Tuesday, August 1, 2023

1075

 [Van Gogh image courtesy dVerse poetry pub]


Aroma of a sautee lingers

On night breezes;

Layers of romance lighted

By moon not at all shy.


Peeled away like an onion,

Desire waned, to succumb

To heart's solution;

Of not what is, but ought to be.


Storing your embrace to memories,

I turn from onion

To matryoshka dolls,

Treasuring every sequence.

© gillena cox 2023

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20 comments:

  1. ms_liliAugust 1, 2023 at 6:53 PM

    Desire does throw reality out of the window doesn't it. Sometimes it is the only way to make a dream come true <3

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    1. Gillena CoxAugust 1, 2023 at 11:42 PM

      Thanks for your appreciation Lisa

      Much 💖love

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  2. Dwight L. RothAugust 1, 2023 at 7:16 PM

    Nicely done, Gillena.

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  3. JimAugust 1, 2023 at 8:42 PM

    We have a set of matryoshka dolls, I'm not sure if we got them in Moscow or Saint Petersburg. And I don't know where they are right now, Mrs. Jim probably does.
    Nice to turn the thoughts sometimes when things get sticky.
    ..

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  4. Melissa LemayAugust 1, 2023 at 10:50 PM

    I like that you used the onion layers and the matryoshka dolls, and the heart "as it should be" at the center. Thank you for joining in, Gillena.

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  5. Gillena CoxAugust 1, 2023 at 11:44 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation Melissa

    Much 💖love

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  6. Frewin55August 2, 2023 at 2:00 AM

    Onions and matryoshka dolls - such a great connection Gillena and don't we all have treasured memories secreted away inside many layers...

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  7. Gillena CoxAugust 2, 2023 at 5:06 AM

    Thanks for your appreciation Frewin

    Much 💖love

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  8. Kim M. RussellAugust 2, 2023 at 7:13 AM

    I love the use of the sense of smell in the opening stanza, Gillena, and the comparison of the onion to matryoshka dolls.

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  9. Merril D. SmithAugust 2, 2023 at 7:23 AM

    Onions and matryoshka dolls--we are and our experiences are full of layers. 💙

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    1. Gillena CoxAugust 2, 2023 at 5:56 PM

      Thanks for your appreciation Merril

      Much 💖love

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  10. MishAugust 2, 2023 at 1:52 PM

    Love the reflective, nostalgic quality and the matryoshka dolls were an interesting addition to the theme of layering. Very nice, Gillena.

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    1. Gillena CoxAugust 2, 2023 at 5:57 PM

      Thanks for your appreciation Mish

      Much 💖love

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  11. Sanaa RizviAugust 2, 2023 at 5:35 PM

    Gorgeously rendered, Gillena ❤️❤️

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  12. Gillena CoxAugust 2, 2023 at 5:57 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation Sanaa

    Much 💖love

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  13. GraceAugust 2, 2023 at 9:48 PM

    Love that last stanza Gillena. Thanks for joining in.

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  14. Gillena CoxAugust 3, 2023 at 6:47 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation Grace

    Much 💖love

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