Tuesday, January 11, 2022

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[Yanda cutting her cake at her birthday dinner November 2021]
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prosecco gets the nod,
for a child carried in the womb, in the heart in the mind.
and she greying, now a half century old, 
who can sit at table with her, and not give the nod
to  prosecco?

the night is cool, the salmon baked,
the stories: some of praise, some of struggle, some of mischief
all of wondrous miracle.

there's a sunflower on the cake
a real sunflower
no-one will eat that, the sunflower i mean;

along with the yellow roses, big and bold,
thanksgiving and heartfelt gratitude is
lifted to divine source.

i am a mother, happily so.
© gillena cox 2022


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28 comments:

  1. sarahJanuary 11, 2022 at 5:16 PM

    just joyful, Gillena!

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  2. Ken / rivrvlogrJanuary 11, 2022 at 5:20 PM

    This sounds like a wonderful event.

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  3. Gillena CoxJanuary 11, 2022 at 5:27 PM

    Happy you dropped by Ken

    Much💚love

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  4. Callsign SantaJanuary 11, 2022 at 5:27 PM

    That was just so warm and beautiful...and I love the script, so easy to read...that is a delight too!

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  5. Gillena CoxJanuary 11, 2022 at 5:40 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation Ain

    Much💚love

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  6. ms_liliJanuary 11, 2022 at 6:40 PM

    What a beautiful tribute poem to your daughter's birthday celebration. She is blessed to have a mom like you.

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  7. Ron.January 11, 2022 at 7:23 PM

    They get older and greyer, but they're always them, even if you're not you anymore. Funny how that works, isn't it.

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  8. Gillena CoxJanuary 11, 2022 at 7:53 PM

    Happy you dropped by Ron

    Much💚love

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  9. Dwight L. RothJanuary 11, 2022 at 11:27 PM

    A beautiful poem, Gillena. What a beautiful birthday celebration. Our children are the jewels in our crown!

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    1. Gillena CoxJanuary 12, 2022 at 4:44 AM

      Thanks for your appreciation Dwight

      Much💚love

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  10. David BogomolnyJanuary 12, 2022 at 4:25 AM

    Yum, yum, yum!
    Food & family - what could be better?

    Much love,
    David [ben Alexander]
    http://skepticskaddish.com/

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  11. Gillena CoxJanuary 12, 2022 at 4:44 AM

    Happy you dropped by David

    Much💚love

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  12. Reena SaxenaJanuary 12, 2022 at 5:24 AM

    Beautifully penned!

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  13. VeeraJanuary 12, 2022 at 6:14 AM

    A wonderful cake enjoyed with family makes the experience much more memorable,I feel.Wonderful!

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  14. IngridJanuary 12, 2022 at 8:43 AM

    'the stories: some of praise, some of struggle, some of mischief
    all of wondrous miracle.'

    - How these lines made me smile :-)

    Your daughter looks much younger than her half century ❤️

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  15. Gillena CoxJanuary 12, 2022 at 10:31 AM

    Thanks for dropping by Ingrid

    Much💚love

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  16. Marion HortonJanuary 12, 2022 at 1:23 PM

    The warmth and joy of the occasion shines through in this Gillena.

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  17. Gillena CoxJanuary 12, 2022 at 1:29 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation Marion

    Much💚love

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  18. brudbergJanuary 12, 2022 at 3:45 PM

    How lovely... a celebration is so much more than food, but it's an essential element.

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  19. Gillena CoxJanuary 12, 2022 at 8:57 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation Björn

    Much💚love

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  20. Sallie (FullTime-Life)January 12, 2022 at 9:22 PM

    A lovely birthday celebration for your beautiful daughter! It is hard sometimes to realize that my children are past middle-aged, when I don't really feel much older than that myself!! (My daughter is now over 60 and a grandmother herself!)

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  21. Gillena CoxJanuary 13, 2022 at 2:03 AM

    Wow. Wonder to hear this Sallie. Happy you dropped by

    Much💚love

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  22. Sanaa RizviJanuary 13, 2022 at 2:40 PM

    This is such a gorgeously worded poem, Gillena!

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  23. Gillena CoxJanuary 13, 2022 at 6:14 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation Sanaa

    Much💚love

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