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image from public domain



Changes
changes, so much happening, and so much for us to deal with as a generation, for the first time...

this aging earth the joy of children's laughter
© gillena cox 2015



Tokubetsudesu #50 one-bun


The light

of the most distant stars, which describes for us the size and age of the universe, won't reach us for aeons, leaving us to imagine ...

dark space the red shift of my mind
(c) Jim Kacian

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Honeysuckle

shares its sweet perfume as this summer day runs to an end, while I enjoy the coolness and the warmth of her naked body next to mine ...

hot summer day the sweet scent of Honeysuckle and the one I love
(c) Chèvrefeuille

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JUNE JULY GRAFFITI

June to July months -
looking back moving forward
a sandwich filling

too soon much too soon
one day at a time applies -
yearnings for Christmas

caught in the middle?
there is no space in between
June and July months
© gillena cox 2015



Revisit
June ends 2013
June ends 2011
Sunday Lime 1
Mid-year mark, we are at the last Sunday of June, my how time flies
Sunday Smiles




How is your Sunday going? Today is #39 in the series 'Sunday Lime' To share with me you can EMAIL me; you can COMMENT; and you can enter a LINK from your blog, at the Linky below






I am blog hopping today at
Poetry Pantry 258

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one banana sliced into eleven pieces



banana peel -
where the road curves
a pile of garbage
© gillena cox

Whats this all about??? okay; i've eaten one sliced banana for the morning, planning on a more sturdy breakfast after i post; no i did not litter, threw my peel in the kitchen garbage; Whats this about garbage? i can see the pile of bagged garbage in the street, the garbage collectors pick up the bags most time in the wee hours of dawn and sometimes later in the mornings.
#Banana peel #garbage - inspiration for my digital art and haiku today.
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Spent much of yesterday reading a novel, giving no time to my online pursuits.



I am blog hopping today at 6WS


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Week16 Year 5


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Recuerda Mi Corazon haiku my heart - banana


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a verdant drive through -
near a lagoon vendors ply
first view of the beach

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a verdant drive through
from the side of the mountain
water tricking down

near a lagoon vendors ply
their sugar cakes and fudge -
wide toothy smiles

first view of the beach
smell of the salty sea
draws me closer
© gillena cox 2015




I am blog hopping today at
Carpe Diem #762 lagoon

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image courtesy Carpe Diem


they tease the seascape
coconut palms fronds in the wind -
sound of lapping waves

seagull -
each dive from the rocks
feeds with precision

sundown -
a bus trudging through forests
such narrow paths
© gillena cox


i'm blog hopping today at
Carpe Diem Tokubetsudesu #49 at the seashore (Vision Quest reprise)

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church on the mountain -
a hummingbird's backward dance
through the pine needles
© gillena cox




I am blog hopping today at
Carpe Diem #761 Pines


new summer robes--
listening to the pine breeze
they emerge
© Kobayashi Issa (Tr. David Lanoue)


covered with pines
the place of my dreams
Matsushima
© Chèvrefeuille

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Father's day -
the rain in torrents
restrains the heat
© gillena cox 2015


Revisit
Fathers Day 2014
Fathers Day 2013
Sunday Lime 1


Happy Fathers Day to all my Lunch Break visitors and friends
Its a rainy Sunday in our Rainy Season
My father(deceased 1999) was a fire fighter; i remember receiving news of his death while at work, it was an extremely rainy day back then also, though not a June day
Share a tidbit about your dad when you drop by today
Sunday Smiles




How is your Sunday going? Today is #38 in the series 'Sunday Lime' To share with me you can EMAIL me; you can COMMENT; and you can enter a LINK from your blog, at the Linky below




I am blog hopping today at
Poetry Pantry 257

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this June night -
the moon shines through
a lazy heat

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overcast sky
easy thoughts
pretty umbrella
© gillena cox





I am blog hopping today at 6WS


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Carpe Diem #759, long day/summer solstice



nagaki hi mo saezuri taranu hibari kana

even a long day
is not enough for the singing
of a skylark
© Basho (Tr. Jane Reichhold)

Summer Solstice
the longest day of the year
welcomed with music
© Chèvrefeuille

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flowering Myrtle, Western Main Road, St. James; Trinidad


to the exclamation
of a blossoming tree -
honking horns
© gillena cox

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"We only live once, but once is enough if we do it right. Live your life with class, dignity, and style so that an exclamation, rather than a question mark signifies it!"
--Gary Ryan Blair


here's my digitally inspired haiga today




I am blog hopping today at
Good Fences #65


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Week15 Year 5


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Recuerda Mi Corazon haiku my heart - exclamation

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Scenic view Bournes Road, St James Trinidad 2012


should a penny drop
from this magnificent sky -
the strength of words
© gillena cox 2015




I am blog hopping today at
Thursday's Challenge "LINES" (Linear Marks, Strips, Railroad Lines, Telephone/Electrical Lines, Line ups,...)


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Carpe Diem On The Trail With Basho Encore 5 a falling sound


furu oto ya mimi mo su-naru ume no ame

a falling sound
that sours my ears
plum rain
© Basho (Tr. Jane Reichhold)

rain of summer
cherishes my naked body
after the heat
© Chèvrefeuille

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grateful of the rains
they stretch in the sunlight today
those ferns near the wall
© gillena cox 2015




Revisit
fern 2013



Written for the prompt
Carpe Diem Tokubetsudesu #48 ferns

The ferns alive, clear
translucent before dying
almost like windows…
© Raymond A Foss

wild rivers
the joy unfurls
in ferns
© Jane Reichhold

torn ferns
I use their leaves like a fan
Ah! that coolness
© Chèvrefeuille

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view from The Walk Over, West Mall, Westmorrings; Trinidad


sometimes its easy
fitting wishes into dreams -
knowing heaven sees
© gillena cox





I am blog hopping today at

Ruby Tuesdays Too


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Our World Tuesday


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Carpe Diem #756 summer passing

a cool wind
summer passes
before it begins

late summer
even hotter by the breath
of dragonflies

mid-summer
the sadness of knowing
days grow shorter

© Jane Reichhold

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image from google dot com


out in the street -
trust of a culture carved to
new generations
© gillena cox



the night thick with
a community's vibe -
are there stars tonight
© gillena cox



Revisit
we beat 2014
we beat 2013
Sunday Lime 1

Visitors to St James were served up a sampling of steel band music, and vintage traditional mas along the Western Main Road last night, as part of The 'we beat' St James Festival 2015;
And you know how i do; just got to share it with you

How is your Sunday going? Today is #37 in the series 'Sunday Lime' To share with me you can EMAIL me; you can COMMENT; and you can enter a LINK from your blog, at the Linky below




I am blog hopping today at
A Prompt A Day - Sunday prompt - the word "Trust"


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Poetry Pantry 256


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Carpe Diem Time Glass #31, Basho's "first celebrate"

mazu iwae ume o kokoro no fuyu-gomeri

first celebrate
the flowers in your heart
confined in winter
© Basho (Tr. Jane Reichhold)