in olden days
men with pegged legs always
had a tale to tell
--gillena cox 2009
...Then the goddess wept sorrowfully. "The king of the gods gave me what I asked for," she wailed, "and I begged that you should be immortal. I did not remember to ask that you should be always young."
Every day Tithonus grew older and smaller. "I am no longer happy in your father's home," he said, "with your brothers who are as beautiful and as strong as I was when I first saw you. Let me go back to my own country. Let me be a bird or an insect and live in the fields where we first roamed together. Let me go, dearest goddess."
"You shall do as you will," replied Aurora sadly. "You shall be a grasshopper, and whenever I hear the grasshopper's clear, merry song, I shall remember the happy days when we were together."
Story Excerpt from 'THE STORY OF THE FIRST GRASSHOPPER' at http://www.sacred-texts.com/etc/bnm/bnm25.htm
Celebrating the Third Anniversary of Lunchbreak Blog
Welcome to Lunchbreak Birthday Bash 2009; featuring well wishes from a few friends, and visitors to, 'Lunchbreak'. Between January 18th and Jan 25th, this post will be edited to include 3rd Anniversary Well Wishes
1. The year of ox- I wonder where the muerte is
muerte is the bullfighter's red cape --Kuniharu Shimizu;JP
2. a snow sled minus its rider slides past --Michael Baribeau;US
3. Happy Third Birthday
hope glowing over the horizon~ happy birthday --Keith A. SIMMONDS,TT
4. Happy Third Birthday
Lunchbreak's lively blog broadcasts imagination and invigorates my mind. My grandson as well turned three years old just this week, his energy exhausts me. --Reason A. Poteet;US
5. Happy Third Birthday
Three year old baby Sophisticated lady A happy birthday --Quentin Clingerman;US
Thanks to:-Kuniharu Shimizu, Michael Baribeau, Keith Simmonds, Reason Poteet, Quentin Clingerman, and visitors you left their well wishes at comments
All items are the copyright of the individuals listed and should not be reproduced without their permission
click for more End Day - The Twelve Days of Christmas; The Twelve Days of Christmas; Collaboration - December 25th 2008 to January 5th 2009 Thank You for making the 'The Twelve Days of Christmas' a success and; BEST REGARDS FOR THE NEW YEAR 2009 You can e-mail me ------\\\*///------
ON THE TWELFTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS
A kiskadee- the leafy twig in its beak swaying with the breeze
-Gillena Cox; TT
the ongoing light of twelve votive candles Happy Birthday Jesus
-Mary Davila; US
there was a king born in a stable in Bethlehem- He still reigns
-Gillena Cox; TT
Long trek for Magi Gazing on the Young Child there The Gift that will last
-Quentin Clingerman;US
a New Year- the same resolutions about old dreams
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
artificial tree asleep in its coffin I ponder once more the promise of Christmas bestowing resurrection
-Reason A. Poteet;US
late entry added Jan 6th
fresh snow smeared -- nativity lights
-Tyrone McDonald; US
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ON THE ELEVENTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS
mistletoe and balloons a house illuminated ~ lingering Yuletide
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
tinsel glitters in a discarded tree city sunrise
-Bill Kenney; US
tractors~ first week of January clearing landslides
-Gillena Cox; TT
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ON THE TENTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS
January rain- Santa's reindeers still lit now misted
-Gillena Cox; TT
the meltdown: emaciated Santa handing out iou's
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
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ON THE NINTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS
huge star of David on a puny Christmas tree- Beetham gardens
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
caroling from star to star angels
Mary Davila; US
the midnight hour strains of Auld Lang Syne- new challenges
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
nine ladies dancing for Christ has turned our weeping into boundless joy
-Reason A. Poteet, US
first day of the year the ice fisher wears a new cap
they (the ice fishers) make a hole into the ice of a lake and then they try to catch some fish Angelika Wienert;DE
first rain- the sound of a drizzle on new year's morning
-Gillena Cox; TT
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ON THE EIGHT DAY OF CHRISTMAS
a new year- the same old sounds fireworks
-Gillena Cox; TT
The Parang CD- we celebrate the season from twenty years back.
-Vaughn Seward; CA
stories retold- a saviour of humble birth Jesus
-Gillena Cox; TT
The Babe still awakes In the town of Bethlehem Awaiting Magi
-Quentin Clingerman;US
lights everywhere- Christmas tree in the Square children's eyes sparkling
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
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ON THE SEVENTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS (there is one addition at DAY ONE-Christmas Promise and one at DAY SIX)
evenfall- faces of angels in the cirrus
-Gillena Cox; TT
a sweet smell of ham and black cake- carollers singing
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
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ON THE SIXTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS
a new mode of travel Port of Spain to San Fernando water taxis
-Gillena Cox; TT
three wise men came to witness a king born in a stable
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
(re: 6 Six days in which God created the world)
empty universe now filled with stars and planets I AM rests observes
-Michelle Angelini;US
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ON THE FIFTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS
From a Long Line re: 5 first books of Old Testament
Prophets of old didn't yet know his name. they knew he would come
Their sins were a harbinger of His birth and death.
