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Wednesday, June 18, 2014

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see! across the street
a pomerac tree laden
ants eat fallen fruit

~every gust of wind rife with cliches~

i sashay my hips
knocking at his door to fetch
a cup of sugar

--gillena cox




i am blog hopping today at Poetry Jam the prompt is "bridge" i chose option #5 - puente

46 comments:

  1. Nice that you tried the puente, Gillena! Hope you get that cup of sugar, and maybe an invitation to coffee too.

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  2. Hats off for attempting the puente! Well penned!

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  3. oh yes.. there is always a good reason to fetch a cup of sugar

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  4. Ha I like this one. Sashaying the hips as a prelude to borrowing a cup of sugar. Good luck! Rife wirh
    cliches is good too.

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  5. nicely done, and great use of the prompt.

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  6. a great job done to the puente!!

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  7. oh my....me thinks you might come away with more than sugar....smiles....great job on the form....

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  8. Sometimes one can be thankful one is in need of sugar. Smiles.

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  9. great use of the form...and the last stanza made me smile... :)

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  10. (◕‿◕。) thank you for stopping by Gabriella

    Much Love…

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  11. Thanks Umang

    much love...

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  12. Thanks for dropping in Bjorn

    much love...

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  13. (◕‿◕。) thank you for your appreciation Rallentanda

    Much Love…

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  14. Thanks Alan

    much love...

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  15. Thanks Arushi

    much love...

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  16. (◕‿◕。) Happy you dropped in Brian


    Much Love…

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  17. (◕‿◕。) Happy you stopped by Mary


    Much Love…

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  18. (◕‿◕。) Happy you dropped in Sumana


    Much Love…

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  19. This tastes absolutely delightful, you deserve it all dear Gillena

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  20. Thanks for dropping in Lorraine

    much love...

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  21. Thanks Laurie


    much love...

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  22. glad you stopped by Helen

    much love...

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  23. The ants just have no idea what's going on across the street!

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  24. ◕‿◕。) Happy you dropped in Donna


    Much Love…

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  25. You worked the form to perfection! Loved the sashaying of the hips, smiles. Way to borrow sugar!

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  26. Lovely puente form. And I just love the word shashay--had not thought of it in a long time. Great image with the ripe fruit.

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  27. Gillena you totally nailed this form! Love that third stanza, made me laugh out loud! Absolutely wonderful :-D

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  28. Thanks Sherry

    Much love...

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  29. Thank you for your appreciation Peggy

    Much love...

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  30. Glad you dropped in Sara

    Much love...

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  31. Oh, kind of a sassy one--love it!

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  32. looks like that sugar is going to be too sweet..smiles..very nice Gillena:)

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  33. Happy you visited Madwoman

    Much love...

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  34. Thanks Arathi

    Much love..

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  35. Anonymous6:22 PM

    Moving from a beautiful moment to a winking, knowing moment - each part of this poem is beautiful. I tip my hat to you! Loving this puente poem.

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  36. Thanks for your appreciation blogit

    Much love...

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  37. A delightful Puente - with just a dash of sensuality.

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  38. Thanks Wendy, happy you stopped by

    much love...

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  39. it reminds me of the sweet times

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  40. What a beautiful bridge you've written here, a great job!

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  41. Happy you dropped in Thomas

    Much love...

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  42. Thanks Bastet

    Much love...

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  43. Very nice use of the puente form! It was impossible not to smile when reading that last stanza. Lovely!

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  44. Glad i made you smile mrs-minerva

    Much love...

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