Sunday, August 30, 2015

1733

Chaconia image from google dot com


fifty balloons
is now not enough; colours
still in creating

three blind mice
a nursery rhyme ago sung -
pride of new chants

years of growing -
the strains of innocence in
Chaconia bracts
© gillena cox



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Tomorrow Trinidad and Tobago celebrates fifty three years of Independence...Sunday Smiles


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52 comments:

J Cosmo Newbery said...

Well worth celebrating!

Jae Rose said...

Fifty three is a fine number of balloons and flowers with which to celebrate being

Kerry O'Connor said...

Happy Independence Day! Certainly one to celebrate with colourful flowers and balloons.

J C said...

Happy Independence Day to you and Trinidad and Tobago. Independence is a wonderful thing.
Have a wonderful day, Gillena. New photo is nice. :)

Susan said...

Both together--the maturing and the innocence. I love the flowers and the need for more colors. I've always found 3 blind mice scary--but that is the point, isn't it? Taken Life and independence, we have always the bitter with the sweet. But maybe we can make something new.

Old Egg said...

How precious independence is.

Mary said...

I enjoyed your poem in honor of those 53 years. Enjoy your country's celebration.

Sanaa Rizvi said...

Wishing you a very happy independence day.. hope your day is filled with joy.. as is your poem :D

Gillena Cox said...

Thanks JC

Much love...

Gillena Cox said...

Happy you dropped in Jae

Much love...

Gillena Cox said...

Thanks Kerry

Much love...

Gillena Cox said...

Thanks JC

Much love...

Gillena Cox said...

Thanks for your appreciation Susan

Much love...

Gillena Cox said...

Sure is Robin

Much love...

Blogoratti said...

Wonderful piece indeed and happy independence celebrations!

Gillena Cox said...

Thanks Mary

Much love...

Gillena Cox said...

Thank you Sanaa

Much love...

Gillena Cox said...

Thank you Blogoratti

Much love...

Diane Mayr said...

Happy Independence Day!

I like this: "colours
still in creating"

Applicable to much of life!

brudberg said...

What a wonderful cause to celebrate... :-)

Gillena Cox said...

Thank you Diane

Much love...

Gillena Cox said...

Happy you stopped by Bjorn

Much love...

Gillena Cox said...

Happy you stopped by Bjorn

Much love...

Gillena Cox said...

Thank you Diane

Much love...

Lea said...

The burst of blossoms does remind me of a bunch of balloons! Enjoyed your haiku which took me back and to the present! Happy Independence Day to you all!

Sherry Blue Sky said...

Cool - 53 years of growing..........53 seems so young to me now....those were good years!

J.N.T. said...

the flower image spiced up my computer screen as I drank in your lovely poem. good thoughts.

Natašek said...

that's quite some time.. more than slovenia :) you put it nicely.

Donna@LivingFromHappiness said...

Happy Anniversary and many more to come! A wonderful poem to celebrate with!

ZQ said...

SWEET!
ZQ

Gillena Cox said...

Thanks Lea

much love...

Gillena Cox said...

Happy you dropped by Sherry

much love...

Gillena Cox said...

Happy you dropped in James

much love...

Gillena Cox said...

Thanks for dropping by Nataša

much love...

Gillena Cox said...

Thanks Donna

much love...

Gillena Cox said...

Happy you dropped in RK

much love...

totomai said...

happy independece day! what a fitting 'kus you have there Gillena - the first one seems like a golden year :)

Gillena Cox said...

Thanks Totomai

Much love...

Sumana Roy said...

happy independence day Gillena...love them all...

Gillena Cox said...

Thank you Sumana

Much love...

Unknown said...

oh Heavens to do what you do, it's glorious dear Gillena, love it so ... xo

Anonymous said...

I bet there were a lot of parties happening. It's a great cause for celebration.

Thanks for visiting me Gillena. I didn't post anything for Poets United this Sunday. My poetic mind seems to be dormant.
Take care and have fun.

Oh, and I really like the way you celbrated poetically with these lovely poems!

Unknown said...

A beautiful celebration you have given color and hope to, Gillena

Gen Giggles said...

A great thing to celebrate. Well written.

Gillena Cox said...

Thanks Lorraine

Much love...

Gillena Cox said...

Anon thanks for dropping in

Much love...

Gillena Cox said...

Happy you dropped in Leslie

Much love...

Gillena Cox said...

Thanks for dropping by .GL

Much love...

kaykuala said...

Happy Independence Day Gillena! Hope you've had a grand day of celebration.

Hank

Locomente said...

A cute haiku :)

Gillena Cox said...

Thank you Satyr

much love...

Gillena Cox said...

Happy you dropped in Hank

much love...