The Snow Stars
Delicate sparkles
shimmer
upon the ground
with each shift
of sunlight
that filters down
and it looks
like magic
as the air tastes
crisp
and you watch
as powder
shimmers and shifts
creative writing
Gideon’s Challenge
The Freak
It’s not a name
full of shame
but a moniker
to wear with pride
for it is only
in being unique
that we are able
to show people
who we really are
rather than
wearing the mask
all the
carbon copies
hide behind
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Gideon’s Challenge
Selfishness
Alone I stand
on the hill
and turn in a circle
as I feel the wind
nip at my skin
and ache
deep in my soul
where the wind
can’t touch
I miss you
and I don’t know
how to say it
without sounding
selfish
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Gideon’s Challenge
The Evergreens
Beneath the thaw
are prickly bits
delicate spines
that are
far more hardy
than implied
by their fine needles
and fragile spines
yet life remains
green and strong
weathering
the storms
as we all
wait for spring
to arrive
Photo © ZenStatePhotography
Weekly Creativity Prompt – Different Perspectives
Prompt: “Pull the card from your deck(s) that matches the card posted below. Compare the imagery between the card provided below and the card(s) from your own deck(s). How would you read them differently and why?”
Tarot of the Hidden Realm – In this imagery (not surprisingly), I see wishes and hope. In the golden glow and wistful expression there is hope for good things to come, and in the blowing purse of her lips and preparation to send seeds to fly is the wish she will use to give those hopes flight.
The thing is? Wishes sometimes come true, but sometimes they don’t. Blowing those seeds into the wind sets flight to one’s hopes and wishes, but it doesn’t guarantee results.
The Greater Secrets Tarot – (From the COTD reading I did on this card the other day.)
In the imagery of this card we see a representation of the three fates.
The idea of the three faiths that not everything is under our control, no matter how much we want it to be. Some things will be decided for us, depending on the situation and external forces. There’s nothing we can do about this except to be adaptable and prepared to adjust to what is thrown in our way upon our path by chance or fate.
Gravity Falls Major Arcana – The “shut your yap” in this card says it all for me where this card is concerned. Well, that and the reference in the imagery back to the “Wheel of Fortune” game show. Here, again, I see an indication that being clever and making smart decisions can help to protect one from the fickleness of chance, but not mitigate it entirely. Sometimes you just have to accept what’s being dealt and deal with it.
Orphans of Dudleytown Tarot – Could you imagine the amount of balance it takes to ride one of those penny-farthing bikes? It’s not as if you can stick out a leg to catch yourself if you begin to fall. It’s almost a unicycle. Unicycle with training wheels, right? What I see in this card is that when you take risks, there’s a chance you could fall down. You have to make the decision for yourself if the risk is worth the chance you take or not.
DECK USED: TAROT OF THE HIDDEN REALM, ORPHANS OF DUDLEYTOWN TAROT, GRAVITY FALLS MAJOR ARCANA, THE GREATER SECRETS TAROT
Gideon’s Challenge
Possessive Pride
Your words
of pride and praise
lift up my heart
and allow
my soul to glow
brightly
like the sun
breaking through
weighty clouds
to shimmer
golden
and
warm the world
Twisting the Leaf 