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This week's BFF #75 Inspiration:
 "Black Friday Sales"
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Another Chance (To Beat the Lines)
No shopping done,
my sanity spared,
so glad "Black Friday"
has come and gone.
No standing in line,
no tempers flared,
no aggravation,
not from me.
For I waited 'till
the very next day,
time enough
to shop for me.
Still the deals,
so many out there,
and all the folks
who Friday shopped
were all shopped out,
it seems,
and home in bed.
No need to worry
about those deals
I happily missed
on that blackest
of shopping days,
for there's yet
another day
when my cash and I
can go out and play,
and that's today,
and a much easier way,
shopping on-line.
It's Cyber-Monday!
Hooray!
(c) bak 11-29-10
barbara kausteklis
Written for Blogging for Fun (BFF #75)/
"Black Friday Sales."
The following link will take you
to the BFF #75 Inspiration Blog on MySpace:
Tags: BarbaraK Poetry BFF BloggingForFun Shopping CyberMonday BlackFriday
Through Eyes That See
Would that I might
always see
through the eyes
of the inner child
that is me,
through eyes that see
what things are like
before time and life
and all that blurs
and confuses
and gets in the way.
Would that I might
always see
through eyes that see
rainbows and sunny days
and blue skies after storms;
through eyes that see
dreams that come true
and peace and joy
that was before
the world became
so very off center
and askew.
Would that I might
recapture just
a bit of that,
my inner child
that was me
before life began
to get in the way
and completely
obscure the view
I had through
the eyes of
the inner child
that was me.
bak revised 11-28-10
barbara kausteklis
For Legacy Writers "Koffee Klutch With Roses."
The following link will take you there:
https://myboomerplace.com/groups/view/id_480/
Tags: BarbaraK LegacyWriters KoffeeKlutch Poetry Children
Singing a New Song
Stark white the page
in front of me,
empty spaces
begging for words
and company;
words tumbling about
in these corners of thought,
mazes of ideas
searching for direction,
fumbling for expression.
And a melody
begins to find its way,
slipping quietly
into the chambers
of my heart,
images knocking
upon the windows
of my imagination,
the words beginning
to flow from a place
deep within,
hidden away
and secret still.
Flowing slowly at first,
the words finally sing
a new song as they dance
across the once empty page,
bringing a smile to my heart
and expression to my soul.
(c) bak 11-28-10
barbara kausteklis
Written for CPC Magic Monday/
"The Magic of Poetry."
The following links will take you there:
On MySpace
http://www.myspace.com/mom_holtz/blog/540966373
On Boomer
https://myboomerplace.com/blog/view/id_12142/
Tags: BarbaraK CPC CreativePoetryCorral MagicMonday Poetry Writing
Sunshined
Summer breezes caressing my weary soul
Under tranquil paradise blue skies,
Nowhere would I rather be than
Singing and dancing under swaying palms,
Happiness chasing away sadness;
In an instant transformed as
Night is to Day and
Enlightened by the glow of the sun.
(c) bak 11-28-10
barbara kausteklis
Written for Legacy Writers II on Boomer "Sunny Sunday":
The following link will take you there:
https://myboomerplace.com/groups/view/id_495/
Please visit and join each of the Legacy Writers Groups. There is one for each day. I am looking forward to participating in all of them.
Tags: BarbaraK LegacyWriters SunnySunday Poetry Photography Acrostic Nature Parad
Flames' Dance
Flames etched against
the blackness of midnight,
crackling and sparkling,
syncopated rhythms
and frenzied movements
as they dance wildly
around the intensity
of the moment
punctuating the silence
of a moonless night
with their passion
and into the night
they spin,
they twirl,
they sing,
they shout,
they release.
And with the approach
of dawn and morning's light,
they sleep and they dream
of a magical midnight hour
and flames etched forever
against a blackened sky.
(c) bak 11-27-10
barbara kausteklis
Written for CPC "A Simple Sunday"
featuring Guylaine's "Ma Vie en Rouge."
The following links will take you there:
On MySpace
http://www.myspace.com/mom_holtz/blog/540948166
On Boomer
https://myboomerplace.com/blog/view/id_12047/
Tags: BarbaraK CPC ASimpleSunday Poetry
 
Out of the Darkness
By Barbara
A Cheryl's Pals Collab
Darkness begins to infuse my soul,
the sun beginning to dance
upon the edge of the day
and slowly sinking into the horizon
on the way toward tomorrow's first light.
But I have nothing to fear.
I don't fear the dark nor the night
as listening to the whispering trees,
the moon's glow bathing my senses
I dance in the rain,
crystal tears releasing
feelings deep within the dark.
And I hear you calling my name
in the sweet whispers of
the soft breezes,
the melody flowing through
the soft and caressing rain.
And as our footsteps lead
to today's tomorrow,
I hear Destiny's sweet refrain,
a muted whisper breaking
the silence of darkness
as a symphonic splash of color
welcomes the dawn.
And as the dawn approaches
I look forward to the day
feeling free and at ease
with what is coming our way
as Nature sings away our fears.
