SIMPLY LOVE Love is simply something more than agendas or judgments; something more than control or appearances; more than intrusion into our inner soul. Love is simply being; it is holding. Love is united fulfillment; it is security, not control. Love is unconditional acceptance; and LOVE SIMPLY IS. (c) barbara kausteklis 5-24-11 Thanks to Peter […]
MOMENTS UNFORGOTTEN Magical moments unforgotten, each and every one, the words, “I do,” shared so very long ago; the first sounds that our children made as welcomed to this world; the evening sun dipping gracefully below the horizon toward night to rise up over the mountains and greeting me again at dawn; the people I […]
FROM THE SHORE Oceans of wonder, so near, yet so far, captivating my imagination in shades of blue and flinty gray, white foam in rough waters cushioning my heart, something about the waves bringing peace to my soul as within the rhythms of waves washing upon the shore, I’m buoyed up by their power, their […]
WITHIN THE GLOW Swirling about, tumbling, falling, as they begin to spill onto the pillow, night overtaking emotions worn thin and begging for the renewal of moonbeams and stardust and angels’ wings. And as they threaten to drown this restless heart, ink begins to flow with the tears of the night and the brilliance of […]
CONSUMED Bonfired reflections rising toward midnight punctuating the silence of my heart, flames reaching up into the darkened sky as etched against the black of night, syncopated rhythms, passion’s intensity dancing wildly, frenzied magic emblazoned against the fearless sky. And within the flames an enlightened moment, honesty rising up, so often vague and hard to […]
I couldn’t possibly pass up a chance to try a Collab this weekend . . . . ************** LOVE DEEP WITHIN BY BARBARA A CHERYL’S PALS COLLAB Finding comfort deep within, I hold you in my heart on this moonlit summer night, I cannot help but hear sweet songs of love floating upon jasmine breezes […]
WHAT DO THE GROWNUPS KNOW? My dad used to say way back then, back in the 50’s when I would watch him each day simply shaking his head and wondering why anyone would listen to the music I played on the radio and on those 45’s and lp’s. “Elvis and the likes of him,” he […]
EACH MORNING DEJA VU Each morning as I awaken, the sunlight on my face, the finches singing in the trees, the dewdrops on the leaves, I have a special feeling that I’ve been here once before. And indeed I have . . . . just yesterday I witnessed the very same thing, the sunrise that […]
“Jean and Greenlee” by Heidi Foley IT’S SIMPLE Simple, uncomplicated, so easy to understand, that place where magic happens when we might not expect it to. And in that place that’s hidden away, that secret secret spot known only to us, we find shelter from the storms that threaten; we find harmony and sweet connections; […]
WITHIN A DREAM BY BARBARA A CHERYL’S PALS COLLAB Diamond rivers flowing through starlit skies and walkways paved in moonbeams bright, as they often do in your dreams when you sleep, as floating gently upon clouds of fantasies, my dream fades into shadows and mist, where nothing is ever quite as it seems. And just […]
