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Astray

Bitter winds rustle through the trees,
a longing starts deep within me
for light that breaks the darkest days.
The autumn sun has gone astray.

I want the gold dust from your eyes
to warm my bones in turquoise skies.
Birdsong chittering in the fray,
the autumn sun has gone astray.

There’s no more wishes in the well,
no hidden secrets left to tell.
I shiver in the cold and gray.
The autumn sun has gone astray.

Bitter winds rustle through the trees;
the autumn sun has gone astray.

Colleen Keller Breuning
October 7, 2023

Happy Saturday, friends and family! It’s hard to believe October is here. I am being sincere when I say that I am very happy the temperatures are finally cooling down. It is starting to feel and look like autumn in Northern Virginia.

Not much happening here this week. We have a weekend with absolutely no plans, which is nice.  I will catch up on some things around the house and plan on having a pot roast in the crockpot tomorrow. I need to try and get some weed pulling done after the rain stops, and hopefully I will get in a run by the lake later this afternoon.

I am excited that I’ll be flying down to Panama City later this month to spend Halloween with my little nuggets Posie and Hatcher! One night after a FaceTime session with them, I was feeling pretty down. Dan suggested I take an extended weekend by myself to go see them. My workload is lighter by end of October, and he has a big project wrapping up late October. I am so excited, as I have only seen them once so far this year (June). We do plan on driving down to spend Christmas with the grandkids and also to visit Vince and Natalie. The nice thing about that is we can time it to our schedules and avoid the horrendous airline shutdown fiasco that happened last holiday season. Our only downsides are dealing with potential bad weather and the prospect of gas prices rising even higher.

Have a lovely weekend, and enjoy life to the fullest! ❤
Xoxo Colleen

Ecrits Blogophilia Week 14.15 – I Was Being Sincere
Hard Bonus: Incorporate a lyric from Echo and The Bunnymen (“light that breaks the darkest days,” “I want the gold dust,” “there’s no more wishes in the well”)
Easy Bonus: Mention the word “chittering”(twitter, chirp, chatter)