Letter T: Of Queens and Seekers

And now for today’s prompt (optional, as always). Today, I challenge you to take a chance, literally. Find a deck of cards (regular playing cards, tarot cards, uno cards, cards from your “Cards Against Humanity” deck – whatever), shuffle it, and take a card – any card! Now, begin free-writing based on the card you’ve chosen. Keep going without stopping for five minutes. Then take what you’ve written and make a poem from it.

T is for Tarot 

I use my tarot deck so little lately, that I figured it wouldn't might a little action. My deck was given to me by a very dear friend, Sandra. The Witches Tarot is a beautiful and rich deck, and it seems to have a sense of humour. As I was shuffling this card popped out...

The Queen of Cups needs another card to modify it. The base meaning is that there are emotions tied to the concept or person associated with this card, and these feeling have started a path/journey towards the modifying card. My modifying card is this...

The seeker means a search for the light, knowledge, seeking guidance from the ancestors. How fitting, Dear Readers. How fitting!

So, I wrote for about five minutes and came up with this...

In a world of seekers there are also queen. you see I know both the type. The royalty that rules the land and the quiet reserved hermit, studying with their own little realms. But can a hermit be a queen of their own study. The matriarch of the library. I guess it stands to reason that maybe a queen can also be a hermit, a seeker, a quiet wanderer of amongst the tome and tarots. Maybe either could learn a bit more of the truths behind each of the others world. A queenly who learns from the past will rule wisely and with a gentleness, while a hermit can makes the laws of sight and mind work to the benefit of their world, the world as a whole. I think that is the real power, knowing that you can be both while still being you.

Of Queens and Seekers

Queens--

the bearer of cups,

a seeker in her own rite

and she has chosen her path.

A scholar within her own realm,

strength she has to rule with a firm grasp

if she chooses

that she must, yes

but will she?

Seekers--

the scholars be

royalty of their own

small microcosm

of study's and libraries

where they make the law

of books and scrolls of parchment

they too can choose

will choose.

Will they?

For one to exist,

there has to be another, yes?

Yes,

yet no less important

are either side be.

To be a scholarly queen

is more powerful than just

a reigning monarch.

Or a queenly scholar

bringer of knowledge 

head raised high.

Together

as one

 they can make the whole.

Ruling--

by hearts of the gentle

and hands of the strong.