Touch the Alabaster Skies

Touch the Alabaster Skies A distant future waits for meBeyond the black, turbulent seaMy hopes and fears to be reckoned,Multiplying by the second. Clouds break above the bare oak trees;A distant future waits for me.Dark thoughts pile in as wave crash down.Limbs flail as I begin to drown. I hear the mourning dove’s sad criesandContinue reading “Touch the Alabaster Skies”

Refrain (A Kyrielle Sonnet)

“Park City Sunset” by Colleen Breuning © 2015 Refrain Night echoes in my heavy heart Painted darkness, my work of art. Words and anguish mingle with rain, My soul released with each refrain. Voices clash, intentions aground When everyone has his own sound. Sing out chorus, relieve this pain, My soul released with each refrain.Continue reading “Refrain (A Kyrielle Sonnet)”

Blood Moon

Colleen Keller Breuning © 2015 Blood Moon Crickets harmonize a rhapsody in August, sweet background singers Pregnant clouds hover in crisis of confidence, summer rain debate. Warm wind blows gently, dissolving clouds to fine mist; light shines through its haze Earth casts dark shadows, aligning with sun and moon in black velvet skies. Raging withContinue reading “Blood Moon”

Falling

Falling The sun has gone missing held hostage by defiant clouds heavy skies aching, stripped of light while the dark matter pulls us down… We are blind to our own blindness thinking inside narrow boxes afraid to color outside the lines hiding within our own shadows… Falling for fools, falling in love we fall outContinue reading “Falling”

The Nestlings

Photo by Colleen Breuning © 2015 The Nestlings (A Quatern) When Monday mornings come around, The air is filled with precious sounds. Pitter patter of tiny feet Upon the deck, tasting sweet treats. The scent of lilacs spins me round When Monday mornings come around. Endless summer in cloudless skies, See the sparkle in clearContinue reading “The Nestlings”

An Early Spring

Photograph by Colleen Keller Breuning © 2012 An Early Spring Pink Cherry Blossoms sprout. Sun’s golden rays Make daffodils blush Beneath the turquoise skies. Mockingbirds herald the dawn Dew glimmers, ice water castles Melt on budding forsythia limbs. You are cordially invited to spring… Like Godivas riding their Aethenoths, Jonquils and tulips dance in theirContinue reading “An Early Spring”

Cast Away

Cast Away The rising sun and clouds play hide and seek On a sailcloth of multi-colored skies. As I trace the patterns of the dawn, Inspiration is unfolding before my eyes. Rambunctious dolphins frolic in the tide, As breakers roll and kiss the ragged shore. The cry of seagulls shatters my reverie, Leaving my woundedContinue reading “Cast Away”

Ode to Elly

Blogophilia 50.3 Topic: “There is no “I” in Team” Bonus Points: (Hard, 2pts):  mention a Maya Angelou quote (Easy, 1pt) : incorporate a unique use for honey Final date to post: February 12th, 2011 GMT midnight Final date to post ALL GUESSES: February 15th, 2011 GMT midnight   Ode to Elly I read the newsContinue reading “Ode to Elly”