Sensuality of Spring Step into nature and beholdthe winter’s secrets left untold.The turning of the season bringsthe sensuality of spring. Pink and chartreuse buds are sprouting,doves are cooing, bluejays shouting.Soon the butterfly spreads its wings,the sensuality of spring. The wind whips up and raindrops fallinstilling peace and sense of awe,as choir of woodland creatures singtheContinue reading “Sensuality of Spring”
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The Daily Grind
The Daily Grind I crawl out of bedincessant alarm blaringat the break of dawn Hours grind by slowlyhunched over the computerendless to-do list I’m working to liveor am I living to workretirement evades Taking my chancesmy feet moving with purposebut I’m getting tired Driving in the darklosing myself in musicmy evening commute Now I seeContinue reading “The Daily Grind”
Love Songs on the Porch
Love Songs on the Porch Warmpromisesummer dayswake to birdsongchalk art on sidewalkshopscotch and roller skateswatching thunderclouds roll byseventies love songs on the porchwafting through our humble neighborhoodsbaseball cards, clothespins, aluminum spokeszooming down the alleys, hair flying freerunning with glee through the cool sprinklersblueberry snowcones at twilightstar gazing in my backyardsweet childhood memoriessuch innocent timesand IContinue reading “Love Songs on the Porch”
Grace of the Daffodil
Grace of the Daffodil She rose and turned to the sunlight,The orange rays warmed her up inside.She shook her yellow head, contrite,And set aside her steely pride. The orange rays warmed her up inside.She braced for what the day would bringAnd set aside her steely pride.It was high time for a spring fling. She bracedContinue reading “Grace of the Daffodil”
Lucky Charms
Lucky Charms Goldsunlighton watersaquamarineembryonic warmthseafoam between my toesI reach my arms to the seamy thoughts ramble and turn to yousummer breezes and rocking chairscrashing ocean waves, music to our earsbeachcombing, scooping fingers snag treasuresscallops, lightning whelk and fighting conchmollusks covered in silken mossseashells bring sweet memoriesgrateful for your presencecounting my blessingsas I hold closemy preciousluckycharmsContinue reading “Lucky Charms”
The Whispering Wind
The Whispering Wind When night falls with pain and sorrowand I’m feeling cold and hollow,in the midst of anxiety,the whispering wind comforts me. Hear the caress of windchime ringsas the lonely mockingbird sings.While pondering my destiny,the whispering wind comforts me. Now as my restless spirit roams,guide me to my heavenly home,and when the rain fallsContinue reading “The Whispering Wind”
Felinity
Felinity I believe in love at first sight,My furry little feline sprite.In your shelter cage, full of glee…My heart you stole eternally. Mood swings from funny to fickle:Playful, puckish, in a pickle.Blind luck? I call it destiny…My heart you stole eternally. I held you close that fateful dayAnd helped your spirit sail away.Chase that rainbow,Continue reading “Felinity”
Cool Blue Water
Cool Blue Water Hope springs eternal in my heartEver ready for a fresh startA place for dreams and reverieWhere cool blue water waits for me. Give me the splendid silent sunAs bees and flowers come undoneRunning through fields of green, so freeWhere cool blue water waits for me. Drifting down in the aqueductI vow myContinue reading “Cool Blue Water”
In the Mountains
In the Mountains There is a calm before the stormBeyond the place where black winds form.Miles away from cacophony,Where the soul finds serenity. Breathe in the pristine country air,Observe the beauty everywhere.Blue skies stretch for infinityWhere the soul finds serenity. Here in the mountains I shall stayAs the winter sun fades away.Resting here for eternity,WhereContinue reading “In the Mountains”
Unbroken
Unbroken Ihoverin darknesslooking for lightthe minutes tick bywaiting with bated breathcountdown to imminent deathfrom the graveyard, the spirits cryhanging in the icy air of nightreality shines, eyesight to the blindshivering as memories cloud my mindleaving my loneliness unbrokenheart ravaged by words unspokenhold on ‘til the bitter endmy spirit shall transcendstanding in the fraywith the heart-feltpromiseContinue reading “Unbroken”
Colleen Keller Breuning 