Sparks of Joy Softcuddlesblazing firetender kisseswatching snowflakes fallby glow of Christmas treescent of pines and cranberriestaste of mulled wine upon my tongueold Christmas carols fill the night airbringing back memories from my childhoodpast, present and future meld in my souleach moment and adventure savoredgrandbabies, travel, wine and lovemy heart swells with gratitudefor the life weContinue reading “Sparks of Joy”
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In the Wilderness
In the Wilderness In the wilderness, the word itself is beautiful musicfrom summer cricket songs to moth’s wing flicks,cool nights bedecked with planets and radiant starsfar and away from the cacophony of rumbling cars. In the wilderness, the rolling river bends and flows,trickling down to all the places that silence goes.Rhythmic lapping, gentle beneath aContinue reading “In the Wilderness”
Tangerine
Tangerine Sitting at a stoplightas I look the other waymosquito on the dashboardmeasuring a summer’s day. Familiar song on the radiotakes me back to the fraya memory churns slowlyI find it slips away to grey. One split second hesitationspeeding car, runaway trainthinking of what might have beenthe hours they bring me pain. Blaring horns, obscenitiesmouthContinue reading “Tangerine”
Gratitude in the Year 2020
What I’m grateful for in the year of COVID aka 2020….
Colleen Keller Breuning 