Monday, May 16, 2022

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image courtesy dVerse

To sleep and then again to 
Cast nets beyond waves of 
 Ebbing tide 

 Surely dreams are the catch 
Of midnight moons
 Napping above

 Those lost portions of bread 
And salt fed as bait of days 
Refusing return 

 Be amused at slumber 
Drawing curtain of dawn
© gillena cox 2022

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Visit with my Book Club to The Wild Fowl Trust at Point a Pierre; all photos taken March 2012. Photos first posted at my blog Lunch Break March 24 to 28th 2012

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29 comments:

  1. ~Lavender Dreamer~May 16, 2022 at 10:49 AM

    What a lovely place to visit! Enjoy your week!

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  2. Gillena CoxMay 16, 2022 at 3:12 PM

    Thanks for dropping by Diane

    Much💛love

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  3. sarahMay 16, 2022 at 3:57 PM

    I particularly like the bread cast on the water. It made me wonder about the gifts we give the world, expecting nothing in return. I love the flow of this poem. Thank you for sharing.

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    1. Gillena CoxMay 16, 2022 at 4:48 PM

      Thanks for your appreciation Sarah

      Much💛love

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  4. brudbergMay 16, 2022 at 4:08 PM

    I love a sleep with so much meaning...

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  5. Merril D. SmithMay 16, 2022 at 4:20 PM

    Such beautiful images in this poem, Gillena! I love "Surely dreams are the catch
    Of midnight moons" (among others). 💙

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    1. Gillena CoxMay 16, 2022 at 4:49 PM

      Thanks for your appreciation Merril

      Much💛love

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  6. paeansunpluggedMay 16, 2022 at 4:20 PM

    "Be amused at slumber
    Drawing curtain of dawn"
    Beautiful imagery, Gillena. 💙

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    1. Gillena CoxMay 16, 2022 at 4:49 PM

      Thanks for your appreciation Punam

      Much💛love

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  7. Callsign SantaMay 16, 2022 at 4:31 PM

    Gillena the more I read your verse the more I get out of it, the more I like it...lovely one

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  8. Gillena CoxMay 16, 2022 at 4:50 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation Ain

    Much💛love

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  9. ms_liliMay 16, 2022 at 4:51 PM

    I like your advice of being amused at slumber. It's like going to the amusement park every night. I know now that even if things get freaky, I can still leave the park any time I choose.

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    1. Gillena CoxMay 17, 2022 at 12:35 PM

      😊thanks for your appreciation Lili

      Much💛love

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  10. K.HartlessMay 16, 2022 at 5:17 PM

    The baiting of sleep is such a perfect image, as I have such a long routine to try and get to bed each evening. I enjoyed your musings very much, Gillena.

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  11. Marion HortonMay 16, 2022 at 5:35 PM

    Beautifully done, Gillena - casting out for sleep is such a wonderful image.

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    1. Gillena CoxMay 17, 2022 at 12:36 PM

      Thanks for your appreciation Marion

      Much💛love

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  12. lynn__May 16, 2022 at 6:26 PM

    A beautifully rendered poem, Gillena!

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    1. Gillena CoxMay 17, 2022 at 12:37 PM

      Thanks for your appreciation Lynn

      Much💛love

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  13. Arcadia MariaMay 16, 2022 at 8:08 PM

    Great poem. So many beautiful lines, but I especially liked the first stanza. It really pulled me into the piece. Lovely Gillena.

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    1. Gillena CoxMay 17, 2022 at 12:37 PM

      Thanks for your appreciation Arcadia

      Much💛love

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  14. KerfeMay 16, 2022 at 9:23 PM

    I do think the moon catches our dreams!

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  15. Stacy M.S.May 16, 2022 at 10:38 PM

    i love the idea of dreams catching midnight moons!

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  16. AngieMay 17, 2022 at 2:08 AM

    Gillena - a beautiful poem. We are heading to Grand Cayman tomorrow - looking forward to sun and sand! Thanks for linking to Mosaic Monday!

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  17. stardustMay 17, 2022 at 7:29 AM

    A lovely poem – you have a way with words. I especially like the second and the last stanzas. The places in the mosaic look so nice.

    Yoko

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  18. Dwight L. RothMay 17, 2022 at 10:32 AM

    A wonderful poem Gillena! Love the fishing metaphor!

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  19. Gillena CoxMay 17, 2022 at 12:39 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation Dwighg

    Much💛love

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  20. IngridMay 18, 2022 at 1:08 AM

    Lovely imagery, Gillena!

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  21. David BogomolnyMay 18, 2022 at 2:41 AM

    Gillena, this is so good!

    I especially liked this:

    "Those lost portions of bread
    And salt fed as bait of days
    Refusing return"

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

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