Bear Energy
You are
my shelter
and the anchor
within the storm
a piece of peace
that is a balm
to the senses
and makes me
feel safe
with the fierce
possession
of your love
I am yours
always
Gideon’s Challenge
Gideon’s Challenge
Things We Do
Even on the
little errands
you are on
my mind
and some of the
smallest things
will draw
my thoughts
to you
and us
and what we do
together
like pocket foxes
and love stories
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Gideon’s Challenge
More Snow
I want more
of the white stuff
that falls from
the sky
and takes children
out of school
to play
while owners
walk pups
in the park
and kick snow
in the air
for enthusiastic
snapping
and happy yips
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Gideon’s Challenge
The Sub-Drop
The ache lives
in the hollow
at the pit
of the stomach
raw and hollow
and filled
with weeping tears
and dripping blood
as the ache
slips to tension
and sadness
slips to despair
and all I need now
is your arms
hold me together
a little longer
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Gideon’s Challenge
Looking Back
In autumn
when the corn’s
been harvested
the fields
turn green
while giant clouds
meander
like massive
floating continents
across the sky above
and cast shapes
in light and shadow
upon the distant hills
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Gideon’s Challenge
Unearthed
Gifts
from the earth
don’t just grow
from fertile soils
but form
in dark places
to create
unique universes
of minerals
caught transfixed
while singing
the earth’s song
for those that listen
for the melody
Twisting the Leaf 