Friday, January 01, 2016

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❧✿❧HAPPY NEW YEAR MY FRIENDS ❧✿❧


PROMPT Jan 01st 2016 DAY TWELVE
- "We'll listen to the Church bells chime.'


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awakened
from a dream of shoe shopping
firecrackers

booming in
the break of News Years day
a festive sky

sky brightens slowly
into the year's first morning
what colour her clouds

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tinkle of bells -
His presence form bread and wine
for those who believe
© gillena cox


FAMILY GATHERING
HAPPY NEW YEAR
CHILDREN HO HO HO HO
© Tatjana Debeljacki , Serbia


of last year
the pendulum clock
reloading again
© Marco Pilotto, Italy



New year's eve ...
we raise a toast
at Times Square
© Archana Kapoor Nagpal, India


the Church's bell
like clockwork at seven
New Year's Day
© Marina Bellini, Italy


frosty morning
the cat stops and listen to
a distant bell
© Vibeke Laier, Denmark


church bells echo faith
and so we sing in hope...
God is charity
© Pat Geyer, USA



Church bells
and love within
chimes.
© Sanaa Rizvi, Saudi Arabia


a long sleep in
gathering strength
for the new year
© Adelaide Shaw, USA


firecrackers pop
no New Year's church bells
in the suburbs
© Diane Mayr, USA


the last tock
with this new wind
the first tick
© Magyar, USA


Revisit
New Years Day 2015




The song for 2015 is from Trinidadian Lennox Grey - "Around the christmas tree”


We are using the first eleven lines of his song for our prompts during the twelve day festival


Today ends our New 2015 Christmas haiku series which replaced the old series “The Twelve Days of Christmas” (2008 - 2014)

❧✿❧A BRIGHT AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR TO YOU❧✿❧

TO JOIN IN THE CELEBRATION END DAY:
Link a post from your blog to the Linky
Post here at Comments
Post to the event site at FB
Send me your haiku by messenger
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All haiku submitted will be published at Lunch Break between December 21st 2015 to January 01st 2016. Festival posts will be edited throughout the days of the festival to include your haiku.

SEASONS GREETINGS



Linking today to


Party Friday Week 43, Year 5

Recuerda Mi Corazon haiku my heart - Happy New Year

36 comments:

My name is Erika. said...

A shoe shopping dream sounds marvelous to me! Hope it is a happy start to the New Year and hope 2016 is wonderful for you!

Valerie-Jael said...

Beautiful! Happy PPF and a Happy New Year, hugs, Valerie

Gillena Cox said...

Thanks Erika, Many Happy Returns

much love...

Gillena Cox said...

Happy New Year Valerie, thanks for dropping in to start the year with me

much love...

Mary said...

Happy New Year, Gillena!

Bill said...

Happy New Year, dear Gillena.

carol l mckenna said...

Wonderful creations here and lovely haiku as always ~

Wishing you a Happy and Healthy New Year<3

sirkkis said...

Pink is my fav colours. Beaitiful piece.
Happy and blessed new year, Gillena ♥

Adelaide said...

Happy 2016, Gillena.

a long sleep in
gathering strength
for the new year

Adelaide

Irene Rafael said...

Happy neew year, dear Gillena.

Beth Niquette said...

How lovely! Happy New Year to you, too. <3

Linda Kunsman said...

wonderfully colorful and festive! Happy New year Gillena!

Lea said...

Happy New Year Gillena! Love all these wonderful words, like confetti thrown to the winds to celebrate this new beginning!

Kerry O'Connor said...

Wishing you a new year filled with joy and success.

Annie Jeffries said...

Wishing you and yours a joyous 2016. Loved the Christmas song very much.

Giggles said...

Happy New Year...love the words and Colours for your New Year!! Vibrant and gorgeous!

Hugs Giggles

J C said...

Happy New Year Gillena. Hope its the best.

Gillena Cox said...

Many Happy Returns Mary

much love...

Gillena Cox said...

Many Happy Returns Bill

much love...

Gillena Cox said...

Thanks Carol

HAPPY NEW YEAR

much love...

Gillena Cox said...

Thanks Sirrkkis

HAPPY NEW YEAR

much love...

rebecca said...

may we bow to the gift of each new day. so lovely to share the same sky with you friend-may this year be bright with love and clothed in peace. thank you for gracing haiku my heart through all the seasons. xo

Magical Mystical Teacher said...

What a great way to usher in 2016, with all those different voice! Happy New Year!

Diane Mayr said...

More of a senryu:

firecrackers pop
no New Year's church bells
in the suburbs

Have a great 2016, Gillena!

Gillena Cox said...

Thanks Adelaide. Many Happy Returns

Much love...

Magyar said...

__Best wishes to all... for 2016 and beyond.

the last tock
with this new wind
the first tick

__Of course, wind may be a fresh breeze, or it may be the wind of our clocks. Perhaps wind, is wind?

_m

Gillena Cox said...

Thanks for dropping in Irene, Many Happy Returns

much love...

Neesie said...

Happy New Year to you Gillena... I wish you all the best for 2016!

Gillena Cox said...

Thanks Neesie, Many Happy Returns

much love..

NatureFootstep said...

very festive cards. Hope the New Year will stay that way :)

Gillena Cox said...

Thanks for dropping in NF

Happy New Year

much love...

Gillena Cox said...

Thanks Magyar

Happy New Year

much love...

Gillena Cox said...

Thanks foe sharing Diane

Happy New Year

much love...

Gillena Cox said...

Thanks for stopping by Maggie

Happy New Year

much love...

SusuPetal said...

I wish you a beautiful pink new year!

Gillena Cox said...

Luv the colour pink

Thanks Susu

much love...