Weekly Creativity Prompt – Halloween Candy

Prompt: Halloween is upon us! In celebration of a favorite holiday of mine, I challenge you to draw five random cards from your deck (or different decks), and decide what candy (different for each card) that you think fits each of the cards you pulled. Show off your cards, and tell us what candy you matched with them and why you made those choices!

Legend of Zelda TarotThe DevilReece’s PeanutButter Cups – You know the little bite sized ones that are individually wrapped? Oh god I love them so much.  I can just eat and eat and eat them.  I can, in fact, go through an entire bag of them without even realizing it… and still want more.

The MoonMixed Chocolate Gift Boxes – I hate them. Absolutely completely hate them. Especially the ones that don’t give you any guide to what chocolates are what? It turns out that I pretty much dislike most of what is in these boxes, and have to guess my way through the different candies just to find those two or three I like.

The Hanged ManWerther’s Originals – Okay so, these candies? I always think I don’t like them. And then I put one in my mouth and I’m like “eh.. it’s okay”, but by the time it melts down to nothing? It’s so good! I have no idea how it happens, but every single time, it’s the same.

The HermitPixy Stix – I have to eat these alone.  If I don’t hide them and eat them alone?  My sister steals them from me.

The SunWerther’s Creme Savers – Whether the orange flavor or the strawberry flavor, these candies were always so good. They were discontinued quite a while ago (although I hear they brought them back recently?) but they are absolutely the best non-chocolate candy I’ve ever had. The flavor is so light and bright, yet also somehow comforting.

DECK USED: LEGEND OF ZELDA TAROT

Gideon’s Challenge

IMG_8022“Yours” Is a Promise

I am  yours
my soul tender and soft
my heart open
and vulnerable
for you and only you
I am laid bare
with my spirit reaching
and longing
pulsing
through every single
beat of my heart

Don’t let go

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Gideon’s Challenge

IMG_8020The Catnip

Bright green fades
as oils leech free
and the cat is
no longer
interested in thee
but the beauty of fall
graces your leaves
in a beautiful celebration
of the chill in the breeze
soon leaves will fall
as stems wither away
as ice replaces chill
and cold invades

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Gideon’s Challenge

What I SeeIMG_8029

Another world
wondrous and amazing
lies just beneath
our noses and our boots
if we are willing
to look closer
to see the miracle
of things unimaginable
hidden
within the ordinary

Take a moment
look closer

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Gideon’s Challenge

The PauseIMG_8030

Peacefullness
in a moment
spent
just watching
waiting
as time passes
silent
as the stillness
is all there is
and life
is suspended
breath held
heartbeat lags
and then exhale

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Gideon’s Challenge

IMG_8019Strength

Battered and bruised
delicate bits show
wear and tear
wounds and scars
scattered over
soft surfaces
from weathering
life’s rough
treatment
and yet…
we still bloom
for there is
strength
in the scars

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