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 […]
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 […]
A poem for CPC Sunday with artwork by Darrell Shepherd
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 […]
