{"id":1198,"date":"2010-11-28T00:50:07","date_gmt":"2010-11-28T05:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/1198\/toward-peaceful-with-slideshow\/"},"modified":"2010-11-28T00:50:07","modified_gmt":"2010-11-28T05:50:07","slug":"toward-peaceful-with-slideshow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/1198\/toward-peaceful-with-slideshow\/","title":{"rendered":"Toward Peaceful (with slideshow)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Toward Peaceful<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

On those days
\nwhen I look around
\nand the peace
\nI’ve been seeking
\ncompletely eludes me,
\nI retrace my steps
\nto my yesterdays
\nand find those places
\nonce again that calm my spirit
\nand quiet my restless heart
\nfor at least a little while.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

I return to the sunset
\nthat brings closure
\nto my day;
\nto the sunrise
\nthat welcomes
\nme to the dawn;
\nto the gardens where
\nI linger to inhale
\ntheir fragrant beauty;
\nto the ocean’s edge
\nand the rhythm of the waves
\nthat soothes my senses.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

And in those places
\nthat speak to my soul
\nI find the peace that
\nhad eluded me before.
\nAnd I find the words
\nto paint on this blank
\ncanvas in front of me
\nand begin to fill in
\nthe blank spaces,
\nno longer empty
\nas before,
\npeace finally settling
\nupon my heart
\nin these quiet moments
\nas I step forward
\ninto the day.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

(c) bak 11-26-10
\nbarbara kausteklis<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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Written for “Friday Byways With Barbara,”<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n
a new Legacy Writers Group <\/span><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n
that I’m hosting <\/span><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n
on Myboomerplace<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n

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(www.myboomerplace.com<\/a>)
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I will be posting a new “challenge” every Thursday evening at about 6 p.m. Eastern Time and it will run for a week. The following link will take you there where I present the new challenge for this week.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n

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http:\/\/myboomerplace.com\/groups\/view\/id_492\/<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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