13 Sunday May 2012
Posted in Deep Stuff!, Longing & Waiting, Poetry
Joy
Ecstasy
Inside my being
A bubbling brook
Chattering sparrows
The joy of the first crocus
The warm blush of the sun
The beauty of a brooding sunset
Deep within the shadows of my mind
There is a desire and longing for rest
To slip from this mortal world
Recline within white clouds
And to leave this land
For one more gentle
Most welcoming
Less demanding
Encompassing
Eternal
Sleep
Joy
© Joy 2012
By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm
12 Saturday May 2012
Posted in Awards
Tags
The Liebster Award
I’ve been honoured this week to have been nominated for a Liebster Award. The award isn’t voted on by any kind of committee; instead, it is passed from one blogger to another, to recognize fellow bloggers with a sort of cyberspace pat on the back and cheerio. The “rules” for the award specify that, once nominated it is the recipient’s responsibility to:
Thank You!
A big thank you to cloudfactor5 http://cloudfactor5.wordpress.com for nominating me for this award – please do take a moment to check out their blog, it is well worth it!!
My Five nominated blogs are:-
These are a variety of blogs that I really enjoy visiting. It was really,really very difficult to pick only five. There are so many fabulous bloggers out there, and so many talented people to choose from.
Again – a big thank you to cloudfactor5 for not only nominating me, but also for taking time out to visit my blog and offer words of encouragement 🙂
12 Saturday May 2012
Posted in Deep Stuff!, Poetry
Burning my memories,
one by one.
Igniting past pains,
cauterising old wounds.
Flaming, hot, words,
vitriolic in verse.
Flagellation, flagration,
purge passions, past-tense.
Incinerate insinuations,
imaginings real.
Immolate in sincerity,
allows hearts to heal.
In a blaze of gold glory,
the past is undone;
to rise like the phoenix,
from the flames of the sun.
© Phoenix 2012
By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm
36/365 (Photo credit: celeste343)
11 Friday May 2012
Posted in Daily life, Humour, Poetry
Oh dear!
What have I done?
How did this happen?
I’ve come undone!
I should’ve known
that this would be,
and that it would
go wrong for me.
What should be fun,
and cause no harm,
has gone quite wrong,
and caused alarm.
I’m so ashamed,
that it would be,
so obvious,
for all to see.
Now my mistake,
whilst unintended,
was caused by vanity,
and can’t be mended.
I’ve learned my lesson
and felt such pain.
I’ve rued the day,
and burned with shame!
© Oh Dear!
By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm
Dunce (Photo credit: Candie_N (Will organize photostream eventually))
11 Friday May 2012
Posted in Deep Stuff!, Poetry
Thoughts
my chattering children
in the playground of life
Tears
fall as snowflakes
before turning to ice
Laughter
echoes and shadows
dancing with the light
Memories
wistfully haunting
as she dances away
© Haunted 2012
By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm
Diary (Photo credit: Barnaby)
10 Thursday May 2012
Posted in Deep Stuff!, Longing & Waiting, Poetry
Tags
autumn, first love, heartbreak, loss, love, memories, poetry, reminiscence, spring, summer, tears, winter
How I lived,
loved, and
lost,
in a
day.
A crisp winter
walk. Breath.
November
skies so
fresh.
Suffocating summer
afternoons, spent
making love, in
your bedroom.
Passionate.
Autumn abandonment.
Love tossed aside.
Sad, bitter tears,
words said,
love dead.
Armchair reminiscence,
so long ago,
memories,
spring,
forth.
How I lived,
loved, and
lost,
in a
day.
© One Day 2012
By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm
Waterfalls at Bahati Camp, the first of three camp areas in the Uluguru Mountains. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
07 Monday May 2012
Posted in Deep Stuff!, Longing & Waiting, Poetry
Tags
Aether, Aquilo, Arianrod, breeze, constellation, crown, dimension, dreams, heavens, lament, moonbeams, Nereid, poetry, Sea, Sirens, stars, time, wind
Of what do I dream,
when I close my eyes?
I dream of the sea
and the star filled skies.
From constellations above
I would fashion a crown;
a cloak from the sea
matches my moonbeam gown.
I roam in the heavens
with Arianrod and Aether.
I swim in the oceans
with Nereides beneath.
With heartbroken Sirens,
sing laments to the seas.
With Aquilo the wind
I sing songs in the breeze.
When I close my eyes,
to this earth I’m not bound.
Neither time nor dimension
can tie this soul down.
© Dreams 2012
By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm
Nereides, 1902 by Gaston Bussière (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
07 Monday May 2012
Yesterday, Paul the author of the ‘Living in Awareness’ blog, nominated me for The Most Versatile Blogger Award.
I was extremely excited and very surprised as I have not been blogging that long! Receiving the VBA is not only humbling it is also a positive affirmation as I sometimes feel blogging is a bit like being a X Factor contestant; whilst I might think my writing is okay, others might be secretly cringing 🙂
Many thanks Paul, this has really made me do a happy dance. Please do check out ‘Resting in Awareness’, it is a beautiful gentle blog with lots of practical information.
Those receiving The Versatile Blogger Award are asked to:
Below are my nominations for The Versatile Blogger. These blogs are ones that I have found to be entertaining, beautiful, poignant or humerous.
7 things about me
Link to Versatile Blogger Award page http://versatilebloggeraward.wordpress.com/
06 Sunday May 2012
Posted in Deep Stuff!, Poetry, Worldly Winds
Tags
awareness, Buddha, Buddha Day, Buddha mind, Buddha nature, compassion, enlightenment, meditation, poetry, Sangha, vision
In celebration of Buddha Day.
Dedicated to Resting in Awareness – www.restinginawareness.com
Buddha mind
Burning bright
Searing serenity
Luminous light.
Buddha eyes
Warrior’s way
Diamond depth
Gentle gaze.
Buddha nature
Human heart
Sangha sings
Compassionate.
© Buddha Day 2012
By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm
Photo credit Julie Bailey
Taken at Buddha Day – The Sheffield Buddhist Centre
05 Saturday May 2012
Posted in Daily life, Humour, Longing & Waiting, Poetry
Tags
childhood, comfort, dog, first love, love, memories, teddy bear
I held you tight
and clung to you,
my love for you untold.
I stared into you deep brown eyes,
my heart was yours to hold.
So soft to touch,
I kept you close,
I kissed your furry ears.
My love, my friend, my confidante,
my darling teddy bear.
You shared my secrets,
calmed my fears,
as you watched over me.
You’ve watched me grow over the years,
a birthday gift at three.
You stood by me,
in hours of need,
and protected me at night.
When I was ill, you’d comfort me,
and soothe me ‘til the light.
I cried for you,
and made a fuss,
my teddy bear most dear;
hanging wet upon the line,
one peg upon each ear.
We’ve had our scrapes,
both you and me,
but survived them none the less;
the time the dog played tug o’ war…
but I sewed back your head.
Now I’m grown,
no more a child,
It’s you that I adore.
Although you’re bald, you’re my first love,
my one eyed teddy bear.
© First Love 2012
By Alexandra Carr-Malcolm
Teddy Bear (Photo credit: ertemplin)
Worldly Winds 