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Across a Painted Sky
The late afternoon sun
becoming one with the river
spilling over into itself,
the winter geese paint their
evening journey across
a sun-kissed sky,
their destination
their pattern,
their way
a familiar one as
I watch them
from the shore and
marvel at their resolve
and the beauty they share
as the sun begins to set.
bak 2-5-10
barbara kausteklis
(Photos of Hamilton, Ohio along the river as the late February sun begins to set.)
Posted for Legacy Writers "Friday Byways" -- beautiful poetry and images posted in the forum. Inviting you to visit and join this and all the Legacy Writers Groups. Link to the one I'm hosting:
https://myboomerplace.com/groups/view/id_492/title_Friday-Byways-With-Barbara/
Tags: BarbaraK Poetry Photography LegacyWriters FridayByways Nature
Just because they're fun to try
even though the "forms" are such a challenge,
a terzanelle (combination terza rima/villanelle)
with an animal theme
(template, definition and example at the end):
Orange, My Friend
My very orange friend,
he brought joy to my days,
my friend 'till the end.
In so many ways,
my beloved orange cat,
he brought joy to my days.
He was really good at that,
for a traveler was he,
my beloved orange cat.
An inspiration to me
dreaming often in the day
for a traveler was he.
As was often his way
when I would see him there
dreaming often in the day.
And I would wonder to where
when I would see him there,
my very orange friend,
my friend 'till the end.
(c) bak 12-10-10
barbara kausteklis
Written for CPC
"Friday Fling Loves Animals (in a good way)."
The following link will take you there:
And back in a moment with the Boomer View:
https://myboomerplace.com/public/blog/view/id_13201/title_The-Friday-Fling-Does-Some-Heavy-Petting/page_4/
Thanks so much for your visits
and precious comments.
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The Terzanelle, defined by ShadowPoetry.com as
a poetry type which is a combination of the villanelle and the
terza rima forms. It is a 19-line poem consisting of five interlocking triplets/tercets plus a concluding quatrain in which the first and third lines of the first triplet appear as refrains. The middle line of each triplet is repeated, reappearing as the last line of the succeeding triplet with the exception of the center line of the next-to-the-last stanza which appears in the quatrain. The rhyme and refrain scheme for the triplets is as follows:
1. A
2. B
3. A
4. b
5. C
6. B
7. c
8. D
9. C
10. d
11. E
12. D
13. e
14. F
15. E
Ending Type 1:
16. f
17. A
18. F
19. A
Ending Type 2:
16. f
17. F
18. A
19. A
Each line of the poem should be the same metrical length.
An example of one:
September
September, drifting in with glow of moon,
You stifle Summer’s ardor. . . and she grieves.
In guise of fire, then Fall comes all too soon.
Your breath grows cool. You’ll blow and loosen leaves.
The hills and woodlands will reflect new hues.
You stifle Summer’s ardor. . . and she grieves.
In Autumn’s chill, the colors are a ruse.
For as you pass, the trees are set ablaze.
The hills and woodlands then reflect new hues.
Though warmth may linger through your final days,
old Sun is waning, yet he still seems strong!
For as you pass, the trees are set ablaze.
September, you’re a melancholy song.
Though time be short, you paint a brilliant dusk!
Old sun is waning, yet he still seems strong.
October looms. . . Your ending will be brusque.
September, drifting in with glow of moon,
though time be short, you paint a brilliant dusk.
In guise of fire, then Fall comes all too soon.
Copyright © 2006 Andrea Dietrich
Tags: BarbaraK CPC FridayFling Cats Pets Poetry Photography
AUTUMN'S RAINBOWED DAY
Autumn's rainbow
of color after a rain,
crimson and golden
upon a canvas
of brilliant blue,
broad strokes of color
against the sky,
their intricate patterns
captivating my imagination
on this afternoon in the Fall.
as they pirouette
from each branch,
their delicate dance
of soothing fall breezes
as taking my hand,
they blanket the ground
on this crisp and cool fall day,
in Autumn's final dance.
And on this afternoon,
so quiet and still,
subtle colors of autumn
infuse the waters
in front of me,
barely a ripple
in the peace
and calm
of this day.
(c) bak 12-10-10
Written for Legacy Writers II "Friday Byways."
Written for Legacy Writers II "Friday Byways" which I'm hosting today and for the week and which is open now. If you get a chance, please stop by and read the beautiful poetry posted there and join and participate in this and each one of the Legacy Writers groups here on Boomer. The link to this week's "Byways":
Tags: BarbaraK Poetry Photography Autumn Rainbows HarmonyPub
  
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Rainbow Magic
As my eye sweeps
across the canvas
that is my day I see
the magic of a rainbow,
in brilliant splashes of color
gracing the meadows
and hilltops bathed in
the golden sunlight
of a spring day;
in the ripening fields
and vineyards of Summer
as far as my eye takes me;
in that magical place where
the sea ends and the sky begins
at twilight and dawn;
in the rust and red and gold
of Autumn's blaze;
in Winter's icy mantle,
pristine and crystalline white
with the first snowflakes.
And on those days when
gray colors my landscape,
I remember the rainbow arching
across a spring-shower velvet sky
and the red-tailed hawk soaring
above my mountaintops.
