{"id":20935,"date":"2011-03-05T13:31:05","date_gmt":"2011-03-05T18:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/20935\/dancing-keys-bff-88blogging-fun\/"},"modified":"2011-03-05T13:31:05","modified_gmt":"2011-03-05T18:31:05","slug":"dancing-keys-bff-88blogging-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/20935\/dancing-keys-bff-88blogging-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"DANCING ACROSS THE KEYS (BFF 88\/Blogging For Fun)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Times\"><em><strong>This week&#8217;s Blogging for Fun (BFF) Inspiration:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Times\"><em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Times\"><em><strong> <\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i148.photobucket.com\/albums\/s4\/barbkaus\/Waimea%20Valley%20Botanical%20Gardens\/Beginning%20May%2010\/Beginning%201-1-11\/BFF88.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Times\"><em><strong> <\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Times\"><em><strong>DANCING ACROSS THE KEYS<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Times\"><em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nI stop here for a few moments <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Times\"><em><br \/>\nas within the music of the sea<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Times\"><em><br \/>\ngently rocking my soul,<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Times\"><em><br \/>\ncradling my emotions,<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Times\"><em><br \/>\nI find a bit of respite <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Times\"><em><br \/>\nfrom the frenzy of the day<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Times\"><em><br \/>\nas I stop and inhale <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Times\"><em><br \/>\nthe soothing music <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Times\"><em><br \/>\nof the waves as they<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Times\"><em><br \/>\ngently polish the ragged edges<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Times\"><em><br \/>\nand rough spots of my heart.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Times\"><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Times\"><em>And in unison with the melodies<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Times\"><em><br \/>\ndancing across the keys<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Times\"><em><br \/>\nI sing along with them,<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Times\"><em><br \/>\nsweet music as the sunlight<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Times\"><em><br \/>\nskips from wave to wave<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Times\"><em><br \/>\nand into my heart. <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Times\"><em><br \/>\nI join in their dance, <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Times\"><em><br \/>\nfor a moment at one<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Times\"><em><br \/>\nwith the seabirds resting there.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Times\"><em><br \/>\n~~~~~~~~~~<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Times\"><em><br \/>\n<strong>And how fitting,<br \/>\nhow apropos,<br \/>\nthat on this 88th week<br \/>\nof BFF we are still happily<br \/>\nBlogging For Fun<br \/>\nto the tune of 88 weeks<br \/>\nas varied as the 88 individual keys<br \/>\nof this piano, whose keys<br \/>\nrepresent to me the themes<br \/>\nand variations on themes,<br \/>\nmusic I have looked forward<br \/>\nto since its inception<br \/>\nsome 88 weeks ago.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Times\"><em>BFF\/Blogging For Fun<br \/>\nis truly a highlight of my week.<br \/>\nAnd thanks to Darlene and<br \/>\nall the BFF participants and<br \/>\nto all who read and comment<br \/>\nhere for helping to make it so. <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Times\"><em>Happy 88th Week, BFF!!!<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Times\"><em>~barb~<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Times\"><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Times\"><em>(c) bak 3-1-11<br \/>\nbarbara kausteklis<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span style=\"font-family: Times\"><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week&#8217;s Blogging for Fun (BFF) Inspiration: DANCING ACROSS THE KEYS I stop here for a few moments as within the music of the sea gently rocking my soul, cradling my emotions, I find a bit of respite from the frenzy of the day as I stop and inhale the soothing music of the waves 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