Search where?

This Portfolio (ridinghhood)

All of Writing.Com

◄ April ►
S	M	T	W	T	F	S
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30
Archive				RSS

Member Blogs

Offsite Blogs

· peppermint patty's blog

Create New Item

Read & Review

Community

Browse By Type

Browse By Genre

Writing Resources

Friday, Apr. 19, 2024

12:57am EDT

Members: 846

Guests: 3,326

Total Online: 4,172

Wheel of Fortune

by ridinghhood-p.boutilier

Rated: 18+ · Book · Experience · #1211684

My blog--I pull a card--if it doesn't speak to me...perhaps it is for you?

I pull a card...if it doesn't speak to me...perhaps it was meant for you?

How to Read the Tarot

Begin by brewing a cup of tea,
a nervine, lemon balm or chamomile,
this is after all, your future.
A reading at the dark of the moon is best,
before the night creatures crawl
and bad humours fill the air.
Pick a circular deck, with a fairy-tale motif,
and no reversals.
Hold a question in your heart,
shuffle the cards and place them on the table.
Choose only two.
Like the ancient Israelites,
these are your seer stones, Urim and Thumimm,
black and white, yes or no.
Isn't that all you were asking?

Previous ... 1 2 3 4 5 -6- 7 8 ... Next

Show Recent Comments

10 Most Recent Blog Comments:

Kåre Enga in Udon Thani

Feb 5, 2024 at 6:14pm
In response to "February 5, 2024"

Peace and love to you.

Kåre Enga in Udon Thani

Feb 5, 2024 at 6:13pm
In response to "January 27, 2024"

I arrive in Taipei on the 14th. V-day did not go well last year. I have much to learn.

This is a wonderful love poem.

Cappucine

Jan 27, 2024 at 6:25pm
In response to "Jill"

Gorgeous poem.
I am sorry about your friend. xx

Kåre Enga in Udon Thani

Dec 27, 2023 at 11:21am
In response to "December 27, 2023"

Milkyway ... that river in the sky.

Simply Me

Nov 15, 2023 at 11:32am
In response to "November 8, 2023"

we are kindred spirits

Simply Me

Nov 15, 2023 at 11:31am
In response to "November 15, 2023"

Me at 72 10/19/1951
I have only Just begun
Your words bleed to me
in ways I understand
corals grow so slowly
like brotherhood of man
I a three-time empty nester
Now.. I am free to play
and those visions of
tomorrows, are
no longer in my way.

ridinghhood-p.boutilier

Nov 11, 2023 at 10:26am
In response to "November 9, 2023"

Thank you. The ghost orchid is a tiny, rare orchid that I believe only grows in Florida in the Fakahatchee Swamp. Poachers try to steal it as it was once believed that consuming it caused euphoria. It likely grows in other swampy areas. There was a book and a movie called Adaptation, I believe, about it. It seemed fitting for this poem.

Kåre Enga in Udon Thani

Nov 11, 2023 at 1:08am
In response to "November 9, 2023"

I like this better than some other efforts I've seen. The line breaks seem natural. Great use of imagery.

As for the moon... thin sliver of a waning crescent today, the 11th. New moon tomorrow. I've seen the moon during the day this past month. I don't remember seeing it as such when I was growing up. But then... I wonder whether the soot from the steel factories would have been an issue.

I like your choice of words, especially 'inky' and 'swamp' (a place). 'Ghost orchid' is a great image that reminds me of the white orchid (phalaenopsis?) blooming in our courtyard. I've posted pictures on bookface.

Kåre Enga in Udon Thani

Oct 30, 2023 at 11:46am
In response to "October 23, 2023"

I really like this one. I don't like noisy places but silence is eerie.

Kåre Enga in Udon Thani

Oct 16, 2023 at 9:24am
In response to "October 16, 2023"

Yes, war is a thief. The powerful have sought to crush any opposition. We live in pro-fascist times.

