Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Lunch Break - 5th Anniversary
fifth anniversary
at Lunch Break
we share a five star
*¤*
morning chill
awakened by the tremors
of a shivering earth
--Devika Jyothi
Welcome to the fifth anniversary celebration of Lunch Break: a haiku/haiga dialogue...Started 18th January 2006; to revisit the 4th Anniversary Celebration click here...
"the poet of the haiku vanishes as to direct our attention toward what is beyond the ego...."
essay by Carlos Fleitas'Haiku: lightning on a clear sky'
winter clouds -
leafless magnolias
trembling in the wind
*¤*
ice needles -
a warmed up fly
pops in the window
--Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu
snow falling
across the parking lot
headlights flip on
--William KENNEY
lunch break -
I read
"Lunch Break"
--Andrzej Dembonczyk
--STOPS
child holding
a new kite in his hands --
warm seabreeze
--Juhani Tikkanen
somewhere between Christmas
and Valentine's Day-
happy birthday lunch break!
--Cara
religious calendar
of the world three hierarchs
and the candlelight
Tatjana Debeljacki
already five years
of dedicated duty...
bon anniversaire
--Keith A. SIMMONDS
I certainly have enjoyed LunchBreak. Gillena's writing and artistic talents make it a special event each time. Congratulations Gillena. Best wishes
--Que
5th anversary / omedetou / keep going haiku way.
--Kokko
Shanna
--Diane
photo is courtesy the Library of Congress
Thanks to:-Andrzej Dembonczyk,PO; Cara Holman, US; Cristina-Monica Moldoveanu, RO; Devika Jyothi, IN; Diane Mayr, US; Gheorghe Postelnicu,RO; Juhani Tikkanen, FI; Keith A. Simmonds, TT; Nakamura Sakuon, JP; Quentin Clingerman, US; Shanna Baldwin-Moore,(Hawaii)US; Tatjana Debeljacki,SB; William Kenney, US;
Poems remain copyright of the individual writers, and should not be used without their permission
MUCH LOVE
gillena
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15 comments:
Congrats Gillena....nice to be a part of it :)
wishes,
devika
Nice reading the sets here, as well,
and thanks for the links, specially by Carlos Fleitas...
I'll add one more here....
morning chill
awakened by the tremors
of a shivering earth
Early morning today an earthquake with 7.4 magnitude stirred Pakistan leaving tremors in Delhi as well...no casualty as per morning news
wishes,
devika
Dev Thanks for being a part;
glad you are alright; earthquakes are so terrifying; i'll edit and post your verse upfront
stay safe HUGS
Thanks Gillena, :)
wishes,
devika
So much I love here you are extraordinay, and oh boy Dev, that was a treat
Many happy returns, dear Gillena.
Glad you shared your celebration with us!
Dev, Lorraine, Bill, Dianne, Thanks for making this celebration a success;
Dev hope you've settled after the morning tremors
much love...
yes, Gillena...thanks :)
in these months it's a common occurance, but not in the same magnitude as y'day,
love,
dev
Wow such a great group, I lved it all and yours always
Happy Anniversary to you, Gillena,
I hope you'll keep on posting many more years :-)
__Five, and two of those years I've been enjoying your work here, Gillena, I wish it were more; it will be.
__My best wishes, Gillena, for the next years! As always, Doug/
magyar, Frieda; thanks for your encouraging comments and appreciative gestures; much love...
Hi Gillena,
A bit late, but congratulations. I always enjoy your posts, even if I don't leave a comment.
Adelaide
Thank you Adelaide; much love...
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