Wednesday, January 31, 2018

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MOST LIKELY THE MOON
In those days when love chilled me
like a winter's dream,
I should have stolen kisses from the moon
Instead of penning blues like harpist or bassist

Then i could have plucked my hoarded booty
like Cherry petals,
Wafting then in a zephyr of diaphanous delight
Rather than sulking in nadir of doubting

When love refuses to bounce a reciprocal
like unbalanced boomerang,
Look to moon her face malleable but firm her core
Given freely naught to drill or steal her sap
MOST LIKELY THE MOON © gillena cox 2018


NOTES
May tonight's Blue Moon find you with a heart full of love
Super Blue Blood Moon 2018 January
The last Blue Moon occurred in July 2015 and in 2018, we'll experience two of them, a phenomena that won't happen for another 19 years. The second Blue Moon is slated to occur in late March.
A Blue Moon does appear blue in colour.


Block hopping today with

Poet United Midweek Motif ~ Moon

Enjoy The Music



Revisit
31 January 2016
31 January 2015

35 comments:

  1. "Wafting then in a zephyr of diaphanous delight"...Wow! What a beautiful line!

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    1. Thank you for your appreciation Sumana

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  2. Then i could have plucked my hoarded booty
    like Cherry petals,

    what an intriguing image ... makes me think of spring and the cherry blossoms, and how light and airy this type of "snowfall" is .... such a startling contrast to a cold winter's moon (especially in the northern parts of the world) - and the idea of "blue moon" - and being cold, shut out of love, mourning this .... what a great juxtaposition of ideas here Gillena :)

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  3. O! You gave us "Blue Moon" with Ella! Perfect! "I should have stolen kisses from the moon" Yes. The vast possibilities then, with moon's "face malleable but firm her core"! Wonderful images.

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    1. Thank you for your appreciation Susan. Happy you dropped in to read mine

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  4. Love this, Gillena! Catching love when we can is always the best way. Enjoyed Ella😊

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    1. Thanks for your appreciation Vivian

      much love...

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  5. Such wonderful imagery in this poem.........the moon is good to turn to when humans disappoint. Smiles.

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    1. Thanks for your appreciation Sherry

      much love...

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  6. I love the idea of the moon having sap at her core, and withholding it from us.

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  7. "Wafting then in a zephyr of diaphanous delight".. this is absolutely exquisite!💖

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  8. A moon like this one is meant for poetry; we wax giddy with delight!

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  9. Thank you for your appreciation Yvonne

    Much💟love

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  10. I should have stolen kisses from the moon
    Instead of penning blues like harpist or bassist

    stolen the kisses and saved them for when most needed, perhaps

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    1. 😄thanks for dropping in Trudessa

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  11. How beautifully descriptive this is Gillena. I am sure the Moon has seen many stolen kisses in her light.

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  12. How many of us had wished we would have followed love to the fullest at the beginning? At least that's what I take from this very intricate poem.

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    1. Thanks for your appreciation Rob😄

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  13. So beautiful, Gillena! Perhaps the one place humans can't drill or destroy.

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  14. Beautiful phrases, lovely reflections. And thank you, too, for including the incomparable Ella.

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  15. Love Ella
    Love the moon in all its colours and phases
    Love the stash of kisses
    Love the cherry petal hoard
    Love this poem

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  16. Plucking hoarded beauty is not always easy to do, but it's always worth the effort.

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    1. Thank you for your appreciation MMT

      much love...

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  17. Wonderful poem, Gillena. Beautiful images and a poignant message...

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  18. Posted to Poemhunter dot com 31 January 2019

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