"Carta a Eva" -- Artist: Amelia Arranz
DYING TO FIT IN
Blinded
by the runway lights
and deafened
by the oooh's and ah's,
one foot in front of the other
and trying to manage
the narrow path
they've got us on.
Self-image lost,
so blinded there
within the glare of fame
and fortune we're on.
Fashion statements
to adoring crowds,
children dying to be
grown up before their time;
childhood lost and traded in
for what's hot today
according to what "they" say.
What a price we pay
as we try to fit in;
and how much we lose
trying not to be passe.
(c) barbara kausteklis 4-22-12
Written for "A Simple Sunday"
this week featuring the art of Amelia Arranz
and her "Carta a Eva."
http://www.friendburst.com/blog/87292/simple-sunday-happy-earth-day/
Thanks always for your visits and comments.
~barb~
Artist: Darrell Shepherd
NATURE'S SOOTHING BALM
I've heard the voice of wisdom
as it rustled through the trees;
I've heard it in the ocean's waves
and whispered in the breeze.
And once more I hear it
in the rivers flowing
from high above,
Nature's soothing balm
washing over a land
so parched and dry ,
in dire need
of her soothing hand,
her waters passing
over the desert floor,
as life is restored,
renewed once more.
And with the flowing waters
of springtime and beyond,
my own heart is renewed,
also parched and dry,
as I once more fill my cup
at the river's edge
dipping into that water
so crystal clear and pure;
flowing from that place
where wisdom and hope reside,
passed down through generations,
which no barriers can restrain,
sweet wisdom flowing as day begins
and darkness gives way once more to light.
(c) barbara kausteklis 3-25-12
Written for "A Simple Sunday Featuring
the Art of Darrell Shepherd."
http://www.friendburst.com/blog/85081/cpc-sunday-share-host-artist-darrell-shepherd/
Thanks always for your visits and comments.
~barb~
