VERSES

Tuesday, November 19, 2024

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[dragon image from google]

Dragon Fold

He ravaged far villages, he was so mean,

People lost patience and mind.

What can we do they wailed on scene

This really cannot go on

Drought must be stopped. he was so mean,

He must be stopped, and stopped now.

A tiny boy they had treated as unseen

Raised his voice to highest decibels

We must go to Dragon at Mountain Kleen

Exasberated they all agreed because

Drought, drought was the demon, he was so mean.

© gillena cox 2024

Spewing puppies?

Treking through the paths at The Wildfowl Trust. Rocky's is anxious to get to the paperbark tree, to hug the tree, since some of his friends had told him, how soft as velvet the tree trunk was.

Suddenly his mother asks, "where is Rocky?" Rocky she shouts and Rocky suddenly appears, like out of nowhere.

His mother hugs him and looks at his face for scratches or cuts then spins him around. "Are you okay Rocky?" We thought you might be abducted by aliens, when we didn't see you.

They reach the pavilion and stop to have some refreshments. Rocky says he is not hungry. But after mom's persistent nagging, tries to eat a sandwich.

He retches violently and out of his stomach spews a fluffly little puppy.

"What's happening!" everyone exclaims. "That is not our Rocky". Mom cries out and raises her arms upward in anguish.

an angry dog snarls

fierce fangs turn to antennae -

clear blue sky above

© gillena cox 2024

BLOG HOPPING TODAY WITH

Haibun Monday 11-18-24: Sci-fi Haibun

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Legendary Creatures

REVISIT TO READ

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Thursday, November 14, 2024

1227

Understated

Alive broad green banana fronds

Will sway and swish from left or right

Now gentled under morning sky

Pearls of raindrop settle there on

When watery clouds leave daylight

Tropical mockingbird might fly by

Duos of butterflies will round

And round above flitter alight

Snack lift and rise up high so high

Once a gentled wind decides to

Understate calm and silence too

BLOG HOPPING TODAY WITH

MTB: A Trillonet of Wild Winds

REVISIT TO READ

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Tuesday, November 12, 2024

1226

Andrew Ridley- Red leaves against a concrete wall courtesy dVerse

when skies are hanged and oceans drowned, the single secret will still be man-- e e cummings

Here And Over There

How can mist just absorb it all?

Mountain, palm, and aged tree;

Oh silver-lit sky! answer his call,

Say to morning, here i am, before

Deciding to just absorb it all;

There in yond garden, an effort

Of blossoming peeps over a wall,

There 's sure to be delighted

Hearts swooned to watch some fall,

Yin and yang fill empty whole

So how can mist just absorb it all?

© gillena cox 2024

BLOG HOPPING TODAY WITH

REVISIT TO READ

Tuesday, November 5, 2024

1225

[AI generated image]

But When

The dawn sky in chameleon mood,

Glints silver- grey, pale orange, or pink,

Sometimes, the moon smiles at me

Through a cloudless blanket.

And happiness floods my being,

Coffee becomes the cherry on top.

But when;

My granddaughter comes to my house,

Joy follows.

BLOG HOPPING TODAY WITH

REVISIT TO READ

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

October 31st will be a public holiday here in Trinidad and Tobago for the observance of Divali (also spelt Diwali). On the street where i live there, a family hosts this festival every year and people from all over the country and also foreigners come to see the lights.Food is served freely on this night. The block which spans about four buildings, that part of the street is closed to traffic and bamboo sculptures are put in the street, deyas are mounted and lit on the holiday night. The festival is still popular but over recent years, the crowd has dwindled.

the smell of ghee

deyas on bamboo frames lit -

who can stay indoors

© gillena cox 2024

CLICK HERE TO VIEW MY 2008 Stellarenga

A Stellarenga is a seven-link poem containing only one-liners. The first and last links mention a cosmic body, e.g., a planet, a star or one of the luminaries. Renga style linkage means that each link stands separately yet relates to the preceding and following ku either by theme, wordplay, or twist of idea. A line-space is generally placed between each ku; a stellarenga is really a set of poems. As in all renga poems a straight or tell-all narrative should be avoided. A Stellarenga can be done solo or partnered.The Stellarenga was created by Alexis K. Rotella in March 1997)

SOME HINTS OF DIVALI PAST ON THE STREET WHERE I LIVE (first posted at my blog Lunch Break)