raise me up
with words with singing
shout me out
pull me free
of the faceless gravity
escapeless vortex
return me
to a calmer sea
gentle winds
to nourish
star skies opening wing-filled
luminosity
give to me
a landing some place
solid ground
to answer
when I call from where I wait
undestinated
I once had an idea to do my own set of collage Tarot cards. I started with zero, The Fool, which I’ve done a number of times since. Over the years I’ve also done a few others–The Tower, the Ace of Cups. This moment in time seems to me to call out for The Star, the beacon of renewal, hope, and faith that follows the disintegrating Tower in the Tarot deck.
My windows face east, and in the clear early mornings I can see Venus. The other day, next to her, the half moon shone large and bright over the silhouettes of the buildings across the subway tracks, both anchor and comfort in a world increasingly restricted and isolated.
Linked to dVerse OLN, hosted by Grace.
K. 
You hit the ground running with this one! Lovely, and it is hopeful and uplifting, returning to that gentler sea among the stars.
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Thanks Jane. Thank goodness the stars are still in their proper places.
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They’re about the only things that are at the moment.
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I have many tarot decks. Still, yours is right up there, image-wise. Can’t wait to see the finished product! If it happens…
Fine words as well. 🔆
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A big if. Thanks Bela. One card (and day) at a time.
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Exactly. But I can dream. 😇
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This is wonderful, Kerfe. Good to see you. There is a sense of soaring hope in this–lovely.
“star skies opening wing-filled
luminosity”
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Thanks Merril. I’ve missed WordPress. Life was chaos even before the virus arrived. But I’ve finally got a working computer.
Have to find hope where we can.
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Well, Jane and I both missed our third witch. 😀I hope things are settling down for you.
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Love your poem, the creative collage and the hope and positivity in this
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Thanks Jude. We have to keep our spirits up.
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That we do
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To find a fixed point is often sorely needed.
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It is. Thanks Bjorn.
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Your words certainly flew. Uplifting, too. Nice one.
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Thanks Anthony.
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Nicely ominous description: “faceless gravity
escapeless vortex”
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The world seems ominous right now, but there is still light that shines through.
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I like the notion we should/will be/are destinationless. We struggle for control and understanding, and find that one lifetime is too short for us to make sense out of our own creation.
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That is so true Glenn. Thanks.
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‘Star light, star bright, you’ve got the loving that I like…’ (Joni Mitchell, ‘This Flight Tonight’ from my favourite album!)
This is a stunning poem, Kerfe, and I love the artwork you shared with it. I especially enjoyed the thought of being returned
‘to a calmer sea
gentle winds
to nourish
star skies opening wing-filled
luminosity’.
The Star is apt for the current situation, we need a ‘beacon of renewal, hope, and faith’.
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We do. And thanks for the link to Joni! I haven’t listened to that song in a long time. (What YouTube was made for)
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Thanks Sue!
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A lovely cadence follows through this gorgeous poem 🙂 I love the tone and uplifting quality of it 💝
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Cadence…I like that! Thanks.
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Your collage is a bright star indeed. So cool to know is is part of your growing tarot collection. I’ve little to no knowledge of tarot cards but the marketer in me says when you complete the deck you can reproduce sets to sell.
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Thanks. At the rate I’m going I’d need all of the cat’s lives…
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🙂
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This poem nourished me tonight. Thanks for the lovely share.
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Thanks Grace. I’m glad.
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Lovely and hopeful. Love the collage Tarot cards.
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Thanks Alethea. Trying to do some art of hope to counteract the uncertainty in the world.
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So important right now ❤
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I am digging both your art forms and how they sparkle together.
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A lovely poem, Kerfe.
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Thanks Robbie.
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Mystically prayed. Love the collages too.
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Thanks Colleen.
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