Welcome to the October 2012 Edition of Pick-Apart Poetry as we celebrate Autumn in a short poetry way. September and October seem to have been rushing by and it’s hard to believe that Halloween is already next week and the elections just a couple of weeks away. Then on to November and December Holidays and […]
STEPPING BEYOND Pausing as this day begins to find the night, and feeling strong and confident inside, I’m ready to tackle realms beyond my view, stepping out of myself without fear or dread toward what the future has in store as I step toward tomorrow and morning’s new song. (c) barbara kausteklis 8-28-12 Written for […]
WITHIN THE MOMENT In the solitude of the hour I hear the wind whistling through the window, sunlight fading, the rain creeping closer, cautious and uncertain, as it silently touches my face. (c) barbara kausteklis 7-24-12 Written for “Pick-Apart Poetry” this month featuring two short pieces by Rainer Maria Rilke. http://www.friendburst.com/blog/93381/93381/ The idea of “Pick-Apart […]
GOLDEN Waves of golden blossoms cling to the hills and valleys, their hushed fragrance across the evening breezes healing my soul as they sing to the music of the stars. (c) barbara kausteklis 6-26-12 Written for CPC Pick-Apart Poetry, June 2012 Edition/”Pick-Apart Poetry Celebrates the Arrival of Summer.” http://www.friendburst.com/blog/91572/cpc-pick-apart-poetry-celebrates-arrival-summer/ The idea of “Pick-Apart Poetry” is […]
NATURE’S BLISS My thoughts play in the solitude of the hills, dancing to notes heard in the breeze, measured bliss of every flower, every cloud, every leaf, and enjoying Nature’s sweet company. (c) barbara kausteklis 3-27-12 Written for CPC “Pick Apart Poetry Welcomes Spring” this month featuring Wordsworth and a couple of his well-known spring […]
Welcome to the March 2012 edition of Pick-Apart Poetry. It’s always a joy to spend this time together each month and we look forward to your creativity and your sharing. This month, in honor of Spring’s arrival, we feature a poet from the past who has welcomed Spring in such eloquent and wonderful and even […]
WITHIN MORNING’S GRACE With Nature’s beauty so clearly in view, dawn breaking as the birds sing their new song of morn, I embrace the moment, the earth’s magnificent grace, a lesson to me of the way love should be. (c) barbara kausteklis 1-24-12 Written for CPC “Pick-Apart Poetry” featuring the poetry of Angel Love. http://www.friendburst.com/blog/79597/pic-a-part-1-25-2012/ […]
I’ve loved trying the CPC “Pick-Aparts” for such a long time now. Thanks to Darrell Shepherd for sharing his poetry with us this month. The idea is to select 25 words from the pieces posted in the challenge (link posted below) and to write new pieces using those 25 words (tenses and forms of the […]
BEYOND THE SHADOWS Fractured, uncharted, beyond the shadows of morning, time leaves me spent, worn, surrendering my distant past to eternity’s light, each breath fresh and new as we travel through time. (c) barbara kausteklis 9-28-11 Written for CPC “Pick-Apart Poetry.” http://www.friendburst.com/blog/65681/in-field-gray-featuring-valentine-smith-pick-apart-poetry-barbara-k-cherie/ Thanks always for your visits […]
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 […]
