Sullen With a Touch of Gray
Rain
trickles
like cold tears
down windowpane
Sunday morning clouds
drift on far horizons
sullen with a touch of gray
wall of fog surrounds my spirit
as memories tumble in my mind
I chose my path at the fork in the road
casting my past troubles far behind me
one day at a time, with baby steps
realizing that I might fall
seized by anxiety’s grip
yet nothing will stop me
I breathe in fresh air
to calm my heart
knowing that
I shall
thrive.
Colleen Keller Breuning © 2023
August 27, 2023
Happy Friday! We are back from our short Virginia Beach vacation, trying to get back into the swing of things. There was lots of laundry, chores, work projects and other things to take care of this week. I can honestly say that short trip did us a world of good, allowing us to escape, rest, and basically lounge on the beach like slugs! We ate some delicious meals, and even though I packed some workout clothes, I did not do any exercise at all except to stroll on the boardwalk! The weather was beautiful, the food was delicious, and the rest was decadent.
I actually wrote this on our final beach day, last Sunday. It’s not easy to write on a lounge chair in the sand, with the wind blowing and suntan lotion on your hands, haha! As for the inspiration, well there were some gray clouds hovering on the horizon, and I felt a bit sullen that our vacation was coming to an end. However, we were both ready to get back home to our cats and our “normal life.” I suppose I’m a homebody, because I reach a certain point that no matter how beautiful or how much fun a vacation is, there is a longing for the creature comforts of home. Your own familiar bed, a kitchen full of food and drinks, all the toiletries and cleaning products at your fingertips, and of course the beautiful backyard creatures and birds that come to call every day. But this was a quick, much needed trip and we really do enjoy Virginia Beach.
It is hard to believe it’s already September 1 and Labor Day weekend! I plan to channel autumn this weekend, and I will be breaking out our autumn decorations and transforming the house. Autumn is my FAVORITE season, I love the colors, the crisp air, the cooler temperatures, the harvest, the changing leaves… So even if it is 100 degrees this weekend, I’ll crank up the AC and get in the spirit! I hope you have a lovely Labor Day weekend!
xoxo
Colleen
Inspiration: “Sullen Girl” by Fiona Apple
Ecrits Blogophilia Week 9.15 – Sunday Morning
Hard Bonus: Incorporate a Grateful Dead song title or lyric (“Touch of Gray”)
Easy Bonus: Include a fork