Trending September Day 20
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
in the torrent of raindrops
memories childhood paper boats
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near palm fronds wave to
distant verdant mountains
after many years
from opposite directions
to meet in the street
under large umbrellas
the doubles vendors
a can of beans -
the flip side of a label
to write a haiku
coin toss
the captain says
we play
the dare of youth to reason
game of cricket in the street
© gillena cox
This is DAY TWENTY 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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love the 'coin toss' portion that takes me to the exciting game of cricket...
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i love the scenic jumps in this piece...gives a real sense of place and emotion..it felt a little of in between times as the seasons and moods change
ReplyDeleteJae here in T&T our climatic seasons are Rainy and Dry. Outside of that there are seasons of culture and festivals. Like Carnival season. Christmas season. Season of lights etc. I'm so happy my sequence sparked your interest
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Your beautiful images invite me to the island. An autumn much different than our own. I can picture the playing of cricket in the streets, and I too remember those childhood paper boats!
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Happy you dropped by ZQ
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I'm enjoying the overview of life on T & T.
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so many different images and so much life in them.
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Painterly moodful words, well said
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Thanks Mascha
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Nice to see the great words typical of the Autumn crowd
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Happy you dropped in Hank
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the flip side of a label
ReplyDeleteto write a haiku.. I so love this.. how spontaneous!
Thanks thotpurge
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I especially like the little bird, singing out its name.
ReplyDeleteYour poem has me falling in love with September!! Happy Sunday Gillena :D
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I always so much enjoy your evocations of your home and the life around you.
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What a beautiful word picture this was for your readers Gillena. I won't try to pick out a favorite verse because that walk through you eyes was perfect throughout.
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Lovely scenes of life all about...if we take the time to notice it!
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Love these glimpses of island life and non-seasons. It sounds so ... alive. It was fun reading this, getting to know your setting.
ReplyDeletethis reminded me of my childhood years a lot.
ReplyDeletethe rain, the breeze, the paper boats wow. so much similarity from my home country
Thank you for your appreciation Myrna
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Happy you dropped in Totomai
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"as if the night was too long
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fragments of peace -"
ANd then the whole read as fragments with this in the middle. Such a paradise! Such a waste of glory, of happy wins and stained fingers and flowers, arranged.
Thanks for your appreciation Susan
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Oh so close to the end and it just keeps getting better.
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Oh, you get haiku from labels too? ;)
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