That Stare
Butterflies
flutter
within my core
as your gaze
moves to rest
on me
and stays
and the surrender
within
awakens
to greet you
like the sun
greets the day
with warmth
and aglow
with eagerness
rain forest
Gideon’s Challenge
Making Faces
Take some time
to pause with me
and linger
at the water’s edge
watching
as clouds drift by
gilded with
silvery light
of the winter sun
as they
make shapes
for us to pick out
like a child
making faces
in a mirror
Photo © ZenStatePhotography
Gideon’s Challenge
Tea and Biscuits
The wind
pushes flakes
to fly by
as if we sit
in a moving car
instead of
at the kitchen nook
drinking tea
while we watch
the world
turn white
inch by inch
and imagine
we can hear
the soft patter
of snowflakes
as they land
Photo © ZenStatePhotography
Gideon’s Challenge
Purity at 4AM
The cat
tramples
across my face
to wake me up
at half past 4
and the soft glow
that has
taken over
night’s darkness
from behind
the blinds
promises
a sight
worth getting
out of bed
to go look
Photo © ZenStatePhotography
Gideon’s Challenge
The Greeter
He sits at the door
and watches
the entrance
a crooked grin
on his lips
as people
come and go
his hat tipped
just so
as each person
passes
and when
we nod hello
but in truth…
I just wanna
touch him.
Photo © ZenStatePhotography
Gideon’s Challenge
The Fae’s Call
Dance with me
among the leaves
on mossy ground
while birds sing
and the crisp air
brushes against
out skin
like butterfly wings
and I will draw you
into the shadows
among the trees
where we can
lose ourselves
in the whispers
of the forest
that call to us
to come deeper
Twisting the Leaf 