On Hold
sunbathing
seashells
full of life
linger
in cool tide pools
clustered together
among pebbles
and tiny
hidden crabs
as the wait
through the day
for the
rocking caress
of tide’s return
Gideon’s Challenge – On Hold
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Gideon’s Challenge – Flinching
Flinching
closed off and
turned away
walls go up
with whatever
defenses
can be found
to create a
patchwork wall
of boundaries
that are unlikely
to stand up
to the test
of time
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Gideon’s Challenge – First Fallen
First Fallen
the first leaves
begin to fall
before equinox
or cold
but when weather
shifts from
summer heat
to comfortable
once more
and below
the branches
we all wait
for the cascade
to come
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Gideon’s Challenge – Relaxation
Relaxation
Clouds dance
beneath a blue sky
offering fodder
for the imagination
as park benches
made of stone
give rest
for a spine in spasm
and as head
tilts back
to watch the show
children laugh
and play
and the autumn day
slowly unfolds
into a cool but
beautiful foray
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Gideon’s Challenge – Comfy
Comfy
A small autumn gift
for the house
whose spirit
celebrates the new
and as sunlight
slips through
sheer curtains
the eyes catch
and it’s so cute
that it brings
a smile to lips
and I cross
to feel its squish
of little tickling nubs
between toes
then fingertips
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Gideon’s Challenge – Sweet Nothings
Sweet Nothings
cuffs rolled up
to just beneath
the knees
we sit
together
on the dock
with toes in
ice cold water
to watch as
the sun sinks slow
to paint the sky
in the pink
of roses
that match
the color
of my cheeks
as you
rumble whispers
in my ear
Twisting the Leaf 