1 Like

#215. corned beef sunday
ID #682219 entered on January 3, 2010 at 12:59pm

#214. new year
ID #682090 entered on January 2, 2010 at 11:06am

#213. boxing day
ID #681069 entered on December 26, 2009 at 10:21am

#212. merry Christmas
ID #680986 entered on December 25, 2009 at 10:09am

#211. christmas eve
ID #680889 entered on December 24, 2009 at 9:08am

#210. Two of Fire
ID #680399 entered on December 19, 2009 at 11:22am

#209. mega millions
ID #679651 entered on December 12, 2009 at 12:20pm

#208. Moon
ID #678885 entered on December 6, 2009 at 10:57am

#207. the magician
ID #678059 entered on November 29, 2009 at 5:33pm

#206. Strength
ID #677337 entered on November 23, 2009 at 1:24pm

#205. elderkeepers of the fire
ID #675455 entered on November 9, 2009 at 2:37pm

#204. Mother of Swords in the South/Queen of Swords
ID #675017 entered on November 6, 2009 at 11:12am

#203. four of fire
ID #674545 entered on November 3, 2009 at 1:13pm

#202. ace of pentacles/ace of earth
ID #673918 entered on October 30, 2009 at 3:58pm

#201. eight of wands
ID #673209 entered on October 25, 2009 at 10:41am

#200. ace of cups
ID #672389 entered on October 19, 2009 at 11:08am

#199. two of air/two of swords
ID #671836 entered on October 15, 2009 at 10:51am

#198. The Tower----Lightning
ID #671563 entered on October 13, 2009 at 9:59am

#197. the color orange
ID #670825 entered on October 7, 2009 at 4:13pm

#196. she spins spanish moss
ID #670673 entered on October 6, 2009 at 11:34am

#195. Seven of Earth
ID #668942 entered on September 23, 2009 at 9:00am

#194. XII--Suspended Person
ID #668093 entered on September 17, 2009 at 10:34am

#193. the hanged man--perception
ID #668009 entered on September 16, 2009 at 5:18pm

#192. XII---The Hanged Man---"the world is upside down"
ID #667958 entered on September 16, 2009 at 8:53am

#191. XII--St. Blandina--the Hanged One
ID #667584 entered on September 13, 2009 at 3:27pm

#190. the high priestess
ID #665922 entered on August 31, 2009 at 3:42pm

#189. seven of cups
ID #664831 entered on August 23, 2009 at 2:21pm

#188. 8 of Air----gaian tarot---speaking truth to power
ID #664567 entered on August 21, 2009 at 10:47am

#187. XVIII--St. Mary--the Moon
ID #663655 entered on August 14, 2009 at 7:01pm

#186. St. Christopher--The Chariot VII
ID #661649 entered on July 31, 2009 at 2:58pm

#185. feast of mary magdalene
ID #660225 entered on July 21, 2009 at 7:37pm

#184. ageing
ID #660162 entered on July 21, 2009 at 11:21am

#183. nEST
ID #658781 entered on July 12, 2009 at 3:19pm

#182. Nine of Coins
ID #657102 entered on June 29, 2009 at 12:08pm

#181. Four of Swords
ID #654975 entered on June 17, 2009 at 6:42pm

#180. bye for now!
ID #649238 entered on May 11, 2009 at 5:42pm

#179. XIX---Christ---The Sun
ID #644927 entered on April 12, 2009 at 12:12pm

#178. The Fool
ID #643481 entered on April 2, 2009 at 4:19pm

#177. still healing
ID #638943 entered on March 5, 2009 at 10:40am

#176. the Medicine Wheel
ID #637619 entered on February 25, 2009 at 1:27pm

#175. Strength
ID #635082 entered on February 10, 2009 at 2:37pm

#174. Two of Cups
ID #633263 entered on February 1, 2009 at 12:16pm

#173. damn purple cast
ID #629216 entered on January 12, 2009 at 5:22pm

#172. waxing gibbous---queen of cups
ID #628750 entered on January 9, 2009 at 1:57pm

