Tag: Poetry

Messages, Brilliance & Squirrels

When I step back, all the figures except the one in “work” are focused elsewhere. The only one not is the Nine of Earth. I see Joanna as a teacher for many reasons. Here she looks directly at me. None of them are looking at the center card thought. Interesting.

I love to read. Books. Magazines. Backs of cereal boxes. Billboards. Blogs. I subscribe to some different (e.g. Not Necessarily Tarot(tm)) blogs. One of those is Pink of Perfection. I stumbled across the blog looking for a recipe or from another blog that I read. I can’t remember. A few days ago she shared this poem by Mary Oliver. My mind is still reeling from it. Continue reading “Messages, Brilliance & Squirrels”

Vultures, Blue Jays & Geese

So the latest edition of BellaOnline Mused is out. I have two pieces in this one. I’m always so proud when I am accepted to this endeavor. I love much of the other works (particularly the photography) and am often inspired by them. That happened with this one. I saw a series of zoo animal photographs. One of them was an intense vulture. I looked at that bird thinking “but vultures are supposed to be ugly.” The response in my head was Continue reading “Vultures, Blue Jays & Geese”

Musings on Justice (Gaian Tarot)

Today’s card is a repeat of the Ace of Fire. I discussed this card here. So I am going to pull another card. I will use the Ace of Fire as my personal card and this next one as the modifier. I will often pull another card to see what modifies the energies of a card. Modifiers can enhance or subtract from the energy.

That modifier is Continue reading “Musings on Justice (Gaian Tarot)”

Musings on Elder of Earth (Gaian Tarot)

Elder of Earth comes spinning out of the Gaian Tarot for me today. I started today out with breakfast with Romeo and my Thursday husband which just makes it an excellent day right out of the gate. I also got to talk to a new friend on the phone right before that. Two friends are on their way from Omaha, NE to come see if they want to live in Austin.

Of course Continue reading “Musings on Elder of Earth (Gaian Tarot)”

Musings on Explorer of Earth (Gaian Tarot)

Today’s card is one of the Court cards. I really like Joanna’s system of Child, Explorer, Guardian and Elder. They are not gender specific in terms of all women or all men. They are mixed.

Here we see a Continue reading “Musings on Explorer of Earth (Gaian Tarot)”

POEM: Japanese Mermaids Don’t Sing

Mirror, Cover, Alone, More, Cold, Mermaid, Walk, Dive, Sea

Japanese Mermaids Don’t Sing

Sometimes I see glimpses of her
— Flashes of gold red black white —
Koi under lily pads floating cover.
Diving the depths again alone,
She’s a Japanese mermaid
Afraid to comb her hair any more.
Dropped her precious silver mirror
Shattered
On his rocky stone cold heart.

Shall she attempt the pain again?
Divide her legs. Let her heart bleed
As she walks into love once more.
Mute because she gave it away
To the wrong handsome prince.
Or would it be better safer calmer
To dive again into that sea welcoming
Dark depths to hide her self that light
— Flashes gold red black white —
Lilies and koi hiding from the pain.

Stephanie Arwen Lynch
3/24/2009

POEM: Aubergine Surprise

Always ~ Voice ~ Share ~ Aubergine ~ Stranger ~ Lush ~ Surprise ~ Liberate ~ Know

Aubergine Surprise

Oh yes I’ve always known you see
That the color that would liberate me
Would be lush deep pure aubergine
Wrapping me up all velvety soft
I share this always present hope
So more can learn my view of life
The suprise though the surprise for me?
The one that carried me away to this?

That there was aubergine in your touch
That the voice of this tall stranger could
Know that what I needed this grey day
Would be lush deep pure aubergine

Stephanie Arwen Lynch
11/29/2008