pacific northwest

Gideon’s Challenge

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IMG_2275Sunrise

early morning’s
shining light
crests the hills
turns dark
to bright
starting early
means darkness reigns
then shadows creep
and day begins

I love working on the farm during this time of year and through September.  It’s breathtaking to watch the sunlight begin to wash over the fields one increment at a time, warming the earth and rising a faint haze of mist into the air from the dew with each foot that the sunlight overtakes the shadow cast by the hillsides not all that far away.

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Gideon’s Challenge

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IMG_8780Hidden Playmate

Little slivers
prickly fruit
red temptation
looks like a treat
yet not to eat
see beyond
look underneath
a shy one waiting
for fun and games
coax them out
and lets go play

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Gideon’s Challenge

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IMG_8796Symbiosis

Calloused hands
and hungry lips
coiled arms
the slam of hips
Your fist so tight
you are my air
you have my trust
I know you care
drag me under
and set me free
I want you to devour me

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Gideon’s Challenge

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IMG_6648Play Time

Dark and damp
a place to hide
that little bugger
he went inside
can hear him giggle
with a sniggering snort
a “ch-ch-ch” is
my quiet retort
soon to emerge
the chase will continue
and a dance within
liminal spaces
will then ensue.

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Gideon’s Challenge

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IMG_6584Passing Time

Once a place of sink or swim
now a lazy resting spot
and sunsets
Quiet time
spent at the rail
watching ships go by
and daydreaming
of younger days
spent splashing
below.

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Gideon’s Challenge

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IMG_0068Exhaustion

like a raw wound
that only sleep
can soothe
scratchy
achy
a grumpy mess
lie down
take a breath
and
finally… relief.

After my week off there were more orders to get through than I was prepared from.  In order to get them out today as I needed to, it required an all-nighter.  I finally finished making the jewelry around 2am… and packaged orders from 2:30am to 7am.

Everything’s done.  Everything’s shipped…. but goddamn I’m tired.

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