Wheel of Fortune

full moon Saturday

I am a sucker for the fullmoon and moon imagery. Yes, I know that it is likely one of the most over-used images in poetry----but I can't help myself-----here is another moon-themed poem----

A Man Who Loves the Moon  (E) written for the Defining Poetry contest---you can tell a man by what he loves #1639828 by ridinghhood-p.boutilier

Recently I bought a book of postcards at the thrift store featuring nature images of SW Florida. I tend to prefer writing short, tight,
concise poetry-----out of preference and time constraints. I am concentrating on using the postcard imagery for inspiration and the poem must be short enough to fit in the postcard space....the one above fits the criteria and features a photo of a ghost orchid. I like to call these "postcard poems".

This week's assignment for the contest "Defining Poetry: Contest"  also featured T.S. Eliot----I am particularly captured by his lines of imagery from"The Wasteland" detailing a gypsy card reader and hope to use that as a poetic inspiration, also.

Madame Sosostris, famous clairvoyante,
Had a bad cold, nevertheless
Is known to be the wisest woman in Europe,
With a wicked pack of cards. Here, said she,
Is your card, the drowned Phoenician Sailor,
(Those are pearls that were his eyes. Look!)
Here is Belladonna, the Lady of the Rocks,
The lady of situations.
Here is the man with three staves, and here the Wheel,
And here is the one-eyed merchant, and this card
Which is blank, is something he carries on his back,
Which I am forbidden to see. I do not find
The Hanged Man. Fear death by water.
I see crowds of people, walking round in a ring.
Thank you. If you see dear Mrs. Equitone,
Tell her I bring the horoscope myself:
One must be so careful these days. T. S. Eliot

The Reader  (E) for the Defining Poetry contest, the tarot reader #1641055 by ridinghhood-p.boutilier

And from Mary K. Greer's tarotblog I am informed that there is a Tarot scene in the new Wolfman movie.

Dear Reader----do you have a favorite tarot poem, scene, song to share this fullmoon night?