Tuesday, May 23, 2023

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Paintings by artist Thorvald Hellesen (1888 – 1937)

 Then One Day - a quadrille

Pressed petals distort the glamour

of courting years,

When words were fresh and unfurled with such ease,

The ghosting of love poems,

Matched his vanishing.

She wasted years, wasting away;

Until one sunny day,

Shielding her eyes from the sun,

She ventured out resolute.

Then One Day - a quadrille © gillena cox 2023


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24 comments:

  1. brudbergMay 23, 2023 at 3:56 PM

    I am glad she found a way out... makes me think of a doll's home

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    1. Gillena CoxMay 23, 2023 at 4:36 PM

      Thanks for your sppreviation Björn

      Much💖love

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    2. Dwight L. RothMay 23, 2023 at 8:50 PM

      A great Quadrille, Gillena. Some people never quite get out of their past trauma to move on with their lives.

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    3. Gillena CoxMay 24, 2023 at 2:00 AM

      Thanks for your sppreviation Dwight

      Much💖love

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  2. lillianthehomepoet.wordpress.comMay 23, 2023 at 3:57 PM

    This is FABULOUS! You've incorporated all three within the one poem....the poem tells a story that fits with the three. And yes....I'm certain many a young woman has some pressed flowers on a shelf, or in a diary or book, that remind her of a time long ago with a person, special at the time. And then you have her wasting away....but gaining strength in the end. This is truly FABULOUS! You nailed it! Cubism to words.

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  3. Gillena CoxMay 23, 2023 at 4:36 PM

    Thanks for your sppreviation Lillian

    Much💖love

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  4. ms_liliMay 23, 2023 at 5:10 PM

    Gillena, I like what you see in these paintings.

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  5. Gillena CoxMay 23, 2023 at 6:06 PM

    Thanks for your appreviation Lisa

    Much💖love

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  6. GraceMay 23, 2023 at 7:28 PM

    You weaved a storyline from the 3 images. I love that positive ending Gillena.

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    1. Gillena CoxMay 23, 2023 at 10:20 PM

      Thanks for your appreciation Grace

      Much💖love

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  7. Ken / rivrvlogrMay 23, 2023 at 7:34 PM

    Joining these portraits in one poem was a great idea. Well done!

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  8. Gillena CoxMay 23, 2023 at 10:21 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation Ken

    Much💖love

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  9. JimMay 23, 2023 at 11:11 PM

    I felt sorry for your lady. She was taken by advantage and felt the only thing was to wait. Like so many women who are in wait.
    ..

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  10. Gillena CoxMay 23, 2023 at 11:52 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation Jim

    Much💖love

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  11. Sanaa RizviMay 24, 2023 at 2:54 PM

    Wowww! You raised the bar with this one, Gillena. Gorgeously rendered ❤️❤️

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  12. Gillena CoxMay 24, 2023 at 7:07 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation Sanaa

    Much💖love

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  13. MishMay 24, 2023 at 7:11 PM

    Fantastic connection of words to images! I love this one, Gillena.

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  14. Gillena CoxMay 24, 2023 at 7:18 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation Mish

    Much💖love

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  15. HelenMay 25, 2023 at 12:02 PM

    The strength of your poem matches the power of the image! Cheers.

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    1. Gillena CoxMay 25, 2023 at 11:00 PM

      Thanks for your appreciation Helen

      Much💖love

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  16. ChristineMay 25, 2023 at 7:49 PM

    I hope she is able to find the true person she is!

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  17. Gillena CoxMay 25, 2023 at 11:01 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation Christine

    Much💖love

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  18. pvcann.comMay 26, 2023 at 6:47 PM

    Ah, the pain of broken relationships and the hope of love, I was glad to read that she moved on.

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  19. Gillena CoxMay 27, 2023 at 8:19 AM

    Thanks for your appreciation Paul

    Much💖love

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