Gideon’s Challenge

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

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

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

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

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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Gideon’s Challenge

IMG_9696A Tickle

Tender and soft
a brush against the skin
a little tickle
light and airy
leaves whisper in the wind
a spider?
a phantom breath?
or even a pink haired fiend?
no…
it’s just Cousin It
of the cornfields.

Cornfields are creepy.

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