Cloudburst There’s a low hanging kind of gloomstretching across the twilight skylike nefarious, ugly castaways pregnant with foul regretstruth tinged with suspicious lies. A cold western wind rises upand the clouds burst wide opentorrents of raindrops tilt sidewaysa raging river in the asphaltfoils my ill-timed escape. And I am running for my lifecries and cursesContinue reading “Cloudburst”
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Mellow Drama
Mellow Drama I watch the colors in the skylazy wayward clouds drifting bytwilight morphing crimson and goldas the mellow drama unfolds. I smell a fragrance light and fairnight blooming jasmine fills the airits white blossoms of grace exudeinfuse my soul with gratitude. I hear the plaintive catbird callsa sad serenade as dusk fallsmelancholy song inContinue reading “Mellow Drama”
Touch the Alabaster Skies
Touch the Alabaster Skies A distant future waits for meBeyond the black, turbulent seaMy hopes and fears to be reckoned,Multiplying by the second. Clouds break above the bare oak trees;A distant future waits for me.Dark thoughts pile in as wave crash down.Limbs flail as I begin to drown. I hear the mourning dove’s sad criesandContinue reading “Touch the Alabaster Skies”
At First Frost
At First Frost Dewfrozenon grass bladesfirst frost comes latecrunching under bootssudden change of seasonsas December tumbles downcold air clashes with bitter windsbare branches of the maples tremblescored and stripped of their remaining brown leavesalabaster clouds gather overheadsignaling their steely intentionsa gentle hush comes over mewhite snow speaks in silent tonguesreleasing pristine flakesand I breathe deeplyasContinue reading “At First Frost”
Masks and Lies
Masks and Lies Blaze the spark of early fires Velvet whispers, deep desires Muted rapture in the dying light You are shadows, I am the night. Don’t listen to the weathermen They talk about the rain again Tap your homicidal feelings Paint the sky upon the ceiling. But you fall to dust and crumble InContinue reading “Masks and Lies”
Gentle Rain
Gentle Rain Listen to your heart beat softly as summer burns in effigy restless crickets voice sad disdain to the rhythm of gentle rain. Piercing cerulean sky yields to the soft bloom of cotton fields nimbus clouds releasing their pain to the rhythm of gentle rain. Peace beckons where green river flows night falls inContinue reading “Gentle Rain”
The Finish Line
The Finish Line Clouds hang overhead geese crowd the banks when the rain starts to fall the farmer gives thanks. The harvest has passed with bountiful yields winter is fast coming there’s frost in the fields. Feel the push of the wind and the bite of the cold his skin etched with time bones fragileContinue reading “The Finish Line”
Blood Moon
Colleen Keller Breuning © 2015 Blood Moon Crickets harmonize a rhapsody in August, sweet background singers Pregnant clouds hover in crisis of confidence, summer rain debate. Warm wind blows gently, dissolving clouds to fine mist; light shines through its haze Earth casts dark shadows, aligning with sun and moon in black velvet skies. Raging withContinue reading “Blood Moon”
Falling
Falling The sun has gone missing held hostage by defiant clouds heavy skies aching, stripped of light while the dark matter pulls us down… We are blind to our own blindness thinking inside narrow boxes afraid to color outside the lines hiding within our own shadows… Falling for fools, falling in love we fall outContinue reading “Falling”
Mother Moon
The poem “Mother Moon” by Colleen Keller Breuning evokes a serene night scene with a pale moon illuminating tranquil fields. It captures a deep emotional longing as the speaker communicates fervently with nature, seeking solace and connection. The imagery of winds, trees, and clouds enhances the reflective mood throughout.
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