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Sunday, April 06, 2014

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flowering Immortelle, in the mountains

REMINISCE: RETREAT

those were Sundays yeah!
early in the mornings
we boarded the bus

going on retreat
our singing voices hushed
in then dawn breezes

windows opened door closed
settled to our seatings
someone gestures wait

bags shifted around
to make all comfortable
morning clouds clumping

egrets returning
white in the light of morning
burst of Hail Mary's

singing voices urged
of rejoice an addendum
breakfast appetite

His green of forests
and His blue of oceans filled
the retreat knapsacks

--gillena cox


Its the Sunday of the week before Holy Week; one of the readings at church this morning, told about Lazarus being raised from the dead, after Jesus had raised his eyes up to his father in heaven, and then commanded Lazarus to physical life once more. Wow! how awesome is He!!!

Oh, and there is a large banner up at church displaying our choir's concert to be held on 25,26,&27 April at Fatima College Hall; Sunday Smiles
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Today is #100 in the series Sunday Savvy: revisit Sunday Savvy #99 What's your Sunday thought, Sunday wish, Sunday action today To share with me you can EMAIL me; you can COMMENT; and, since Sunday Savvy is now a meme, you can also enter a LINK from your blog, at the Linky below





I am also blog hopping today at


image courtesy Magpie Tales Mag 214



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Poetry Pantry #196

51 comments:

  1. Beautiful poem! You made me want to be boarding this bus as well.

    :)

    Thanks for writing to my prompt.

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  2. Kenia,thank you for dropping in
    (◕‿◕。)

    Much Love…

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  3. I've been here before, but I was silent. :)

    Promise to come back.

    Kiss.

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  4. what a wonderful Sunday drive!

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  5. So peaceful your world, nice to be aboard :)xx

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  6. Thanks Kenia

    much love...

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  7. Thanks for visiting Kathe

    much love...

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  8. Happy you dropped in Humbird

    much love...

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  9. popping over from PU

    cool on the upcoming concert
    i hope it goes well for you

    and love the sounds of your
    sunday...all the music in it
    from ours to nature...

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  10. Thanks for the 'hop'

    I think series of any sort offer us more room to expand our voices.

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  11. hi coming from PU.. what a nice way to experience joy on a bus.

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  12. Happy you stopped by Brian

    much love...

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  13. Happy you stopped by Jules

    much love...

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  14. Thank you for your appreciation Bjorn

    much love

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  15. I most love the "egrets returning white in the light of morning". Beautiful.

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  16. Thank you for stopping by Sherry

    much love...

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  17. Anonymous4:19 PM

    Very sweet piece.

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  18. This is a pretty poem. The imagery is vivid.

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  19. Oh, those retreats sound like so much fun! This was a nice reminisce that you wrote. And egrets returning would be a beautiful sign.

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  20. I added a link!

    I like the way your sequence flows!

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  21. I remember those retreats only I was one of the leaders. I went on many the 20 years I worked with youth. Beautifully written remembrance. Thank you for inviting me to be part of your Sunday prompt.

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  22. Thanks Ann

    Much love...

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  23. Happy you dropped in Belva

    Much love...

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  24. Thanks for stopping by and linking in Diane

    Much love...

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  25. Happy you dropped in Susan

    Much love...

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  26. Beautiful poem Gillena - thank you.
    Love the red tree!

    Ruby

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  27. Thanks for stopping by Ruby

    Much love...

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  28. i love the egrets lighting up the sky...a dream sunday that..

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  29. you had me with the burst of Hail Mary's!!
    thank you for sharing your beauty and heart and recuerda mi corazon!

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  30. Happy you stopped by, thanks for linking in

    Much love...

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  31. Glad you dropped in Rebecca

    Much love...

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  32. What an uplifting and joyous Sunday you have shared!

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  33. Thanks Kerry, glad you stopped by

    much love...

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  34. ah, the excitement of anticipation boiling within ourselves! I'd like to be on that bus and feel that once again.

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  35. Happy you dropped in Nonnie

    much love...

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  36. Lovely photo, green wonderful!

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  37. Thanks Leovi

    Much love...

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  38. Awesome story caught in a nice series of haiku, well done Gillena

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  39. "egrets returning
    white in the light of morning "… not quite a dove, but i love the image :)

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  40. Boarding a bus, whether real or metaphorical, can be very exciting.. who doesn't love the thrill of a journey? :)

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  41. There was such a lightness and beauty to this piece.

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  42. Ha. coming once more from Carpe Diem

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  43. Thank you for your appreciation Kristjaan

    Much love ...

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  44. Thanks Margaret

    Much love...

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  45. Kerridwen thank you for your appreciation

    Much love...

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  46. Thank you for your appreciation Talon

    Much love

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  47. Happy you dropped in again Bjorn

    Much love...

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  48. thank you for inviting me to participate in your meme!

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  49. Happy you stopped by AD


    Much love...

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  50. Thanks Tess

    Much love...

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