Tuesday, November 2, 2021

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MY GARDEN 

Another Crown of Thorns enters

My garden, another gift of tiny

Petals paired with unique flowers

With stems carrying sharp thorns? 

And another Crown of Thorns enters

Thorny, like the showy bougainvillea

Succulent like the herbal aloes

A space awaits each new pot

For here is where beauty gathers

To outdo one another in quiet rivalry

And yet another Crown of Thorns enters

 MY GARDEN © gillena cox 2021


NOTE
How to construct The Fold Poem HERE and HERE


REVISIT
2 November 201​6

BLOG HOPPING TODAY WITH

 Challenge to write a poem using only concrete nouns, subject matter and imagery


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28 comments:

  1. K.HartlessNovember 2, 2021 at 6:41 PM

    Wonderful, Gillena as you take the concrete and still convey to so much abstract through their descriptions.

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  2. Sanaa RizviNovember 2, 2021 at 7:25 PM

    This is absolutely stunning, Gillena! I especially love the image of "the herbal aloes." Happy Tuesday!💝💝

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  3. Gillena CoxNovember 2, 2021 at 7:29 PM

    Thank you for your appreciation Sanaa

    Much💛love

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  4. Dwight L. RothNovember 2, 2021 at 7:56 PM

    Very nicely done, Gillena.

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  5. Gillena CoxNovember 2, 2021 at 8:47 PM

    Thank you for your appreciation Dwight

    Much💛love

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  6. GraceNovember 2, 2021 at 9:41 PM

    And a wonderful garden it is.

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    1. Gillena CoxNovember 3, 2021 at 6:49 AM

      Thank you for your appreciation Grace

      Much💛love

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  7. robkistnerNovember 2, 2021 at 10:23 PM

    This is so engaging Gillena, a wonderful bit of writing my friend. 🙂❤️

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    1. Gillena CoxNovember 3, 2021 at 6:49 AM

      Thank you for your appreciation Rob

      Much💛love

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  8. IngridNovember 3, 2021 at 1:54 AM

    Great work with the form, and I like the use of 'Crown of Thorns' - I take it this is a type of flower? You can tell I'm not a gardener 😅

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  9. Gillena CoxNovember 3, 2021 at 6:50 AM

    ☺happy you dropped by Ingrid

    Much💛love

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  10. Jane DoughertyNovember 3, 2021 at 9:43 AM

    It's funny but a lot of us have used repetition. I think it makes the subject seem more real, like hammering it home. I like the effect here.

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  11. HelenNovember 3, 2021 at 10:44 AM

    Lovely poetry, Gillena.

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  12. TriciaNovember 3, 2021 at 11:56 AM

    Love that "quiet rivalry," wonderful! 🌺

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  13. Gillena CoxNovember 3, 2021 at 12:00 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation Tricia

    Much💛love

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  14. KerfeNovember 3, 2021 at 1:06 PM

    And the circle continues. A garden is full of them.

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  15. Gillena CoxNovember 3, 2021 at 1:35 PM

    Thanks for dropping by Kerfe

    Much💛love

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  16. David BogomolnyNovember 3, 2021 at 3:05 PM

    That sounds like a lovely, lovely garden, Gillena.

    - David [ben Alexander]

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  17. brudbergNovember 3, 2021 at 3:32 PM

    It's amazing that so much beauty often comes in the company of thorns.

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    1. Gillena CoxNovember 3, 2021 at 6:03 PM

      Ah yes indeed
      Thanks for dropping by Björn

      Much💛love

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  18. Sunra RainzNovember 3, 2021 at 3:37 PM

    I love how you've described all these plants, each jostling together for position, each with their own thorns, fighting to flourish, all so different yet co-existing. And yet with spiritual connotations. Well done :-)

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  19. Darius the MateNovember 3, 2021 at 4:37 PM

    A beautiful poe, Gillena ❤️

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  20. Gillena CoxNovember 3, 2021 at 6:04 PM

    Happy you dropped by Darius

    Much💛love

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