Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Seeing All the Secrets

The Fool
—Poems are Cynthia Linville's 
Excerpts from Luna Blanca's Tarot Book
—Paintings are from the Tranquil Willows Tarot Deck 
by Rowen Saille and Tranquillity Fearn



0
The Fool

Bungee jump
free fall:
embrace the sky

1
The Magician

In the wake of his stardust smile
every head turns
says yes

2
The High Priestess

Riffling through
your soul’s cache:
seeing all the secrets



 Empress



3
The Empress

Teeth sink
into warm bread:
olive oil glistens on lips

4
The Emperor

A whiff of Clive Christian No. 1
the silent purr of his
Bentley Continental

5
The Hierophant

Relief:
closing the door
turning the lock

6
The Lovers

Bacon and dark chocolate
wedded
on the tongue

7
The Chariot

1950 Mercury Eight:
hydraulic lift
pearlescent flames



 Justice
 


8
Justice

Oakland, New York
Miami, Detroit:
out in the streets

9
The Hermit

No wifi, no signal:
the forest breathes
deep silence

10
The Wheel

Vanna White
gracefully turning
the winning letter

11
Strength

One-armed woman
deadlifts
over 200 pounds

12
The Hanged One

Loose change
falling
out of soul’s pockets
 


 Death



13
Death

Marble monument
granite headstone
brass plaque: sprinkling of ash

14
Temperance

Dancing parallel
on tightropes:
Cirque du Soleil

15
The Devil

Snooping his phone:
seeking
secret sexts

16
The Tower

2007:
Housing Market
Crash

17
The Star

Scores of Giselles:
the audition line
glitters



 The Moon


18
The Moon

Climbing the cliff path
at midnight:
flashlight goes out

19
The Sun

Emerging from
air conditioned darkness:
full glare in face
 


 Judgement



20
Judgement

Green shoots
transmute
dead wood


21
The World

Apollo 17
capturing
the big blue marble

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—Medusa, wishing you a happy and productive solstice, and thanking today's contributors for showing us their fine work in this upcoming book.  For more info about it, see www.bythelightof.com/books.html



 The World