Rasma Raisters
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My passions are writing and creating poetry. I write for several sites online and have four themed blogs on Wordpress. Please follow me on Twitter.
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On Mother's Day
Every Mother’s Day since my mom passed away in 1996 has been pretty painful with memories. I really miss her. Today Mother’s Day is celebrated all over the world. This holiday was created in 1908 by a woman named Anna Jarvis and it became an official holiday in the U.S. in 1914. When this holiday became much too commercialized Jarvis tried to have it denounced.
By Rasma Raisters5 years ago in Families
Always Loving Each Other
Their romance began like so many do. Some said it was true love others said infatuation. She was a simple girl who just wanted to be loved. He was a plain old guy, who wanted to make a home. They came together and the chemistry was just right. She loved to surprise him, to make him laugh, to him she was only true.
By Rasma Raisters5 years ago in Poets
What Big Eyes You Have
Aye-ayes are part of the primate order and considered to be long-fingered lemurs. They look something like a cross between a racoon and a rat. They are fairly small around 12 to 16 inches and weigh in at 5 - 6 pounds. They have long bushy tails that are larger than their bodies. They look like they are wearing large, round glasses with their big yellow-orange or sandy brown eyes and seem to have a look of surprise on their faces. Surprisingly despite their small size aye-ayes are the world's largest nocturnal primates. It has also been discovered that they have a sixth finger on each hand giving them an extra thumb.
By Rasma Raisters5 years ago in Petlife
Dancing Across the Stars
A poem I wrote about a very dear friend who passed away some years ago. We knew each other since high school days. I was in contact with him even when I moved to Latvia and my late husband and I met with him when we visited NYC at the end of the 1990s. I miss him especially on very sunny and warm days when we would walk the streets of Manhattan NYC together. I suppose the two of them have met up with each other up there and are beaming at me from above. The photo is of me and my friend Frank.
By Rasma Raisters5 years ago in Poets
Natural Beauty In the Czech Republic
Krkonose National Park The Krkonose National Park is located in one of the most valuable of all-natural areas found in Central Europe. Here visitors will find the highest Czech mountain range the Krkonose which features many unusual ecosystems. There are wonderful things to explore like alpine meadows full of colorful wildflowers. Looking down upon the landscape is the highest Czech mountain called Snezka. For hikers there are many levels of climbing difficulty and all of the hiking trails are specifically marked.
By Rasma Raisters5 years ago in Wander
Eat Your Vegetables
Europe Belgium Stoemp is a popular dish in Belgium with the main ingredient being a potato. The dish is made with mashed potatoes and vegetables like carrots and leeks. The vegetables can be fried or boiled and then pureed with the mashed potatoes.
By Rasma Raisters5 years ago in Feast
Knowing It Was True Love
Harry felt so bad when he saw Julie crying her heart out on the bench outside of the Universtiy of Texas. They had met on the campus when they started the final semester at the university. Harry remembered how Julie's auburn hair seemed to flame against a beautiful autumn sunset. His heart seemed to be racing as he introduced himself and took her hand. They had become a couple and were getting closer every day. Then came the spring and a girl from his past enrolled at the university in mid-semester.
By Rasma Raisters5 years ago in Humans
Flying Along With Love
She tried always so hard, to let him know that she cared, to get him to love her, the way that she loved him. But she’d chosen a loner, a man who loved to roam. He seemed content to love her, but left time and time again. When he would be away. her heart would ache for him and she wished that she could fly to his side, just on the energy of her love alone.
By Rasma Raisters5 years ago in Poets
Glittering Stars in Hollywood
Today the Hollywood Walk of Fame consists of over 2,690 five-pointed terrazzo and brass stars that have been embedded in the sidewalk. The sidewalk stretches for 15 blocks along Hollywood Boulevard and for three blocks of Vine Street in Hollywood, California.
By Rasma Raisters5 years ago in Geeks
