Rasma Raisters, Author at The Creative Exiles

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Reflecting on the Year Gone By

December 26, 2016December 26, 2016 Rasma Raisters 3008 Views 6 Comments new year, poems, poetry, the years

Just peering out in the darkness, beyond the window, where the stars are at play – with the moon above.

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Finding Shelter in the Manger

December 22, 2016December 22, 2016 Rasma Raisters 1869 Views 6 Comments bethlehem, poems, poetry, the manger

In a land far away, ages ago, two weary travelers, made their way – to a town called Bethlehem. The

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Missing You at Christmas

December 17, 2016November 27, 2017 Rasma Raisters 2841 Views 10 Comments Christmas, memories, stars, yuletide

Christmas time … This was written some Christmases ago. One photo is of my parents shortly after they got married in

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Still Crazy after All These Years

December 10, 2016December 10, 2016 Rasma Raisters 2851 Views 14 Comments carousels, daydreams, poems, poetry, swings, years

Still Crazy There’s no harm – to be still crazy after

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Footsteps

December 3, 2016 Rasma Raisters 2770 Views 10 Comments footsteps, poems, poetry, the Lord

I trace my footsteps, through the years, remembering the tears and fears. Wondering about the reason, that my footsteps, have

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Lullabies in the Night

December 1, 2016December 1, 2016 Rasma Raisters 2040 Views 6 Comments Angels, dreams, lullabies, poems, poetry, stars

After the midnight hour, when the world is quiet and still. I love to listen to the lullabies – that

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In Remembrance of Poets

November 26, 2016November 26, 2016 Rasma Raisters 2186 Views 8 Comments inspiration, muses, poems, poetic words, poetry

In Remembrance of Poets To be with poets was always

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Times Change but Things Remain the Same

November 22, 2016 Rasma Raisters 2204 Views 12 Comments hope, poems, poetry, the moon, the stars, the sun, twinkling stars

Time brings changes, many suns and moons, have risen and set – sand through the hour glass keeps flowing.

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Wondering in the Cold

November 18, 2016November 18, 2016 Rasma Raisters 2246 Views 4 Comments ice and snow, love, spring, the cold, winter

How cold and cruel it seemed, Looked out upon

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The Short Career of a Serial Killer

November 12, 2016November 12, 2016 Rasma Raisters 2410 Views 12 Comments lunch, noon whistle, poems, poetry, serial killers

This poem came about with the

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The Phantom Lover

November 5, 2016 Rasma Raisters 1951 Views 6 Comments gardens, love, moonlight, phantom lovers, poems, poetry

How many times had Lilly not stood, at the garden gate of the biggest mansion in town. She often wandered

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The World of Writers and Poets

November 1, 2016November 1, 2016 Rasma Raisters 2369 Views 8 Comments imagination, poems, poetry, writers and poets

Writers and Poets Every day the world creeps closer,

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Left With Broken Dreams

October 28, 2016November 7, 2016 Rasma Raisters 1934 Views 8 Comments broken dreams, love, poems, poetry, romance

You left me with broken dreams and a heart that scarcely beat. I wanted to die, when my best dreams

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Love for the Lord

October 22, 2016October 24, 2016 Rasma Raisters 1936 Views 10 Comments faith, peace, poems, poetry, praise, the Lord

Love for the Lord We honor you Lord, for all the wonders you bestow upon us. How do we know?

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Memories of Our Yesterdays

October 18, 2016October 18, 2016 Rasma Raisters 3612 Views 8 Comments golden dreams, love, poems, songs, yesterdays

Yesterday has come and gone, the years have flown. If

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The Colors of Autumn

October 14, 2016October 14, 2016 Rasma Raisters 4542 Views 13 Comments autumn, colorful leaves, golden days, leaves, poetry

Golden days of autumn … Take my hand, let’s walk through

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El Paso City

October 9, 2016October 9, 2016 Rasma Raisters 2508 Views 10 Comments cowboys, el paso city, horses, poems, poetry

El Paso City … The day was hot and

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A Garden Full of Love

October 5, 2016 Rasma Raisters 1931 Views 4 Comments flowers, gardens, lilacs, love, poems, poetry, roses

Every spring they always came – to see the old man’s garden of love. It was always full of sweet

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When Muses Rule

September 30, 2016 Rasma Raisters 2509 Views 13 Comments artists, muses, poems, poetry, potters

They came together, she was a potter, he an artist – both struggling to get along. Surrounded by muses, his

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Silver Upon Silver

September 25, 2016September 25, 2016 Rasma Raisters 2340 Views 8 Comments poems, poetry, silver, silver things

Silver bangles. silver strands in the hair. Silver tears and new found fears. Clouds with silver linings – bringing you

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And the Wind Will Whisper Your Name to Me

September 21, 2016September 21, 2016 Rasma Raisters 5289 Views 8 Comments clouds, memories, poems, poetry, the wind

I often seek the wisdom, that I’m looking for, in the clouds which form, high in the sky above.

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Nighttime Magic

September 17, 2016September 19, 2016 Rasma Raisters 3171 Views 8 Comments magic, nighttime, poems, poetry, romance

The night comes sprinkling, nighttime magic, making my heart so full, of passion and longing. Can it be that so

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Once There Was Camelot

September 13, 2016September 13, 2016 Rasma Raisters 2861 Views 10 Comments camelot, memories, poems, poetry

In many days and years gone by, there once was Camelot. Just two people madly in love, trying to