often stalled and getting me nowhere fast, playing games inside my head and often causing so much dread, especially when I’m […]
DREAM ON, LITTLE ONE Dream on, Little One, though this night must seem so very dark to you, as standing upon the edge of the night, you look to the future, trying to see beyond the darkness ahead, so vast and so wide. Dream on, Little One, and may all of your dreams be filled […]
