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bird songs
including the rooster's crow
again dawn
© gillena cox 2006
I started this blog, ten years ago posting the image above and haiku, I received four comments. My, how time flies when one is having fun
Today Lunch Break is ten years old, Party Hats On: Welcome to the online party
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I harbor
jubilation
in your honor
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Admit I took a chance
surrounding preparation
peppy circumstance.
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I come bearing gifts
to cherish and hold
long stemmed roses
--Sanaa Rizvi, Saudi Arabia
winter night
transforms to daybreak
counting dreams
--Vibeke Laier, Denmark
cheers my friend...
we clink ten times
to celebrate
in the once
that still is...
many years
happy, Happy Anniversary!
--Pat Geyer, USA
ten years
a toast in front of
the fireplace
lunch break—
inside the shell
a smooth pearl
--Stella Pierides, Germany
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--Mike Keville, UK
so special...
daffodils and crystals lead
to many more
--Deborah White, USA
luminous stars
each
on its own
--Eva Limbach, Germany
hear the cork
its bubbles tell of time
a toast
Cheers, Gillena_!
_m
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Raising hopes, they walk
on the multicolored moon
to share the same dream.
--Marieta Maglas, Romania
10th birthday
she no longer asks
for pink frosting
--Diane Mayr, USA
Revisit Anniversary Postings
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Thank you for your haiku gifts and well wishes
__Grand!
ReplyDeletehear the cork
its bubbles tell of time
a toast
Cheers, Gillena_!
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Thanks Magyar
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10th birthday
ReplyDeleteshe no longer asks
for pink frosting
Happy birthday and many more!
Thanks for your haiku gift Diane
ReplyDeletemuch love...