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Sunday, September 13, 2015

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Trending September Day 13

no summers
just Caribbean breezes
no winters either

fallen blossoms
on the paved walk

leaf cutter ants
they have a mind of their own
carrying cuttings

some faithful ladies arrange
vases for their church altar

automatic doors -
the intimated welcome
to grocery shoppers

persistent honking of horns
Sunday cooking gas sellers

polling day
the longest lines
for stained fingers

delicious! watermelons
did i mention, the red team won

kiskadee
this bird singing out its name
kis ka ke ee ee

as if the night was too long
an earth tremor before dawn

fragments of peace -
one aeroplane flying high
two grackles low

in the cooling of evening
to sit on the back steps nice

caterpillars
the way they cling sun or rain
comfort of leaves

© gillena cox

I will be visiting friends at the Poetry Pantry today



This is DAY THIRTEEN of Trending September a haiku sequence. During this September sequence i will not be linking to prompts at other sites. Every so often i do this. Run an unprompted month sequence

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37 comments:

  1. Lovely snapshots of snippets of life, Gillena! Happy Sunday.

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  2. Thanks for dropping in Mary

    much love...

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  3. Will the butterflies be as pretty?

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  4. This is absolutely lovely Gillena :D

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  5. The first haiku in the sequence made me sigh deeply. Your poetry always makes me homesick... It makes me smile, too. ♥

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  6. from my research last time they showed up, i think they blossom into moths

    thanks for dropping in Diane

    much love...

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  7. Happy you dropped in Sanaa

    much love...

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  8. happy you dropped in Magaly

    much love...

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  9. love these slices of life...beautifully captivated...

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    1. Thanks for dropping by Sumana

      Much love...

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  10. This sent the smell of the Caribean right into our arctic north.

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    1. Oh good, thanks for dropping in Bjorn

      Much love...

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  11. such a lovely fresh feeling to this

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    1. Happy you dropped in Suyash

      Much love...

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  12. I remember finding those woolly caterpillars and how they curl into a ball and how the darker fur could predict a longer or shorter winter. Wonderful how this poem is emerging.

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    1. Thanks for dropping in Susan

      Much love...

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  13. This is very beautifully written - one of my favorites of yours.

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  14. Thanks Sherry

    Much love...

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  15. What a beautiful poem to celebrate the way life glides by like the caterpillars on the leaves

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    1. Thanks for dropping in Donna

      Much love...

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  16. Sounds like you enjoy nice weather year round. We are heading into cooler weather and I see the leaves are starting to change as the days grow shorter.

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    1. Ah yes, the weather has been kind to us

      Much love...

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  17. How easy it is to enjoy the world by using all our senses to drink it in. What a great read Gillena.

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  18. Beautifully rendered little haiku vignettes of Caribbean moments.

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  19. wow I have never seen so many caterpillars before, love all you write your moments are so precious dear Gillena

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  20. This made me think - how life is all about the small things - and how good that can be if we choose it to be

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    1. Jae thanks for your appreciation

      Much love...

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  21. I thoroughly enjoyed every one of these.

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  22. Gillena, your poem here makes me think of my own island in the Pacific Ocean: American Samoa. Is it possible that all islands have the same type of activities and mentalities? lol, loved this. thanks.

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    1. So glad you dropped by James

      Much love...

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  23. Happy you dropped in Lorraine

    much love...

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  24. A beautiful piece. I am enjoying the sequence very much.

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  25. Simple things in life but so much to appreciate. A fulfillment of sorts for the poet's eye!

    Hank!

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  26. Thanks .GL

    Much love...

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