{"id":65619,"date":"2011-09-27T15:58:49","date_gmt":"2011-09-27T19:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/65619\/place-in-words-photo\/"},"modified":"2011-09-27T15:58:49","modified_gmt":"2011-09-27T19:58:49","slug":"place-in-words-photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/65619\/place-in-words-photo\/","title":{"rendered":"THE PLACE FOR ME TO BE (in words and photo)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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THE PLACE FOR ME TO BE<\/strong><\/font><\/em><\/p>\n

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I’ve imagined all those places<\/em>
\nwhere I thought I could be <\/em>
\nhappy and content<\/em>
\nand live comfortably —<\/em>
\nthe islands of the Pacific,<\/em>
\nthe southern coast of France,<\/em>
\nNew Zealand, <\/em>
\nNova Scotia<\/em>
\nand places beyond;<\/em>
\nwithin time and space<\/em>
\nsuch endless possibilities.<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

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I’ve imagined how it might be<\/em>
\nbeyond the edge of day<\/em>
\nand beyond the horizon <\/em>
\nand into the night,<\/em>
\nthrough the darkness <\/em>
\nI’ve searched<\/em>
\nfor what lies beyond.<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

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I’ve strolled through<\/em>
\nthe gardens of afternoon<\/em>
\nand danced in the morning sun;<\/em>
\nin my mind I’ve soared with eagles<\/em>
\nand I’ve climbed <\/em>
\nmountain peaks to the sky. <\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

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And after years of searching<\/em>
\nfor the very best place<\/em>
\nto settle my wandering spirit,<\/em>
\nto calm my restless soul,<\/em>
\nit has finally occurred to me<\/em>
\nthat the best place to be,<\/em>
\nthe one that I can call home,<\/em>
\nis the place where I am,<\/em>
\nwhere I happen to be,<\/em>
\nstanding right in the center<\/em>
\nof the one who is me.<\/em>
\nIt has taken a long time,<\/em>
\nbut I’m sure that it’s so,<\/em>
\nwhere I happen to be<\/em>
\nis the place to call my home.<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

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(c) barbara kausteklis 9-27-11<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

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Written for <\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

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Positivity Group Challenge\/”HOME”<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

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https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/PositivityShares\/?id=179559762121422\u00acif_t=group_activity<\/a><\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

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and for Flexwriters Creative Network “Poetry Madness\/”Love Thyself.”<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

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Thanks always for your visits and comments<\/em> on this piece <\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

and on the previous ones posted.<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

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Big Hugs and wishing you a peaceful week ahead.<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n

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~barb~<\/em><\/font><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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