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This week's BFF #80
(Blogging For Fun)
Inspiration:
ON THE EDGE
On the verge of release
this life inside,
beyond the window,
beyond the door,
breaking through the silence,
the alone within,
emerging from the darkness
and the shadows within,
from the black of the night
to the bright light of day;
Exposing each layer
of her heart and her soul
and breaking all
of the barriers down.
And at once the haze
begins to melt away,
the view out the window
much clearer now
as step by step
and word by word,
the window that was once
so very closed shut,
opens up to a brand new world
that is waiting right there.
(c) bak 1-3-11
barbara kausteklis
The following link will take you
to the BFF #80 Inspiration Blog
that is posted here on Boomer:
https://myboomerplace.com/BLOG4FUN
Tags: BarbaraK Poetry BFF BloggingForFun Writing
  
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UPWARD
Watching from
down here below,
streaking Stealth
across a canvas
of crystal blue
above my head,
my eye is drawn
to its path and its flight
upward and toward
a New Year’s sun.
My imagination soars
within its powerful flight,
as I watch from here below
and with it my thoughts
about the year gone by
and dreams of what
will come this way
and what the future holds.
© bak 1-11-11
barbara kausteklis
Thanks always for your visits and comments!
~Barb~
Tags: BarbaraK Poetry Photography Stealth NewYear Writing
MELTING AWAY
On the inside
looking out,
a spirit held captive
and hidden away
barred windows,
locked doors
holding everything in,
a world so small,
only a narrow view.
And with a new year
and a new day,
the bars begin
to melt away,
the first rays
of morning sun
streaming in
a spirit renewed,
no longer held captive,
imprisoned within,
but renewed
with the sun
in the light
of the day.
(c) bak 1-1-11
barbara kausteklis
Written for CPC "A Simple Sunday"
Featuring Manuela Chatel's "Eroica".
The following link will take you there:
http://www.myspace.com/mom_holtz/blog/541493319
Thanks always for your visits and comments!
~Barb~
Tags: BarbaraK Poetry CPC SimpleSunday NewYear
STILL DARING TO DREAM
On this new first day
of the rest of my life,
the year having flown by
in a flash again,
or so it seems
as I look back on it,
I stand on the brink
of what lies ahead,
thoughts to think,
words to read,
things to do,
places to go,
and even
some words
to write.
So on this first day
of this brand new year
I still dare to dream
and I dare to do
what comes my way
in the year ahead
and I treasure each day
that has come before
and all the family and friends
who have crossed my path
and have been such
a blessing to me
on this journey.
And my wish for All
on this very first day
is that we continue
to Explore
and
to Dream
and
to Discover.
And for myself,
that I never lose sight
of the fact that
each and every day
is a gift and a treasure
for which I am
so very grateful.
Happy New Year!
~Barb~
Tags: BarbaraK Poetry Photography Dreams Goals NewYear Friends Family
  
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As the New Year begins, Legacy Writers II "Friday Byways With Barbara K" invites you to stop by and join us and each one of the Legacy Writer II groups.
Amazing poetry is posted in the forum and we look forward to your joining us and sharing yours each week.
I post this week's "Friday Byways With Barbara K" to begin this new year so you know the type of thing we do each week.
Please click on the following link to join and to read the pieces already posted in the Forum:
https://myboomerplace.com/groups/view/id_492/
I post this at 6 pm Pacific Time/9 pm Eastern Time each Thursday evening and look forward to your visits.
You are most welcome to join each one of the Legacy Writer II Groups and participate in each one.
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You are welcome to share your words in poetry or prose and your images, reflections or whatever you would like to share.
And feel free to read and comment on each one of the pieces posted in the forum. The previous weeks "challenges" are also posted there and you are welcome to write to any of them.
New themes are posted each week and there are such wonderful pieces posted in each of the group forums. We certainly look forward to your visits and your participation. When you post your work it is posted as a "New Topic to the Forum."
Again, the link to "Byways" but please be sure to visit and join each one of the Legacy Writers II Groups. The "join" button is one of the turquoise buttons above the banner:
https://myboomerplace.com/groups/view/id_492/
Thanks so much to all who have already visited and joined us.
What you share is a joy and a blessing to all of us. Wishing you a most Happy New Year!
~Barb K~
Tags: BarbaraK LegacyWriters Byways Photography Poetry Writing NewYear Groups
WITHIN THIS MOMENT
Wrapped within a moment
right where I am,
I pause for a bit
and reflect upon life
as I find myself right here
between the edge of night
and morning's first light,
the moon slowly arcing
from east to the west
on her way to the dawn
and welcoming of day.
And finding myself
in the here and the now,
within this moment,
I look back and ahead
to what was and will be
and look forward to
the new day as
this canvas of morning
is painted right in front of me.
And as the sun rises,
my hopes do as well,.
hopes for peace and joy
and world understanding
and acceptance of
those things that join us
together within the family
of humanity and that peace
descend upon each one of us
and cradle our hearts
as we join hands and hearts
and step into a New Year
which promises to be
even brighter than the last.
(c) bak 12-31-10
barbara kausteklis
Written for CPC "Friday Fling Counts Down 2010 . . . . "
and LWHP "Friday Byways."
The link to CPC "Friday Fling":
http://www.myspace.com/mom_holtz/blog/541469425
And the link to Legacy Writers II "Friday Byways/Along a New Year's Byway" which I'm hosting and is now open:
Wishing you a most happy and peaceful New Year!
Thanks always for your visits
and precious comments
and encouragement.
~Barb~
Tags: BarbaraK Poetry Photography CPC LWHP LegacyWriters Byways NewYear
CATCHING A SNEAK PEEK
Living where I do
it's always a lot of fun
to catch a glimpse
of what goes on
behind the scenes
as the floats
are being decorated
for the Rose Parade
on New Year's Day.
This year is no exception
as we once again
went over to see
what the nearby
City of Sierra Madre
is creating for the
big day ahead.
Approaching . . . .
What it will look like when it's finished.
But until the flowers are applied . . . .
And of course I love watching this.
Looking forward to the Rose Parade.
I'll keep you posted . . . .
~Barb~
And I'm hosting Legacy Writers II "Friday Byways With Barbara K/Along a New Year's Byway" (which is NOW OPEN).
I would invite you to visit and join and participate in this one and each one of the Legacy Writer II groups.
Tags: BarbaraK Photography RoseParade NewYear
TO THE NEW YEAR
It's out with the old
and beginning again,
with yesterday behind me,
it's in with the new.
My slate is wiped clean,
bygones left behind,
all fires extinguished,
I'm refreshed and renewed.
Loose ends are wrapped up
as much as can be,
the few things left over
are just fine with me.
For I'm moving ahead
and I'm not looking back,
each day just continuing
to do the best I can.
It's been a fairly good year,
I can't really complain,
some ups and some downs
but isn't that always the way
life is, good and bad?
So I sing "Auld Lang Syne"
in this virtual way
while toasting the New Year
and wishing all the best
and stepping gladly
into the New Year ahead.
(c) bak 12-29-10
barbara kausteklis Written for Legacy Writers II ~justtuesdays~ with ~justjudi~
Tags: BarbaraK Poetry LegacyWriters JustJudi NewYear
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