Tuesday, May 19, 2026

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 Please, Behave!

When he picked her up,

Tossing her above him,

Ovehead held there,

[Marc Chagall, La promenade (The Promenade) (1918), oil on canvas, courtesy  dVerse Poets Pub]

Her only thought was,

Please please,


Don't let my bloomers show,

My father would never approve

This kind of behaviour,


Please please,

Oh wind oh wind, behave!

© gillena cox



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18 comments:

  1. DoraMay 19, 2026 at 3:45 PM

    LOL. I love your take, Gillena. I mean, who wouldn't be concerned in that position?! Oh my!

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  2. Gillena CoxMay 19, 2026 at 4:10 PM

    Happy you dropped by, Dora
    much love
    🙂

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  3. judydykstrabrown.comMay 19, 2026 at 11:05 PM

    ha. A fun response.

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    1. Gillena CoxMay 20, 2026 at 3:37 AM

      Thanks for your appreciation, Judy
      much love
      🙂

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  4. Kim M. RussellMay 20, 2026 at 1:57 AM

    Your poem made me chuckle, Gillena! That must have been some promenade! I especially love ’Please please, don't let my bloomers show’.

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    1. Gillena CoxMay 20, 2026 at 3:38 AM

      Thanks for your appreciation, Kim

      much love
      🙂

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  5. Mrityunjay DixitMay 20, 2026 at 2:52 AM

    Ha! Nice one. We have chosen the same art!

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  6. Gillena CoxMay 20, 2026 at 3:38 AM

    Thanks for your appreciation, Jay
    much love
    🙂

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  7. DiMay 20, 2026 at 7:29 AM

    LOL...yes wind behave!!

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  8. Gillena CoxMay 20, 2026 at 9:53 AM

    Thanks for your appreciation, Di
    much love

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  9. Melissa LemayMay 20, 2026 at 10:39 AM

    *giggles* thanks for the chuckle, Gillena.

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    1. Gillena CoxMay 20, 2026 at 2:22 PM

      Thanks for your appreciation, Melissa
      much love

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  10. Kim Whysall-Hammond aka The Cheesesellers WifeMay 20, 2026 at 12:23 PM

    Love this! Yes, you would be worried in that position!

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  11. lynn__May 20, 2026 at 12:45 PM

    I enjoyed your light-hearted response to "The Promenade"...delightful, Gillena :)

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  12. brudbergMay 20, 2026 at 1:43 PM

    So much fun... that position is for sure something.

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  13. Gillena CoxMay 20, 2026 at 2:23 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation, Björn
    much love

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