She Who Dances in Snow Black velvet drapes of dusk cloak moss covered hills. The air exhales its chill as February blooms beneath a burgeoning gibbous moon. Wisps of white crystalline fall — leaping, swirling, around glowing streetlights like vagrant moths courting open flames. Here! I am here, the snow falling around me, falling downContinue reading “She Who Dances in Snow”
Category Archives: Poetry
Shadows of My Father ~ The Poem and The Book
Shadows of My Father As a child, I walked through the park hand in hand with my father. Brimming with energy and innocence, I played a game of hide and seek, jumping into his enormous shadow. My elfin figure was gobbled up by his lumbering adumbration, stretching long across the path illuminated by the springtimeContinue reading “Shadows of My Father ~ The Poem and The Book”
Cast Away
Cast Away The rising sun and clouds play hide and seek On a sailcloth of multi-colored skies. As I trace the patterns of the dawn, Inspiration is unfolding before my eyes. Rambunctious dolphins frolic in the tide, As breakers roll and kiss the ragged shore. The cry of seagulls shatters my reverie, Leaving my woundedContinue reading “Cast Away”
The Cleansing Tide
Blogophilia 7.4 Topic: “A Blanketing of Whispers” Bonus Points: (Hard, 2pts): incorporate a Chinese proverb (Easy, 1pt): mention the words “impossible to miss” Final date to post: April 19th, 2011 GMT midnight Final date to post ALL GUESSES: April 16th, 2011 GMT midnight The Cleansing Tide Evergreen branches shimmy and sway as the wintry breezeContinue reading “The Cleansing Tide”
The Details
The Details ~ Blogophilia 5.4 Blogophilia 5.4 Topic: “A Crazy Twist of Fate” Bonus Points: (Hard, 2pts):Mention 3 Sports (I used curling, wrestling, sailing & hang gliding) (Easy, 1pt):Use Tap Dancing Final date to post: April 5th, 2011 GMT midnight Final date to post ALL GUESSES: April 2nd, 2011 GMT midnight The Details It wasContinue reading “The Details”
Survivor
Blogophilia 4.4 Topic: “This Has Been a Public Service Announcement” Bonus Points: (Hard, 2pts): Name three bands from the 1980s (Easy, 1pt): include the words “take what you can… give nothing back!” Final date to post: March 29th, 2011 GMT midnight Final date to post ALL GUESSES: March 26th, 2011 GMT midnight 80s bands used: Ambrosia, KISS,Continue reading “Survivor”
Ode to Elly
Blogophilia 50.3 Topic: “There is no “I” in Team” Bonus Points: (Hard, 2pts): mention a Maya Angelou quote (Easy, 1pt) : incorporate a unique use for honey Final date to post: February 12th, 2011 GMT midnight Final date to post ALL GUESSES: February 15th, 2011 GMT midnight Ode to Elly I read the newsContinue reading “Ode to Elly”
A Bitter Pill
Blogophilia 49.3 Topic: “In the Eyes of the Beholder” Bonus Points: (Hard, 2 pts): s-p-e-l-l out a word in conversation (Easy, 1 pt): use the phrase “working together” Final Date to post: February 8, 2011 GMT midnight Final Date to post ALL GUESSES: February 5, 2011 GMT midnight A Bitter Pill Something is brewing in discontentContinue reading “A Bitter Pill”
The Gardener
Blogophilia 48.3 Topic: “Spring Fever” Bonus Points: (Hard, 2 pts): incorporate 2 electric wood working tools (Easy, 1 pt) : mention a cracked pot “The Old Gardener” by Thomas Kiefer (c) 2011 The Gardener Every March saw him grow restless, he felt the rush of spring fever coursing through his ambitious veins, evidenced by dog-earedContinue reading “The Gardener”
Lily Speaks ~ A Haiku Series
Blogophilia 46.3 Topic: “Clear a Passageway” Bonus points: (Hard, 2pts): feature a talking plant (Easy, 1pt): use the word “moil” (means to labor or toil) Final date to post: January 18th, 2010, GMT midnight Lily Speaks ~ A Haiku Series The sun stretches west, feathery rays of gold paint wispy silken clouds. Down dampenedContinue reading “Lily Speaks ~ A Haiku Series”
Colleen Keller Breuning 