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Sunday, March 31, 2019

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though the discomforts
from the Sahara Dust
pink Periwinkles
delicate and determined
still a reason to smile
© gillena cox 2019

[i used 2 versions of today's tanka, one in the image and one in the body of the post page; tell me which you like]


We are still under onslaught from Sahara Dust winding its way across The Atlamtic

Sunday Smiles



BLOG HOPPING TODAY WITH
[As I haiku my heart today 'periwinkles']

Haiku My Heart
a weekly unfurling of tiny jubilant love


AND

At Poetry Pantry, Sherry exclaims "What a beautiful world we live in!"

Poetry Pantry # 445



Sundays are always special here at Lunch Break. Today is #29 of the series SUMI-E SUNDAYS. Tell me about your Sunday
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REVISIT
31 March 2016
Sunday Standard 29
Sunday Lime 29


DO ENJOY THE MUSIC




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44 comments:

  1. Kim M. Russell5:04 AM

    Thank goodness for those determined pink Periwinkles, Gillena!

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    1. Gillena Cox8:17 AM

      Yes indeed Kim. Happy you dropped by

      Much🏵love

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  2. Sherry Blue Sky5:53 AM

    Pink periwinkles make me smile too, Gillena!

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    1. Gillena Cox8:18 AM

      Thanks for your appreciation Sherry

      Much🏵love

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  3. Old Egg6:16 AM

    All over the world the planet is telling us it is not happy! Just as well there are poets to record the evidence and periwinkles to cheer us up!

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    1. Gillena Cox8:19 AM

      Thank you for your appreciation Robin

      Much🏵love

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  4. Sanaa Rizvi7:52 AM

    This poem made me smile ❤️ I love pink periwinkles and they are a common sight here! Happy Sunday, Gillena ❤️

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  5. Gillena Cox8:19 AM

    Thank you for your appreciation Sanaa

    Much🏵love

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  6. Rommy8:44 AM

    The dust and grit are no match for the periwinkles' own grit in the face of troubles.

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  7. Gillena Cox8:46 AM

    Aha! Thanks for your appreciation Rommy

    Much🏵love

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  8. rallentanda9:37 AM

    It has travelled a long way that dust. Now if you were entreprenurial you would bottle it and label it original Sahara Sand...don't laugh people here sell coloured sand in bottles:)

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  9. Gillena Cox10:23 AM

    Yes, i see what you mean, only its not collectable in such a good way.
    Happy you dropped by Rall

    Much🏵love

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  10. C. Sandlin11:01 AM

    Love that determined periwinkle! Hope the sand settles down soon. :)

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  11. Gillena Cox11:07 AM

    Thank you Chrissa

    Much🏵💟🏵love

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  12. brudberg11:40 AM

    A periwinkle of any colors has to be praised. Our blue periwinkles started to raise through snow

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  13. Gillena Cox11:53 AM

    Wonderful. Happy you dropped by Bjön
    Much🏵love

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  14. Magyar1:09 PM

    __ I fully appreciate your mystically connected words, "Resolute Value", and the feelings they do present... that comfort of being. _m

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    1. Gillena Cox4:10 PM

      Thank you for your appreciation Doug

      Much🏵love

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  15. tonispencer2:01 PM

    Love the determined pink periwinkle . My first thought was of the sea snail though . In this area we call the flowers vinca.

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    1. Gillena Cox4:11 PM

      Ah yes i know them by that name too. Thanks for dropping by Toni

      Much🏵love

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  16. ZQ2:42 PM

    Beautiful as usual : )
    ZQ

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    1. Gillena Cox4:11 PM

      Happy you dropped by ZQ

      Much🏵love

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  17. Wendy Bourke3:42 PM

    I so enjoy the way your 'Lunch Break' writing, speaks to an aspect of what is going on in your home, Gillena. I thought the image, here, is just fab. It has a biotanical-print quality about it, that works - so well - with your words.

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  18. Gillena Cox4:12 PM

    Thank you for your appreviation Wendy

    Much🏵love

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  19. Myrna R.5:14 PM

    I like both poems. The one in the image I found sweeter.
    Have a great week Gillena.

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  20. Gillena Cox5:55 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation Myrna

    Much🏵love

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  21. Lea10:47 PM

    I love having a reason to smile... and you always come through Gillena. Just like your periwinkles! Thank you!

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  22. Gillena Cox4:14 AM

    Thanks for your appreciation Lea

    Much🏵love

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  23. Rosemary Nissen-Wade7:52 AM

    I prefer them 'resolute'. (Since you asked.)

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  24. Rosemary Nissen-Wade7:53 AM

    Oh, and the other line in that version too: 'the value of a smile'.

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  25. Gillena Cox9:44 AM

    Thanks for your appreciation Rosemary

    Much🏵love

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  26. BLOGitse10:26 AM

    No periwinkles here yet but our neighbour's crocuses are blooming, pretty!

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    1. Gillena Cox1:05 PM

      Thanjs for dropping by BLOGitse

      Much🏵love

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  27. carol l mckenna12:40 PM

    Lovely artwork and haiku ~ love the brush painting ^_^

    Happy Days to you,
    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  28. Gillena Cox1:06 PM

    Thanks for dropping by Carol

    Much🏵love

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  29. Whitesnake3:36 PM

    Sands through the hourglass perhaps?

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  30. Gillena Cox5:52 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation

    Much🏵love

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  31. Adelaide11:15 PM

    I can't find the 2nd tanka, but the one in the image is great.

    Adelaide

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  32. Marit8:20 AM

    As a Dutch lady, it's even harder to choose but I think I like the tanka on your drawing more... I 'feel' the word "still" in the second Tanka is a bit of a dissonant... does that make sense? Love from Holland!

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  33. Gillena Cox8:38 AM

    Thanks for dropping by Adelaide


    Much🌻love

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  34. Gillena Cox8:39 AM

    Thank you for your appreciation Marit

    Much🌻love

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  35. Soma @ inkTorrents.com9:59 PM

    So sorry to hear that you are having problems with Sahara dust. It inspired a beautiful painting and a poem though. What a determined little flower.

    -Soma

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  36. Gillena Cox6:26 AM

    Thanks for your appreciation Soma

    Much🌻love

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  37. Magical Mystical Teacher6:45 AM

    I think there's always a reason to smile, but sometimes we have to look long and hard for it.

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