[image: a Lee Madgwick strange house]NIGHTMARE
When the trees embraced us we knew then
That our faces were hidden in nightmares
For how else can one flutter when
The shutters of evening snap shut
Allowing only what we knew then
To be winding ways of cauldron
Steeping molten onions dragons and men
Fastened inside snores and whimpers
Caring only for the path which appears again
To take us back to a home waiting
And the safety of open doors we knew then
NIGHTMARE © gillena cox 2022
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The strange houses of Lee Madgwick
Challenged today to use one of four given images from Lee Madgwick and write an ekphrastic
This feels like a dream - strange logic, claustrophobia, eerie. I like it a lot.
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I absolutely, enjoyed this poem. I especially liked this line.
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"For how else can one flutter when
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Stunning lines and I think my favorite poem of yours!
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"For how else can one flutter when
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I agree with Margaret, this is a stunning line. In fact, a stunning verse, Gillena. 💙
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I see I'm not alone in picking out 'the shutters of evening snap shut'. It's a great line.
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"The safety of open doors" - what an unique representation, Gillena.
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I love the closing line, and how we can only feel safe with open doors... danger are the closed shutters
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Dark and dangerous and delicious Gillena. It embraced the image perfectly my friend — excellent write. 👍🏼🙂✌🏼❤️
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I agree with Margaret and Punam :)
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I'm getting claustrophobic...open the doors! Good one, Gillena :)
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don't let the shutters shut please. great poem
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Gillena, I liked this. Sort of sounded like the California Hotel song, "You can check out but you cannot leave." Sorry I'm so late but I have to get on this computer, most I do on my smart phone but google has made it only answer blogger posts with anonymous status and so I can't comment to you back using it. I think google is trying to make us toe the line and follow their whims. But they don't tell us what the whim is. It works fine on the WordPress. I'm getting quite a few anonymous now that I've let them in. Most tell who they are. This one I haven't given in and tell them anything.
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Yes i understand there are some problems and post appear anonymous.
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We always hope we can return to a happily remembered time but sometimes the only way is forward. Thoughtful poem, Gillena.
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