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”
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Banks of the Potomac
Banks of The Potomac Late summer moving in slow motion,surrounded by green on country trails,the brazen sun burning our skinas water gurgles against the rockson the banks of the Potomac. A father and son cast on the North Branch,tackle plunking down, reels whizzing,pulling a croaking catfish from indigo waters.I watch and smile, filled with fondContinue reading “Banks of the Potomac”
Downstream
Downstream down by the waterI ponder meaning of lifelay my burden down blue trail of sorrowheart drops like a sinking stoneclear to the bottom gravity defiedas I float downstreamin gentle river washed ashore, breathless,hands reach out in grateful skiesas a new dawn breaks Colleen Keller Breuning © 2021May 14, 2021 Ecrits Blogophilia Week 9.14 Topic: ByContinue reading “Downstream”
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”
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