The content is a heartfelt reflection combining a poem and personal anecdotes. Colleen expresses her love for stargazing and the emotional connection to the North Star, symbolizing guidance and comfort, particularly remembering her late father. She recounts joyful family moments during a recent trip, celebrating milestones and creating lasting memories.
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Rollercoaster
Rollercoaster Life is like an amusement park:Sometimes fun, and other times dark.Keep moving forward with great stride,Hold on tight and enjoy the ride. Even on the sunniest days,Bad news may rain from clouds of gray.Just wait until the storm subsides;Hold on tight and enjoy the ride. Time speaks to us in passing years,In whispers thatContinue reading “Rollercoaster”
Teddy Bear Tea
The post reflects on joyous family moments, particularly centered around grandchildren Posie and Hatcher, who cherish tea parties with their stuffed animals. The author shares excitement about expecting a new grandson, highlighting the sweet nurturing behaviors of Posie. Family gatherings, like a recent Mother’s Day celebration filled with laughter and love, are underscored, emphasizing the author’s gratitude for her family despite minor health issues faced by her mother. Overall, the narrative conveys warmth, joy, and appreciation for familial bonds.
Share of Mistakes
The post reflects on life’s challenges, emphasizing that everyone makes mistakes and experiences difficult times. Despite feeling overwhelmed, the author remains optimistic, recognizing growth through adversity. Celebrating impending happiness with the arrival of a grandchild, the writer highlights the importance of embracing life’s ups and downs. Ultimately, the message encourages resilience and cherishing moments, wishing readers a joyful May filled with love and nature.
Wing and a Prayer
This week, Colleen reflects on challenges faced during January while balancing work and self-care, incorporating personal poetry and the phrase “two wrongs don’t make a right.”
Echoes of a Vintage Christmas
The post reflects on a nostalgic Christmas filled with family traditions, baking, and cherished moments. It combines memories of vintage holiday cheer with personal updates, like healing from a foot surgery. The author expresses gratitude for festive gatherings and anticipates a busy January while wishing everyone a Happy New Year.
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”
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”
Empty Sky
Empty Sky My witness is the empty sky,Devoid of any truth or lie.Raindrops tumble from clouds of gray…It all ends in tears anyway. Winter wallows with brutal coldAs cherished memories unfold.No matter what they do or say…It all ends in tears anyway. Behold as Christmas comes againWith scent of spruce and cinnamon.But time is cruel,Continue reading “Empty Sky”
Light Fading
Light Fading Twilight is falling,autumn breeze blowing.Past the honeysuckle bushes,my tired feet are slowing. My breath comes in gaspsunder periwinkle skies.Can you see the light fadingwhen you look into my eyes? Is this how it will gowhen we get to the end?Will you take one last glimpseand let my spirit ascend? Will you hold meContinue reading “Light Fading”
Colleen Keller Breuning 