Quietude
A stop
on the way
to home
a pause
to listen
to the quiet
whisper
of setting sun
and soft lap
of water
kissing concrete
and fiberglass
while sitting
on a wall
that waits
for high tide
Gideon’s Challenge – Quietude
Gideon’s Challenge
Gideon’s Challenge – Sleepy
Sleepy
a seat
in the sunlight
with a cool
pacific breeze
and the day
becomes
a moment
of stillness
within movement
as I linger
to smell
the briny air
and imagine
sleeping
peacefully and
undisturbed
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Gideon’s Challenge – Anticipation
Anticipation
autumn
creeps closer
with churning
gray skies
interspersed
between blue
and the splat
of spitting
rain clouds
not yet
committed
to giving
dry earth
it’s due
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Gideon’s Challenge – The Liminal
The Liminal
a wandering path
through tall trees
and the droop
of evergreen boughs
takes footsteps
through
thresholds
until each
boundary crossed
caries with it
circumstance
and consequence
as we are
forever changed
by the kisses
of the fae
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Gideon’s Challenge – Determined
Determined
the incline
so steep
my hands
touch earth
alongside
booted soles
and muscles
tremble
with the strain
as lungs
struggle
and sweat
beads
but with
each step
I’m closer
to the paradise
of rest
that awaits
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Gideon’s Challenge – Indecision
Indecision
like candies
in a jar
in every flavor
imaginable
they gather
together
and make
the directive to
“pick just one”
mind boggling
and impossible
at the same time
so close
your eyes
and let your
fingers
guide you
Twisting the Leaf 