{"id":48174,"date":"2011-06-29T20:50:38","date_gmt":"2011-06-30T00:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/48174\/crystalline-castles-inspiration-nook-piece\/"},"modified":"2011-06-29T20:50:38","modified_gmt":"2011-06-30T00:50:38","slug":"crystalline-castles-inspiration-nook-piece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/48174\/crystalline-castles-inspiration-nook-piece\/","title":{"rendered":"OF CRYSTALLINE CASTLES &#8212; An &#8220;Inspiration Nook&#8221; Piece"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/i148.photobucket.com\/albums\/s4\/barbkaus\/Waimea%20Valley%20Botanical%20Gardens\/Beginning%20May%2010\/Beginning%201-1-11\/InspirationNook11.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" \/><\/p>\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" \/><\/p>\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" \/><\/p>\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><font size=\"3\"><span><font size=\"3\"><span><\/span><\/font><\/span><\/font><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><font size=\"3\"><span><font size=\"3\"><span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"comic sans ms,sans-serif\" size=\"5\"><em><strong>OF CRYSTALLINE CASTLES<\/strong><\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"comic sans ms,sans-serif\" size=\"6\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"comic sans ms,sans-serif\" size=\"5\"><em>Of crystalline castles,<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"comic sans ms,sans-serif\" size=\"5\"><em>winter fantasy dreams,<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"comic sans ms,sans-serif\" size=\"5\"><em>magical visions<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"comic sans ms,sans-serif\" size=\"5\"><em>captivating me,<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"comic sans ms,sans-serif\" size=\"5\"><em>silver and platinum<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"comic sans ms,sans-serif\" size=\"5\"><em>glistening afar,<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"comic sans ms,sans-serif\" size=\"5\"><em>my gaze transfixed,<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"comic sans ms,sans-serif\" size=\"5\"><em>my heart transported once more<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"comic sans ms,sans-serif\" size=\"5\"><em>to that place that I dream of<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"comic sans ms,sans-serif\" size=\"5\"><em>when the time is just right,<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"comic sans ms,sans-serif\" size=\"5\"><em>where moonbeams and fairy dust<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"comic sans ms,sans-serif\" size=\"5\"><em>paint magic across the sky;<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"comic sans ms,sans-serif\" size=\"5\"><em>that place of ice castles<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"comic sans ms,sans-serif\" size=\"5\"><em>and iridescent dreams,<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"comic sans ms,sans-serif\" size=\"5\"><em>imagination&#8217;s wonder<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"comic sans ms,sans-serif\" size=\"5\"><em>within the delicate suspension<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"comic sans ms,sans-serif\" size=\"5\"><em>of childhood dreams recalled;<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"comic sans ms,sans-serif\" size=\"5\"><em>that place atop the spiraled staircase<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"comic sans ms,sans-serif\" size=\"5\"><em>that the children always climb.<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"comic sans ms,sans-serif\" size=\"5\"><em>And occasionally<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"comic sans ms,sans-serif\" size=\"5\"><em>when the time is just right<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"comic sans ms,sans-serif\" size=\"5\"><em>the children will love to share<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"comic sans ms,sans-serif\" size=\"5\"><em>their precious ice castles with me.<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"comic sans ms,sans-serif\" size=\"5\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"comic sans ms,sans-serif\" size=\"5\"><em>(c) barbara kausteklis 6-29-11<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><font face=\"Comic Sans MS\" size=\"5\">Written for Jean Smith&#8217;s &#8220;Inspiration Nook.&#8221;<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" \/><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.friendburst.com\/blog\/47356\/i-n-wednesday-forum-6-29-11\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><font color=\"#0000ff\"><font face=\"comic sans ms,sans-serif\" size=\"5\" color=\"#0000ff\"><span><em>http:\/\/www.friendburst.com\/blog\/47356\/i-n-wednesday-forum-6-29-11\/<\/em><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"comic sans ms,sans-serif\" size=\"5\"><em>Thanks always for your visits and precious comments.\u00a0 <\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><font face=\"comic sans ms,sans-serif\" size=\"5\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><font face=\"comic sans ms,sans-serif\" size=\"5\">~barb~<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"5\"><br class=\"spacer_\" \/><\/font><\/p>\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" \/><\/p>\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 OF CRYSTALLINE CASTLES \u00a0 Of crystalline castles, winter fantasy dreams, magical visions captivating me, silver and platinum glistening afar, my gaze transfixed, my heart transported once more to that place that I dream of when the time is just right, where moonbeams and fairy dust paint magic across the sky; that place of ice 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