Wednesday, August 1, 2018

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[Umhlanga image from google dot com; Fair use]


A SET OF CONTRADICTIONS
Hot day, cold voices.
Cool skin, deep set longing.

Brave steps,
Rough unmolded stones.

Harmony where is your desire;
Pain your surcease?

Yin do you contradict yang;
What of sunset and moonrise?

Death and Life;
Your boundaries you clearly defined.

Feather light,
And apple sweet.
A SET OF CONTRADICTIONS © gillena cox 2018


Blog hopping today with

Poets United Midweek Motif ~
"a bundle of contradictions" (from Anne Frank's last letter)



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24 comments:

  1. Sherry Blue SkyAugust 1, 2018 at 10:55 AM

    Such vivid contrasts. I love this, gillena.

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  2. Gillena CoxAugust 1, 2018 at 10:59 AM

    Thanks for your appreciation Sherry

    much love...

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  3. Magical Mystical TeacherAugust 1, 2018 at 11:06 AM

    Without the contradictions you name in your poem, life would be bland indeed.

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  4. Sumana RoyAugust 1, 2018 at 11:07 AM

    "Brave steps,
    Rough unmolded stones."...My favorite lines. Contradictions brilliantly captivated....

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  5. SusanAugust 1, 2018 at 11:45 AM

    Beautiful, and even mystical in its acceptance of the questions we fling out into the universe! I think we might not want the answers.

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  6. Therisa's WorldAugust 1, 2018 at 12:40 PM

    Gillena, the photo that you selected, helps to advance the poem's message. The bridge's suicide barriers look like the ribs of a long dead animal, while blocking others from seeking it.

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    1. Gillena CoxAugust 1, 2018 at 2:33 PM

      Thank you for your appreciation Therisa

      Much💟love

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  7. Brother OllieAugust 1, 2018 at 1:11 PM

    Nice - I like your approach, and your postivie comments as well!

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    1. Gillena CoxAugust 1, 2018 at 2:33 PM

      Happy you dropped by Brother Ollie

      Much💟love

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  8. Sanaa RizviAugust 1, 2018 at 2:39 PM

    Love the powerful contrasts in this poem, Gillena. Gorgeous write! 💞

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  9. Gillena CoxAugust 1, 2018 at 3:29 PM

    Happy you dtopped by Sanaa

    Much💟love

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  10. Kim M. RussellAugust 1, 2018 at 4:30 PM

    A fresh and vivid set of contradictions, Gillena! I especially love:
    'Brave steps,
    Rough unmolded stones'
    and
    'Feather light,
    And apple sweet'.

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  11. Gillena CoxAugust 1, 2018 at 4:52 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation Kim

    Much💟love

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  12. ThotpurgeAugust 2, 2018 at 8:19 AM

    Harmony where is your desire;
    Pain your surcease?
    ... that's terrific.

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  13. Gillena CoxAugust 2, 2018 at 12:03 PM

    Thanks for dropping by Rajani

    Much💟love

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  14. Romana IorgaAugust 3, 2018 at 1:41 AM

    Love this question: 'What of sunset and moonrise?' So many of them pass by unnoticed.

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  15. Gillena CoxAugust 3, 2018 at 2:36 AM

    Thanks for dropping by Romana

    Much💟love

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  16. purplepeninportland.comAugust 4, 2018 at 1:37 PM

    I love you sets of contradictions!

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  17. Gillena CoxAugust 5, 2018 at 10:23 AM

    Thanks for dropping by Sara

    Much💟love

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