Last Winger Walk
The stream
is the first
to thaw
after snow falls
off tree branches
and temperatures
start to rise
and while
the world
is still white
lets take
a walk
and enjoy
the crisp air
a little longer
poetry
Gideon’s Challenge
Promise of Spring
Snow melts
to crystalline bits
of water and ice
and reveals
delicate traces
of what
came before
hardy remnants
that remind us
that spring
will come again
as the world warms
with its
colorful blossoms
and silky petals
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Gideon’s Challenge
Winter Warmth
The ground
is frozen
and as
snowflakes drift
tiny and light
you warm
my heart,
and as clouds
linger among
mountain tops
and your lips
brush mine
I find that it’s
no longer cold
and my soul
smiles
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Gideon’s Challenge
The Last Snow
It falls
in large flakes
with wet plops
melting
even before
it lands
turning the world
into a slush
of mud puddles
and white patches
that everyone
walks around
and I
tromp through
with laughter
in my heart
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Gideon’s Challenge
Shield Removal
Embrace me
gently
with light touches
of fingertips
and lips
while my shell
peels away
a little
at a time
and we find
the true me
hiding
vulnerable inside
waiting
for you
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Gideon’s Challenge
Winter Sky
Winter is dark
with dry fields
of brown and gold
and forests
gone to darkness
in a spill
of shadows
while the sky
stretches full
with clouds
that decide
the fate
of all below
on a whim
and a breeze
Twisting the Leaf 