Tarot: Justice
National Poetry month and revisiting an older poem
April is National Poetry Month. I am posting a poem each day in April related to the tarot deck. Please check out index for this at:
This poem was written to honour my mother. The tarot card for today is Justice. In pondering the symbolic essence of Justice and I focused on how it represents the universal law of balance and the principle that every action has consequences, and I realized my earlier poem fit this concept.
Terror Ala Wooden Spoon
she was conceived
when the world clearly defined
for rigid ill or static good
who cared for whom
these ones spoke
those ones listened
slow simmering tinpot dictator
the kitchen was her empire
she cooked to feed armies
of farm workers and of children
now these ones fed on demand
and those ones to be silent
she ruled by arms reach
with persistent wooden spoon
readied and always in hand
waiting to deliver judgement
here more spice and salt
there less sass and talk
lightening quick and precise
domestic empress ever watchful
nothing escaped her
ah mother I do miss your justice
for you an extra serving
and for you an extra kiss.
Public domain image. This card is from an original 1909 “Roses & Lilies” deck
April 3rd was:
The spoon that feeds and the spoon that wallops, same tool in the same hand. All love, though, sealed with extra servings and extra kisses. Really enjoyed this one!
The spoon metes out justice, to be sure. It was my own sister's tool of choice. This is a good one to bring back. Love, Virg