Dying Light

Colleen Keller Breuning reflects on a chaotic week filled with overwhelming political tension, expressing a desire for peace and change. She encourages readers to vote amidst frustration with divisive rhetoric. The poem highlights themes of hope and redemption while wishing everyone a joyful autumn weekend.

Lone Jonquil

The poem “Lone Jonquil” reflects on facing fears and moving forward. The author, Colleen, discusses the challenges of the past week and finding inspiration in nature. Despite difficulties, she encourages embracing positive moments in each season. The poem poignantly captures the theme of overcoming fears and finding beauty in life’s changes.

Far Too Young

Far Too Young Dark shadows drift across my mind,Like saints and sinners marching blind.As thoughts of painful past invade,Memories of tomorrow fade. Watch the credits roll to the end,Far too young to bury a friend.The rope unravels, thin and frayed;Memories of tomorrow fade. Shards of sunlight pierce through the heart,Forcing dense strands of grief apart.DeniedContinue reading “Far Too Young”

Between Black and White

  Between Black and White Between black and white, there lies a lot of gray. Colors mingle, fading away in a torrent of tears. I was stuck in the past, longing for yesterday… Caught up in a tangled web of pain and fears. Colors mingle, fading away in a torrent of tears, Heart crushed beneathContinue reading “Between Black and White”

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”

Lifeline

Lifeline The veil of sadness fell down upon me, invoking dark shadows and shades of melancholy. Crimson tears trickle, scarring and burning. The world tilts and spins, the pages of life keep turning. The mind grows weary, witness to brutal violence. It longs for quiet sanctuary, seeking justice and penance. The lifeline has been castContinue reading “Lifeline”