Reminders
Every time
I’m on my balcony
I’m reminded of you
as a little
stubborn face
peeks out at me
through
clinging moss
and scales of lichen
and my lips
curve up into a grin
as I give the
concrete shell
a fond little pat.
poetry
Gideon’s Challenge
The Ache
I ache
for missing you
the teardrops
beading up
on the inside
instead of trailing
down my cheeks
my soul filled
with tiny fissures
minuscule fractures
that seep
that weep
as I trudge onward
working
hour after hour
and always
still missing you.
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Gideon’s Challenge
The Cycle
Autumn
is filled with
damp and decay
as vivid shades
fade away
to mushy muck
and wet gunk
that sticks
to the bottom
of muddy shoes
Then spring
will come and
muck will dry
and crumble
to become soil
for something new.
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Gideon’s Challenge
Suspended Moments
There are times
in life when
you take a pause
and look
with clear sight
upon where you are
where you’ve been
and where you’re going
when the world
stretches out
before you
and time seems both
so brief
and so very long
all at once.
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Gideon’s Challenge
Nature’s Secrets
Hidden faces
in quiet places
peer out
as they blend in
hard to see
they hide
in plain sight
but yet we see
nothing but
autumn’s glory
as we play
the ultimate game
of hide and seek.
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Gideon’s Challenge
Autumn Nip
Autumn
slips to
winter cold
and
wet clings
to everything
but even now
beauty holds
all rapt
in its
embrace.
The transition from fall to winter is a slow one in this part of the world, filled with a nip in the air and cold rains, vibrant leaves and emerging green as evergreens overtake autumn shades.
Twisting the Leaf 