Tuesday, March 3, 2026

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 As sure as sunshine after rain

Trek when sunny the day 

Being close to trees again

Moss on age old stone

Birdsongs as sunshine after rain

Tired legs tired back

Stopping starting up again

Backpacks heavy to shoulders

Cicadas their shrill refrain

Atmosphere eerie forest green

Continue as sunshine after rain

© gillena cox 2026



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14 comments:

  1. AinMarch 3, 2026 at 7:00 PM

    This is lovely Gillena, with tones of Robert Frost, very much, and haiku hidden within the words.

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    1. Gillena CoxMarch 4, 2026 at 2:24 AM

      Thank you for your appreciation, Ain
      Much love

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  2. ms_liliMarch 3, 2026 at 10:30 PM

    A beautiful trek.

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  3. lynn__March 3, 2026 at 11:17 PM

    I enjoyed your trail of phrases, Gillena :)

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  4. Gillena CoxMarch 4, 2026 at 2:25 AM

    Happybyou dropped by Lynn

    Much love

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  5. Kim M. RussellMarch 4, 2026 at 4:19 AM

    I like the circularity and repetition in this poem, Gillena, beginning and ending with ‘sunshine after rain’, and enjoyed the walk with you, taking in the ‘moss on age old stone’ and the cicadas.

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  6. Melissa LemayMarch 4, 2026 at 1:31 PM

    I like that you used the fold poem to incorporate your phrases. May sunshine always continue after rain.🙏🏻

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  7. Gillena CoxMarch 4, 2026 at 2:09 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation, Frank

    Much love

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  8. Sunflower Tanka AnthologyMarch 4, 2026 at 4:03 PM

    This is lovely and peaceful, Gillena. 💖

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    1. Gillena CoxMarch 5, 2026 at 1:18 AM

      Thank you for your appreciation, Sunflower

      Much love

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  9. shaun/tenzenmenMarch 4, 2026 at 8:53 PM

    "Trek when sunny the day" - I like this grammatically odd phrase. Nice one Gillena 👏

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  10. Gillena CoxMarch 5, 2026 at 1:19 AM

    Thank you for your appreciation, Shaun

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