Wednesday, April 29, 2015

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image from google dot com - Bird of Paradise flower



BUS TOUR
The bus is cool the day is hot
The AC is turned up just right
Voice of the guide drones on
When we turn our head to the left
Next we turn our heads to the right

There are no rails now no trains to ride
Buses now do us the cross country- drive
Voice of the guide drones on
There is history to this side
Industry stands side by side

The sea we can see
For an island are we
Voice of the guide drones on
Waves return in foamy white kept
Bird of Paradise flowers wind swept
© gillena cox


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╭✿ ╯'BUS TOUR' is my new poem a response to today's prompt
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you can also revisit where this haiga SWOONED is first published at Lunch Break 2013




Blog hopping today at
Poems In April DAY TWENTY NINE Frog-Cups in New York City
CHALLENGE:from Magaly Guerrero, she noticed a tiny plot of frog-cups or Fritillaria meleagris in bloom. so, it’s perfectly clear; we have to write a new poem that will include a flower named after an animal or a bird named after a flower.
Imaginary Garden With Real Toads
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Location: Saint James, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

20 comments:

  1. Sherry Blue SkyApril 29, 2015 at 3:21 PM

    Beautiful! Especially love the windswept flowers.

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    1. Gillena CoxApril 29, 2015 at 3:57 PM

      thanks for dropping in to read mine Sherry

      much love...

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  2. Sanaa RizviApril 29, 2015 at 4:02 PM

    This is absolutely exquisite :D Loved the depiction of the bus tour... the picture is fabulous :D great choice girl :D
    Lots of love
    xoxo

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  3. brudbergApril 29, 2015 at 4:42 PM

    The image of those bird of paradise flowers is really intriguing.. The do tend to bloom also in industrial areas don't they,

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    1. Gillena CoxApril 29, 2015 at 5:31 PM

      Thank you for your appreciation Bjorn
      Much love...

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  4. RommyApril 29, 2015 at 5:09 PM

    I love how you've paired the exotic beauty of this flower against the monotony of an overdeveloped area and droning tour guides.

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    1. Gillena CoxApril 29, 2015 at 5:33 PM

      Thank you for your appreciation Rommy

      Much love...

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  5. SusanApril 29, 2015 at 5:56 PM

    Ha! Interesting how tourists on busses keep the flowers safe! Nicely done.

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    1. Gillena CoxApril 30, 2015 at 12:26 AM

      Thanks for your appreciation Gabriella Susan

      Much love...

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  6. Susie ClevengerApril 29, 2015 at 6:17 PM

    Bird of Paradise...lending beauty to steel and smog. Love this

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    1. Gillena CoxApril 30, 2015 at 12:27 AM

      Thanks for your appreciation Susie

      Much love...

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  7. EllaApril 29, 2015 at 9:18 PM

    I loved that you showed us the bird blooms where it lands~

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    1. Gillena CoxApril 30, 2015 at 12:28 AM

      Happy you dropped by to read mine Ella

      Much love...

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  8. Rosemary Nissen-WadeApril 29, 2015 at 10:09 PM

    I nearly picked this flower to write of myself. I like the way it comes in only at the end of your poem, a bright spot after all that droning. :)

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  9. Gillena CoxApril 30, 2015 at 12:30 AM

    Thanks for your appreciation Rosemary

    Much love...

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  10. Magaly GuerreroApril 30, 2015 at 2:42 AM

    I love the beginning poem, but the haiku (with its accompanying artwork) is stunning!

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  11. grapelingMay 1, 2015 at 7:44 AM

    I love that haiku ~

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  12. Gillena CoxMay 1, 2015 at 6:03 PM

    Thanks Grapeling
    Much love...


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