He descended from kings and commoners to- a humble virgin birth
-Michelle Angelini;US
the congregation still singing lustily- a child is born
click for more BEST REGARDS FOR THE NEW YEAR the Twelve Days of Christmas continues A Collaboration December 25th 2008 to January 5th 2009 You can e-mail me ------\\\*///------
ON THE ELEVENTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS
mistletoe and balloons a house illuminated ~ lingering Yuletide
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
tinsel glitters in a discarded tree city sunrise
-Bill Kenney; US
tractors~ first week of January clearing landslides
-Gillena Cox; TT
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ON THE TENTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS
January rain- Santa's reindeers still lit now misted
-Gillena Cox; TT
the meltdown: emaciated Santa handing out iou's
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
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ON THE NINTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS
huge star of David on a puny Christmas tree- Beetham gardens
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
caroling from star to star angels
Mary Davila; US
the midnight hour strains of Auld Lang Syne- new challenges
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
nine ladies dancing for Christ has turned our weeping into boundless joy
-Reason A. Poteet, US
first day of the year the ice fisher wears a new cap
they (the ice fishers) make a hole into the ice of a lake and then they try to catch some fish Angelika Wienert;DE
first rain- the sound of a drizzle on new year's morning
-Gillena Cox; TT
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ON THE EIGHT DAY OF CHRISTMAS
a new year- the same old sounds fireworks
-Gillena Cox; TT
The Parang CD- we celebrate the season from twenty years back.
-Vaughn Seward; CA
stories retold- a saviour of humble birth Jesus
-Gillena Cox; TT
The Babe still awakes In the town of Bethlehem Awaiting Magi
-Quentin Clingerman;US
lights everywhere- Christmas tree in the Square children's eyes sparkling
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
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ON THE SEVENTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS (there is one addition at DAY ONE-Christmas Promise and one at DAY SIX)
evenfall- faces of angels in the cirrus
-Gillena Cox; TT
a sweet smell of ham and black cake- carollers singing
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
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ON THE SIXTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS
a new mode of travel Port of Spain to San Fernando water taxis
-Gillena Cox; TT
three wise men came to witness a king born in a stable
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
(re: 6 Six days in which God created the world)
empty universe now filled with stars and planets I AM rests observes
-Michelle Angelini;US
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ON THE FIFTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS
From a Long Line re: 5 first books of Old Testament
Prophets of old didn't yet know his name. they knew he would come
Their sins were a harbinger of His birth and death.
He descended from kings and commoners to- a humble virgin birth
-Michelle Angelini;US
the congregation still singing lustily- a child is born
click for more BEST REGARDS FOR THE NEW YEAR the Twelve Days of Christmas continues A Collaboration December 25th 2008 to January 5th 2009 You can e-mail me ------\\\*///------
ON THE TENTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS
January rain- Santa's reindeers still lit now misted
-Gillena Cox; TT
the meltdown: emaciated Santa handing out iou's
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
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ON THE NINTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS
huge star of David on a puny Christmas tree- Beetham gardens
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
caroling from star to star angels
Mary Davila; US
the midnight hour strains of Auld Lang Syne- new challenges
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
nine ladies dancing for Christ has turned our weeping into boundless joy
-Reason A. Poteet, US
first day of the year the ice fisher wears a new cap
they (the ice fishers) make a hole into the ice of a lake and then they try to catch some fish Angelika Wienert;DE
first rain- the sound of a drizzle on new year's morning
-Gillena Cox; TT
------\\\*///------
ON THE EIGHT DAY OF CHRISTMAS
a new year- the same old sounds fireworks
-Gillena Cox; TT
The Parang CD- we celebrate the season from twenty years back.
-Vaughn Seward; CA
stories retold- a saviour of humble birth Jesus
-Gillena Cox; TT
The Babe still awakes In the town of Bethlehem Awaiting Magi
-Quentin Clingerman;US
lights everywhere- Christmas tree in the Square children's eyes sparkling
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
------\\\*///------
ON THE SEVENTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS (there is one addition at DAY ONE-Christmas Promise and one at DAY SIX)
evenfall- faces of angels in the cirrus
-Gillena Cox; TT
a sweet smell of ham and black cake- carollers singing
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
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ON THE SIXTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS
a new mode of travel Port of Spain to San Fernando water taxis
-Gillena Cox; TT
three wise men came to witness a king born in a stable
-Keith A. Simmonds;TT
(re: 6 Six days in which God created the world)
empty universe now filled with stars and planets I AM rests observes
-Michelle Angelini;US
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ON THE FIFTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS
From a Long Line re: 5 first books of Old Testament
Prophets of old didn't yet know his name. they knew he would come
Their sins were a harbinger of His birth and death.
He descended from kings and commoners to- a humble virgin birth
-Michelle Angelini;US
the congregation still singing lustily- a child is born
