The Savoring
Stop
for just a moment
Stop
and take a breath
allow the world
to give you peace
through the
sweet scent
of fresh rain
and green grasses
Let the world
move without you
as you savor
this moment
creative writing
Gideon’s Challenge
Taking Turns
Stretching stems
support tight buds
that unfurl to
display flashes of
rich colors
but even
petals fall
one at a time
making room
for something new
to take their place
Photo © ZenStatePhotography
Gideon’s Challenge
Spring Colors
Shadows casting
dreamy images
over swathes of green
inviting the eye
to look upward
as the sky shifts
from shades of blue
to swirling white
in a Beltane dance
while trees stretch
for each kiss
of sunlight
that breaks through
to paint the world
in color
Photo © ZenStatePhotography
Gideon’s Challenge
Sky Gazing
Paradactyl
dragon head
or little poppet
put to bed
dancing horses
in the sky
and unicorns
prance with pride
imagination
going wild
so much to see
so little time
Photo © ZenStatePhotography
Gideon’s Challenge
The Shy One
“I see you”
I say
as she hides
among the leaves
and I ease down
into the grass
to lie beside
her hiding spot
and chat away
a warm afternoon
in the shade
of evergreen trees
Photo © ZenStatePhotography
Weekly Creativity Prompt – Spring Love
Prompt: Draw up to three cards and use them to share with us a real or fictional springtime walk outside. Feel free to daydream and go into detail!
Fresh air whispers over bare skin as we walk hand in hand in the darkness of spring’s twilight. Fingers laced and palms pressed close and warm, one against the other as sweet scents of cooling asphalt blend with salty sea air and evergreen’s crisp bite in the nose. (The Lovers)
Turned from their path your steps turn big body into smaller and crowd close. Feet stumble backward as hands reach to steady surprised clumsiness. Hands that touch cheeks and throat, shoulders and hips. Brick to back and tension high, kisses are taken instead of given, devoured in a moment of possession and gluttony. (The Emperor)
A long fingered tug on belt loop. “Lets go home,” he says. (The Devil)
Twisting the Leaf 