Bold in Blue

In a grayscale world he is Adriatic blue with a cobalt aura Deep sea pigments eyes can barely probe Bleeding technicolored streaks onto dull canvases   Forever floating in sapphire oceans Basking in moon glow Sinking to soft sand bottoms Refreshing. Relaxing. Reviving. Reassuring. Sentient, tingling underwater Ultramarine and coral mesh lavender as tantalum tides …

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Twinkling’s

Time, disintegrating like dust in thin air Stop. Stare. Define. Grasp. Five senses only you can master Mentally brand, continually reflect How did it make you feel? Put it on paper The universal key to never missing a blink Cosmos still glitter sapphire at dusk even if eyes fail to meet them   - Breelyn …

Don’t Blink

And just like that it’s over Relationships, Grief, Vacations, Birthdays Suddenly time caught up Years whizzed by But there is always an in-between A breath, release in transitions Sweet spots arousing taste buds dying to be savored   - Breelyn Shelkey

Travel Stories: Burning Man 2019 ~ Metamorphosis

Four failed attempts to attend and the fifth year set itself up with little to no effort - friends found the ticket, gifted camping, and arranged carpool. I drove seven hours straight, traded spots, fell asleep, and woke up at 4am at the entrance into The Playa. The dust was surprisingly soft as I laid …

Transcending

Stop, just for a breath Define all that you are in a single moment Attempt to grasp the unfathomable Intertwining worlds No language barriers for wide eyed grinning faces gifting the sweetest embraces The Temple drops bodies to knees Emotional rollercoaster People teeter tottering on the edge of obliteration Deliver a hug, revive a life …

Grasping Fantasies

Illusions, reality indistinguishable 300-foot-tall dust devils towering over ant size beings pirouetting across soft desert Burning man Firework backdrop This can’t be made up even with the barest imagination Innocently naked comfortable in skin All we’ve ever known before All now has changed Black Rock City Floating fluffy transparent clouds of a dusty dream   …

Powdered Visualizations

Caked in alkaline Dust in peculiar places Neon bleeds tangerines kisses Suspended bouncy merry go round Seize a garment if you can Disco roller rink, electric lemonade Big rig hammock pumping ten Enclosed trampoline realm Metal lustrous structures Finicky steps to summit Lone escapades learning to say ‘yes’ Sip the Playa’s decadent nectar Surrender to …