Poet Colleen Keller Breuning created a poem inspired by Tori Amos lyrics, using her phrases as the starting lines of each stanza. She aligns the poem’s ambiance with that of ancient Greece. Colleen also shares her recent experience with COVID-19, which delayed her Florida trip to visit her grandchildren. Now, feeling better, she reflects on the stark contrast to her illness in 2021.
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Soundtrack of My Life
Soundtrack of My Life Early in the morning, just before dawnI stood alone on the rocky shorepondering sorrows of this worldas I watched the crashing tidethe music hit me hardwashing over meflooding my veinswith intensewaves ofgriefchordsof hopefilled the airbringing to mindtreasured memoriesthe soundtrack of my lifelifted my heart from dark depthslike the sun breaking throughContinue reading “Soundtrack of My Life”
Sacred Sabbath
Sacred Sabbath As rain lashed the darkness,I woke to the sound of fear,panic rising in my chest,heart pounding in my ears. Terror plays out in real timehorrific images across the news.Twisted truths and hatredspreading like an ugly bruise. Did I miss something here,did something go astray?Evil reared its ugly headon this sacred Sabbath day. AngerContinue reading “Sacred Sabbath”
Infinity
Infinity coldmorningleaves swirlingthoughts drifting backto my past strugglesa long and winding pathmy heart scarred, my soul shatteredbut life is full of surprisesfate placed us both in Oklahomatwo lives intersecting at point in timeforces cast us onto divergent pathsthen looped us back to infinityupon the wings of hope and trustyou healed my broken spiritinfusing me withContinue reading “Infinity”
Pour Toujours
Pour Toujours I dream of Parisclimbing the Eiffel towerpanoramic views On Champs-Élyséesthe smell of fresh baked croissantsinfusing senses sipping espressoon red bamboo café chairschocolat kisses ambient muzakechoes in Le Louvre tunnelsbeneath city streets vendors hawking goodschasing pigeons in the squareof the Montmartre hills cold marble statuesdeny their stark historiesas rain falls softly oh, City ofContinue reading “Pour Toujours”
In September Dreams
In September Dreams Restless summer, relentless heat,resolve is burning down in flames.Their shadows searching in the night,don’t even know each others’ names. Music drifts down the boulevardand so the ritual begins.The smell of wine and cheap perfume,quintessentially feminine. Drums match the rhythm of their hearts,slow dancing on pale clouds of love.Guitar riffs float across theContinue reading “In September Dreams”
Sullen With a Touch of Gray
Sullen With a Touch of Gray Raintrickleslike cold tearsdown windowpaneSunday morning cloudsdrift on far horizonssullen with a touch of graywall of fog surrounds my spiritas memories tumble in my mindI chose my path at the fork in the roadcasting my past troubles far behind meone day at a time, with baby stepsrealizing that I mightContinue reading “Sullen With a Touch of Gray”
Falter and Fall
Falter and Fall Strange how I falterwhen I rise with the robinsthat dark sense of dread I feel lost, forlornas if something is missinglike my lone gray sock Strange how my heart beatstrapped moth against the porchlightpanic grips my throat I take a deep breathand lace up my running shoessearching for calmness Strange how IContinue reading “Falter and Fall”
Just Like the Stars
Just Like the Stars She rose with the dawn, spreading smiles,Laughter and song carried for miles.Her voice, a beacon from afar…Her eyes were bright, just like the stars. She danced across the astral planes,Neptune’s fog and Jupiter rains.Twirling beyond Venus and Mars…Her eyes were bright, just like the stars. Cold silence broke deep in theContinue reading “Just Like the Stars”
Monarch
Monarch coolmountainair kissesgreen maple leavesdewdrops on milkweedsI search for your presencethe season passes quicklythe amber sun is fading fastyour orange and black flash catches my eyetime stands still, I delight in your beautythe breeze along the river seems to sayspread your tiny wings and fly awayyou flit from milkweed to thistlein tandem with the goldfinchcycleContinue reading “Monarch”
Colleen Keller Breuning 