{"id":62569,"date":"2011-09-11T20:14:59","date_gmt":"2011-09-12T00:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/62569\/lost-cheryls-pals-collabsaturday-share\/"},"modified":"2011-09-11T20:14:59","modified_gmt":"2011-09-12T00:14:59","slug":"lost-cheryls-pals-collabsaturday-share","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/62569\/lost-cheryls-pals-collabsaturday-share\/","title":{"rendered":"LOST AND FOUND — A Cheryl’s Pals Collab\/Saturday Share"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/strong>LOST AND FOUND<\/strong><\/p>\n

By Barbara<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Cheryl’s Pals Collab<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lost within the darkness,
\nI find myself confused,
\nwhere day is night
\nand night is day,
\nwithin this place
\nwhere nothing seems right
\nas I aimlessly wander
\nthrough darkened passageways,
\nno end in sight,
\na terrible fright.<\/p>\n

In fact . . . .
\nthe deeper I keep falling,
\nthe darker it gets,
\neven though I hear
\nfaint voices calling,
\nthrough the darkness
\nthough I’ve lost my way
\namong mannequins with painted grins
\nwith eyes that never seem to cry
\nlined up along the twisted paths
\nwithin the frightful scene
\nand grinning back at me.<\/p>\n

And I try so hard
\nto get back on track,
\nto find my way back
\nwithin the dark,
\nI keep losing my way
\nagain and again
\nand again,
\nnot even knowing
\nwhere in fact to begin;
\nwith nothing to say,
\nno words and no rhyme,
\nmy eyes fixed upon
\nthe darkness of night
\nand completely lost
\nin and out of time.<\/p>\n

And as the dark
\nslowly fades away
\ninto the Dawn
\nand the break of day,
\nI catch a glimpse
\nof the comforting light
\nthat I sought so desperately
\nthrough the darkest
\npart of night.<\/p>\n

So I follow the glimmerings
\nof the light that I see,
\nfollowing one after the other
\nand not skipping a beat,
\nrefusing to accept
\nsuch darkness and defeat.
\nAnd replaced
\nby something wonderful
\nand so very sublime,
\nmy heart,
\nonce lost,
\nis now homeward bound.
\nI should have known
\nit would be only
\na matter of time.<\/p>\n

(c) barbara kausteklis 9-11-11<\/p>\n

Thanks to the following Collab Pals for sharing their lines with me:
\nLady “Cheryl” Death, Sheila A, Bella, Mary Margaret, Michelle K,
\nDetox, Val Smith, Elfwing, JT, and Me, Barbara<\/p>\n

A Cheryl’s Pals Collab\/Saturday Share.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.friendburst.com\/blog\/62273\/cheryls-pals-saturday-share-one-12\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Lines used in addition to my own:<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong> <\/strong>deeper I keep falling (Sheila A)
\nI hear voices calling(Bella)
\nYet I don’t where to begin (sheila A)
\nand again and again and again (Mary Margaret)
\nWith nothing to say of no words or rhyme (Michelle K)
\neyes fixed lost in time (Detox)
\nrefusing to accept defeat (Val Smith)
\nsomething so wonderful,so sublime(Elfwing)
\nI knew it was just a matter of time(Bella)
\nA lost heart homeward bound (sheila A)
\nnever seem to cry (JT) <\/strong><\/p>\n

++++++++++<\/p>\n

Thanks always for all visits and comments
\non this piece and on “Unfolding”
\nposted here this morning
\nand all previous pieces posted.<\/p>\n

Hoping this day has been
\na peaceful one for you.<\/p>\n

Big Hugs.<\/p>\n

~barb~<\/p>\n

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