He dreams Left hand spanning my rib cage gripping, releasing Fingers twitching, tickling I could wake him but he is safe I allow his sleep state to venture If the waters get too rough I’ll gently kiss him back to me A precious moment when a love falls asleep first Window cracked cool breeze caressing …
Total cloud cover no sense of direction 150 tons of steel dropping ten feet at a time Wild whiteout feeling as if the plane is rotating backwards Gripping arm rests speeding on sky’s choppy waters anticipating getting thrown overboard Eventually spit out into clear blues smooth sailing over a never-ending sea of cotton balls The …
Dad teaches son how to prepare a raw chicken for dinner The same one raised on their land The same one he used to chase around wired fencing A young man flirts with a young lady as he helps her of the bus Magic seconds only they share A community clears a field of fallen …
She is evergreen A Ponderosa Pine arching over the Deschutes River cool water lapping toes She is an unfathomable height rooted but swaying Brushing surrounding saplings whispering her presence She is free Embraced by wind fertilizing land Helping others sprout new life She is the queen nurturer in a forest of struggling humanities Forever giving …
Sand sifting through fingers droplets rolling down arms Is it chills from cold water? or the surreal feeling of being home with free time Kissing Grammy’s flushed cheek Silk Smelling of sweet cream and lemongrass We are a team faced up against what seems like the impossible jigsaw 1,000 pieces, one always missing Eyes meet …
I know you’re terrified People scared of people Eyes meet eyes with worry Countries forced to rest While the world resets You were moving far too fast anyways So, this is it Time The break we didn’t know we needed What will you do with it? Does the dusty beckoning book ever get …
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 …
Continue reading Travel Stories: Burning Man 2019 ~ Metamorphosis
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 …
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 …
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 …
Pinpoint your freedoms Pure releases dropkicking masses off fatigued shoulders Let them nurture you Bloom an inner peace so prevailing it illuminates outward leaving a permanent glow on dull humanities rippling through glassy waters positively charging daily contacts A sole moment shifting forever’s - Breelyn Shelkey
Mother and Daughter Annual Trip 2019 - We began doing these annual trips over seven years ago. Wow, how lucky are we to have seven years of exploring and traveling together as mother and daughter?! It is rare for a city to have an immediate positive effect on me, especially on the first day. Calgary was …
Continue reading Travel Stories: Calgary & Banff, Alberta Canada
Commonplace events can be unnerving if not practiced on a regular basis I have found flying to be one of those things Over thirty thousand feet up A gut-wrenching realization squeezes the wind out of me dazed and dizzy Surrounding mumbling passengers comfortably unaffected Every takeoff of every gapped trip postponed vacations feels …
Peering out the airplane window as the plane was descending, my eyes were met with gray clouds, lightening, and heavy rain. My first thought was that the weather forecast was correct, and my brother and I were going to have nonstop rain for the duration of our trip. This was something we had planned, packed, …
Existence is magic It’s a beautiful time World of wonders I hope you catch a glimpse Don’t let it pass by The good old days is the saddest of sayings True heartbreak lies in time lost Steal all the seconds breathe them in Inhale experiences like fresh air gasping for more as if your life …
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