Cobweb Afternoon

Cobweb Afternoon

Gray
nimbus
clouds of dread
stirring up doubt
and fear in my head
trapped in a web of worry
and everything is out of tune
why does everything seem so blurry
when I’m lost in a cobweb afternoon?
deep in the darkness, I struggle to breathe
held hostage in delicate silk strands
as hopelessness and anger seethe
time ticks by like falling sands
exhausted from this fight
I yearn for release
planning my flight
for escape
when dawn
breaks

Colleen Keller Breuning © 2026
April 25, 2026

Happy Saturday! It sure looks like today is going to be a cobweb afternoon – gray stormy clouds have indeed rolled in, and there is a high chance of rain today. We had plans to go to the grand opening of Otium Cellars, which is expanded and now called Tranquility Farm & Winery. The winery was sold a few years ago and the new owners also had the beautiful wedding venue and farm across the gravel road. We were curious to attend, but don’t really feel like going if it’s going to be pouring rain.

We had a very close call with our nestling wrens yesterday. In the morning, I just happened to look out the front door side windows, and saw that three of them had fallen from the nest! Motherly instinct kicked in immediately, I carefully opened the door and picked them up. They were so young (bare, no feathers), cold, limp and their eyes were closed. Panic set in as I really feared they were gone…but instinctively knew to put them back in the nest. The parents were hovering in a tree nearby. When I went back inside, one of the parents immediately flew in with grub in her mouth. I could hear movement through the door, but did not hear any chirping.

I monitored the nest from inside the house, and everytime I went to the window I could either see the parents flying into the nest or hopping about the front yards searching for food. Google search told me this was an excellent sign, as nestlings rely on the parents’ warmth in the early days. I still don’t know how they fell out of the nest. But they are still in there, and I’m hoping for the best. I am so grateful that I saw them when I did, maybe I saved their little lives! I’m a worried mother hen, and I will continue to keep watch.

Take care and have a nice weekend! xoxo

Love,
Colleen

Ecrits Blogophilia Week 43.17 – On a Cobweb Afternoon
Hard Bonus: Incorporate a lyric or song by Alice Merton (“Why does everything seem so blurry” from “Blurry
Easy Bonus: Include a storm cloud (nimbus)