Wednesday, January 7, 2015

One Word - Listening


image from google dot com


In the silence and in the din
Listen

When the amber of choices caution
And the red stumps an action

Know that voices are ever speaking
Know that guidance is always seeking

Audible
Perceivable

Paint this day in the colour win
Respect a good year; yes, Listen
© gillena cox


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╭✿ ╯Happy New Year
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written in response to the prompt at Poetry Jam One Word - "listening"

And back linking to The Tuesday Platform - "All the world’s a stage"
Imaginary Garden With Real Toads

46 comments:

  1. Oh... yes listen is a good thing for the year to come..

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  2. for sure

    Happy you dropped in Bjorn

    much love...

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  3. True that we should listen in both the silence and the din. Sometimes in silence there is more to hear than we know. In the silence perhaps we can find the guidance we are seeking?

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  4. Love it, it takes that special moment to stop and just take in the voices and sounds. Happy new year

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  5. There is always something we can listen to and learn from. Happy New Year to you, Gillena!

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  6. Love 'Paint this day in the colour win' ~ upbeat intention will work always! Happy New Year to you, Gillena!

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  7. Thank you for your appreciation Mary

    much love...

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  8. Happy you dropped in Gabriella

    much love...

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  9. Paint this day in the colour win
    Respect a good year; yes, Listen NICE!!!

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  10. A great word for the new year, and you list some wonderful things to listen to. Happy New Year, Gillena.

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  11. Much can be gleaned from simply listening. Happy New Year, Gillena!

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  12. Happy you stopped by Rae

    much love...

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  13. Thank you for dropping in Keith

    much love...

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  14. Happy Happy New Year Gillena
    ZQ

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  15. I like the imagery that you have painted here. You left it open enough for us readers to interpret whatever we liked. I also enjoy the connection of word choice that you've used that relates to painting (red, amber, din), it helped me picture a bonfire.

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  16. I love you use of color...especially amber choices. Great write, Gilena. :)

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  17. Thank you for your appreciation Ken

    Much love...

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  18. Happy you dropped by Hannah

    Much love...

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  19. "Paint this day in the colour win" I like that. I shall add it to a post it in my office.

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  20. Love the positive message ... so encouraging! Happy New Year!

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  21. I like the different ideas you pulled into this expanding from listening. I especially like the painting the day with the color win.

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  22. What a strong voice! I loved your positivity :)

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  23. Know that voices are ever speaking
    Know that guidance is always seeking

    Many don't listen. That itself can cause tension wrought with impending adverse feelings. Many take the stand to make lots of noise to be heard but not forgetting it creates bad impressions. It will lead to the opposite effect.Great thoughts Gillena!

    Hank

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  24. good advice, good to be reminded... good timing.

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  25. That first line is really meaningful. You have to listen even when it's quiet and when it's loud

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  26. Thank you Susie, humble bow

    much love...

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  27. Happy you dropped in Susan

    much love...

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  28. Thank you for your appreciation Peggy

    much love...

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  29. Happy you dropped in Jillien

    much love...

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  30. Thank you for your appreciation Hank

    much love...

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  31. happy you dropped in Marian

    much love...

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  32. Suyash, nice of you to drop by

    much love...

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  33. Wonderful... for we should always extend the hands of our best words, reach out to listening ears... and listen to what the mouths of their souls have to say.

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  34. Thanks for your words of appreciation Magaly

    much love...

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  35. Happy New Year! Enjoyed your painting of words, color and hope :-). Thank you

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  36. Wonderful response to the prompt - your awesome rhyme/near rhyme making your message that much more memorable.

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  37. Thank you for your appreciation Sara

    much love...

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  38. Thank you for your appreciation Wendy
    much love...

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