Wednesday, September 2, 2020

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JOY OF REST - A FOLD
Now today, i shall rest in my words
I will lay there slumbering still
A crumb of laziness, like those birds
Perched on branch of hushed sunlight
Latched there, i shall rest in my words
Breathing silence, inhaling oxymorons
Ignoring the cacaphony of a virus, stirred
Like dandelion seeds on whiffs of normalcy
No way shall i dance to anything i have heard
Simmering in flavours of spicy metaphors
Countenance today: i shall rest in my words.
JOY OF REST - A FOLD © gillena cox 2020

NOTE
How to construct The Fold Poem HERE
and HERE



Blog hopping today with

Poets and Storytellers United
Weekly Scribblings #35: The Joy of Rest

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GOTHIC ARCHES









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32 comments:

  1. Old EggSeptember 2, 2020 at 7:40 AM

    There is such a satisfactory feeling of rest in the words of ones poetry, isn't there Gillena?

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  2. RommySeptember 2, 2020 at 7:57 AM

    A little rest does the soul good

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    1. Gillena CoxSeptember 2, 2020 at 7:59 AM

      Indeed. Thanks for dropping by Rommy

      Much💝love

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  3. Gillena CoxSeptember 2, 2020 at 7:58 AM

    Indeed, Robin. Happy you dropped by

    Much💝love

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  4. Rosemary Nissen-WadeSeptember 2, 2020 at 8:00 AM

    Lovely words, and you have indeed created a feeling of rest. Nice to see the Fold again!

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  5. TaluulaSeptember 2, 2020 at 8:02 AM

    A lovely piece, my friend.

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  6. Gillena CoxSeptember 2, 2020 at 8:04 AM

    Thank you for your appreciation Rosemary

    Much💝love

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  7. Ron.September 2, 2020 at 8:25 AM

    Oh yeah; very cool work. And thanks for the intro to FOLD. I may give this a shot.

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  8. Gillena CoxSeptember 2, 2020 at 9:08 AM

    Thanks for dropping by Ron

    Much💝love

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  9. DeannSeptember 2, 2020 at 9:48 AM

    Beautiful poetry and wonderful arches.

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  10. indybevSeptember 2, 2020 at 10:25 AM

    I enjoyed the restful fold poem, and the gothic art as well. Thanks for sharing, Gillena!

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  11. Gillena CoxSeptember 2, 2020 at 10:30 AM

    Happy you dropped by Bev

    Much🏛love

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  12. JimSeptember 2, 2020 at 10:46 AM

    When we rest in words we put our brain to constructive work instead of round and round worrying about the problems of the world.
    ..

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  13. Gillena CoxSeptember 2, 2020 at 10:48 AM

    Indeed Jim. Thanks fir dropping by

    Much💝love

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  14. SimSeptember 2, 2020 at 2:05 PM

    Beautiful arches and so poetic words, bravo Gillena!

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  15. JennaSeptember 2, 2020 at 7:51 PM

    Nicely done!

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  16. Gillena CoxSeptember 2, 2020 at 11:22 PM

    Happy you dropped by Jenna

    Much 💝love

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  17. MicheleSeptember 3, 2020 at 12:23 AM

    lovely poem! i like seeing Frida in the arch. xo

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    1. Gillena CoxSeptember 3, 2020 at 2:47 PM

      Thanks for your appreciation Michele

      Much🏛love

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  18. Kim M. RussellSeptember 3, 2020 at 4:41 AM

    I enjoyed your restful fold, Gillena, especially the end rhymes and the idea of ‘inhaling oxymorons’ and ‘simmering in flavours of spicy metaphors’. It is indeed a joy to rest in words.

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  19. Susie ClevengerSeptember 3, 2020 at 1:22 PM

    Love it! Especially this line "Like dandelion seeds on whiffs of normalcy"

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  20. Gillena CoxSeptember 3, 2020 at 2:48 PM

    Thank you for your appreciation Susie

    Much💝love

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  21. HelenSeptember 3, 2020 at 7:39 PM

    As I read your poem I exhaled for longer than usual ... thank you for the calming nudge.

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  22. Gillena CoxSeptember 4, 2020 at 11:08 AM

    Thank you for your appreciation Helen

    Much💝love

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  23. rallentandaSeptember 4, 2020 at 12:29 PM

    Like your fold poem. Wondering what a whiff of normalcy is like..ir has eluded me for a long long time:)

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  24. Gillena CoxSeptember 5, 2020 at 5:15 AM

    Thanks for your appreciation Rall

    Much💝love

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  25. purplepeninportland.comSeptember 7, 2020 at 8:13 PM

    Love this poem, Gillena! Your ending is rest in itself.

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  26. Gillena CoxSeptember 8, 2020 at 4:41 AM

    Thanks for your appreciation Sara

    Much💝love

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