Saturday, April 7, 2018

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[Photo prompt courtesy imaginary garden]


THIS MASK
What's behind these hazel eyes, sigh!
years added up,
scored sixty-eight,
with moons, some blue.

The mask is a beauty aid, sigh!
merely to wear,
only minutes,
pause and refresh;

Once that mask is removed then, yeah!
for worth of care,
tis fresh new mien,
hey world out there;

Watch out, for life's worth living, yeah!
dashing, daring,
diva, demure,
today's a dare.
THIS MASK © gillena cox 2018


Revisit
7 April 2017
7 April 2015
Four Movements_Mask
Behind The_Mask


Blog hopping today with imaginary garden. In April we write a poem every day

Camera FLASH! ~ The April Edition
Prompted by Kerry Oconnor
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Location: St James, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

34 comments:

  1. Rosemary Nissen-WadeApril 7, 2018 at 11:00 AM

    Life unmasked seems more exciting!

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    1. Gillena CoxApril 7, 2018 at 11:54 AM

      Thank you for dropping by Rosemary

      Much🌼love

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  2. Sanaa RizviApril 7, 2018 at 11:37 AM

    Each is a brand new challenge a brand new dare! Powerfully written, Gillena ❤️

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  3. Kerry O'ConnorApril 7, 2018 at 11:51 AM

    Watch out, for life's worth living, yeah!

    This would work so well as spoken word.. especially with a back beat.

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    1. Gillena CoxApril 7, 2018 at 11:53 AM

      Thank you for your appreciation
      Kerry

      Much🌼love

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  4. Gillena CoxApril 7, 2018 at 11:52 AM

    Thank you for your appreciation Sanaa

    Much🌼love

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  5. annell4April 7, 2018 at 1:02 PM

    Today is a dare!

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  6. ElleceeApril 7, 2018 at 1:25 PM

    Appreciate your words very much and agree totally. "today's a dare" let's do it! :-)

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    1. Gillena CoxApril 7, 2018 at 4:07 PM

      Thank you for your appreciation LC

      Much🌼love

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  7. AnonymousApril 7, 2018 at 2:12 PM

    Dare - yes, dare - dare to .... anything the heart, soul, mind wishes ....

    delicious piece Gillena - Happy weekend!

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  8. JimApril 7, 2018 at 5:35 PM

    Solo much waste behind that mask beauty, intelligence, healthy spirits, and much much more that could be released. Did David's wife, Bathsheba, King Solomon's wife, have a mask to remove? She has scared the bejeebers out a third of the world for ages now.
    ..

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  9. Sherry Blue SkyApril 7, 2018 at 5:52 PM

    I agree with Kerry, this would be a good poem for spoken word.

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  10. kaykualaApril 7, 2018 at 8:41 PM

    dashing, daring,
    diva, demure,
    today's a dare.

    Yes, fair ladies flaunt it well these days, more daring than before!


    Hank

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    1. Gillena CoxApril 8, 2018 at 7:07 AM

      😊thanks for your appreciation Hank

      Much🌼love

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  11. MargaretApril 7, 2018 at 9:01 PM

    Love the first stanza "with moons, some blue"

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    1. Gillena CoxApril 8, 2018 at 7:08 AM

      Thank you Margaret, happy you dropped by

      Much🌼love

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  12. Paul John DearApril 8, 2018 at 3:59 PM

    Life up front and out from behind the mask is how it should be. Daring and full of va va voom

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  13. Gillena CoxApril 9, 2018 at 7:59 AM

    Thank you for your appreciation Paul

    Much🌼love

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  14. DoraApril 7, 2026 at 4:07 PM

    "Watch out, for life's worth living, yeah!" -- Which sums up all that you eloquently share as we come out from (or don) those masks "dashing, daring,/diva, demure" in ageless beauty. Daring indeed. Beautifully written, Gillena. I love the rhythm and alliteration in this, which feel so natural, uncontrived. Yeah!

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    1. Gillena CoxApril 7, 2026 at 10:20 PM

      Thank you for your appreciation, Dora


      Much🌼love

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  15. lillianthehomepoet.wordpress.comApril 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM

    Oh YES! That last stanza is a zinger....in the imperative for sure!

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  16. Gillena CoxApril 7, 2026 at 10:21 PM

    Thank you for your appreciation,Lillian

    Much🌼love

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  17. Jae RoseApril 8, 2026 at 12:19 AM

    Today can indeed feel like a dare! Jae

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  18. Gillena CoxApril 8, 2026 at 1:37 AM

    Thanks for your appreciation, Jae

    Much love

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  19. Kim M. RussellApril 8, 2026 at 3:00 AM

    The use of repetition in this poem is effective, Gillena, it adds to the rhythm, and I can imagine it readd or sung. I love the idea of ‘years added up…
    with moons, some blue’, and ‘pause and refresh’ is good advice.

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  20. Gillena CoxApril 8, 2026 at 3:54 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation, Kim

    Much love

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  21. Dwight L. RothApril 8, 2026 at 7:55 PM

    Very nicely done, Gillena.

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  22. Gillena CoxApril 9, 2026 at 1:16 AM

    Thanks for your appreciation, Dwight

    Much love

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  23. paeansunpluggedApril 9, 2026 at 11:06 AM

    Love the repetition, Gillena! 💙

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  24. shaun/tenzenmenApril 10, 2026 at 1:18 AM

    Great write Gillena 👏 From the picture though, I would dare to say that there is another mask still, behind the mask...?

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