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 Solvitur ambulando – A Fold poem

we went through our neighbourhood walking

and praying it was all so natural

no one had to ask another calling

through the telephone what time will we start

it was tradition through our neighbourhood walking

singing praises in the streets on liturgical occasions

pre -covid days were all about scheduling

there was much more projection in our tomorrows

whether we made it through living or dying

then came the disrupter wielding mask and distance

upsetting our neighbourhood walking

© gillena cox 2024

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Heat Tableau

Why is it today?

my entire  soul,

being a-ruffle,

as the rain leaves us,

to scorch and to burn.

victim of climate 

changing its wary

ways; hotter than hot,

rainier than wet

days, of yesteryears.

the noisy fan whirrs,

i scribe words to soothe

my new discomfort,

of climate days changed,

and yet still changing,

oh what a challenge.

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 Laughter: a fold poem

Laugh at the night, at the day, at the moon,

For laughter needs no reason

Laugh for you know not soon

The time to be serious comes

All her funny shaping laugh at the moon,

She lingers she hides 

She can make a lover's heart swoon

Laughter clears the eyes to see

Tomorrow is merely a disc and a spoon

Running away into imagination

So don't be afraid to laugh even at the moon,

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NOTE: Line one is from Your Laughter by Pablo Neruda

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 Quadrille - Spin

Come now children sit thee in a circle

I'll spin a yarn, yes i'll tell a tale

No one will leave until i say crick crack

And the story ends.

Tales of dounes and silk cotton trees

And spiders spinning their very finest web

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