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Tarot Poetry
by Michael Gerald Sheehan

The Light Of The Moon In Me

There’s a tame dog to the left of me,
A wild dog on my right.
The tame dog studies all day long,
The wild dog drinks all night:
And if I try to talk to them
They just get in a fight.

I surface from dark waters of fixed identity
Slip past the rigid towers with wise uncertainty
A pilgrim to the mountains of spontaneity.

And I see by the light, and I see by the light,
And I see by the light of the moon in me.

Defiant fingers let go –
From the window ledge he fell
“I was a model student,”
The tame dog lamely yelled,
“But I could not find an exit sign
From the disciplines of hell.”

I surface from dark waters of fixed identity
Slip past the rigid towers with wise uncertainty
A pilgrim to the mountains of spontaneity.

And I see by the light, and I see by the light,
And I see by the light of the moon in me.

His sleeping vomit choked him
When he passed out on the bed
“I showed you all a good time,”
The wild dog mildly said,
“But I never got to take a shot
At the visions in my head.”

I surface from dark waters of fixed identity
Slip past the rigid towers with wise uncertainty
A pilgrim to the mountains of spontaneity.

And I see by the light, and I see by the light,
And I see by the light of the moon in me.

XVIII - The Moon

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Sometimes we fall into a pattern of always doing what we "should." Sometimes we fall into a pattern of always doing what we "shouldn't." Whether we are over-achievers or party animals we are living out unconscious behavior patterns rather than making a fresh decision according to our current needs and true desires. The lesson of the moon is to be in the moment, to listen to our deepest inner knowing and to trust its guidance.

Keyword: Spontaneity

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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