TAKING FLIGHT I watched you growfrom the tiniest seed,when you were hardly a thoughtand barely a dream.And when you were ready,you knew and so did I,(for mothers and fathers know all those things),time to try out those new wingsas you soared and I again smiled. And on those days each one of youwere born into […]
THE END When I was One, I had just begun. When I was Two, I was nearly new. When I was Three, I was hardly Me. When I was Four, I was not much more. When I was Five, I was just alive. But now I am Six, I’m as clever as clever, So I […]
“Transcendent of the Blues” by William Tolliver WITHIN THESE BAYOU BLUES Dancing in the dark to that familiar dusky song, caressing the strings of broken hearts, somber melodies drifting painfully through the tortured darkness of this Saturday night, lyrics laced with sadness and broken dreams, invading every corner of that smoke-filled room of hazy blue; […]
IT’S MAGICAL ALL As my eye sweeps across this morning canvas anew, the magic of this beautiful day comes clearly into view. It began before the rising sun as the birds welcomed me in their sweetly musical way. And the magic continued as Dawn greeted Day, the sun rising up over the eastern mountain peaks, […]
TREASURED MOMENTS Sometimes the best thing and the only thing to do is to share the moments so precious and often too few, those times we can share with the ones that we love, where no words are required, where nothing need be said; simply sharing these times and treasuring these moments as I hold […]
SUNBEAM MAGICAL Butterflies of spring waltz among golden petals, soaring and gliding, weaving pastel tapestries of silken sunbeam magic. (c) barbara kausteklis 4-16-11 A tanka (5-7-5-7-7) written for CPC “April Showers Bring May Flowers.” http://www.friendburst.com/blog/30478/april-showers-bring-flowers/ Thanks always for your visits and precious comments. Wishing my friends a most peaceful weekend. ~barb~
FREEDOM’S SONG Each morning as I peruse my ever-growing list of what I want to do today, where to go, which direction to take, what to see, what I want to accomplish in these precious few hours allotted to me each day, I remember at once how blessed I really am to have the freedom […]
FREELY GIVEN If I could right every wrong; if I could soothe every hurt and make it go away; if I could mend each broken heart and wipe away every tear; if everything I had I could just give away; if I could be all things to all people, I’d glad do […]
EVENING SONG The sun in the sky, hints of blue and clouds of white; the song in my heart, the birds that sing, the breath of a wind, everything. Where it starts and where it ends, the day once more melting into evening’s muted light, as dancing upon the edge of the day, […]
THROUGH THEIR EYES Wonder and magic, the look in their eyes, innocent amazement, so young yet so wise. The things that they say as they describe them to me, when they say it is so, I know it really is. And from what they say I know it is so because they see so many […]
