{"id":107602,"date":"2013-06-10T11:56:59","date_gmt":"2013-06-10T15:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/107602\/within-rays-of-gold-a-simple-sunday-piece\/"},"modified":"2013-06-10T11:56:59","modified_gmt":"2013-06-10T15:56:59","slug":"within-rays-of-gold-a-simple-sunday-piece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/107602\/within-rays-of-gold-a-simple-sunday-piece\/","title":{"rendered":"WITHIN RAYS OF GOLD &#8212; A &#8220;Simple Sunday&#8221; Piece"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i148.photobucket.com\/albums\/s4\/barbkaus\/Waimea%20Valley%20Botanical%20Gardens\/Beginning%20May%2010\/Beginning%201-1-11\/Beginning%209-14-12\/CPCASimpleSundayCHReinesch_zpsacc1124f.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\" photo CPCASimpleSundayCHReinesch_zpsacc1124f.jpg\" \/><\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\"><em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u201cSunny Castle Tales\u201d by Carlos Henrique Reinesch<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\"><em> <strong> <\/strong><\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\"><em><strong>WITHIN RAYS OF GOLD<br \/>\n <\/strong><br \/>\n <\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\"><em>On this morning<br \/>\n as the sun begins<br \/>\n to rise up over<br \/>\n and beyond the far ridge,<br \/>\n I find myself once more<br \/>\n within the glow of the sun<br \/>\n as it filters through the trees<br \/>\n and begins to find me.<br \/>\n And as the morning rays of gold<br \/>\n stream through branches<br \/>\n weathered and old,<br \/>\n they lift my imagination<br \/>\n to the top of the sky<br \/>\n as I hear the music of the trees,<br \/>\n their rhythms gently pulsing<br \/>\n to the notes that Nature sings.<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\"><em> <\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\"><em> <\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\"><em>For in the silence of early morn,<br \/>\n I wander moss-covered paths<br \/>\n beneath the canopy<br \/>\n of majestic branches<br \/>\n that smooth the rough edges<br \/>\n of my restless heart<br \/>\n and searching soul,<br \/>\n once again reminded<br \/>\n of the peace I seek.<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\"><em> <\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\"><em> <\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\"><em>(c) barbara kausteklis 6-9-13<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\"><em> <\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\"><em> <\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\"><em>Written for CPC &#8220;A SIMPLE SUNDAY&#8221;<br \/>\n which this past weekend featured the art<br \/>\n of Carlos Henrique Reinesch<\/em><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\"><em> <\/em><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\"><em> <\/em><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\"><em>http:\/\/www.friendburst.com\/blog\/107410\/simple-sunday-picture-challenge-welcomes-artist-c-h-reinesch\/<\/em><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\"><em> <\/em><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\"><em> <\/em><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\"><em>Thanks always for your visits and comments on this piece and the others posted.<\/em><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\"><em> <\/em><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\"><em> <\/em><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\"><em><strong>Lots of Love and Big Hugs from Southern California.<br \/>\n <\/strong><br \/>\n <\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"times new roman,times\" size=\"5\"><em>~barb~<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cSunny Castle Tales\u201d by Carlos Henrique Reinesch \u00a0 WITHIN RAYS OF GOLD On this morning as the sun begins to rise up over and beyond the far ridge, I find myself once more within the glow of the sun as it filters through the trees and begins to find me. 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