Tuesday, January 13, 2026

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[ “Mme Kupka among Verticals” painted in 1910-11 by Frantisek Kupka. Courtesy dVerse] Poets Pub

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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15 comments:

  1. lillianthehomepoet.wordpress.comJanuary 15, 2026 at 7:03 PM

    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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  2. Dwight L. RothJanuary 15, 2026 at 9:51 PM

    Very nicely done, Gillena.

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  3. MarjaJanuary 15, 2026 at 11:17 PM

    Good one I especially love the last stanza

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  4. brudbergJanuary 16, 2026 at 3:37 AM

    The mystery of that last stanza is what captured me.

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    1. Gillena CoxJanuary 16, 2026 at 7:42 AM

      Thanks for your appreciation Björn

      🎇much love

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  5. DiJanuary 16, 2026 at 5:46 AM

    Lovely, I too really like the last stanza and wonder.

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  6. Kim M. RussellJanuary 16, 2026 at 7:39 AM

    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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  7. Merril D. SmithJanuary 16, 2026 at 7:42 AM

    The first stanza can almost stand alone, but I love the imagery of the final stanza. 💙

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  8. Gillena CoxJanuary 16, 2026 at 7:43 AM

    Thanks for your appreciation Merril

    🎇much love

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  9. MishJanuary 16, 2026 at 4:36 PM

    I love this, Gilena, especially the last stanza where truth brings blossoms. We need that.

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