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IT'S DAY SEVEN
Welcome to the Thirteenth year celebrating  The Twelve Days Of Christmas here at Lunch Break; since this celebration is collaborative, i will be updating posts throughout the day

The theme of this year's celebration is "Deck The Halls"

Haiku and images remain the copyright of individual writers

much love
gillena

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twigs of the old year
kindle the blazing yule log...
before us good times
--Pat Geyer


the redness of blooms -
adorning the Christmas tree
poinsettias
--gillena cox

Christmas display

even the cardboard Santa

wears a mask

--Christine L. Villa 

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REVISIT
31 December 2019
31 December 2018
31 December 2017

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IT'S DAY SIX
Welcome to the Thirteenth year celebrating  The Twelve Days Of Christmas here at Lunch Break; since this celebration is collaborative, i will be updating posts throughout the day

The theme of this year's celebration is "Deck The Halls"

Haiku and images remain the copyright of individual writers

much love
gillena

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striking the sound
of the running board...
this chorus song
--Pat Geyer


new painting hung -
themother and child watching
my Christmas tree lights
--gillena cox

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REVISIT
30 December 2019
30 December 2018
30 December 2017

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IT'S DAY FIVE
Welcome to the Thirteenth year celebrating  The Twelve Days Of Christmas here at Lunch Break; since this celebration is collaborative, i will be updating posts throughout the day

The theme of this year's celebration is "Deck The Halls"

Haiku and images remain the copyright of individual writers

much love
gillena

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come inside it's cold...
we'll tip a mug of eggnog
while carols resound
--Pat Geyer


dull quiet streets - -
delight of ornate Christmas tree
at the library
--gillena cox

a quiet day

shifting thoughts of the new year

and Christmas' past

--Adelaide

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REVISIT
29 December 2019
29 December 2018
29 December 2017

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IT'S DAY FOUR
Welcome to the Thirteenth year celebrating  The Twelve Days Of Christmas here at Lunch Break; since this celebration is collaborative, i will be updating posts throughout the day

The theme of this year's celebration is "Deck The Halls"

Haiku and images remain the copyright of individual writers

much love
gillena

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gift for new born king.
needs not a baby rattle
to shake the whole world
--Janice Garey

awaiting thumb tack -
a Christmas wreath affixed now
in season jolly
--gillena cox

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REVISIT
28 December 2019
28 December 2018
28 December 2017

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IT'S DAY THREE
Welcome to the Thirteenth year celebrating  The Twelve Days Of Christmas here at Lunch Break; since this celebration is collaborative, i will be updating posts throughout the day

The theme of this year's celebration is "Deck The Halls"

Haiku and images remain the copyright of individual writers

much love
gillena

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even in the cold...
carolers at the door don
festive attire
--Pat Geyer

a butterfly sparkles -
on the cashier's mask
Seasons Greetings
--gillena cox

unlit candles

new batteries

renew the spirit

--Adelaide

It's also Sunday V of the series '100 ways to haiku a mask '

REVISIT
IV III II I

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REVISIT
27 December 2019
27 December 2018
27 December 2017

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when i deck the halls
i see why 'tis the season
we must be jolly
--Pat Geyer

blinking Christmas lights -
toy dinosaur lights up too
for his human boy
--gillena cox

The original Christmas carols were about the birth of Jesus. It wasn't until much, much later that Santa Claus entered the equation. The first Christmas song to mention Santa Claus was Benjamin Hanby's “Up on The Housetop.” Written in 1864, Hanby was inspired by Clement Moore's 1823 poem “A Visit from Saint Nicholas.”

IT'S DAY TWO
Welcome to the Thirteenth year celebrating  The Twelve Days Of Christmas here at Lunch Break; since this celebration is collaborative, i will be updating posts throughout the day

The theme of this year's celebration is "Deck The Halls"

Haiku and images remain the copyright of individual writers

much love
gillena

REVISIT
26 December 2019
26 December 2018
26 December 2017

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firecrackers
decorating the silence -
just after midnight
--gillena cox

under mistletoe
the 'ever so grown up' girl
kisses her dolly
--Brendon Kent,UK

bright holly berries
decked as holiday decor...
boughs of red and green
--Pat Geyer, USA

Christmas behind masks
shout Merry and wave afar
the love lives on
--Adelaide

IT'S DAY ONE
Welcome to the Thirteenth year celebrating  The Twelve Days Of Christmas here at Lunch Break; since this celebration is collaborative, i will be updating posts throughout the day

The theme of this year's celebration is "Deck The Halls"

Haiku and images remain the copyright of individual writers

MERRY CHRISTMAS
Much love
gillena

also linking to 

WEEK 43 YEAR 10

REVISIT
25 December 2019
25 December 2018
25 December 2017

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 in the ads -

Santa's confusion about

wearing a mask

© gillena cox 2020

 Sunday IV of the series '100 ways to haiku a mask '

Humble bow to Stevens Wallace - Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird 

Tell me about your Sunday email me OR post a COMMENT 

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Today is the Fourth Sunday of Advent

Marana tha! Come, Lord Jesus!
Rev. 22: 20

What's there to smile about today? Thank God for the grace of poetry. 

