Promise of the Rose A promised green garden withers to seed, Dried petals scattered on the barren ground. Silent anguish as the crimson rose bleeds, Grief carried on the wind without a sound. Tears burn a path when hope has slipped away, Hot crystals sparking precious memories. The fragrance of the summer jasmine sway, TheContinue reading “Promise of the Rose”
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My Christmas Spirit
My Christmas Spirit Tender hearts swell with gratitude,The season casts its festive mood.Twilight twirls in fresh fallen snowAs Christmas lights twinkle and glow. Cardinals cavort in branches bare,Winter sun fades in crimson flair.Your spirit calls when cold winds blowAs Christmas lights twinkle and glow. Memories of you warm my soul,Your absence left a gaping hole.TearsContinue reading “My Christmas Spirit”
Caged Bird
Caged Bird When daylight turns to darknessGray clouds of despair take wingShrouded in fear and sorrowThe caged bird cannot sing. Drained of joy and self-regardFeeling beat down, chained, confinedOne step forward, two steps backDark thoughts tumble through my mind. Don’t use your words as weaponsYou have no power over meDon’t try to crush my spiritThisContinue reading “Caged Bird”
Butterfly Piano
Butterfly Piano Keyscaressedby fingersgently strokingblack and ivorysweet music sets us freecrimson blood thrums in our veinsas intangible passions stiron wings of enchanted butterflyresonating in hollows of my hearttake me to this place of serenityyour wings cover mine, softly guide mechills down my spine, the song beginsour spirits take flight at duskdelicate pas de deuxas twoContinue reading “Butterfly Piano”
Promise of the Rose
Promise of the Rose A promised green garden withers to seed, Dried petals scattered on the barren ground. Silent anguish as the crimson rose bleeds, Grief carried on the wind without a sound. Tears burn a path when hope has slipped away, Hot crystals sparking precious memories. The fragrance of the summer jasmine sway, TheContinue reading “Promise of the Rose”
Des Larmes Pour Paris (Tears For Paris)
Written in the aftermath of the Paris tragedies …. praying for world peace.
Never What You See
Never What You See Twilight comes early in November cold the migrant geese cry and stake their claim as I walk in my solitary world where darkness rules and light is scarce and loneliness adds beauty to life. I have been restless for as long as I can remember but there is change inContinue reading “Never What You See”
Amiss
Shenandoah National Park – Colleen Breuning © 2015 Amiss Treacherous winds blow Cold drifts in a field of snow Dreams of long ago Something is amiss I need more in life than this Searching for true bliss As the seasons change Leaves strip away, rearrange O’er the mountain range Giving up the fight Anguish deepContinue reading “Amiss”
To Mingle With Shooting Stars
To Mingle With Shooting Stars These tired bones ache and the futile tears fall undetected, unrelenting, like soft rain on a summer day. The wind stills in deference to a radiant light rising up, drawing closer, closer as I crawl to the precipice. I am about to take my last voyage, a great leap inContinue reading “To Mingle With Shooting Stars”
Blue Reverie
Blue Reverie As the clouds dance their pas de deux In the blue reverie of the night sky, Moonglow reveals the spirit of you, And my heart is lifted up so high. In the blue reverie of the night sky, Stardust mingles with the shooting stars, And my heart is lifted up so high AboveContinue reading “Blue Reverie”
Colleen Keller Breuning 