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 |  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?  |
Death Maidens I watch the death maidens in the trees white I sit in my car at the pharmacy pick-up line. A venue of vultures, perching. When they feed it is a wake, crushed bones, skulls, guts. Nature's clean up crew. They can, they will, they do. Are they really unclean, ugly carrion or necessary sanitation workers? I pick up my allotment of Big Pharma and thank the death maidens and modern science. I breathe, I listen looking for peace with the radio on. I can, I will, I do. 18 lines Prompt: things you notice while waiting for something Dark Goddess Tarot--Hag of Air--Dhumavati--Hindu Widow Goddess--What appears unlucky becomes something sacred. |
Terroir Wine experts say they can taste terroir the minerality, the alkalinity of the soil. I can feel terroir, the tender pelts of mosses growing in the cracks, the rough cavity in the hollow of a scrub oak. There are legions in this forest, bundled ancestors I feel under my feet. I can trace my breath along the clouds. The Wheel of Life turns. 16 lines Prompt: Write a poem about one of the senses Dark Goddess Tarot--X--Wheel of Fortune--Fortuna--Revel in the bliss of this moment. |
Grandpa Bob Reads the Tarot Grandpa Robert reads the Tarot straight and narrow. He isn't trained but is whole brained. This is his retirement gig Tarot of Id. Pay what you will he'll send a bill. He reads by life experience so take a chance. Old Man's Tarot the way to go. 12 lines Prompt: write a minute poem The Somnia Tarot--Seven of Swords--Hidden secrets Author's Note: I am working on a short story about Grandpa Bob--my ex-husband--reading Tarot for the grandkids--but pulling no punches--as he is wont to do. |
Domicile I am far too old to be a damsel in distress ensconced in a fairy-tale castle. My style is more Baba Yaga hut, all skulls, bones, chicken legs. Let me prowl and claw through the dark, dense forest and wander through the underworld. I follow the threads and maps of darkness. When the temple keepers ask, "what rough beast slouches toward Bethlehem?" I whisper, "Only me." 14 lines prompt: picture of a fairy-tale castle Dark Goddess Tarot--Hermit--Baba Yaga--Make friends with the dark forces. |
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And I absolutely love getting a glimpse into how people's minds & inspiration work - who'd've thought you'd end up with a lovely piece about a bird from a picture of a restaurant 
This is the type of free verse that in my opinion suits Shadows & Light.