Showing posts with label scarlet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label scarlet. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Des Larmes Pour Paris (Tears for Paris)



Des Larmes Pour Paris  (Tears for Paris)

It all started with just a seed of hate
propaganda straining with the weight
suicide bombers, lives torn apart
as desperate screams pierce the heart.

Day without sun, stars without night
moon without glow, what a lonely sight
in a river of fear all hopes drown
as the levee comes crashing down.

And the wayfarer never makes it home
his spirit cast away, to forever roam
pierced by the shrapnel, left for dead
as the streets of Paris turn scarlet red.

Point the finger, place the blame
but we shall never be the same
damage done, no turning back
as the tower lights fade to black.

Colleen Keller Breuning © 2015
November 17, 2015

Written with deepest respect, condolences and love for the victims and all affected by the Paris tragedy… never forget!

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Shades of Cabernet (a pantoum)




Shades of Cabernet

Deep within shades of cabernet
In the outer limits of my soul,
Temptation does a fine ballet,
And I am losing all control.

In the outer limits of my soul,
Logic ends and emotions start.
And I am losing all control
To scarlet desires of the heart.

Logic ends and emotions start
As inhibitions ebb and flow.
To scarlet desires of the heart,
I’m swept away in crimson glow.

As inhibitions ebb and flow,
Thoughts of you fill my mind.
I’m swept away in crimson glow,
Rendering me colorblind.

Thoughts of you fill my mind.
Temptation does a fine ballet,
Rendering me colorblind
Deep within shades of cabernet.

Colleen Keller Breuning © 2015
February 4, 2015

I decided to give the pantoum a try this week. Half a deca, haha!