OF LIVING AND LOVING... AND COPING...

Dona Nobis Pacem - A Reflection

2011-11-04T21:40:00.036+08:00

peacewhere does it begin...justicedoes it justify the means?violencewhen will it end?victorybut in war no one ever wins... © Bing (PinkLady) 2011 Posted for BlogBlast for Peace

A Haiku Milestone

2011-05-25T21:25:00.000+08:00

one dream at a timeeach step a milestone achievedembrace life's sunshine! © Bing (PinkLady) 2011 Posted for Sensational Haiku Wednesday: Anniversary and Thursday Poets Rally 44 CONGRATULATIONS to Sensational Haiku Wednesday on its 100th week of Haiku-ing!!! I am proudly hooked on haiku because of Jenn @ You know... That Blog? ;) AWARDS FROM THE RALLY Thank you so much for my

Mother's Lullabye

2011-05-15T10:55:00.001+08:00

Image credit: Link sleep my baby sleepmommy's here for you to keeptogether we shall be counting sheep hush my baby hushcan you hear the mocking thrushsinging like a nightingale at first blush rest my baby resti shall hold you close to my cheston my shoulder your head may crest © Bing (PinkLady) 2011

Veiled Core

2011-05-04T08:37:00.001+08:00

a spectral coverreality's misty cloakenigmatic veil © Bing (PinkLady) 2011 Posted for Sensational Haiku Wednesday : Fog and Haiku Heights #41 : InnocenceImage credit: Link

Lost In Reverie

2011-05-03T08:43:00.004+08:00

you are the silent witness that tells no liesa mute confidante that holds all secrets behind the smile no line or flaw is hiddenyou reveal things as they arewithout fear of reprisalyou bare both beauty and blemishwith cold neutrality the phantoms crawling in one's head the angst and trepidations buried deep in one's heart all these chimeras remain clandestinely subduedunless the master so

The Rhythm of My Soul

2011-04-26T22:10:00.005+08:00

alonein the darkmy heart beatsa nagging rhythma wordless songof love and longingdeep, intense, immenserevealing my soul's passionyearning for connectionperhaps a song from distant shorecan lull meto sleep © Bing (PinkLady) 2011 Posted forPoetry Potluck: Muse, Art, Music and PoetryOne Shot Wednesday-Week 43 and The Poetry Pantry #46 Image credit: Link

You Never Gave Up On Me (Crystal Gayle)

2011-04-25T09:28:00.001+08:00

"You never gave up on meWhen I was giving love up on youEvery time I thought this love can't workYou stayed to see it throughYou never gave up on meWhen I was making things rough on youAnd you showed meWhat it really means to love somebody..." [You Never Gave Up On Me by Crystal Gale (1982)] Have a lovely Musical Monday... What moves you? Posted for Musical Monday... What Moves You?

Getting High on Sobriety

2011-04-23T19:30:00.005+08:00

free at lastfrom your strong holdno longer at your beck and callpast the clammy handsand cold sweats the splitting headachesand annoying palpitationsi thirst no morefor your ephemeral comforti can look at youright in the faceand couldn't care lesssobriety is my new namenow i wake up each morningwith a natural high © Bing (PinkLady) 2011 Thanks to Jingle for The Perfect Poet Week 41 Award. I

Through The Rain (Mariah Carey)

2011-04-18T19:38:00.006+08:00

Here's a song that speaks of faith... No matter what the obstacle is, one who perseveres shall prevail... Have a Musical Monday! THROUGH THE RAIN Mariah Carey When you get caught in the rainWith nowhere to runWhen you are distraught and in painWithout anyone, When you keep crying out to be saved But nobody comesAnd you feel so far awayThat you just can't find your way homeYou can get there

Summer Musings

2011-04-17T17:03:00.000+08:00

[Image credit: Link] sky imitates seadays of eternal sunshine and resonant waves [Image credit: Sunshine; Pearl Farm Resort] powdery white sand and crystal clear blue waters...who wants to go home? [Image credit: Link] golden sun lingerstime to bask in its glorysummer fun begins [Image credit: Link] giggling and screaming riding through gigantic flumes with childish delight [Image credit:

Turn Back The Clock (Johnny Hates Jazz)

2011-04-11T08:22:00.001+08:00

If you were to live your life again,what would you change? Another day is endedAnd I still can't sleepRemembering my yesterdaysI begin to weepIf I could have it overLive my life againI wouldn't change a single day(Chorus)I wish that I couldturn back the clockBring the wheels of time to a stopBack to the days when lifewas so much betterLying here in silencePicture in my handOf a boy I still

Remembrance

2011-04-09T11:02:00.009+08:00

a distant star glimmersthe coldness of the nightmakes me shiveri hear you whisperi shudder at the thought you live in my heartyou never leftthat's why i still hear youand feel your love ascold air embraces me every time i lay awake anxious at uncertaintiesyou rush to ease my mindif only you could wipe away my tears memories of rainbows andof echoing laughterunfulfilled dreams and promises lie

