JUST THE BEGINNING OF WHAT’S AHEAD The midnight study sessions, the ones you couldn’t stand; the days it was so very hard to get up out of bed in the morning to get to school on time, a dreaded test to take; the football games on Friday nights, the activities after school, the paper and […]
SPUN OUT I remember well a time, and not so very long ago, when the world I knew seemed so nicely wrapped in cute little boxes and bright-colored bows. I remember that time when everything seemed to make so much sense to me and anything out of the ordinary simply left me scratching my head […]
OPPOSITES LEADING ME So many times I struggle to find my way along these well-worn paths that I travel upon. Often it’s simply much too dark and I can’t see at all; or I’m blinded by the bright sun and have to shut my eyes, as I try so very hard to look beyond both […]
As I look back on some three years or so of writing, I can’t help but notice how many times the theme of time has come up in various writing challenges and how many words I’ve written about it, as fascinated as I am with the whole concept of time and the way it sometimes […]
Because it’s almost summer and because the “forms” are always such a challenge for me, a bit of CPC “Friday Fling Fun” . . . . PICNIC FUN FOR EVERYONE (A Kyrielle) There’s almost nothing better than getting together once again with friends and fam’ly picnic style, a time that’s sure to bring a smile. […]
BLESSED Each morning as I awaken I’m reminded once again of all the blessings that I have that each day come my way; and how it is, whether large or small, they’re precious blessings, one and all. The simplest of gifts, the ones money can’t buy, the smiles that we share as we pass by […]
“Untitled” by Marta — Today’s Featured “Simple Sunday” Art THE SWEETEST SONG She sits upon the highest branch up in the tallest tree, the bluebird of my morning so sweetly singing to me. I hear her every morning as she sings to greet the Dawn, and I’m one of the lucky ones to awaken to […]
The weekend is upon usand for me that always meansit’s time for a new Cheryl’s Pals’ Collab . . . . HOME AGAIN by Barbara A Cheryl’s Pals’ Collab They say you can’t go home again, that nothing’s ever the same, as down this solitary walk along the path that I have sown, I consider […]
TRANSFORMED ONCE MORE BY BARBARA A CHERYL’S PALS COLLAB I feel a stirring within my heart, what it is I can hardly say, a feeling I can only begin to describe, emotions awakened as they strike a chord somewhere very deep inside this heart of mine; the precious melodies with each note as they sing; […]
UNIQUE TO BE We are so different, you and me, as different as day and night are we. You like the rain and I like the sun; you like the dark and I love the light; you like loud and flashy and I love quiet and subdued. With all these differences, it’s quite amazing to […]
