WITHIN THE EMBERS’ GLOW – A Cheryl’s Pals Collab

WITHIN THE EMBERS’ GLOW By Barbara A Cheryl’s Pals Collab Within the magical darkness of this Summer Solstice Night transcendent flames swept across the dark of a velvet night, the fire all-consuming and reaching high against the midnight sky, gracefully sweeping, dancing, leaping well into the night, the crackling of the embers the only sound […]

WITHIN THE ACOUSTIC SOUND — Drips of Ink “Music Sharing/Priscilla Ahn”

Create a MySpace Music Playlist at MixPod.com WITHIN THE ACOUSTIC SOUND Each delicate note of the strings caressed, fingers savoring each one, as finding their way to my heart, they draw me into their lyrics and song, enveloping my emotions, empowering their flight. And I can’t help but listen and be transported too, to those […]

The Night We Met

The Night We Met

Love Is Here to Stay

Love Is Here To Stay

MEETING A SUMMER MIDNIGHT MOON — CPC “Friday Fling/Celebrating the First Day of Summer”

I do love at least trying these poetic forms which are always such a huge challenge for me. I can’t even begin to say how challenging this one was — another new one to me — MIRROR REFRAIN (format explained at the end) MEETING A SUMMER MIDNIGHT MOON A simpler time, those long summer days, […]

LOOKING ASKANCE or “Riddle Me This” — Drips of Ink/”Photo of Lost and Found”

  LOOKING ASKANCE or “Riddle Me This” Looking askance, and simply not sure, though at the same time could quite care less, why we’re sitting here and looking at her, as dressed in black she’s so much at home, with her treasures, her pets, who fit right in with her world and her mystery, as […]

ENGRAVED WITHIN — CPC “Thematic Attic/Petroglyphs”

      ENGRAVED WITHIN   Within these walls sacred mysteries unfold, each carving engraved within, legends and stories told of adventures and deities, treasures held within the stone as I try to unlock them, each mystery one by one. And I stop to consider them, these legends in stone, as becoming one with each […]

PAPERWING MAGICAL — LWHP II “Byways”

PAPERWING MAGICAL Origami butterflies, tiny papers folded with care, just yesterday created, each magical paperwing. And into my imagination’s garden I release my butterflies, their colorful folded paper wings fashioned with love just yesterday. And within my special garden, they find the perfect flowers, planted for them each one. And they waltz among the flowers, […]

Ancient Teachings

Ancient Teachings

SUMMER GOLDEN — An “Inspiration Nook” Write

  SUMMER GOLDEN   As far as the eye can see flowers of golden dance in the breeze, displaying their magic within muted heather and meadows of green. Just yesterday dark clouds threatened their joy and their jubilant dance; but today vibrant and joyful in the warmth of this summer day, their blooms dancing again […]