On Receiving a Tarot Warning of You By Michelle Garren-Flye
Which numbers more, the chirp of crickets or the sparkle of the stars?
Today you promise me the world but it’s a pack of cards. Dance! Let your wings unfurl before we all fall down.
Oh, will the judgment be enough or leave us standing naked and cold in our own graves surrounded by the flood? Rejoice in new beginnings and your past will reward you.
I fear the dark, glowering man on the throne, his staff held casually, bruisingly on a booted leg. When will he leave me, let me be alone? Can I knock the crown from his head?
I search for the promised love, bare my soul and body before Cupid’s embrace, but romance still seems far away and likely to avoid me—or lay me low.
Death’s scythe continues its sweep, cutting back excessive joy of life, Distant sunset blood does creep and brings along fear of living only in strife.
Only promise me the song of the stars, and pour out your life to the babbling river.
Photo and Poem Copyright 2024 Michelle Garren-Flye
5 thoughts on “Poem: On Receiving A Tarot Warning of You”
This poem wrenched through me as I read it. I’ve been very sad for a while and these words were very real. Lot of scary things happening in our world today: lies, people threatened, a crazy man trying to be king of our country, and on and on. I think for the time being we are all seeing bad taro cards.
The funny thing is, this was actual Tarot reading that I kind of liked but when I went to describe it in poetry it really did come out foreboding!
Yes, it did. Maybe because it seems to be the overall feeling right now. Maybe it was supposed to be what it is. Your writing is beautiful and it caused true emotion. I’m curious what others will say.
BREATHE: Michelle Garren-Flye 
This poem wrenched through me as I read it. I’ve been very sad for a while and these words were very real. Lot of scary things happening in our world today: lies, people threatened, a crazy man trying to be king of our country, and on and on. I think for the time being we are all seeing bad taro cards.
The funny thing is, this was actual Tarot reading that I kind of liked but when I went to describe it in poetry it really did come out foreboding!
Yes, it did. Maybe because it seems to be the overall feeling right now. Maybe it was supposed to be what it is. Your writing is beautiful and it caused true emotion. I’m curious what others will say.
Me too!
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