TOWARD THE BEYOND Outside the windows of my morning, shadows of distant summers past surrender to the leaves of autumn, my mind traveling forward through uncharted space and time toward sundown, through eternity, and beyond the limits of the unknown. (c) barbara kausteklis 9-27-11 Written for CPC Pick-Apart Poetry Featuring Valentine Smith’s “In […]
THE PLACE FOR ME TO BE I’ve imagined all those places where I thought I could be happy and content and live comfortably — the islands of the Pacific, the southern coast of France, New Zealand, Nova Scotia and places beyond; within time and space such endless possibilities. I’ve imagined how it might be beyond […]
MISSING YOU BY BARBARA K A CHERYL’S PALS COLLAB Gentle breezes caress my heart across this moonlit night, lilting melodies whistling upon the evening air. I hear your voice again as it finds my heart tonight, awakening emotions I had thought forever lost. I wish I could tell you what you wanted to hear, for […]
TURNING TO GOLD Leaves of green turning to gold; the air outside so crisp and bold; welcoming the first day of fall. Signs of Autumn seen ev’rywhere; Mother Nature’s glory to share; Hearing leaves rustle, Autumn’s call. Fall is here, I’m happy to say; summer’s heat has left us today. Happy […]
Create a MySpace Playlist at MixPod.com ON THE BRINK OF AUTUMN DAYS Red-tailed hawk of summer’s end circling the sun as autumn begins, days growing short, lengthening shadows of late afternoon as, leaving summer behind, I look forward to apples and pumpkins and leaves of crimson and gold and orange and to the cooler days […]
YESTERDAY’S TOMORROW By Barbara K A Cheryl’s Pals Collab I saw the future yesterday even though the sun was hidden behind skies of steely gray. I saw the future yesterday amid bubblegum thoughts and the sailing moon, within that lonely and mysterious place where tightly twisted thoughts unfurl. But I saw the future yesterday, somewhere […]
SIMPLY WORDS They make me laugh; they make me cry; the words that flow across the pages of my heart each day. I feel them; I inhale them as they float within breaths of emotion across the canvas of my imagination, their highs and lows spanning the depth and the breadth of feelings long buried […]
TO THE EDGE OF THE SEA Captivating my imagination and soothing my soul, the waves of the oceans speaking to me, rhythmic and hypnotic bringing peace and calm to the restlessness and wandering spirit within my heart. I hear their sweet sound, the waves whispering my name, their melodies calling me once more to the […]
Create a MySpace Music Playlist at MixPod.com LISTENING On those days when I don’t have too much to say, I stop for a moment and simply listen . . . . I listen to the hues and moods of the ocean. I listen to the golden rays of the sun balancing once more upon the […]
AUTUMN’S DANCE Summer breathes a sigh, shadows of late afternoon pointing the way to Autumn. Leaves pirouetting, waltzing upon fall breezes as I marvel at their grace. (c) barbara kausteklis 9-9-11 A Senryu (5-7-7 syllable count; two stanzas) written for CPC “Friday Fling” http://www.friendburst.com/blog/62103/friday-fling-harvestime-hayride/ and Legacy Writers “Byways/Featuring Short Poetry and the […]
