SERENDIPITY
Who would be calling me this hour
It wasn't an inappropiate time of day
Just, i wasn't expecting anyone
To call me this Sunday
Hi how are you, i answer
Fine she answers
Just had some plumbing problem
But that's sorted out
Good i answer
So would you be interested
In going to the performance
this evening at Queens Hall
I couldn't believe my ears
Its a show i had wanted to go to
This has to be my Christmas miracle
Yes, yes yes, my voice echoed
I have two tickets she chimed in
I can pay for one, i retorted
Having had lunch
It was just about getting dressed
And waiting for her to pick me up
What a treat
Great singing voices,
I had been enjoying for years
Presenting a local version of
The Nativity story complete with
Enough fun and laughter
What a treat!
© gillena cox 2026
Challenge: to incorporate poet Elizabeth Bishop’s poetics - accuracy (detail), spontaneity (immediacy), and mystery (revelation) to write an original poem for today's submit
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🇹🇹 Moko jumbies welcome - for the performance of 'De Chile Fadder' by the Lydian Singers, Dec 2025
I like the way you set up the ill-timed phone call delivering a well-timed treat. You capture the immediate annoyance giving way to surprised pleasure. It must have been some performance! 😊💜
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What a beautiful gift of friendship, Gillena. Glad you had a wonderful time together~ Well done.
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping by Dwight
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Sounds like a delightful surprise and a wonderful night out. Lovely
ReplyDeleteHappy you dropped by Di
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It's a good thing to picked up that call!
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I enjoyed your serendipitous approach to the prompt, Gillena, and the form and structure of the poem. Unexpected phone calls can end in different ways, but yours was the best outcome!
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ReplyDeleteHappy you dropped by Kim
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