I Know
that you said
I don’t need to apologize
and yet the urge is still there
again and again
the I’m sorry
even unspoken
hangs in the air
I know I did nothing wrong
but I have to say it again.
I’m sorry. I love you.
Always. All ways.
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Gideon’s Challenge
Sunrise
early morning’s
shining light
crests the hills
turns dark
to bright
starting early
means darkness reigns
then shadows creep
and day begins
I love working on the farm during this time of year and through September. It’s breathtaking to watch the sunlight begin to wash over the fields one increment at a time, warming the earth and rising a faint haze of mist into the air from the dew with each foot that the sunlight overtakes the shadow cast by the hillsides not all that far away.
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Gideon’s Challenge
The Good Snooze
My little bit,
she sleeps so good
her snore is soft
and sweet.
In dreamland dance
she sleeps so deep
she doesn’t notice
even when
she bites her tongue.
And how the hell does she sleep like that and not drool?
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Gideon’s Challenge
Hidden Playmate
Little slivers
prickly fruit
red temptation
looks like a treat
yet not to eat
see beyond
look underneath
a shy one waiting
for fun and games
coax them out
and lets go play
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Gideon’s Challenge
Symbiosis
Calloused hands
and hungry lips
coiled arms
the slam of hips
Your fist so tight
you are my air
you have my trust
I know you care
drag me under
and set me free
I want you to devour me
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Gideon’s Challenge
Play Time
Dark and damp
a place to hide
that little bugger
he went inside
can hear him giggle
with a sniggering snort
a “ch-ch-ch” is
my quiet retort
soon to emerge
the chase will continue
and a dance within
liminal spaces
will then ensue.
Twisting the Leaf 