Thursday, September 4, 2025

1307

August

you came in with

wide anticipation 

frenzied steelband recognization

farewell 

© gillena cox 2025

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15 comments:

  1. Kim M. RussellSeptember 4, 2025 at 4:13 PM

    I love the thought of August leaving to the sound of a ‘frenzied steelband’, Gillena!

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  2. Petru J ViljoenSeptember 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM

    recognization - love how you tweaked the word to follow the steelband's rhythm.

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  3. Gillena CoxSeptember 4, 2025 at 4:48 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation Petru

    Much♡love

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  4. ms_liliSeptember 4, 2025 at 5:23 PM

    nice variation on march came in like a lion and left like a lamb.

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  5. Rosemary Nissen-WadeSeptember 4, 2025 at 8:08 PM

    Oh, I love this startlingly vivid description!

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  6. Gillena CoxSeptember 5, 2025 at 6:43 AM

    Thanks for your appreciation Rosemary

    Much♡love

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  7. GraceSeptember 5, 2025 at 12:26 PM

    Goodbye summer of August.

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  8. HelenSeptember 5, 2025 at 1:19 PM

    Your cinquain is wonderful, Gillena ... the art that accompanies it is a delight!

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  9. Dwight L. RothSeptember 5, 2025 at 1:50 PM

    Nicely done, Gillena. Fall is upon us. I an feel it in the air!

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  10. paeansunpluggedSeptember 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM

    Gillena, this is lovely!

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  11. brudbergSeptember 6, 2025 at 10:39 AM

    Sounds like a sad farewell

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  12. D. AverySeptember 6, 2025 at 4:42 PM

    Speaking to August in this way makes for an engaging poem. Cool!

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