Thursday, April 16, 2015

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THE FOLLY WHICH DESPAIR BUILT
He built his mansions,
By the light of a thousand suns;
His work done, he sighed aloud;
He, resting now on a cloud;

He’s looking down, "i see you guys";
There are the turtles, under my skies;
Still homelessness wears cardboards;
Aye aye ye captains sitting starboard;

LOL, the folly of despair, laughter cannot bear.
© gillena cox




Written for
Poems In April POEM OF DAY FIFTEEN History Is Twistery: The Folly

Wikipedia defines it as "...a building constructed primarily for decoration, but either suggesting through its appearance some other purpose, or merely appearing to be so extravagant that it transcends the normal range of garden ornaments or the class of building to which it belongs."
THE CHALLENGE:...to build a Folly
Imaginary Garden With Real Toads

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12 comments:

  1. JimApril 16, 2015 at 11:19 AM

    Smiles and not smiles, Gillena. :) , ')
    There will always be captains of their ships and wearers of cardboard.
    Nice rhyme too.
    ..

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  2. brudbergApril 16, 2015 at 3:07 PM

    Ah,. I guess afterwards its all gone to cardboards..

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    1. Gillena CoxApril 16, 2015 at 7:11 PM

      Thanks for your appreciation Bjorn

      Much love...

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  3. HannahApril 16, 2015 at 3:50 PM

    I like the way you liken the cardboard to that of a turtle shell, Gillena and the POV you begin in...nice!

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    1. Gillena CoxApril 16, 2015 at 7:12 PM

      Thanks for your appreciation Hannah

      Much love...

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  4. OutlawyerApril 16, 2015 at 10:58 PM

    Hey Gillena--ah I feel a very disappointed creator here-- so difficult to understand the ways of the universe. Thanks. K .

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    1. Gillena CoxApril 22, 2015 at 7:14 AM

      thanks for dropping in to read mine K

      much love...

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  5. SusanApril 17, 2015 at 12:54 AM

    Sad poem from the outside, but perhaps having such a vision could keep someone home- and hope-less in a kind of bliss.

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    1. Gillena CoxApril 22, 2015 at 7:15 AM

      thank you for your appreciation Susan

      much love...

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  6. Rosemary Nissen-WadeApril 22, 2015 at 5:28 AM

    Yes, we must be a great disappointment.

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    1. Gillena CoxApril 22, 2015 at 7:15 AM

      thank you for your appreciation Rosemary

      much love...

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