new moon in taurus, 5/07

senses, grounding, spring

see

smile lines widening, crow’s feet growing, a few new grey hairs I’m going to leave be

lilac polish on my nails, then peach, then electric blue

the Student of Stones ¹: “When you pull this card, know that your environment is conspiring to help you. Know how to draw what you need to you, as a tree draws water from the earth to create sweet fruits”

vivid dreams where I get what I wanted, where I’m not let down again

fuller days in my journal, with red ink for to-dos, blue for appointments, purple for work, and pink for friends and dates

feel

unfamiliar thighs under mine

the square, gold pendant of my necklace, its small morning glory design over a lattice pattern

river water and ocean water washing over my feet

grief in my chest like a fist squeezing tighter and tighter; then trying to breathe deeper, to lighten a little as my belly expands

hear

morning birds that I don’t know the names of outside the window I left open overnight

late evening rain drowning out the droning chorus of cicadas

my body is buzzing as I start to dance ²

smell

honeysuckle, wisteria, violet, azalea, dogwood, hyacinth, and iris

musty air in a room at a church, seated in a circle of chairs with people I see week after week

taste

the salt of tears and sweat, the subtle minerals of water from the tap, the sweetness of afternoon tea, and the sour spit pooled in a mouth later; mine, hers, hers, mine, and mine

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Here’s the previous new moon post:

new moon in sagittarius, 12/12

1. the Page of Pentacles from the Slow Holler tarot deck

2. "Streetlight Blues” - Squirrel Flower