Wednesday, June 27, 2018

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ME
Laughter in gulps, tea in sips,
nature a coverlet, the finest counterpane,
introspection - guardian of silence,
armour of joy, window of smiles,
the adulting mind, the charming apron;
all these, cover a soul, who really is a child,
tender, frightened, tear-stained: me.
ME © gillena cox 2018


Blog hopping today with

Poets United Midweek Motif ~ When I Think About Myself

Revisit
..treat myself 2017
27 June 2016
my wings 2015
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Location: St James, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

29 comments:

  1. SusanJune 27, 2018 at 8:56 AM

    My new favorite of yours, who may have armor and shell, but they never hide the tenderness inside. How wonderful!

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    1. Gillena CoxJune 27, 2018 at 11:44 AM

      Thank you for your appreciation Susan

      much love...

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  2. Magical Mystical TeacherJune 27, 2018 at 8:56 AM

    This is a tender, self-revealing poem, Gillena. Who know what another person is really like inside unless that person chooses to tell? Thanks for choosing to tell!

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    1. Gillena CoxJune 27, 2018 at 11:45 AM

      Thank you for your appreciation MMT

      MUCH LOVE...

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  3. Sumana RoyJune 27, 2018 at 10:41 AM

    OMG...I love every word of this poem. I can see a smiling 'you' as well as the "tender, frightened, tear-stained" child. A heart touching poem Gillena.

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    1. Gillena CoxJune 27, 2018 at 11:46 AM

      Thank you for your appreciation Sumana

      much love...

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  4. Anmol (HA)June 27, 2018 at 11:48 AM

    How wonderful! This is so heartwarming and a reflective course of a wise mind. It's good of you to tell that a person can be so many, albeit opposite/parallel, things.
    -HA

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    1. Gillena CoxJune 27, 2018 at 1:46 PM

      Thank you for your appreciation Anmol

      much love...

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  5. Carrie Van HornJune 27, 2018 at 12:34 PM

    You have a tender heart indeed Gillena!

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    1. Gillena CoxJune 27, 2018 at 1:46 PM

      Thank you for your appreciation Carrie

      much love...

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    2. indybevJune 27, 2018 at 2:12 PM

      This is such a tender and honest self-examination, lyrical and serene. I love it.

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    3. Gillena CoxJune 27, 2018 at 6:00 PM

      Thank you for your appreciation Bev

      Much💞love

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  6. C. SandlinJune 27, 2018 at 3:34 PM

    Surprised by the last line and felt it worked so well.

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    1. Gillena CoxJune 27, 2018 at 6:00 PM

      Thank you for your appreciation C

      Much💞love

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  7. Sherry Blue SkyJune 27, 2018 at 6:17 PM

    I love this! Such wisdom! Each of our souls is really a child. I so wish humanity could understand this simple truth. We are so much more alike than we are different. Each of us, once a vulnerable child. Each of us, full of love and dreams.

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    1. Gillena CoxJune 28, 2018 at 9:57 AM

      Thanks for your appreciation Sherry

      much love...

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  8. MarjaJune 27, 2018 at 7:15 PM

    Absolutely beautiful Loved every word and so recognizable the smile on the outside covering the tender, frightened soul Such pen mastership

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    1. Gillena CoxJune 28, 2018 at 9:57 AM

      Thanks for your appreciation Marja

      much love...

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  9. Old EggJune 27, 2018 at 7:21 PM

    Yes, this is beautiful but even better is that you still feel and think like a child which is a gift indeed.

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    1. Gillena CoxJune 28, 2018 at 9:58 AM

      Thanks for your appreciation Robin

      much love...

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  10. TruedessaJune 27, 2018 at 10:15 PM

    oh, I just love this one! Truly, I do. I think there is a child inside of me still trying to find her way.

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    1. Gillena CoxJune 28, 2018 at 9:58 AM

      Thanks for your appreciation Trudessa

      much love...

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  11. ThotpurgeJune 27, 2018 at 11:21 PM

    How well we hide those fears and tears... lovely piece Gillena.

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    1. Gillena CoxJune 28, 2018 at 9:59 AM

      Thanks for your appreciation Rajani

      much love...

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  12. SreejaJune 28, 2018 at 6:35 AM

    wonderful....love and hugs!!

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  13. rallentandaJune 28, 2018 at 6:37 AM

    I like a nice apron:)

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  14. Kim M. RussellJune 29, 2018 at 2:12 AM

    Your poem is a big Gillena hug! I love the 'window of smiles' and the 'charming apron'!

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