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Sunday, February 07, 2016

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Have a banana as the Chinese new year of the red monkey approaches (Feb 8) and we delve into our good and positive monkey selves.

The Chinese name of 2016 in the Chinese Horoscope calendar is Male Fire Monkey. Chinese apply Five Elements (Metal, Water, Wood, Fire and Earth) into the Chinese calendar. Male Fire is in the Fire group. The color of Fire is connected to Red. Monkey is the calendar character corresponding to Monkey. Therefore, 2016 is the Red Fire Monkey year. Monkey is a smart, naughty, wily and vigilant animal. If you want to have good return for your money investment, then you need to outsmart the Monkey. The Monkey is lively, likable and witty.

Meanwhile, here in T&T its Carnival Sunday. Monday and Tuesday are the days for adult masquerade bands through the streets. Wishes for a Happy and Safe Carnival 2016

days of carnival -
revelers peel to barely
shimmer and beads

carnival revels -
the appeal of sunshine
as masqueraders whine

the masquerade
throngs streets of eager watchers
young and old

© gillena cox 2016


Revisit
Dancing feet 2010
Carnival Sunday 2015
Sunday Savvy #71
Sunday Lime 1


Sunday Smiles
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51 comments:

  1. always good to have a banana!

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  2. Thanks for dropping in Jae

    much love...

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  3. A good year! and a delight is always fine...
    Best regards!

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  4. Thanks Alexa

    much love...

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  5. Love your descriptions of the days of carnival! Enjoy the joyful celebration, Gillena.

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  6. Thanks for dropping in Mary

    much love...

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  7. your words spill joy Gillena....really touched by the carnival spirit....

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  8. I agree, this is such a joy filled write :D Enjoy the festivities Gillena :D

    Lots of love,
    Sanaa

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  9. The carnival must be very colorful. Enjoy!

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  10. Love learning about this Monkey year. And that it is carnival...enjoy the celebration!

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  11. I am imagining those "peeled" revelers!

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    1. Happy you dropped in Maggie

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  12. The thoughts of having a carnival makes me warm inside...

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    1. Happy you dropped by Bjorn

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  13. Thank you for the infomation about Chinese New Year. Wish we had a carnival here. But glad you do and that it inpires you to write such sweet poems.

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    1. Happy you dropped in Myrna

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  14. I like bananas and it's a beautiful photo these yellow bananas on the blue plate!

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  15. Very enticing poem especially the "revelers peel to barely shimmer and beads" I was hoping for a picture of that. Drats!

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    1. Happy you dropped in Robin

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  16. I love the concept of your poem here. And the word "Masquerade" takes me to scenes of mystique and seduction. hehe. thanks.

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    1. Happy you dropped in James

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  17. Okay Robin i added one more revisit link. Click on the Dancing Feet 2010

    much love...

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  18. Love masquerade! me too observing the chinese red monkey New Year! have fun! ~ Great haiku!

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    1. Thanks for dropping in Humbird

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  19. Those monkeys need a banana or two to keep their spirit alive...

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  20. "peel to barely shimmer and beads"---good thing you're in T&T and not somewhere there's a winter snowstorm!!

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  21. (✿◠‿◠) Thanks for dropping in Trudessa

    much love...

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  22. Yes i keep hearing about about this; Wow and its HOT HOT her, this is our Dry season until around June when the Rains start

    Thanks for dropping in CC

    much love...

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  23. Yellow bananas on blue plate - lovely color combination!
    Have a great week!
    Lea

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  24. Happy New Year! I'm a little late coming to the party. Everything about your post is full of color!

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  25. Hi Gillena,

    Well Happy New Year! You've taught me something: I never heard about a RED monkey.

    Please come back and tell me what you think of my Super bowl post.

    Thanks for playing today.

    Have a Beautiful Blue Monday!

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  26. Your post is one of many that makes blogging so nice and informative.

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  27. wow I've been eating bananas like there's no tomorrow I'm always in 'sink' with u my dear Gillena

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  28. Thanks for dropping in Lea

    much love...

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  29. Happy you dropped in Diane

    much love...

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  30. Thanks for dropping in Sally; surely, i will drop by again

    much love...

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  31. Happy you dropped in LV

    much love...

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  32. (✿◠‿◠) Thanks for dropping in Lorraine

    much love...

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  33. I love bananas - and carnivals - and your intricately woven sequence of verses.

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    1. Thanks for dropping in Rosemary

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  34. Happy Carnival! Happy New Year!
    ZQ

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  35. Super Bowl Sunday
    we share fifty-five years
    but not football

    Happy Carnival

    Adelaide

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  36. Thanks for dropping in ZQ

    much love...

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  37. Happy you dropped in Rajesh

    much love...

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  38. Thanks for sharing Adelaide

    much love...

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  39. days of carnival -
    revelers peel to barely
    shimmer and beads
    Also published at Poets Salon: Melting Together at Colorado Boulevard, 27 February 2019
    [https://www.coloradoboulevard.net/poets-salon-melting-together/?fbclid=IwAR1b0nThuxFde78fTgrhRxSrN7IUIw1xR5SETXC4Ka4M8iQw7porJwyO7UE]

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