Wednesday, October 7, 2015

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ON LEARNING
All my tears are sieved
Returning like cornmeal
To a desert bowl
To a wasteland, where sorrows grow
Prickly sharp, in cactus folds
Awaiting, yet another crush
To pour itself, into agave cups
There to dreaded stupor, all may drink
For I am no more than this
Than ambrosia to wanton paths
Cold the winds
And hot the sands
Dualy now, the phantoms sing
For now, belly buttons
Morphed into Gods, random
In the night, will carry their whims
Ah, but I, I lift up my eyes
To an unseen command whose word
Resides in the phrases of a poem
Ripped from that space in aged sentence
Sung, in the heart's deep yearning
Learned, from the source of light so
Loving
ON LEARNING © gillena cox 2015


Written for Susan's prompt
Midweek Motif ~ Teacher, One Who Teaches


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Written for the prompt by Abhra
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31 comments:

  1. SusanOctober 7, 2015 at 3:45 PM

    Such unique images: tears sieved like cornmeal, the bowl a wasteland, etc. Poems and prayers grow from such dryness and bereftness, right in the core of the Light that teaches. How marvelously you take me there!

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    1. Gillena CoxOctober 7, 2015 at 3:55 PM

      Thanks for your appreciation Susan

      much love...

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  2. Sanaa RizviOctober 7, 2015 at 3:57 PM

    Sung, in the heart's deep yearning
    Learned, from the source of light so
    Loving

    Beautiful closing lines :D

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    1. Gillena CoxOctober 7, 2015 at 6:14 PM

      Happy you dropped in to bread mine Sanaa

      Much love...

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  3. Sherry Blue SkyOctober 7, 2015 at 4:15 PM

    Yes, like Susan, I was struck by the originality of your imagery in this piece. I especially like the "desert bowl....a wasteland where sorrows grow."

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  4. brudbergOctober 7, 2015 at 4:23 PM

    The desert and the dust, a source of sorrow, but maybe also light and loving. Deserts are both at the same time I think. Great images here

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  5. Katie Mia FrederickOctober 7, 2015 at 5:02 PM

    Ah.. yes.. a SonG above
    a DanCe below
    a poeM sonG
    moves
    dancE above..
    first is liGht
    then is dArk
    movement or
    dance and song
    or sound.. we work
    toGeTheR to inspiRe more..

    iNfiNiTy
    n0w
    daNceSinGs..:)

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    1. Gillena CoxOctober 7, 2015 at 6:15 PM

      Thanks for visiting and sharing Kate

      Much love...

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  6. totomaiOctober 7, 2015 at 5:28 PM

    129 are my fave numbers by the way :)

    Wonderful images here, Gillena. Some lessons are learned the difficulty way.

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    1. Gillena CoxOctober 7, 2015 at 6:16 PM

      Thanks for your appreciation Totomai

      Much love...

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  7. Old EggOctober 7, 2015 at 5:50 PM

    This stunning piece is not we are accustomed to read from your pen Gillena with the desert setting and harsher images so different from the relaxed atmosphere of your island home...much like a pleading prayer with no holds barred.

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    1. Gillena CoxOctober 7, 2015 at 6:17 PM

      Thank you for your appreciation Robin

      Much love...

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  8. GraceOctober 7, 2015 at 8:01 PM

    I specially admire the last 7 lines Gillena ~ The turn to I lift my eyes was well done ~

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  9. BodhiroseOctober 7, 2015 at 8:24 PM

    Salvation was found in your last few lines where you learn from the loving source of light. Really beautifully written, Gillena.

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  10. Audrey Howitt aka DivaloungerOctober 7, 2015 at 10:11 PM

    I too loved the imagery--unexpected--and I like that

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    1. Gillena CoxOctober 8, 2015 at 5:39 AM

      Thanks for your appreciation Audrey

      Much love...

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  11. HannahOctober 7, 2015 at 11:07 PM

    This poem has such a reverent feel to it and a real sense of contrast between the dry and moist...being filled and thirst quenched.

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    1. Gillena CoxOctober 8, 2015 at 5:41 AM

      Thank you for your appreciation Hannah

      Much love...

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  12. Sumana RoyOctober 8, 2015 at 12:13 AM

    I like the lifting up of the eyes to find the light, may be the desert bowl of sorrow was instrumental for seeking this light....a prayerful poem Gillena...

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    1. Gillena CoxOctober 8, 2015 at 5:42 AM

      Thank you for your appreciation Sumana

      Much love...

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  13. Jae RoseOctober 8, 2015 at 8:07 AM

    Your opening images are so captivating - writing can indeed bring light not only in itself but in the people who read and share certain experiences too ;)

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    1. Gillena CoxOctober 8, 2015 at 8:39 AM

      Thank you for your appreciation Jae
      Much love...

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  14. Myrna R.October 8, 2015 at 12:20 PM

    Those last few lines are precious. Turning your eyes to the Source. In the end that's all that matters, it's what brings water to that dry land and teaches. Beautiful poem Gillena.

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    1. Gillena CoxOctober 8, 2015 at 6:33 PM

      Thank you for your appreciation Myrna

      Much love...

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  15. Magical Mystical TeacherOctober 8, 2015 at 1:09 PM

    Lovely! And so unlike your usual "tiny pieces." Thank you!

    To Teach the Humble

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  16. Rosemary Nissen-WadeOctober 9, 2015 at 9:10 AM

    Beautiful concepts, beautiful words.

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