Tuesday, June 11, 2024

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[Caris Reid, “Liminal Lunar Water Watcher,” 2016; courtesy deVerse poetry pub]

Door to Decision

Here, in this space between sweet and salty,

A fruit called mango hangs from a tree.

Should one pick the tree dry,

Deciding there and then, what a bountiful crop!


Some can be used to curry,

Some left to ripen,

The possibilities of sweet and savory,

As wide as the Caribbean Sea,

As boundless as every man's sky.


The door to decision remains open,

So choice can just walk right in,

No humbug no hindrance.


Put some in a pie!

The Grackles will flutter about for scraps,

And morning songs will still be sung by Kiskadees..

Door to Decision © gillena cox 2024



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20 comments:

  1. Love the Caribbean flavor you give us, Gillena, a decision so savory to be made in this wide open liminal space of Grackles and Kiskadees, "this space between sweet and salty." A tasty take indeed. 😊💖

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  2. Thank you for your appreciation Dora

    much♡love

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  3. Sounds so tasty! And those spaces for the tastebuds to thrive in!

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  4. Which way it is yummy still. Love the wide possibilities of sweet and savory.

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    1. Thank you for your appreciation Grace

      much♡love

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  5. Decisions decisions leaving us to make the choice. Well done.

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  6. Thank you for your appreciation Dwight

    much♡love

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  7. So much to be found in the heart of the mango.

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    1. Thank you for your appreciation Björn

      much♡love

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  8. Happy you dropped by Kitty

    much♡love

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  9. Oooooh, I've never tasted mango pie but it sounds wonderful :D Of course, we can share scraps with the birds. What a delectable poem of decision, Gillena!

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    1. Thank you for your appreciation Lynn

      much♡love

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  10. So many ways to go with mango! Delicious poem, Gillena!

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  11. Thank you for your appreciation Merril

    much♡love

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  12. A culinary choice as liminal space - do we not all face this choice of what to eat every day, Gillena, and you invest it with magic...

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  13. Hi Gillena, a lovely fun poem. Thanks for sharing it.

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