Beautiful Day

A walk along the trail

A visit to Rainbow's grave

Pastries from Boulangerie

Indian cuisine for dinner

Grande mocha from Starbuck's - decaf

And home sweet home

A day off together

What could be better?

DESIDERATA

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San Francisco

Cool wind on my face

Fresh air I breathe

The smell of sea air

The sounds of the bay...

San Francisco morning!

Early sunlight

Ferry boat ride

Cold crispy bay wind

Aah, so refreshing!

What a sight I leave behind

Leaving home for work -

Chilly mornin' fog

Steep rolling hills

Port of San Francisco

The Ferry Building

The Embarcadero

The Financial District

Downtown SF

Transamerica Building

Coit Tower, Bay Bridge

Ocean Pacific -

Great view from the bay!

Cold wind on my face

New breath of fresh air

Walk along the parkway

On lovely harbor bay -

Bay Area evening!

Early moonlight

Ferry boat ride

Calm as the ocean

Soothing, smooth sailin'

What a sight I'm coming home to

Leaving work behind -

Ocean Pacific

Bay Bridge, Coit Tower

Transamerica Building

Downtown SF

The Financial District

The Embarcadero

The Ferry Building

Port of San Francisco

Steep rolling hills

Chilly evenin' fog

Great view from the bay!

Sinbad's for a drink?

Nah, I'd rather go home and chill out

Where love and music await me

In the world's most beautiful little city

Living here is what it's all about -

San Francisco, Home!

(copyright 2010 Socorro de Castro)

April Fools' Day

It's April Fools' Day

Don't be fooled

April Fools' Day

Don't be tooled

April Fools

Be cool.

I Touched God

I touched God
In a dream one night...

Warmth I felt

The warmth of light

The warmth of God

Light I touched

I touched God.

Blissfulness I felt

The state of bliss
The state of God

Bliss I touched

I touched God.


copyright 2010 Socorro de Castro

Home Sweet Home

Cool wind on my face

Fresh air I breathe

The smell of sea air

The sounds of the bay

I walk across the Marina green

While children play La Crosse

Sitting on "our bench", Norman & I claim it

As if Nature had always reserved it for us

I watch people walking, talking

Walking their dogs

Joggers, bikers, birdwatchers

Tourists, photographers...

Seagulls on the edge of the sea wall

Pigeons waiting for bread crumbs

Birds soaring high in the skies

A cargo ship coming in, another one leaving

An old classic yacht sailing

A kite surfer, the waters all to himself...

The Golden Gate Bridge

Alcatraz, Fort Mason

The Pacific Ocean

Breathtaking view

My senses consumed

I am enjoying

One with Nature

Totally present

I am home, I really am...

Home.

copyright 2010 Socorro de Castro

In The Moment -

This moment

The only moment

Here and now

Right here, right now

Nope, you went past now

Come back

Nope, not there

Here, right here

Here, now

Here now

Here

Now

.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010!!

"Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
and never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
and auld lang syne?"

New Year

New beginning

New life

New hope

The best is yet to come

Make it happen

Let it happen

Together we can!

Free

I'm free

Free Spirit

I can be

What I want to be

This is me -

Free!

DECEMBER

Chilly

Winter comin'

Holidays in the air

Lively

Festive

Alive

Christmas is here

Happy Hanukkah

Happy Kwanza

Happy Holidays

LOVE PEACE AND JOY

TO ONE AND ALL!!

October

Month of the Rosary

Dedicated to the Blessed Mary

Our Lady of Fatima

of Jacinta, Francisco and Lucia

To God, through you, I surrender

To Him, through you, I offer

Myself, my life, my whole being

With all love and trust. Amen.

Autumn

Colors of fall as leaves a-changing -

Green, blue, purple, red, crimson

Orange, yellow, golden, brown...

They answer to Nature's calling

The grandeur of Autumn abounds

From up the skies down to the grounds

Mountains' mighty majesty unfolds

Breath-taking sight, all glory, behold!

(copyright 2009 Socorro de Castro)

Post Script

These are words coming out. Still don't know if it's poetry or a song. I'll let it be.

Song or Poem

LOVE and CONNECTION

Is this love?... Are you connecting?

Are you in love... or denying?

There are hints... there are signs

Yet nothing's clear... what is it?

Is it fear?... why is it?

What's holding you back?... Time, perhaps

What's taking time?... Love, perhaps

Is it love?... Are you connecting?

Are you in love... or denying?

There are hints... there are signs

Yet nothing's clear... what is it?

Is it fear?... why is it?

What's holding you back?... Love, perhaps

What's taking time?... Time, perhaps

Remembering... Deena

On her anniversary today...

Remembering Deena...

My mother-in-law, New Yorker

Beautiful, classy, elegant

Passionate about life and music

Remembering Deena...

She adored me! I don't know why but she did

I would have been content just being loved or liked

I don't know what I did to deserve it

When my side of the family met her for the first time

They whispered to me, "She adores you!"

She just did!

Remembering Deena...

And our Saturday mornings at Starbucks with Norman

She'd pick us up early morning from her night work on weekends

Have our coffees and hot chocolate and muffins and scones

With soft guitar music on the background

Remembering Deena...

Flamboyant with her looks from head to toe

The way she dressed, her make-up on all the time

"Always ready either for a talent scout or a mortician!"

Remembering Deena...

Her sense of humor, her laughter, infectious

Her keen sense of appreciation for music

And a deep understanding of it, quite impressive

As she proudly talks of her 2 musician sons,

"They got their talent from me", she'd teased them.

Remembering Deena...

I've never seen nurses loved a patient so much

The nurses even kissed her

I had never seen that before,

The nurses simply adored her!

Deena lifted their spirits up

When they were all exhausted from the day's and night's work

Going from one room to another to answer to other patients' calls and complaints

Deena just never complained, her smile inspired them...

When she was brought back to the ICU from the rehab

And the nurses who took care of her before learned about it,

They took time to visit her and later prepared a room back on their floor ready for her.

At both centers, she was loved, well taken care of until her last breath...

Remembering Deena...

So much to say, yet never enough

Thanks for everything, Mom,

You were an inspiration to so many of us

Coming in full circle, you were adored and loved!

(Copyright 2009 Socorro de Castro)