The psychic shuffles

the Tarot deck

at her office.

She greets customers

with metaphors---

the wands, cups,

swords and pentacles

of occult promises.

Each turned card

is revealed slyly.

The Lover may

appear showing

Adam and Eve

facing each other

before the Fall.

Potent crossroads

lie ahead.

Listeners must pay

close attention.

Love might be

around the corner,

over a fence

or under a bridge.

The Tarot says so

with authority.

The psychic knows

what customers like

when they hear it.

Then they hear it.

Sometimes she’s right

and predictions come

true in lucky lives.

In the arc of destiny,

she sees as well

as anyone can

with a shrewd eye.

By Sarah Henry

From: United States