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<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n \n TO THE EDGE OF THE SEA<\/font><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \n Captivating my imagination I hear their sweet sound, And on those days Alluring and powerful <\/font><\/em><\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n \n (c) barbara kausteklis 9-18-11<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n \n \n Written for The Inspiration Nook\/<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n “In Sea or Sky.” \n http:\/\/www.friendburst.com\/blog\/56943\/flying-high\/ \n \n Thanks always for all visits and comments.<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n \n \n ~barb~ TO THE EDGE OF THE SEA Captivating my imagination and soothing my soul, the waves of the oceans speaking to me, rhythmic and hypnotic bringing peace and calm to the restlessness and wandering spirit within my heart. I hear their sweet sound, the waves whispering my name, their melodies calling me once more to the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42,29],"tags":[63,3656,41,4],"class_list":["post-63863","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-photography","category-poems","tag-barbara-k","tag-inspiration-nook","tag-photography","tag-poetry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63863","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63863"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63863\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\nand soothing my soul,
\nthe waves of the oceans
\nspeaking to me,
\nrhythmic and hypnotic
\nbringing peace and calm
\nto the restlessness
\nand wandering spirit
\nwithin my heart.<\/p>\n
\nthe waves whispering my name,
\ntheir melodies calling me once more
\nto the edge of the sea.<\/p>\n
\nwhen the peace that I seek
\ncompletely eludes me,
\nI retrace the steps
\nthat I took just yesterday
\nand listen very carefully
\nto the songs of the sea,
\nthe rhythms and melodies
\nthat speak directly to my soul,
\nquieting my restless heart
\nfor at least a little while,
\nwashing over my insecurities,
\nmy doubts and fears,
\nemotions running deep.<\/p>\n
\nthe rush of the waves,
\nthe spray of the ocean,
\nthe winds upon my face.
\nAnd as I approach
\nthe edge of the sea,
\nI hear the powerful melodies
\nfrom deep within
\nas they rise upon the waves
\nand dance within the wind,
\nat once touching
\nmy heart
\nand my soul
\nand the center
\nof me.<\/p>\n
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\nBig Hugs.<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n
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