A Look Back
She looks back
Only to see herself etched
In a canvas of colour bars
Not as tasty as candy
Much more messy
Than an artist palette
The truth triggers waterlilies
To blossom on strange
Mossy rocks
© gillena cox 2026
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A Look Back
She looks back
Only to see herself etched
In a canvas of colour bars
Not as tasty as candy
Much more messy
Than an artist palette
The truth triggers waterlilies
To blossom on strange
Mossy rocks
© gillena cox 2026
LOVE the first stanza....and then "much more messy than an artist palette"! Hope to see you Saturday at dVerse LIVE!
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Very nicely done, Gillena.
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Good one I especially love the last stanza
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The mystery of that last stanza is what captured me.
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Lovely, I too really like the last stanza and wonder.
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I love the idea that she was ‘etched In a canvas of colour bars’ rather than overpainted, Gillena, and of truth triggering ‘waterlilies to blossom on strange mossy rocks’.
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The first stanza can almost stand alone, but I love the imagery of the final stanza. 💙
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I love this, Gilena, especially the last stanza where truth brings blossoms. We need that.
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Gorgeously rendered, Gillena ❤️❤️❤️
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Nice indirect ending.
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