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Sunday, August 01, 2021

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now the car seats four -

remember to wear your mask 

no kissing yet

© gillena cox 2021


REVISIT

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

Today is Emancipation Day, a public holiday here in T&T
(However. We are still in Lockdown and observing curfew hours of 9 to 5)
Tell me about your Sunday email me OR post a COMMENT 

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 Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth. [Psalm 124:8]

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

SUNDAY SMILES


image from pinterest

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BLOG HOPPING TODAY WITH
AND

we plant cassava -
our roots however go 
deep to Africa
© gillena cox 2021

#Cassava is a root vegetable. It is the underground part of the cassava shrub, which has the Latin name Manihot esculenta. Cassava was a staple of the First Peoples of the island of Trinidad. READ MORE HERE



ENJOY THE MUSIC
: Ella Andall - Rhythm of A People

37 comments:

  1. a senryu for these times.
    i think we called cassava 'tapioca' over here. the leaves made for great stir-frying. :)

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    1. Happy you dropped by Cheong Lee san

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  2. Great senryu Gillena! Happy Sunday to you.

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    1. Thanks for dropping by Helen

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  3. Love this mix of poems--a tentative future and the strong roots that support it.

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    1. Thank you for your appreciation Chrissa

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  4. Ohhh just way too cute.

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  5. The cassava -- like all our roots -- back to Africa -- for sure!!!

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    1. Thank you for your appreciation qbit

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  6. A beautiful poem Gillena. I love that it is about the rooted plant cassava and the history it holds.

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  7. No kissing outside the home here either. Well, there are very irresponsible people who refuse to mask, but... the rest stay and keep others safe. Our restrictions for outdoors have been relaxed, but I suspect they'll be back soon--the Delta variant of COVID keeps on being spread, mostly by the unvaccinated.

    The last haiku is making me crave cassava bread. So I shall have some with my afternoon coffee.

    Happy Sunday, Gillena.

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  8. Stay Safe. Thanks for dropping by Magaly

    Much❤love

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  9. Interesting senryu and origin story on the cassava, Gillena. Happy Sunday!

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  10. Thank you for your appreciation Jade

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  11. I love the haiku about Africa. Wonderful.

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    1. Thank you for your appreciation Sherry

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  12. What powerful truth you speak of roots. Beautiful

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  13. Such a lovely haiku, Gillena.

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  14. I think not wearing a mask when told is disobeying the Golden Rule. I purposely coughed on a woman once at the grocery story who, unmasked, tried to dart down in front of me to grab a bag of carrots. She left in a hurry without her carrots.
    I would treat kissing as eating or drinking, remove mask, kiss, and put it back on.
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  15. How beautiful it was to picture your words as I read them Gillena.

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  16. I'm back, I posted here another poem from earlier on.
    Those little cars with no back seat or a rumble seat are a pain if you have three or more.
    Haha, :) nice write, cute car.
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  17. It's been a long time between kisses and hugs with our friends!

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  18. Happy you dropped by Rosemary

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  19. It seems that masks will be with us for a long, long time.

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    1. Indeed. Thanks for dropping by Maggie

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  20. Beautiful writing, Gillena! Love the haiku.

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  21. Glad I stocked up on masks!

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  22. Thanks for your appreciation Sara

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  23. Lovely lines,Gillena.

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