Chemistry
When
the lick of flame
touches
the skin
and the world
sparks
with fire’s glow
it’s only you
I think of
reaching for.
Light my fire.
creative writing
Gideon’s Challenge
Well Loved
A splash
of color
looks chaotic
but look
a little closer
So many
little details
every bit a
loving touch
layered upon
loving touches
to create
something
unique.
Photo © ZenStatePhotography
Gideon’s Challenge
Raindrops
Damp trickles
tickle the skin
a cool kiss
on the nape
that slips
to lick down
between
sharp shoulder blades.
One drop
then another
creates a shudder
of pleasure
as droplets warm.
Photo © ZenStatePhotography
Gideon’s Challenge
Good Morning
Gray days
start with
heavy clouds
and
foggy mornings
that muffle
sounds
to a whisper
and wash away
color
to create
misty mysteries.
Photo © ZenStatePhotography
Gideon’s Challenge
Mine Now
Did you need
in here?
But I’ve claimed
this spot
as my own.
Later,
after my nap
maybe
you’ll be able
to steal away
with the contents
of my new
treasure box.
Photo © ZenStatePhotography
Weekly Creativity Prompt – The Walk
Prompt: Pull up to three cards use them as the inspiration to draw, craft, or describe a spooky nighttime walk outside.
Death – On Halloween night, Fred took his little sister out trick or treating for the first time. Their parents had divorced this year, something that had been coming for a long time, and he was the man of the house now. That meant that even though he wasn’t really all that excited about trick or treating this year, he was in charge of keeping his sister safe.
Hand in hand he took Cassie from house to house in the unfamiliar neighborhood they’d moved into just two weeks before. At each house they chimed their “Trick or Treat!” after the door opened and held out their bags for the goodies to be dropped inside.
The Devil atop The Magician – When they reached the end of the street and the last house that sat there, they repeated he process again and the man that answered the door was friendly and boisterous. He complimented their Robin Hood and Maid Marian costumes and gave them whole candy bars!
The man said that he had more inside, but he had to go all the way to the kitchen to get them. He invited them both to come in, and Fred’s sister tugged on his hand to pull him forward toward the front door, eager for more of the good candy that the man was offering.
The Hierophant – But Fred had been given a talk by Dad that Cassie was too young to have gotten yet. Dad had told him about the bad people. People that seemed nice but wanted to hurt him or his sister, steal them away, and do bad things to them. Dad’s talk stuck with him when he and his sister walked to school every day, and it came back to him now as Cassie tried to pull him up the porch steps and into the stranger’s house.
Taking a strong, hard hold of his sister’s hand, he declined the man’s offer and hurried them away from the house at the end of the street. At home, he would pass on Dad’s talk to Cassie. At home, he would make sure that Cassie knew to never, ever go down to the end of the street by herself… and that she could always depend on him to go with her if she wanted.
Twisting the Leaf 