Weekly Creativity Prompt – The Haunted House

Prompt: Draw (at least) three cards, and use them to tell us a story describing a visit (real or fictional) to a creepy haunted house).

Ghoulish Garb's Terror TarotWhen I woke up here, I didn’t understand where I was or how I got here, I just knew that this is where I was supposed to be (The High Priestess).

The feeling was so strong, that I lingered for a long time (The Hanged Man), and when others came, I convinced them to stay with me (Strength).

We chose our rooms and made ourselves at home, becoming a part of the creaking wood, warped glass windows, and crumbling mortar (Temperance).

And now, when the living come, which they always do with their bright and shimmering energy and vibrant full color lives (The Star), we show them who this house truly belongs to… and always will (The Emperor).

DECK USED: THE GHOULISH GARB’S TERROR TAROT

Gideon’s Challenge

Turkey Day

Sweetness comes
after savory
it’s not turkey
stufffing
or potatoes
we crave
but the
sweet treats
that come after
the meal is done

Lets skip dinner
and go direct
to dessert

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Gideon’s Challenge

IMG_7843The Perfect Fit

You and I
are so very
different
and yet
fit together
like puzzle pieces
each
supporting the other
where needed
so that every touch
each kiss
and every single
word
become a harmony
of magic

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Gideon’s Challenge

The Spring

Gentle currents
flow
drawing ripples
through
silty softness
of muddy bottom
like little waves
underwater
as stillness
reigns above

Solidity
an illusion

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Gideon’s Challenge

The Announcement

Browned tips
hide in the shadows
unnoticed
first whispers
of the season
to come
but when
vibrant shades
shout loud
among green
all with eyes
notice
changing seasons
have finally arrived

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Gideon’s Challenge

IMG_7956The Husks

Prickly pods
and seedful promise
as husks dry out
and crack open
to let promises
fall into
breezy embrace
and float away
to find
their place
in fertile soil
to sink in the mud
and come spring
flourish and bud

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