Tuesday, May 30, 2023

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THIS SIDE OF TUESDAY

See how she kiskadees

In conversation with him.

Why can't she just say I,

Like everyone else.


There she goes again,

See how she kiskadees:

Mother will make it dear,

Leave the ingredients here.


So she bakes them cookies,

Her little cricket team will be happy;

See how she kiskadees,

Mumbling praises to herself.


"Ms Baker," she whispers,

These chocolate chips,

Are surely the best, this side of Tuesday.

See how she kiskadees?

© gillena cox 2023

#Note: The kiskadee is a bird which sings out its name: kis ka dee, kis ka dee.

I am using kiskadeeing as a verb  to mean using one's name instead of saying  I. How this works.


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22 comments:

  1. Kim M. RussellMay 30, 2023 at 4:16 PM

    I’ve loved it when you’ve written about kiskadees before, Gillena, it’s such a wonderfully onomatopoeic name for a bird – and it echoes the sound it makes. I love this poem, the title and the repetition.

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    1. Gillena CoxMay 30, 2023 at 4:21 PM

      Thanks for your appreciation Kim

      Much💖love

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  2. Jane DoughertyMay 30, 2023 at 4:18 PM

    It does work! I like it. It has the perfect sound for what you mean.

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  3. Gillena CoxMay 30, 2023 at 4:22 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation Jane

    Much💖love

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  4. lillianthehomepoet.wordpress.comMay 30, 2023 at 4:38 PM

    Having spent January and February in Bermuda for five years....I LOVE the kiskadee birds. It's amazing how the sound they make really sounds like "kiss-ka-dee"....I'd heard about them and was a bit suspicious it was people taking poetic license in their descriptions but nope....those beautifully bright yellow birds really do say "kisskadee"!!!

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  5. Gillena CoxMay 30, 2023 at 5:05 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation Lillian

    Much💖love

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  6. Carys OwenMay 30, 2023 at 11:08 PM

    Thanks for this beautifully playful poem, Gillena :)

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  7. Gillena CoxMay 31, 2023 at 1:45 AM

    Thanks for your appreciation Carys

    Much💖love

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  8. sarahMay 31, 2023 at 3:05 AM

    Oh, that's very clever! I love it. Why do some people do that? I'll always think of it as kiskadee-ing now.

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  9. Gillena CoxMay 31, 2023 at 6:35 AM

    Thanks for your appreciation Sarah

    Much💖love

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  10. JimMay 31, 2023 at 11:23 AM

    It worked GREAT!! Your prime line for the Quantern Form poem, "See how she kiskadees" is a Winner!!
    p.s. I wrote one of those on May 27 for the next to last Sunday Muse, using "When oceans rise cities flood" and then changed it a bit (that is permissible for the forn) for the next three verses.
    .. 💖💖

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    1. Gillena CoxMay 31, 2023 at 6:32 PM

      Thanks for your appreciation Jim

      Much💖love

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    2. JimJune 1, 2023 at 8:28 PM

      You are welcome. I had very few visitors as I had the wrong URL posted for over a day. If you care to read my post, I myself like it a lot, it is here,
      http://jimmiehov6.blogspot.com/2023/05/gambling-poem-for-dverse.html.

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    3. Gillena CoxJune 1, 2023 at 11:07 PM

      Thanks for the link

      Much💖love

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  11. lynn__May 31, 2023 at 4:21 PM

    Excellent response to the prompt, Gillena! I like the bird word but think it odd when people refer to themselves in third person or by name!

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  12. Gillena CoxMay 31, 2023 at 6:32 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation Lynn

    Much💖love

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  13. KerfeMay 31, 2023 at 9:58 PM

    What a wonderful word! (and bird)

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  14. Gillena CoxJune 1, 2023 at 12:59 AM

    Thanks for your appreciation Kerfe

    Much💖love

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  15. Sanaa RizviJune 1, 2023 at 9:06 AM

    This is absolutely delightful, Gillena!! ❤️❤️❤️

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    1. Gillena CoxJune 1, 2023 at 1:25 PM

      Thanks for your appreciation Sanaa

      Much💖love

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  16. Dwight L. RothJune 1, 2023 at 9:43 AM

    Very nicely done!

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  17. Gillena CoxJune 1, 2023 at 1:26 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation Dwight

    Much💖love

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