SUNDAY SMILES 

[GIFfrom Google]

ENJOY THE MUSIC:O Come, O Come Emmanuel - Cello Duet

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BLOG HOPPING TODAY WITH

Poets and Storytellers United

Writers’ Pantry #51: Year's End

AND

Sunday Muse #139

what a curve ball

this covid 19 spins

dreams asunder

so much alone time

the mask of distance removed

her quiet sighs

life lingers not

for so many have left like

a puff of smoke

© gillena cox 2020

REVISIT
Fourth Sunday of Advent 2019
Fourth Sunday of Advent 2011
Fourth Sunday of Advent 2016
Fourth Sunday of Advent 2014

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GIFT A  CHILD ONE OF MY BOOKS FOR CHRISTMAS

available at online bookstores

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Do you have a mask poem you would like to share this Sunday Link up

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blinking lights -

the stilLness of baubles

on my Christmas tree

© gillena cox 2020

ENJOY THE MUSIC:


REVISIT
post to PPF 42/9
post to PPF 42/8
post to PPF 41/7

BLOG HOPPING TODAY WITH

WEEK 42 YEAR 10

AND

A weekly unfurling of tiny jubilant love

MUSEUM MODE

 poster paints : Deck The Halls

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still echoing

through pandemic days

ho ho ho

© gillena cox 2020

Charcoal: Ole St Nick

My Christmas tree

BLOG HOPPING TODAY WITH

Rain's Thursday Art Date -A Portrait 

 

REVISIT
17 December 2017
17 December 2016
17 December 2013

ENJOY THE MUSIC: Jackson 5 - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

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dance of flames

over advent candles lit

pink candle tallest

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dance of flames

yet down in my bones i feel

this need to sigh

over advent candles lit

a tiny bit of smokes wisps it way

up up away

pink candle tallest

rose candle of joy third week

season of Advent

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dance of flames

under  silent ceiling fan

what the breeze wishes

yet down in my bones i feel

there is this sturdy 

marrow of hope

this need to sigh

in pandemic darkness

is overwhelming

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over Advent candles lit

a strain  of a hymn 

about candles

a tiny bit of smoke wisps it way

a tell tale sign of

some things unnoticed

up up away

praises of the faithful 

through the solid roof

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pink candle tallest

this marker will be surpassed

peace cometh

rose candle of joy third week

gaudete repeats

in hymns and  praises

season of Advent

dressing majesty in robes

of our longing

© gillena cox 2020

BLOG HOPPING TODAY WITH

Candles 

AND

Poets and Storytellers United

Weekly Scribblings #50: Down In My Bones

REVISIT
16 December 2018
16 December 2013
16 December 2010

ENJOY THE MUSIC: Jingle Bones

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those lockdown days -

walking the lonely street masked

to  a grocery store

© gillena cox 2020

 Sunday III of the new series '100 ways to haiku a mask '

Humble bow to Stevens Wallace - Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird 

Tell me about your Sunday email me OR post a COMMENT 

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Today is the Third Sunday of Advent: Gaudete Sunday

Marana tha! Come, Lord Jesus!
Rev. 22: 20

What's there to smile about today? Thank God for the grace of poetry. 

SUNDAY SMILES 

[smile from Google]


ENJOY THE MUSIC:O Come, O Come Emmanuel - Traditional Choir

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BLOG HOPPING TODAY WITH

Poets and Storytellers United

Writers’ Pantry #50: How Do You Take Your Notes?

AND

Sunday Muse #138

always her eyes look

while in a car or  the bus

to  clouds assembled

the opened windows

allowing a dreamer to

shape her  fantasy

© gillena cox 2020

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REVISIT
Third Sunday of Advent 2019
Third Sunday of Advent 2018
Third Sunday of Advent 2016
Third Sunday of Advent 2010

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GIFT A  CHILD ONE OF MY BOOKS FOR CHRISTMAS

available at online bookstores

[image from google dot com]

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of Christmas carols -

purity in gift giving

a boy and a drum

© gillena cox 2020

MUSEUM MODE

Poster Paints - Little Drummer Boy

Some Red Ixoras from my garden

[Me  - August 1979 at Madame Tussad's Wax Museum London;  standing next to a wax of Picasso]

ENJOY THE MUSIC: Jackson 5 - The Little Drummer Boy


REVISIT
post to PPF 41/9
post to PPF 41/8
post to PPF 41/7

BLOG HOPPING TODAY WITH

WEEK 41 YEAR 10

AND

A weekly unfurling of tiny jubilant love

AND

Rain's Thursday Art Date - Cubism 

 

AND

 Three Muses UMBRELLA