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Friday, November 29, 2013

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Linking today to
Haiku My Heart Friday at Recuerda Mi Corazon
AND also to Paint Party Friday Week 38 Year3


Today is 'Saint Nicholas Day' celebrating the life of Saint Nicholas of Myra, a fourth-century bishop best known today as the real-life model for Santa Claus. The American Santa Claus, as well as the British Father Christmas, derive from these legends. Santa Claus is itself derived in part from the Dutch Sinterklaas.Traditionally it is also the day when Catholic churches would bless and distribute candy canes

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a sweet taste of love
the smiles of children rebound
all around the world
--gillena cox

Revisit Eager Smiles 2007


26 DAYS TO CHRISTMAS

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36 comments:

  1. Tarang Sinha7:13 AM

    Lovely Haiku!:)

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  2. Gillena Cox7:16 AM

    Thanks Tarang,

    much love...

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  3. www.dorissdaughter.com7:33 AM

    Lovely Hiaku. I didnt know the origin of the words Santa Claus. Thanks for sharing :)

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  4. Gillena Cox7:41 AM

    happy you stopped by Sandra

    much love...

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  5. pauline9:29 AM

    thank you for the little Christmas history! Your haikus are beautiful. Thank you for sharing. xox

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  6. SLScheibe9:31 AM

    A very nice Haiku! :)

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  7. Gillena Cox10:10 AM

    happy you stopped by Pauline

    much love...

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  8. Gillena Cox10:11 AM

    Thanks for stopping by SL

    much love...

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  9. Laura10:26 AM

    Beautiful Gillena!

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  10. Reading Pleasure10:30 AM

    Beautiful, Gillena. I love the info!

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  11. Leovi11:04 AM

    Yeah, good job, I like the colors, excellent abstractions!

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  12. gma11:52 AM

    Beautiful haiku....All children deserve to me loved. Your art is also very nice. Green is my favorite color.

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  13. Wabi Sabi12:13 PM

    Beautiful! Art and words!

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  14. Anonymous12:57 PM

    lovely haiku and great message about what I think Xmas is about ~ thanks, carol, xxx

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  15. Gillena Cox1:03 PM

    thanks for stopping by Laura

    much love...

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  16. Gillena Cox1:04 PM

    glad you stopped by Celestine

    much love...

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  17. rebecca1:05 PM

    thank you gillena for your joyous haiku. i enjoyed reading each link you shared and wonder how i never thought about there being a symbol behind the tradition of candy canes;
    they are forever sweeter knowing this!

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  18. Gillena Cox1:05 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation Leovi

    much love...

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  19. Gillena Cox1:06 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation Gemma

    much love...

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  20. Gillena Cox1:07 PM

    Thanks for dropping in Wabisabi

    much love...

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  21. Gillena Cox1:08 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation Carol

    much love...

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  22. Gillena Cox1:10 PM

    Rebecca, thanks for your appreciation

    much love...

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  23. A Bit of the Blarney2:17 PM

    A very festive Haiku! Have a grand day!!

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  24. Linda Kunsman2:31 PM

    wonderful haiku. And your art looks like a big delicious lollipop!

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  25. J C3:11 PM

    Really nice Gillena. :)

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  26. Gillena Cox3:17 PM

    Thank you for your appreciation Cathy

    much love...

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  27. Gillena Cox3:18 PM

    glad you dropped in Linda

    much love...

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  28. Gillena Cox3:19 PM

    happy you stopped by Judie

    much love...

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  29. Magical Mystical Teacher5:38 PM

    Rebounding smiles...miles of smiles! ;)

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  30. Adelaide5:50 PM

    Love the swirls, could be wither candy or spun glass.

    Adelaide

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  31. Gillena Cox6:02 PM

    MMT glad you dropped by

    much llove...

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  32. Gillena Cox6:03 PM

    Thank you for your appreciation Adelaide

    much love...

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  33. Cynthia of Cynful Creations7:28 PM

    What a lovely way to start the countdown to Christmas, with this sweet haiku!

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  34. Mark8:11 PM

    Nothing beats the smile of a child.

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  35. Gillena Cox8:17 AM

    happy you stopped by Cynthia

    much love...

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  36. Gillena Cox8:17 AM

    Surely Mark; thanks for dropping in

    much love...

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