Serenade
Let me
sing to you
of my love
from the
rooftops
of skyscrapers
as you listen
to my heart
laid bare
while my soul
breaks into
a song
that is yours
and yours alone
Gideon’s Challenge – Serenade
Gideon’s Challenge
Gideon’s Challenge – Uninspired
Uninspired
Even in a
field
filled with
nothing
but shorn grass
if you look
just a little
closer
you can find
pops of spring
smiling up
from the green
Photo © ZenStatePhotography
Gideon’s Challenge – Awakening
Awakening
A spark
renewed
kindles to life
deep within
the soul
sheltered
and glowing
bright
as inspiration
strikes
with eager
enthusiasm
and potential
stirs beneath
fertile soil
Photo © ZenStatePhotography
Gideon’s Challenge – Wary
Wary
Dive in
they say
but the water
is cold
and only
welcoming
from the shore
where it glitters
crystaline
and blue
a promise
that is a lie
waiting
to pull you
down deep
into the depths
below
Photo © ZenStatePhotography
Gideon’s Challenge – Sheltered
Sheltered
I need you
around me
your strength
a warm shelter
for those
vulnerable
moments
when the world
becomes
too much
and your arms
become
a safe place
all my own
Photo © ZenStatePhotography
Gideon’s Challenge – Breakable
Breakable
Fine and delicate
like spun sugar
so thin that
even the warmth
of a single breath
could melt
the strands
or the slightest
of touches
shatter
figure and form
to leave nothing
but crystaline shards
and sticky drops
of sweet dew
on the floor
Twisting the Leaf 