Monday, July 27, 2015

Monday WRites 22

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You've heard about the Monday Blues ❧✿❧ well this is Monday WRites ( musing on the definition here of rite, as any customary observance or practice eg the rite of afternoon tea ).
Welcome to Monday WRites #22, ❧✿❧ whats your mood today ❧✿❧ I invite you to link in with one of your WRites

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CANTALOUPE
This poem is a cantaloupe
Almost the colour of pumpkin, yet not quite
This poem has a skin rough like stony paths
Only not quite so gravelly
There are sunlight patterns on the wall, on the floor
On the tongue, a taste of delight after morning prayer

Still the news carry stories of heinous crimes
Switch on, switch off, the issues remain
People unkind to one another, greed, hatred, wars

This poem seeks a knife,
To peel off the rough skin, to scoop out the seeds
To slice the juicy, fragrant, delicious flesh
Place it in a bowl, then shout to the world
Come! partake of this! there is enough for everyone
Taste it! this poem, is, a cantaloupe.
© gillena cox 2015





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22 comments:

  1. Sanaa RizviJuly 27, 2015 at 7:35 AM

    Another week gone by.. and its time for Monday Writes once again :D
    Have a lovely day Gillena :D

    Lots of love,
    Sanaa

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    1. Gillena CoxJuly 27, 2015 at 7:50 AM

      Happy you dropped in Sanaa

      much love...

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    2. Sanaa RizviJuly 27, 2015 at 9:41 AM

      Never seen a cantaloupe before, sounds delicious though.. an excellent write :D

      PS: Sorry poor internet connection right now.. the page didn't load before and I just saw this poem..! Loved it :)

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    3. Gillena CoxJuly 27, 2015 at 1:34 PM

      Thanks for revisiting Sanaa

      Much love...

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  2. Rosemary Nissen-WadeJuly 27, 2015 at 9:15 AM

    Delicious! LOL (No, seriously, it is.)

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  3. Sumana RoyJuly 28, 2015 at 7:37 AM

    love how you used Hannah's boomerang metaphor form....a wonderful read Gillena :)

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  4. Kerry O'ConnorJuly 28, 2015 at 8:59 AM

    I love this poem, gillena. I found myself nodding in agreement as i read. This world is too focused on the negative when there is so much positive food for the soul to go around.

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    1. Gillena CoxJuly 28, 2015 at 9:50 AM

      Thank you for your appreciation Kerry

      Much love...

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  5. kaykualaJuly 28, 2015 at 10:26 AM

    It gets to be a ritual! As much as how a honey-dew is leisurely consumed! Well said Gillena!

    Hank

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  6. Sherry Blue SkyJuly 28, 2015 at 11:46 AM

    I love that you wrote a boomerang poem, one of my fave forms.......I especially love the wish to share the canteloupe..........

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  7. RommyJuly 28, 2015 at 2:03 PM

    Cantaloupes always remind me of big family dinners, where there's enough sweet fruit for everyone. :) Your words brought that family dinner feeling right to my mind.

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  8. TimoteoJuly 28, 2015 at 3:59 PM

    That's about the tastiest poem I've ever eaten.

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  9. AnonymousJuly 29, 2015 at 2:16 AM

    Wasn't able to leave a comment here Gillena for the last two days... just didn't work with my wordpress ID. Hope it works today. Enjoyed your cantaloupe poem.. and the more I think about it, every poem is indeed a cantaloupe leaving sunlit patterns on the tongue! Lovely!

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    1. Gillena CoxJuly 31, 2015 at 4:46 PM

      Thanks for your appreciation Thotpurge

      Much love...

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  10. Debi SwimJuly 29, 2015 at 6:41 AM

    Lovely Gillena. I'd love to share a cantaloupe with the world: )

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  11. MarianJuly 30, 2015 at 5:19 AM

    If only!
    I eat canteloupe every day for breakfast... and now will contemplate your mantra here while I do. Thank you!

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    1. Gillena CoxJuly 30, 2015 at 7:03 AM

      Thanks for your appreciation Marian
      Much love...

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