A Moment’s Sun
A sea of sword fern
as tall as a man
sway in light breezes
as a moment’s sunlight
dips through trees
to bathe fronds
briefly
before the angle
changes
and shade returns
Don’t get lost
in the shadows
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Weekly Creativity Prompt – Doomed From the Start
Prompt: “Draw up to three cards from your tarot (or oracle) and use them for guidance in choosing something to share with us about your childhood.”
My sister and I once made a plan that was doomed from the start. (The Tower)
We decided to force our father to treat us as equals by cutting her hair like mine and dressing identically so that he couldn’t tell us apart. (Strength Rx)
Instead, it resulted in him following through on a threat he’d made a number of times in the past, and he took the door off our bedroom and the bathroom too. (Death)
DECK USED: D’MORTE DISNEY TAROT
Gideon’s Challenge
Fomitopsis pinicola
Hungry tendrils
tap the heart
making fallen trunks
into brittle twigs
as stronger brothers
look on
towering above
to provide shelter
for all that
now call
their fallen bretheren
home
Photo © ZenStatePhotography
Gideon’s Challenge
The Sunbathers
Delicate petals
ruffle in the breeze
as sunny faces
tilt up
towards the sky
So sweet
and delicate
they seem to be
and yet they
bask
happily
in the savage heat
and water
is all they need
Photo © ZenStatePhotography
Gideon’s Challenge
The Heat Dome
Temperatures rise
then rise some more
and records break
then crumble
while sun sears
everything in sight
and heatwaves rise
to blur the world
while people
wilt in the shade
make room
I want to dive in
Photo © ZenStatePhotography
Gideon’s Challenge
Taking Time
Knees land
on a bed
of pine needles
as body bows
to rest forehead
upon the cushion
of soft moss
Breathe in
Breathe out
While fronds
of sword fern
tickle flesh
and the quiet
sinks in
Twisting the Leaf 