Finding Perfection
My soul glows
brightly
in vibrant colors
as your love
claims me
as yours
once more
and again
and I know
exactly
just where
I belong
in your arms
creative writing
Gideon’s Challenge
Already Yours
I am open
and ready to yield
to your touch
with each petal
of my senses
unfurled
as I eagerly await
calloused fingers
soft lips
and the rough scruff
of your jaw
skimming on
sensitive skin
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Gideon’s Challenge
A Quiet Moment
Hipbone to deck rail
as I lean with tea
in hand
the steam swirling
the scent
of fragrant herbs
to blend with
fresh air
and tease the senses
as I watch
the sun sink
then you come
to press close behind
and my soul
is soothed
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Gideon’s Challenge
The Bonding Time
I want to stretch
long and tall
back against soft fuzz
on the forest floor
bare flesh
exposed
and body vulnerable
as dappled sunlight
skims over skin
and raindrops
drip
to tease patters
of mosture
on sensitive places
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Gideon’s Challenge
Seeking Time
Eager
I am eager for you
my soul open
my arms aching
my breath bated
as I wait
because I know
soon you will wake
and our time
together
will being anew
and we can wrap
each other up
in our love
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Weekly Creativity Prompt – Temperance
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 – For me this card’s imagery is all about gentle energy and a great deal of focus. She pours carefully, after all, in order to not spill a drop. The dragonfly in the lower left corner speaks of change. I would read this card as a need to instill more patience and focus into one’s life, redirecting impatience and chaos into healthier and more peaceful alternatives.
Oriental Fantasy Tarot – The imagery in this card is closest to that of a standard RWS deck. There is a balance between earth and water that speaks of connecting emotions to a grounded energy, creating a stability to the unpredictability of one’s emotions. The star in the sky offers guidance, while the budding tree behind the standing figure speaks of the sweet burst of new life beginning to awaken. The imagery here speaks to me about time, and how growth is not immediate but takes time to accomplish as well as a combination of different factors coming together to create the right environment for things to flourish.
Gold Moon Major Arcana – Here I do not see the “connection” aspect that I see in the Oriental Fantasy Tarot’s imagery. Nor the gentle touch that is seen in the Tarot of the Hidden Realm. Instead what I see is that the figure in the card seeks to connect to the viewer.
In the traditional tarot, as well as in the Hidden Realms deck, the figure connects to both earth and water through their feet, signifying a connection between two realms of experience. Here in this card’s imagery it is purely about moderation, steadiness, and balance as the figure pours water from one urn to another without looking… and, the glance towards the viewer seems to hold expectation, as if to say that the viewer also has the ability to use these traits when necessary.
Il Meneghello’s Tarocco Musica – This card is designed to be a of Monteverdi’s Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda, where a knight battles a mysterious foe that he thinks is a known enemy, but who refuses to reveal their identity behind their armor until that foe is defeated and the knight then realizes he’s slain the woman he loves. In this operatic story, the woman is then baptized by her love just before her final breath. Knowing the source of the card and what it represents brings special meaning to this card for me and I would read this card as being a word of caution against assumptions and rash action.
Twisting the Leaf 