Intensity
My love
is not
a delicate filigree
of soft edges
that fill the sky
with indecision,
but the deep hues
of storm clouds
wild and intense
that fill the world
with the
rumbled promise
that there
still more
to come
Gideon’s Challenge
Gideon’s Challenge
The Drowning
Big hands
calloused and strong
tug on mine
to pull me
under the surface
and drag me down
into the swirling
abyss
of the drown
as you fill me up
with your possession
your pride
and your insatiable
hunger
for more
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Intimacy
Eagerness reigns
as I feel the urge
to shed my skin
and bare my soul
to your touch
and the rough graze
of whiskers
against places
that go far deeper
than the flesh
as inhibitions
fall away
so that all that’s left
is eager hands
and the bite of need
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Gideon’s Challenge
Flower Shopping
Spring has sprung
and flowers kiss
the senses with
scents of damp earth
and vibrant color
and I am eager
ready
for the sweep of
sweet and wild
energies to flow
through the air
and kiss
petals and leaves
like raindrops do
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Gideon’s Challenge
The Little House
A home with a view
waterfront solitude
quiet and still
in a bright little house
we settle inside
and when we have
somewhere to go
we go for a ride
on feathered friends
that share our roof
and snuggle with us
as we wait for winter
to go poof
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Intensity’s Focus
You invade
my senses
and fill me up
like popcorn
filling the bag
tucked within
the microwave
in the middle
of the night
until all that I feel
is you
and only you
and you
consume me
completely
Twisting the Leaf 