#171. queen of wands
ID #628510 entered on January 8, 2009 at 10:29am

#170. The Shack
ID #626746 entered on December 30, 2008 at 10:44am

#169. The Heirophant--Part II
ID #626157 entered on December 26, 2008 at 12:17pm

#168. The Hierophant
ID #626049 entered on December 25, 2008 at 11:23am

#167. googled
ID #625461 entered on December 21, 2008 at 12:26pm

#166. Full Cold Moon
ID #623955 entered on December 12, 2008 at 11:55am

#165. 2 of Wands
ID #622374 entered on December 5, 2008 at 11:30am

#164. post holiday blues
ID #621174 entered on November 29, 2008 at 1:27pm

#163. The Fool
ID #620863 entered on November 27, 2008 at 11:37am

#162. six of earth
ID #620079 entered on November 23, 2008 at 9:38am

#161. 8 of Wands
ID #617624 entered on November 9, 2008 at 11:18am

#160. Knight of Cups
ID #615875 entered on October 31, 2008 at 5:15pm

#159. 2 of disks--revisited
ID #615210 entered on October 28, 2008 at 11:29am

#158. 2 of disks
ID #615198 entered on October 28, 2008 at 9:46am

#157. bubble, bubble II
ID #613778 entered on October 20, 2008 at 9:03am

#156. bubble, bubble
ID #612767 entered on October 14, 2008 at 9:36am

#155. Pinot Grigio
ID #610843 entered on October 3, 2008 at 6:13pm

#154. The Devil
ID #610168 entered on September 30, 2008 at 1:57pm

#153. holding the vision
ID #609109 entered on September 24, 2008 at 4:15pm

#152. better today
ID #608872 entered on September 23, 2008 at 1:34pm

#151. doom and gloom
ID #608733 entered on September 22, 2008 at 5:20pm

#150. St. Mary's Birthday
ID #606072 entered on September 8, 2008 at 4:10pm

#149. Four of Stones---Haindl Tarot
ID #605403 entered on September 4, 2008 at 12:59pm

#148. 9 of Pentacles--Sea Grape
ID #604593 entered on August 30, 2008 at 4:41pm

#147. Fennel Seed--Four of Wands
ID #604056 entered on August 27, 2008 at 5:32pm

#146. 3 of Cups--Overflowing Abundance
ID #603684 entered on August 25, 2008 at 1:45pm

#145. Stormin' Fay
ID #603054 entered on August 21, 2008 at 9:51am

#144. 7 of Pentacles--Food and Thought
ID #601750 entered on August 13, 2008 at 2:23pm

#143. a complaint-free world
ID #601605 entered on August 12, 2008 at 9:47pm

#142. A villanelle for Our Times
ID #601324 entered on August 11, 2008 at 9:42am

#141. the high Priestess
ID #600240 entered on August 4, 2008 at 3:32pm

#140. Like Light over this Plain
ID #599704 entered on August 1, 2008 at 11:10am

#139. chicken soup Wednesday
ID #599324 entered on July 30, 2008 at 11:18am

#138. gratitude
ID #599187 entered on July 29, 2008 at 4:19pm

#137. the heavenly witch and Hannah Montana
ID #597722 entered on July 21, 2008 at 1:23pm

#136. The Essence of Ritual
ID #595672 entered on July 10, 2008 at 4:38pm

#135. buddha
ID #594280 entered on July 2, 2008 at 5:36pm

#134. 8-years old
ID #593689 entered on June 29, 2008 at 12:04pm

#133. Two of Coins
ID #593184 entered on June 26, 2008 at 10:29am

#132. walking the tightrope
ID #591970 entered on June 19, 2008 at 3:04pm

#131. Win
ID #591084 entered on June 15, 2008 at 11:44am

#130. 15 for 15
ID #590598 entered on June 12, 2008 at 7:37pm

#129. Lilies of the Field
ID #589546 entered on June 7, 2008 at 2:05pm

#128. The Nothing of Roselight
ID #588624 entered on June 2, 2008 at 6:50pm

#127. 6 of Cups--Watermelon
ID #588202 entered on May 31, 2008 at 9:57am

#126. Ten of Cups
ID #588132 entered on May 30, 2008 at 8:34pm

#125. The Moon
ID #586479 entered on May 22, 2008 at 8:07am

#124. MotherPeace ll--3 of Swords
ID #584344 entered on May 10, 2008 at 11:02am

#123. MotherPeace
ID #584238 entered on May 9, 2008 at 8:16pm

#122. Here on Earth
ID #581863 entered on April 27, 2008 at 5:55pm

#121. A New Earth
ID #581410 entered on April 24, 2008 at 8:20pm

#120. one perfect day
ID #580511 entered on April 20, 2008 at 8:52pm

#119. National Poetry Month
ID #577970 entered on April 6, 2008 at 8:33pm

#118. Apres L'Ondee
ID #577245 entered on April 2, 2008 at 8:32pm

#117. Storyteller
ID #576784 entered on March 31, 2008 at 7:10pm

#116. nothing, nothing, nothing
ID #576338 entered on March 29, 2008 at 12:22pm

Previous ... 1 2 3 4 5 -6- 7 8 ... Next

© Copyright 2024 ridinghhood-p.boutilier (UN: ridinghhood at Writing.Com). All rights reserved.
ridinghhood-p.boutilier has granted Writing.Com, its affiliates and its syndicates non-exclusive rights to display this work.

Printed from https://www.writing.com/main/profile/blog/ridinghhood/action/archive/sort_by/entry_order DESC, entry_creation_time DESC/page/6