(c) bak 11-27-10
barbara kausteklis
Thanks Seekers: Lady "Cheryl" Death, Sharonlee, Cherie,
Sheila A, Joskibear, Lady Seda, Suzanne, A-Rhodi, Michelle K,
A Poetic Heart, Diane, and Me, Barbara
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The lines I used including and in addition to my own.
I HEAR DESTINY'S SWEET REFRAIN (Lady Cheryl Death)
don't fear the dark...nor the night (sharonlee)
I listen to the whispering trees as the moons glow bathes us in its beauty (Cherie)
with me Dance baby, in summer rain (Sheila a)
Let nature sing away your fears (sharonlee)
While I dance here in the rain (joskibear)
Crystal tears reflect and spark the feelings deep within the dark (LadySeda)
The soft breeze sends your sweet whispers to me;
I hear you calling my name. (Suzanne)
The sweet rejoice of the falling rain (A-Rhodi)
Away from all the suffering and pain (Michelle K)
As its melody flows soothingly within the caressing rain (A Poetic Heart)
Feeling free and at ease (Diane)
A symphonic splash of color welcoming the dawn (Moi, Barbara)
A muted whisper breaking the silence of darkness (Moi, Barbara)
Our footsteps lead to todays tomorrow (sharonlee)
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The following links will take you
to the "Saturday Share":
Tags: BarbaraK Poetry CPC CherylsPals SaturdayShare Photography Nature Peace
Toward Peaceful
On those days
when I look around
and the peace
I've been seeking
completely eludes me,
I retrace my steps
to my yesterdays
and find those places
once again that calm my spirit
and quiet my restless heart
for at least a little while.
I return to the sunset
that brings closure
to my day;
to the sunrise
that welcomes
me to the dawn;
to the gardens where
I linger to inhale
their fragrant beauty;
to the ocean's edge
and the rhythm of the waves
that soothes my senses.
And in those places
that speak to my soul
I find the peace that
had eluded me before.
And I find the words
to paint on this blank
canvas in front of me
and begin to fill in
the blank spaces,
no longer empty
as before,
peace finally settling
upon my heart
in these quiet moments
as I step forward
into the day.
(c) bak 11-26-10
barbara kausteklis
Written for "Friday Byways With Barbara," a new Legacy Writers Group that I'm hosting here on Myboomerplace.
I will be posting a new "challenge" every Thursday evening at about 6 p.m. Eastern Time and it will run for a week. The following link will take you there where I present the new challenge for this week. https://myboomerplace.com/groups/view/id_492/
You are invited to join this group and the rest of the Legacy Writers groups and to post your pieces for each group as a new topics to each group so we can all read and comment. And when you post your piece as a blog on your page, please put a link to our group in the event your friends would be interested in joining us as well as the other Legacy Writers groups. And please feel free to add a link to your blog when you post your piece as a new topic.
Tags: BarbaraK LegacyWriters Byways Poetry Photography Peace Tranquility
Imagining
I can only imagine
how it would be
to dance among
the poppies of Spring
upon wings of butterflies,
lingering for a while
to inhale the beauty
of the blossoms there.
And if I could soar
with the seabirds
out over the sea
and glide upon
trade winds to
places far away,
I can only imagine
how it would be.
Or to hitch a ride
on the tail of a kite
and drift up so high
and to sit on the edge
of clouds of cotton
with sunbeams
shining upon my face.
But content I am
to dream sweet dreams
of night as day has
melted into the night
and mystical melodies
sing me to sleep and
angels' wings carry me
on moonbeams and
starshine to the edge
of night and toward
a new day and dawn.
And as I begin a brand new day,
I can only imagine how it would be.
(c) bak 11-26-10
barbara kausteklis
Written for Flexwriters "Friday Flexin'/
Discover the Mystic in You"
Tags: BarbaraK Poetry Imagination Flexwriters FWC Dreaming
Beating the Lines on Black Friday
Hard to believe it's so very near,
the holidays are almost here,
as Santa's elves are so busy and bright
trying to get everything just right
for all those good little girls and boys
who sent such very long lists of toys.
And now that the Macy's parade is done
and eating that turkey was so much fun,
parents, aunts and uncles all over town
will be setting their alarms and marching on down
at dreadfully early hours way before the sun
to get in such long lines that can't be much fun.
So on this Black Friday as the lines are so long
I know that my plan certainly won't go wrong
as I ignore the crowds and their shopping spree
and go back to sleep 'till a quarter to three;
waking up just in time for a spot of tea,
having had such a beautiful day to be me.
(c) bak 11-25-10
barbara kausteklis Written for CPC (Creative Poetry Corral)/ "The Friday Fling Writes The Good Fight on Black Friday!" (in couplets)
The following link will take you to the Friday Fling:
MySpace
http://www.myspace.com/mom_holtz/blog/540909414
MyBoomerPlace
https://myboomerplace.com/blog/view/id_11865/
Participation is open to all.
Tags: BarbaraK Poetry CPC Creative Poetry Corral Shopping Black Friday
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