Spring; 2016; 8.5″ x 11.5″; mixed media: ink, watercolor, acrylic.
Cruel winter winds
too fiercely blow.
They drive me deep
beyond where I can speak.
Everything silent
except a heart beat,
my own.
Waiting,
listening,
I survive.
Until the day
harsh winds
scamper away,
tails between legs,
ashamed,
chased away as
the liars they always were.
All that was frozen,
drop by drop,
slides into a mighty river.
Confused and dazed,
afraid to move,
afraid to believe.
Swept along,
irrevocably free.
Spring,
when I rise,
broken and powerful,
tongue loosed,
and it’s finally time.
It’s my very own song
I cannot help but sing
Spring,
when I rise up and say:
I am still here.
I am here.
Colleen Briggs Art & Writing 
I’m SO GLAD you’re still here!!! Does this mean that you’re coming out of a dark season? I know all too well what that’s like, and I’m so glad you’re emerging, FREE! Hugs to you, dear friend.
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Thank you my friend! I think you know what the long, hard season has been. I wish I could share publicly more details of the amazing ways God has carried us, but feel I need to protect the privacy of the person with whom we’ve walked through it. But I will say, my testimony of God’s faithfulness is as powerful as the depth of anguish I’ve felt. Love to you!
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This brings me to tears…absolutely beautiful.
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I know you understand, my friend. I am thankful to know I never walk alone in this journey. Even though we’ve never met, I feel your constant encouragement.
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And I feel yours as well. It is a blessing to know you through your art and written word.
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Beautiful imagery and line work and the connecting words…
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Thank you so much Cheryle! I am using a new tool that has revolutionized artwork for me! I’ve struggled to get the fine lines in my head out through acrylic. It’s called a “Fluid Writer Pen” and I can finally create fine, fluid lines! Old artwork pieces had better beware, they are subject to re-working at moment’s notice! This piece was actually an old one, now hidden beneath a re-work. Perhaps appropriate for the subject matter!
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So glad you are exploring your process, it is somuch fun to play with possibilities ans all the ideas that are out there.
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So exciting to explore new possibilities. So glad you liked this piece.
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thanks Cheryle! your work constantly challenges me to think in terms of layers.
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Love the flow in this piece and gorgeous colors
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