Curious Corners
Boots
kick up dust
as we move
along the trail
wondering
always wondering
what’s around
the next bend
and the next
as curiosity
spurs us on
to go farther
and farther still
instead
of turning back
Gideon’s Challenge
Gideon’s Challenge – Your Devotion
Your Devotion
It is in
your eyes
when you look
at me
Devotion
that steals
the breath
and I wonder
how I possibly
passed muster
to become
your everything
and for you
to allow me
to make you
mine
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Gideon’s Challenge – Pandora’s Box
Pandora’s Box
A bit of yew
and touch
of cedar
joined with
citrine
and a sliver
of amethyst
and in time
words will slip
past your lips
as you whisper
songs
in my ear
Photo © ZenStatePhotography
Gideon’s Challenge – Summer Silence
Summer Silence
Cling tighter,
my love
and hold me
tight
in the moments
when the wind
whispers
and summer heat
spills over
my skin to
make me shiver
because
I need you
closer still
Photo © ZenStatePhotography
Gideon’s Challenge – Adoration
Adoration
Each day
my mind wanders
to you
again
and again
and within
these thoughts
my heart is warmed
and my spirit
lifted
because love
tinges
every moment
between us
Photo © ZenStatePhotography
Gideon’s Challenge – Pareidolia
Pareidolia
A peaceful glide
along city streets
as lights change
from green
to red
and movement
slows to a stop
while tired gaze
slips from
traffic lights
to the waiting
and finds a
shocked transformer
staring wide eyed
through the window
and I start to laugh
Twisting the Leaf 