Frayed Edges
Energy so stable
twitches
with disruption
as tattered petals
cling
then fall
and anxiety
shakes loose
all the little pieces
still barely
clinging on
leaving me bare
barren
and raw
exposed
and vulnerable
creative writing
Gideon’s Challenge
The Lullaby
I want to lie
beneath new fronds
hanging heavy
From low branches
and look up
through the green
to the blue
far above
as I breathe in
scents
of rich earth
and lush green
while birdsong
serenades me to sleep
Photo © ZenStatePhotography
Gideon’s Challenge
Moment of Longing
Grasses wave sweetly
in a breeze so soft
it licks sweat off skin
and sends
strands of hair
dancing
and all I want
all I need
is to slip feet
from within
the confinement
of shoes
and stretch out
in the grass
to watch clouds
floating by
Photo © ZenStatePhotography
Gideon’s Challenge
Ignorance Broken
I want to turn
my head away
and pretend
that all is well
but danger
keeps me alert
and wary
no matter
how much
I want to believe
everything
will be okay
in the end
Photo © ZenStatePhotography
Gideon’s Challenge
Paraphernalia
Scattered bits
of this and that
functional
and not
strewn across
table top
and pushed off
to the side
like my emotions
in cacophonous
roar
that I ignore
but its still there
sharp edges
and all
Photo © ZenStatePhotography
Weekly Creativity Prompt – The Feels
Prompt: “Draw a single random card from (one of) your favorite decks and share how the card’s imagery makes you feel.”
Disgusted. I mean honestly, that was my first reaction when I saw this card. Disgust.
Pinokkio has decided to lay among the grass and flowers, and because he’s not paying attention to his surroundings and has lain himself down in an inadvisable place, he’s going to get pissed on by a dog.
Interestingly, my feeling of disgust concerning this card are very similar to the feeling of disgust I get when I find people who are willfully ignorant and choose to do stupid shit without thinking about it first. So the feeling is very accurate for the Fool where I am concerned, as the Fool is often quite irresponsible and oblivious to their surroundings in most cases.
My disgust in this picture would turn my perspective on the meaning of the Fool’s placement in a reading into something slightly more cautionary or negative. Ie: a warning about not paying attention, taking care to do not do foolish things, or a message about thinking before you act.
Twisting the Leaf 