Monday, January 9, 2023

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AFTERNOON RAIN
Rain interrupts a quiet January day.
All that a narrative is left to say.
Only it's one poet's thinking. 
On an afternoon that's raining.
No cloud bold enough to defy
The downpour of a sky 
Be it nineteen twenty three
Or twenty twenty three
© gillena cox 2023

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23 comments:

  1. De JacksonJanuary 9, 2023 at 4:51 PM

    Oh, how I love that little bold cloud, that just might try! :)

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  2. Gillena CoxJanuary 9, 2023 at 5:01 PM

    Thanks for dropping by De

    Much❤love

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  3. Merril D. SmithJanuary 9, 2023 at 5:01 PM

    Clouds and rain are always inspiration whatever the century. 💙

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  4. brudbergJanuary 9, 2023 at 5:07 PM

    That bold little cloud... you should see the brazen weight of our clouds.

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  5. lillianthehomepoet.wordpress.comJanuary 9, 2023 at 7:05 PM

    "No cloud bold enough to defy
    The downpour of a sky "
    ah....when it rains it pours.....and even a bold cloud cannot stop Mother Nature's tears.

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  6. ms_liliJanuary 9, 2023 at 8:20 PM

    Being blue under cloudy skies is timeless yet you pull me into one day. Nicely done, Gillena.

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  7. Gillena CoxJanuary 9, 2023 at 8:26 PM

    Thanks for dropping by Lili

    Much❤love

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  8. dwru27January 9, 2023 at 8:27 PM

    A great use of the prompt. Nothing much can defy Natural Forces!

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  9. Gillena CoxJanuary 9, 2023 at 8:35 PM

    Thanks for dropping by Dwight

    Much❤love

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  10. Arcadia MariaJanuary 9, 2023 at 9:12 PM

    Lovely poem Gillena.

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  11. Kim M. RussellJanuary 10, 2023 at 6:44 AM

    I love the gentle opening lines and the way your quadrille turns on the word ‘raining’, Gillena, to become a ‘downpour.

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  12. Jane DoughertyJanuary 10, 2023 at 8:57 AM

    Rain interrupts play
    Clouds here to stay :)

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  13. Gillena CoxJanuary 10, 2023 at 2:42 PM

    Thanks for dropping by Colleen

    Much❤love

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  14. Tzvi FievelJanuary 10, 2023 at 5:58 PM

    favorite line:
    "No cloud bold enough to defy
    The downpour of a sky"

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  15. Gillena CoxJanuary 10, 2023 at 9:17 PM

    Thanks for dropping by Tzvi

    Much❤love

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  16. Mrityunjay DixitJanuary 11, 2023 at 4:01 AM

    Simple, short and evocative. I loved it.

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  17. Gillena CoxJanuary 11, 2023 at 8:38 AM

    Thanks for dropping by Mrityunjay

    Much❤love

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