Harvesting Time
Harvest come
and harvests go
and the clouds
roll in
to promise us
rain
as the reaping
of fields
continues
acre by acre
until soon
all will be barren
except the sky
Gideon’s Challenge
Gideon’s Challenge – Consequences
Consequences
When in doubt
don’t touch
the plants
that you
don’t recognize
or you may
suffer the
unexpected
consequences
of trusting
nature
not to harm you
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Gideon’s Challenge – The Crossroads
The Crossroads
Rails wander
to the east
promising
adventure
that the
clouds
sweeping north
counter
with a promise
of magic
and at
the crossroads
I stand
in indecision
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Gideon’s Challenge – So Much Fun
So Much Fun
Each decoration
added
one at a time
to shift from
summer
to autumn fun
and let
the world see
that Halloween
isn’t scary
at all
but instead
is a time for play
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Gideon’s Challenge – Day’s End
Day’s End
I am so ready
for today
to be over
and life
to settle into
evening quiet
as the stress
of today
is left behind
except…
it doesn’t seem
to want
to stay back there
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Gideon’s Challenge – The Happy F*ker
The Happy F*ker
He said hello
with a smile
in a little shop
hidden
on an alley corner
and his eyes
seemed to
follow me
around the room
until finally
I broke down
and smiled back
and decided
to take him home
Twisting the Leaf 