Thursday, October 22, 2026

1465

 With Orange Crayons

What is the colour of sunlight

Bright as the glare of a lit place

Under azure sky filled of clouds

White as sheep's wool shaved


Who is so clumsy as to

Drain all the raindrops from

Each cumulus puff leaving them

Dry as bone in a boneyard


When will the golden sun bow

To a smiling cool day like a

Newworld springtime where

Every form of green greets the eye


Yellow alert says the weather woman

Remember to hydrate

Keep your waterbottles  close

And your sweat bands intact


Is hell a freezing place

Where ice cubes are sovereign currency

Where ghost and goblins tremble so hard

They rise to earthly realm


Haloween draws near

With orange crayons

Just for the fun of it

Jack o lanterns grin

© gillena cox 2026





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16 comments:

  1. lillianthehomepoet.wordpress.comOctober 22, 2026 at 4:02 PM

    I especially love your first three stanzas....the colors and the imagery are just excellent. And the title, orange crayons and then connected to Halloween make me smile :)
    Hope to see you Saturday at dVerse LIVE!

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  2. CaraOctober 22, 2026 at 4:44 PM

    I loved all your colorful words and ofc Smiling Jack-o-lanterns, much love ❤️

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  3. Gillena CoxOctober 22, 2026 at 5:08 PM

    Happy you dropped by Cara

    Much love

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  4. AinOctober 23, 2026 at 3:30 AM

    hell a freezing place

    Where ice cubes are sovereign currency...great lines

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  5. Gillena CoxOctober 23, 2026 at 3:39 AM

    Happy you dropped by Ain

    Much love

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  6. Kim M. RussellOctober 23, 2026 at 5:23 AM

    I love that you chose such cheerful colours in your poem, Gillena, which have cheered me up in our current grey weather.

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  7. brudbergOctober 23, 2026 at 8:14 AM

    I cannot imagine living with such longing for rain... we have a lot of it right now. Love the colors.

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  8. Gillena CoxOctober 23, 2026 at 9:55 AM

    Thanks for your appreciation, Bjorn

    Much love

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  9. Sanaa RizviOctober 23, 2026 at 1:14 PM

    This is absolutely stellar writing, Gillena 😊 I especially love; "Is hell a freezing place/Where ice cubes are sovereign currency/Where ghost and goblins tremble so hard/The rise to earthly realm." ❤️❤️

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  10. ReelikaOctober 23, 2026 at 4:42 PM

    Such a colourful poem, I love the rain unless am going out somewhere dressed up and wearing makeup (happens twice a year perhaps).

    Lovely read

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  11. Dwight L. RothOctober 23, 2026 at 6:29 PM

    Very nice Gillena!

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  12. Gillena CoxOctober 24, 2026 at 11:25 AM

    Thanks for dropping by Dwight

    Much love

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