Jagged Tips
Sharp peaks
break above
a blanket of white
to whisper
goodnight
to the setting sun
as cool
blue shade
washes over
cloudy planes
to deepen
the shadows below.
creative writing
Weekly Creativity Prompt – Mamma’s Boy
Pull up to three cards use them as the inspiration to describe a ghost
as well as where (or who) the ghost is haunting.
Gordie spent his life so wrapped up in his addictions (The Devil) to the point that he no longer had any control over his life or his surroundings (The Emperor Rx). He fell into one habit and addiction after another, lead astray by other’s whims and his own temptations again and again until one day his body decided that it had had enough and he died.
When he passed, his mother’s (The Empress) grief was so great that Gordie worried she might never recover. He felt such huge guilt over his failures in life and having disappointed her so much, that he decided to stay with her (The Fool) instead of allowing the light that tried to pull him away from this earthly plane (The World).
Choosing to stay for his mother, he followed her around, trailing after her like a lost puppy (The Fool again). Sooner or lather, though, she will pass as well. And Gordie, having made his choice to remain, will then be all alone (The Hermit) with a solitary future stretching out before him.
DECK USED: TERROR TAROT
Gideon’s Challenge
Peeling Paint
The green will fade
and leaves will fall
but the paint
of seasons gone
remains
Some say
watching paint dry
is boring
but to watch it peel
can be
a lesson in
fascination.
Photo © ZenStatePhotography
Gideon’s Challenge
Family
Invisible threads
tangle
with visible
resemblances
creating a web
of connections
that are
ethereal
and yet
undeniable,
carried forward
from one generation
to the next.
Photo © ZenStatePhotography
Gideon’s Challenge
Looking Ahead
Lovely
symmetrical
perfectly formed
Little snowflakes
float
on frigid air currents
and land
on your scarf
and in your hair.
I can’t wait.
Photo © ZenStatePhotography
Gideon’s Challenge
Wrong Way
It made me laugh
and I had to share
I wanted to get it
For my front door
this year.
But unfortunately
it points
the wrong way
the good candy
next door
is to the left
with Snickers
and Butterfingers
and Milky Way.
Twisting the Leaf 