Colleen Millsteed

Joined May 2021

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My first love is poetry — it’s like a desperate need to write, to free up space in my mind, to escape the constant noise in my head. Most of the time the poems write themselves — I’m just the conduit holding the metaphorical pen.

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Is There Too Much Water Under The Bridge
The years have flown, have you noticed, It’s been many, many years since we last saw each other, Is there too much water under the bridge,
By Colleen Millsteed 3 years ago in Poets
Seeing Beyond The Veil
Have you ever walked into a room, To see a cat staring at something you cannot see, They say cats can see ghosts, That are invisible to you and me.
By Colleen Millsteed 3 years ago in Poets
Hold Back Your Harsh Judgement
She wanders the halls of your nightmares, At times adding to your terror, your nightly dose of fear, However there are times she’ll show you kindness,
By Colleen Millsteed 3 years ago in Poets
All’s Not Necessarily As It All Seems
My daughter would disappear for hours on end, But would never let me in on where she’d go or what she’d do, Which made me more curious than a cat,
By Colleen Millsteed 3 years ago in Poets
An Introvert’s Worst Nightmare
Dharrsheena Raja Segarran : Time for another #writingchallenge ! 😁 Based on this prompt, write a story about the horrors of an unexpected, uninvited and unwanted guest. No matter what you say or do to try to make them leave, it never works. They're planning to stay for a week or maybe more. Creepy things begin to happen on a daily basis. What would you do? Your story can follow this or you can come up with something entirely different based on the prompt. Let your creative juices flow!
By Colleen Millsteed 3 years ago in Poets
The Forest of the Dragons
“Max, I’m just going to put Aislinn to bed and then we can eat,” Sally tells her husband, as she walks into Aislinn’s bedroom.
By Colleen Millsteed 3 years ago in Fiction
Live Loud Within Your Dreams
The miracles of the written word, Allowing you to live loudly within your dreams, Travel the astral plane, Sliding joyfully down the holy white moonbeams.
By Colleen Millsteed 3 years ago in Poets
She Remembers In Technicolour Dreams
She vividly remembers surfing the high of your passion, Enveloping the love in and squirrelling it away from another’s sight,
By Colleen Millsteed 3 years ago in Poets
Living The Dream
When I was a little girl, I had dreams and goals, Such as growing up to be a princess, In a castle situated high upon the knolls.
By Colleen Millsteed 3 years ago in Poets
It’s Those Delightful Little Things
Life is nowhere near perfect, Would we really want them to be, It’s the little moments that mean so much more, That makes life worth living, you’ll see.
By Colleen Millsteed 3 years ago in Poets
The Release Of Her Pain
This is part two of the poem titled 'The Release Of His Pain'. I've included the link below. **********************************************************************
By Colleen Millsteed 3 years ago in Poets
Angel Of The Sounds
She sings through her troubles, Gaining perspective with every golden note, She herds the song’s lyrics, Different every time to what she originally wrote.
By Colleen Millsteed 3 years ago in Poets

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Is There Too Much Water Under The Bridge

Seeing Beyond The Veil

Hold Back Your Harsh Judgement

All’s Not Necessarily As It All Seems

An Introvert’s Worst Nightmare

The Forest of the Dragons

Live Loud Within Your Dreams

She Remembers In Technicolour Dreams

Living The Dream

It’s Those Delightful Little Things

The Release Of Her Pain

Angel Of The Sounds

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