Tuesday, June 23, 2026

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[images in this collage; courtesy dVerse Poets pub]

 Celebration: the bloom of fireworks sounding night sky,

Statements: louder that birds whistling-in the day,

And yet: a purple weed is bowing low,

In solemnity: of a life spanned that once was aglow,

You must have had: a yellow center imaging the sun,

That was when: life was full as pregnant moon,

Oh wait: are those sparks to light the dark,

Really: can the night ever lose her charcoal,

When: can the question of blooming be parallel to soul,

Maybe: when futures meet again

Revisiting the past: in prophecy of tomorrows.

© gillena cox 2026