Today we introduce you to the free-spirited Kim Buskala, a mother of two daughters who loves nature and whose heart beats in synch with African drums.
I first dabbled in poetry a bit, prior to the loss of my mother. After
my mother had passed and my father had fallen ill I had many sleepless nights.
I started paying attention to words that would come to me at early morning
hours and began to write them down. They were poetic, very healing and
revealing.
The
themes that most effortlessly appear in my poems are those that illuminate our
humanness, and the similarities between nature and us.
Nature, conscious music and drawing inspire me to write poetry. Lyricists
also provide me with much inspiration when poetic words come through in a song.
I know a good song when I hear it and there are so many great song
writers/poets who inspire me. To be a lyricist: that is a dream I may follow
one day!
The subject that is the hardest for me to write about is inequality and
my biggest fear or hesitation when deciding to share a poem with the public is
whether or not I will offend someone. To counter this, I often tell myself:
“If this piece touches my heart,
arousing something within me, then it is bound to have that same effect on
another, and that is all that matters.”
This is what helps me overcome that fear. I also recite my poems to
myself before I am willing to share them. When I do, I need my poems to make me
feel something. I’ve found some of my writing to be so heart wrenching to me
that it keeps me from sharing it verbally. Maybe someday, as time heals some of
my pain, that will change.
The thing that has amazed me most while writing is that I even have the
ability to write poetically, consistently. Words just fall out of me expressing
what need to be exposed. My writing
never ceases to amaze me and tells me things I didn’t even know I knew! For
this reason I sometimes feel that there is a spiritual element to my poems, as
if the words were beautifully arranging themselves, orchestrating a dance of
sorts that give meaning to my thoughts.
Reading
the poems of others gives me a sense of self, and reminds me that we are not
alone: we all feel and we all have feelings.
I first discovered the Journey of the Heart Poetry Project through a
suggestion from an acquaintance, who had previously published work with this
project. Thank you Carolyn! The first piece I saw published on Journey of the Heart poetry gave me a
sense of accomplishment, acceptance and made me feel great to think that
someone other than myself enjoyed my writing.
Sharing my poems in this project has been an awesome experience for me! Catherine
does a beautiful job of arranging photos that match with the written words
giving them even more meaning.
I
am so thrilled to be included in this community of wonderful women writers. They
all give me permission to share my work.
The positive feedback and all the encouragement I receive from the women
in this project makes me want to put more of my thoughts into words and let
them be heard. If I can help others
do the same, and see their life’s worth, than I feel I would have accomplished
something worth sharing, something money can’t buy: a journey into our hearts.
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Kim Buskala: “I consider myself a free spirit, I fly by the seat of my pants. I have always known that I was going to be married and raise some awesome kids. That I have done. Married to a most forgiving, funny, loving man for thirty-one years and counting. I have also been privileged to stay home and raise two gorgeous daughters ages twenty-four and sixteen. I love nature and all it has to offer. To travel the seven seas from coast to coast, becoming one with culture is always a dream. Jamaica is my happy place where I feel most accepted and at home with myself and others. Africa is a place my heart longs to be, some day I will return and dance to the beat of their drums.” You may connect with Kim via Facebook here, or e-mail her: kbuskala@yahoo.com
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