And on those gray days
I reach for that rainbow
and savor the magic
within each and every
splash of color and
marvel at the painted
brushstrokes that I can't help
but clearly see through
that gray and misty haze.
c. bak 7-9-10
barbara kausteklis Posted for Legacy Writers II "Friday Byways . . . ./ Along a Colors in the Sky Byway" which I'm hosting and which is open now. I invite you to join and to participate in this and all of the Legacy Writers Groups. Each one runs for a week. The link to "Byways": https://myboomerplace.com/groups/view/id_492/title_Friday-Byways-With-Barbara/
I look forward to spending the week with you there.
Tags: BarbaraK Poetry Photography LegacyWriters FridayByways
Treasured
A box on the shelf
rather tattered and worn,
a most treasured possession
though it hasn't been
there very long.
And every once in a while
I open this box
of snippets
and trinkets
and half-written things
as closing my eyes
I reach way inside,
as far as my memory
will allow on this day.
And as far back
as my memory can go
I find in the box
what I wanted to see,
a word here and there,
a photo or two,
a phrase,
a few jokes,
all put there
with care because
even then I knew
that on some
of these days
the smiles don't
come as easily
as I would
want them to.
So as I consider
a few treasures
in my box that sits
on this shelf,
I put them all back
because I just know
there will come
another time
when all around
me seems sad
and I desperately
need a lift and
a boost in my mood.
And then once again
I'll reach in my box
of treasures and find
just one more thing
to make me smile
once more.
(c) bak 12-9-10
barbara kausteklis
Written for CPC "Thematic Attic/
Outta the Box Poetry."
The following link will take you there:
http://www.myspace.com/mom_holtz/blog/541152279
Tags: BarbaraK Poetry CPC ThematicAttic
ANSWERING THE KNOCK AT THE DOOR
Every once in a while
when things are very quiet
and I'm paying
very close attention
I can hear the sound
of my own voice
as it rather quietly
eases its way
through the inner
passageways of
my imagination
and my heart.
and, finding
a comfortable
enough spot,
allows itself
to be heard.
Not a voice that
I'm used to hearing,
even I have trouble
sometimes
recognizing it
as my own voice.
But my voice it is,
and I embrace it
and have become
rather accustomed
to hearing it now.
So when in these
early morning hours
I hear a faint knock
on the door of
my imagination,
I open it up and
we have a little chat,
my voice and I,
and occasionally
our conversation
makes its way
to the blank pages
in front of me.
(c) bak 12-8-10
barbara kausteklis
Written for Flexwriters Creative Network
"Wednesday's Muse/Voices."
The following link will take you there:
http://www.flexwriterscreativenetwork.net/forum/topic/129/page/1#924
Tags: BarbaraK Poetry Flexwriters Voice
Notes Across the Page
It makes me laugh;
it makes me cry,
the music of my days
and the music of my nights,
turning my emotions inside out,
making me sit up very tall.
Familiar notes dancing
across the pages
of my imagination,
taking me to places
I've never been,
Danube waltzing,
Moldau magic,
Alpine meadows
and mountain majestic,
Venice canals.
Unfamiliar notes
carrying my emotions
and my thoughts
to places never
even dreamed.
The music of my life
gently tiptoes into
those corners
and empty spaces
of my imagination,
inspiring,
motivating,
releasing.
And with their
sweet inspiratiion
I can sometimes
write my own lyrics
in words flowing
from my pen
and across
the page.
(c) bak 8-23-10
Shared with CPC "Wonderful Wednesday/Favorite Things." I'm co-hosting there today with Elfwing. Looking forward to some of your favorite things.
The My _________ link:
http://www.myspace.com/mom_holtz/blog/541128350
And also here on Boomer.
https://myboomerplace.com/blog/view/id_13010/title_A-FEW-OF-YOUR-FAVORITE-THINGS-Wonderful/
Please be sure to visit and join and participate in the wonderful and varied writing and poetry groups here on Myboomerplace. They are all in the "Groups" Section here. I'm hosting the Legacy Writers "Friday Byways" Group and would love to see you join and participate in that one and all the Legacy Writers Groups.
Tags: BarbaraK Poetry Photography CPC CreativePoetryCorral Music
Face to Face
Tranquil waters flowing
over and around
the rough pathways
leading to the most hidden
spaces of my heart
and my soul,
I am mesmerized by
their cadence as
they softly caress
the roughness of
each one
on their way.
And I am
made smooth
as they soothe
the ragged edges
and rough textures
of my most inner self.
And in these
sweet moments
of enlightenment
I can't help but
meet my inner self
face to face
and step into
a new tomorrow
no longer weighed down
by the burden
that I was carrying.
(c) bak 12-7-10
barbara kausteklis
Written for CPC "Wonderful Wednesdays" which I'm co-hosting tonight and tomorrow with Elfwing My ________ link: http://www.myspace.com/mom_holtz/blog/541128350
and for Legacy Writers II/"Sunny Sunday." The Boomer link: https://myboomerplace.com/blog/view/id_13010/title_A-FEW-OF-YOUR-FAVORITE-THINGS-Wonderful/
Tags: BarbaraK Poetry CPC LegacyWriters SunnySunday
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