Monday, January 20, 2025

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[image courtesy dVerse poetry pub]

Fires ablaze, the winds rough enough to spread mayhem and catastrophe. People left homeless. Such is the mood of January in LA as a world watches and weeps at the plight of one another

Power shifts and power sits. With its quota of conspiracy theories on an important and significant day of memories

One significant question is posed: “where can we find light in this never-ending shade?”

In Trinidad and Tobago the  vibe is hot and busy.  Preparing for the street event of Carnival where a State of Emergency lurks in the shadows overseeing crime and criminal elements detrimental to life and peace. This truly is a world of chiaroscuro. © gillena cox 2025


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Prosery: Finding the Light 

“where can we find light in this never-ending shade?”–From Amanda Gorman, “The Hill We Climb” is to be used in our prose or flash fiction write today


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13 comments:

  1. brudbergJanuary 21, 2025 at 7:46 AM

    I can feel a world divided where some just see the light and others only the darkness. Maybe we need to embrace both.

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  2. Merril D. SmithJanuary 21, 2025 at 7:50 AM

    "This truly is a world of chiaroscuro." I love that, and so true. The world is full of light, but the shadows are encroaching. I hope all will go well for you during the carnival season!

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  3. DaleJanuary 21, 2025 at 11:10 AM

    I love the comparison to chiaroscuro. Beautifully done, Gillena.

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  4. Gillena CoxJanuary 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation Dale

    Much♡love

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  5. ms_liliJanuary 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM

    Gillena, is there risk of fire and/or mudslides where you're at? Nature seems so much scarier than puny humans in the grand scheme of things.

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  6. Yvette M CalleiroJanuary 21, 2025 at 8:26 PM

    Somber piece, Gillena! Each country seems to have its own problems that get recycled. It's a shame we can't all just have peace.

    Yvette M Calleiro :-)
    http://yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com

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  7. David BogomolnyJanuary 22, 2025 at 6:23 AM

    You've really captured this moment, Gillena. Well written!

    Much love,
    David
    SkepticsKaddish.com

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  8. Frewin55January 23, 2025 at 11:03 AM

    How bad things are is really a matter of where and who you are as well as how much attention you pay and how much weight you give far-flung accounts and I know a lot of people who have just given up on watching the news - but chiaroscuro it certainly is Gillena...

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  9. Gillena CoxJanuary 26, 2025 at 4:42 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation Frewin

    Much♡love

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  10. forestbatherFebruary 6, 2025 at 11:31 AM

    Lovely! So interesting...

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