Thursday, April 16, 2026

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[image courtesy dVerse Poets Pub]

 Zuihitsu: More Than

Always it goes back to control

Possession of more than the guy across the ocean


bombs and guns

air raids and straits


Casually, causalities increase

in geometric sequence


The war mongers are happy

The common folk are agitated in 

Scared streams of tears and frustrations


Why why, the simple minded ask

Isn't food and shelter enough

Is sharing ever an option

©  gillena cox 2026



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NOTE:随筆 | Zuihitsu

While the zuihitsu is frequently compared to an essay, Hahn showed its possibilities as a poetic text. In a 2021 article for the American Poetry Review, Hahn wrote: Zuihitsu, literally, “running brush”; This uniquely Japanese genre is a poetic text lacking the formal structural principles we associate with Western verse. Through a variety of techniques—fragmentation, juxtaposition, varying lengths, disparate forms (observation, anecdote, journal, catalog, … and a hybrid text), and an organizing subject—it creates an impression of spontaneity and a quality of “imperfection.”

https://aaww.org/notes-on-zuihitsu/


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13 comments:

  1. Christopher ReilleyApril 16, 2026 at 4:13 PM

    These are chilling times indeed. Nice write.

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    1. Gillena CoxApril 16, 2026 at 4:28 PM

      Thanks for yout appreciation, Christopher

      Much love

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  2. Merril D. SmithApril 16, 2026 at 4:13 PM

    Why? Why? Indeed! Greed. "Casually, causalities increase." Yes to this, Gillena!

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  3. Gillena CoxApril 16, 2026 at 4:29 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation, Merril

    Much love

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  4. Dwight L. RothApril 16, 2026 at 6:52 PM

    Very well done, Gilleana!

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  5. GraceApril 16, 2026 at 9:05 PM

    Bombs and guns and war are bad news. Sharing is the best option.

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  6. Gillena CoxApril 16, 2026 at 10:27 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation, Grace

    Much love

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  7. Jae RoseApril 16, 2026 at 11:56 PM

    Your poem reminds us what matters in life - Jae

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  8. Kim M. RussellApril 17, 2026 at 3:43 AM

    We can’t help but think about what’s going on, about the ‘guy across the ocean’, Gillena. Your question at the end of your poem is on all our lips.

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  9. lynn__April 17, 2026 at 9:42 AM

    Why, why? indeed! "Is sharing never an option?" Oh, how these questions make us ache...

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  10. Rosemary Nissen-WadeApril 17, 2026 at 11:01 PM

    Too true!

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  11. kaykualaApril 18, 2026 at 1:23 AM

    Pitiful, a reality! The brush is allowed to flow freely at a high cost to human life

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