The Fade
Fading green
new bruises show
life drains out
to leave me low.
The drop
it flirts with
every breath
leaves me feeling
trampled,
soul crumpled…
joy’s death.
writing activity
Weekly Creativity Prompt – The Prophet
Pull (at least) three cards use them to tell a story about a hayride or a visit to a pumpkin patch.
There was once a young boy that was high strung and seemed to constantly be afraid of everything (The Moon). Because of this, he was picked on by everyone in town (Judgement).
Even with all the teasing and mockery, the boy was not dissuaded in the least from returning to the towns people, his teachers, and even the police, with wild stories about the town going to waste and world destruction (The Tower).
One autumn, the towns people had had enough and decided to take things into their own hands (The Magician). They plotted together to come up with a plan to change the boy’s ways and make him stop (Death) with all the horrible tales of death and destruction.
For Halloween, they created a haunted pumpkin field and tricked him into visiting late one night (The Fool) with the intent of teaching the boy him a lesson (The Hierophant). They they tempted him into the pumpkin patch with promises of listening ears (The Devil) and caught him in a trap and strung him up (The Hanged Man), forcing him to stay the night in the haunted pumpkin patch with all the scary decorations and frightening noises.
It was a horrible, terrifying experience for the boy and when he was released, he ran home to tell his mother of what he’d experienced (The Empress).
His mother was enraged by what she heard, and she plotted her revenge. On Halloween night, she showed her true colors (The High Priestess) and revealed herself as a witch.
She cast a curse upon the town (The Chariot), seizing control of the fate of each and every person that tortured her son, and sentenced each of them to a lifetime of night terrors (Justice). And as the people of the town became more and more sleep deprived, the prophesy that her son had tried so hard to warn the towns people about came to fruition. The town truly began to waste away as some trying to outrun the curse and others passing away… until none remained.
DECK USED: HALLOWEEN TAROT MAJORS ONLY DECK
Gideon’s Challenge
Helping Out
The little snot
she likes to play
she hangs out with me
every day
even when
I try to work
she’s right there
to help
to meddle
or lurk.
My little mischief maker.
Photo © ZenStatePhotography
Gideon’s Challenge
The Little Things
Everybody misses
the tiny details
when moving
too quickly
from day to day.
Sometimes
you need to stop
and lean in
and really see
those things
around you
that normally
fly by unseen.
Photo © ZenStatePhotography
Gideon’s Challenge
Is This For Me?
How did I get
so very lucky
to find
this treasure
that’s just for me?
With each day
that passes
it becomes
that much more
precious,
as each day
my love grows.
Photo © ZenStatePhotography
Gideon’s Challenge
My Skin Blooms
Pink petals
like sensitive flesh
delicate
and sweet.
Bristled whiskers
graze
and
create a blush
of color
making everything
that much more
tender.
Twisting the Leaf 