Sensational Haiku Wednesday

2011-04-07T08:24:00.001+08:00

make your dreams come true armed with undaunted courage a resolute soul ..... strengthened by ordealsan unbreakable spiritdawning day spells hope © Bing (PinkLady) 2011 Posted for Sensational Haiku Wednesday : Growth Next week’s theme: Attention

I Finally Did It

2011-04-05T21:05:00.002+08:00

for one last timei looked back todayand took one last stepinto the pastso i could move forward... finallyi closed the door... hopefullythis is my closure... let this be thelast time... because... now i amfree! © Bing (PinkLady) 2011 Posted for Poetry Potluck: Photographs, Memories and Nostalgia Image credit: Link

Sensational Haiku Wednesday

2011-03-31T22:57:00.001+08:00

it is ironicwhat you resist will persist...make peace with "what is" © Bing (PinkLady) 2011 Posted for Sensational Haiku Wednesday : Paradox

Longing For You

2011-02-10T23:02:00.000+08:00

as dawn breaks i layawake... cold and shiveringmy soul yearns for you searing pain grips myheart... how much longer beforei see you again love rush back to melest this forlorn existence shall forever stay © Bing (PinkLady) 2011 Posted for !The Haiku Challenge!- Day 10- image 5

Pensive Solitude

2011-02-08T22:20:00.002+08:00

Image credit: Link calming sense on heel as turquoise surf rests on shorepensive solitude Image credit: Link ocean's bliss beckonssoft kisses of gentle breezea taste of heaven © Bing (PinkLady) 2011 Posted for !The Haiku Challenge!- Day 8- image "Footpath"

Dreaming of Change

2011-02-07T20:33:00.000+08:00

Image credit: Link historic protesttyrannical rule nears its enda state's turning point Image credit: Link with fists tightly clenchedangry chants in unisona loud cry for change Image credit: Link anger sows hatreda never-ending cyclehumanity's bane © Bing (PinkLady) 2011 Posted for !The Haiku Challenge! Day 7- Anger and Poetry Potluck: Aims, Goals and Ambitions

In Hindsight

2011-02-06T13:11:00.000+08:00

in hindsight regretnothing accept everything keep moving forward in hindsight sulk not instead fondly look back onhow life unfolded in hindsight i'd makethe same choices if giventhe chance to go back © Bing (PinkLady) 2011 Posted for !The Haiku Challenge!- Day 6 and WritersBlockDaily (Prompt: Let It Be)

!The Haiku Challenge! - Day 2

2011-02-02T11:59:00.001+08:00

one bundle of joysleeping like a true angelheaven's purest gift...© Bing (PinkLady) 2011 Posted for !The Haiku Challenge!

The Haiku Challenge- Day 1

2011-02-01T17:51:00.001+08:00

it's the month of heartsand SiS has posed a challenge- haiku everyday! so all ye- in loveor not- share your thoughts with ussunshine throughout feb! my heart's a-leapin' clickety-clack goes the train hop on, join the fun! © Bing (PinkLady) 2011 Posted for !The Haiku Challenge!

Peace, Relaxation and Spirituality

2011-01-31T00:30:00.004+08:00

sweet solitude reignsunperturbed by winds of change sublime bliss unfolds... as turmoil easesand turbulent passions calmhalcyon days begin... the soul rests easy whatever this life bestows faith mutes all the noise... © Bing (PinkLady) 2011 Posted for Poetry Potluck: Peace, Relaxation and Spiritualityand The Poetry Pantry Images courtesy: Link

The Last Dance

2011-01-30T18:12:00.021+08:00

the swinging rhythm was spellbindingthe poundingbeat was enthralling... she slipped on her white nightgownas she prepared for bedbut the music playing outside her roombeckoned herto heed its calllisten she did, and more... the swinging rhythm was spellbindingthe pounding beat was enthralling... she stepped into her red stiletto heelsand started swayingwith her eyes shut closedshe finally let

Life's Splendor

2011-01-30T07:43:00.001+08:00

the splendor of lifelies in the fire within thatawaits rekindling... © Bing (PinkLady) 2011 Posted for Haiku Heights #28- Splendor, The Thursday Think Tank #33- Fireand The Poetry Pantry Image courtesy: Link

Transition (Sensational Haiku Wednesday)

2011-01-26T22:16:00.016+08:00

life-changing eventscan turn our lives upside down...an interim phase a fork in the road life is unexpectedlymarred and disrupted... it's a chance to learnand an opportunityto assess life goals... a temporarysetback to let us find theright track meant for us... © Bing (PinkLady) 2011 Posted for Sensational Haiku WednesdayNext week's theme: Disclosure Image courtesy: Link