2396

in the chapel
there are some empty seats
presence
of sunlight peeping
in through the window
© gillena cox 2019

Best Wishes for a happy and creative 2019.
Season of Carnival here in T&T; Sun and Fun are the main Characters.
Sunday Smiles




Blog hopping today with

Poetry Pantry # 437

AND


Haiku My Heart
sunlight


Sundays are always special here at Lunch Break. Today is #21 of the series SUMI-E SUNDAYS. Tell me about your Sunday
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DO ENJOY THE MUSIC


REVISIT
Sunday Standard 21
Sunday Lime 21
27 January 2017

2395

empty jug -
still a remnant of flavours
linger on the tongue
© gillena cox 2019


[PENCIL SKETCH: Jug and Glasses]





[Derelict Views: Digital composition]






[2 internet images were used in Derelict Views. Fair use]



[Bougainvillea from my garden]




Blog hopping today with

Week 47, Year 8

AND


WINDOW

ENJOY THE MUSIC


REVISIT
25 January 2018
25 January 2017
25 January 2015

2394

[image from Bing dot com. Fair use]


taste of hot chocolate
still fresh on my mind
now a quilt
to coddle me
vacation days
© gillena cox 2019

#Note: There are no Winters here in T&T so my tanka today is a holiday memoir



Blog hopping today with

Carpe Diem
#1591 quilt (futon)

Prompted by Kristjaan in his January Winter series

SAMPLE courtesy Carpe Diem

korogi no kanshuku to suru fusuma kana

the cricket's
winter residence ...
my quilt
--Issa

2393

[image from Bing dot com. Fair use]

cherished memories
occupy table center -
mandarin ducks
in a room flooded
with sunlight

...

black-eyed beans
its Old Years night
a telephone call
reveals New Year already
in another time zone
© gillena cox 2019


Blog hopping today with

Carpe Diem#1589 mandarin ducks (oshidori)
Carpe Diem#1590 bean soup

REVISIT

2392

yellow ixoras
drinking in the sunlight -
beak of a hummingbird
© gillena cox 2019

Best Wishes for a happy and creative 2019.
Season of Carnival here in T&T; Sun and Fun are the main Characters.
Sunday Smiles



Blog hopping today with

Poetry Pantry # 436

AND


Haiku My Heart
sunlight


Sundays are always special here at Lunch Break. Today is #20 of the series SUMI-E SUNDAYS. Tell me about your Sunday
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DO ENJOY THE MUSIC



REVISIT
Sunday Standard 20
Sunday Lime 20
20 January 2017

2391

Its LUNCH BREAK 13th ANNIVERSARY TODAY

[Yellow Ixoras from my garden]

yellow Ixoras -
splurge of little blossoms
a splendid result
© gillena cox 2019


[PENCIL SKETCHES]








[Roar: digital composition]

[images from the internet used in 'Roar'; fair use]



Blog hopping today with

Week 46, Year 8

AND



Where the Wild Things Are


ENJOY THE MUSIC



REVISIT
11th Anniversary
10th Anniversary

2390

morning star bright
clouds drift and birds fly
yet still you shine
© gillena cox 2019



Best Wishes for a happy and creative 2019
Sunday Smiles



Blog hopping today with
Poetry Pantry # 435

AND


Haiku My Heart
bright


Sundays are always special here at Lunch Break. Today is #19 of the series SUMI-E SUNDAYS. Tell me about your Sunday
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REVISIT
Sunday Standard 19
Sunday Lime 19
13 January 2017

2389

[Cherries From My Garden]


[For Her A Rose Hat. Grandma's lil sweetheart featured in this one]



[Sketch 1}



{Sketch 2]



[Jasmine -tanka]

your sweetness
with letters of alphabet
night blooming jasmine
i pour into glass bottles
sample of your gift
© gillena cox 2019



Blog hopping today with

Week 45, Year 8

AND



HATS OR CROWNS


ENJOY THE MUSIC
Sway with me Rita Hayworth





REVISIT
11 January 2017
11 December 2015
11 December 2014

2388

sunrise -
wishes for a little Magi
in every deed
© gillena cox 2019


Best Wishes for a happy and creative 2019
Sunday Smiles



Blog hopping today with


Poetry Pantry # 434

AND


Haiku My Heart
wisdom


Sundays are always special here at Lunch Break. Today is #18 of the series SUMI-E SUNDAYS. Tell me about your Sunday
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REVISIT
Sunday Standard 18
Sunday Lime 18
6 January 2018

2387

swaddled with pure love
Jesus in our hearts
eternal joy
© Janice Garey



DAY TWELVE, of the ELEVENTH celebration of, the 12 Days of Christmas, here at Lunch Break, with 'Mary Did You Know' as our carol of choice.


All poems remain the copyright of individual writers

Healer of mankind
No hurt is too big for you
Praise you Greatest One!
© Chelle Angelini

the gifts of Magis
they came inspite
of Herod
© Willie Bongcaron


Call me disciple.
Teach me to hear in all tongues.
Make good use of me.
© Susan Chast


dark church
the crib and the cross
in candle's light
© Marta Majorka Chocilowska


family of peace
Mary's gentle kisses
to her baby boy
© gillena cox


shepherds
adoring baby Jesus
this warmth
© Mary Davila



glowing for world
Nativity scene
under dark lamppost
© Mamta Duseja


students of her son
she knows not all are faithful...
a kiss was the sign
© Pat Geyer


convent memory
a teacher collecting coins
for baby Jesus
© Mohammed Azim Khan


sands of time
a countdown begun
the babes hour glass
© Linda Lee L


cross to bear—
searching baby Jesus' eyes
does Mary know?
© Michael Lester


a child hidden
in a barn lit by a star...
to become the King of Universe
© Tomislav Maretic



turtle doves
the baby starts
to babble
© Stella Pierides


night's coming
in his mother's arms
baby's laughter
© Nicole Pottier



At long last the hour has arrived
Jesus forever in heart
farewell
© Sanaa Rizvi


completely out
in the open country
Jesus' first crib
© Ernesto Santiago


Our sins
Asking Jesus blood
About peace
© Otteri Selvakumar

market full
of Yule logs ... my home
of eternal silence
© Sasa Vazic





Thanks for making this ELEVENTH celebration a success
Credits to: Marilyn Ashbaugh, USA. Michelle Angelini, USA. Shanna Baldwin, Hawaii. Willie Bongcaron, Philippines. Ralf Bröker, Germany. Bidur Prasad Chaulagain, Nepal. Susan Chast, USA. Marta Majorka Chocilowska, Poland. MaryDavila, USA. Susan Delphine Delany, USA. Mamta Duseja, India. Pat Geyer, USA. Nina Grace, USA. Deborah San Gee, USA. Janice Garey, USA. Mohammad Azim Khan, USA. Patty Hardin, USA. Vibeke Laier, Denmark. Linda Lee L, USA. Michael H. Lester, USA. Tomislav Maretic, Croatia. Stella Pierides, Germany. Nicole Pottier, France. Bryan Rickert, USA. Sanaa Rizvi, Pakistan. Alexis Rotella, USA. Sumana Roy, India. Ernesto Santiago, Greece. Otteri Selvakumar, India. Saji M Saji, India. Adelaide Shaw, USA. Sasa Vazic, Croatia.

MUCH LOVE
gillena cox, Trinidad and Tobago.
[Founder/Coodinator The Twelve Days Of Christmas at Lunch Break]


Note
To view previous years' celebrations, click on December and January from the side menu


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