Thursday, June 25, 2026

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Can a poem stand on one leg
Sure it can if it were a heron
With tall words whose meaning
Spanned cultures and societies
When worded like butter spread
On bread slices for a yummy breakfast

When the honey sweet from the bee
Adds willingness to a teaspoon of medicine
Then the tranformation of images
To new ideas poems readers consciousness
Building castles no knight need to guard

The poet magically pulls the rabbit
Out from his hat with abra ca dabra
Words formed from syllables of dreams
No red wagons need have wheels
It's a poem wrought from a dream

And love can be courted yet not counted
For words are infinite to a poet's muse
The span of a butterfly's wing
The depth of a whale's dive
All of these measures a poem records

© gillena cox 2026



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18 comments:

  1. GraceJune 25, 2026 at 5:57 PM

    I love the tall words from the heron, sweetness of medicine, the whimsy of the red wagon and magic of words. Thank you Gillena. Have a good summer!

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  2. Gillena CoxJune 25, 2026 at 6:22 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation, Grace
    No summer here, its the Rainy Season

    Much live

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  3. CaraJune 25, 2026 at 11:44 PM

    Another classic poem!! I loved this one Gillena, your words felt left such a good taste in my brain...well done my friend! 🩵

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  4. brudbergJune 26, 2026 at 3:41 AM

    Love the thought of a poem getting those rabbits out of the hat.

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    1. Gillena CoxJune 26, 2026 at 7:48 AM

      Thanks for your appreciation, Björn

      Much love

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  5. Kim M. RussellJune 26, 2026 at 5:37 AM

    I love the poem as a heron, Gillena, with ‘tall words whose meaning spanned cultures and societies’, the poet magically pulling the rabbit out from his hat, and words with ‘the span of a butterfly's wing’ and ‘the depth of a whale's dive’.

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  6. Gillena CoxJune 26, 2026 at 7:49 AM

    Thanks for your appreciation, Kim

    Much love

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  7. lynn__June 26, 2026 at 4:31 PM

    Love your imagery in this poem about poetics, Gillena...especially the measure of a poem's ideas and influence: "The span of a butterfly's wing The depth of a whale's dive"!

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  8. Jennifer WagnerJune 26, 2026 at 5:17 PM

    Yes--I love how a poem can be delicate or deep--as you've illustrated here!

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  9. Gillena CoxJune 27, 2026 at 6:20 AM

    Thanks for your appreciation, Jennifer

    Much love

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  10. purplepeninportland.comJune 27, 2026 at 8:05 PM

    I love the poem as a heron. Also:
    "For words are infinite to a poet's muse
    The span of a butterfly's wing
    The depth of a whale's dive"

    Gorgeous poem, Gillena!

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  11. kaykualaJune 28, 2026 at 7:07 AM

    All of these measures a poem records

    A great close Gillena. In fact a great write, one of your very best! You've lived with it for so long and more are coming, I'm sure!

    Hank

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  12. Gillena CoxJune 29, 2026 at 8:56 AM

    Thanks for your appreciation, Hank

    Much love

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  13. Pat @ Mille Fiori FavoritiJuly 2, 2026 at 2:00 PM

    I love poetry and you are a poet, Gillena! Your words are very descriptive and beautiful! Have a wonderful month of July!

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  14. Gillena CoxJuly 4, 2026 at 4:08 PM

    Thanks Pat

    Much love

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