early mask wearing days -
how you know is me
i know is you
© gillena cox 2021#At Lines 2 and 3, i used the Trini vernacular.
REVISIT 
ENJOY THE MUSIC: Rum Picou Rum "2018 Parang Soca" (Trinidad)
Sunday Lime 44
Smilee from google
Sunday XLIV of the series '100 ways to haiku a mask
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Praise the Lord, my soul. [ Psalm 146: 8]
What's there to smile about today? Thank God for the grace of poetry
SUNDAY SMILES
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BLOG HOPPING TODAY WITH
no one's at home
waiting for their humans
leaves congregate
resisting windy nudges
resisting curious stares
© gillena cox 2021
Link to Sweetest 100 Days of Christmas in T&T HERE HAPPY SEASON
Oh the uncertainty we had back then. How will I breathe? What about my lipstick? Walking right past each other sometimes, unrecognizable.
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LOL....I remember...I have not worn makeup or lipstick for two years. Fun piece !
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And it turned out that mostly we do know.
ReplyDeleteI like your poem about the leaves, too.
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Your haiku made smile. Because there is no definite knowing nowadays who is behind the mask. :-)
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Each of my family members have masks that strongly represent their personalities, LOL
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I love the idea of leaves congregating. Happy Sunday Gillena!
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yes, initially, on meeting, we are unsure and hesitant to greet. but later, even with the mask on, it becomes like normal. perhaps it's the hair style, the eyewear or the clothes?
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Oh, that last poem tripped something in me--avoiding seeing the past helps to salve the endless gas station present, maybe.
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"Waiting for their humans" ... but only the leaves gather. I like your poem, Gillena.
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So true about masks.......at first I couldnt recognize anyone.....now, I think I will feel like my face is naked if we return to not wearing masks. LOL. Loved your response to the Muse prompt, too.
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oh. well that's just brilliant, very succinct, kind of hammer-on-the-nail-and-just-one-swing-to-drive-it-home kind of brilliant. very well done gillena, really enjoyed this
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"waiting for their humans
ReplyDeleteleaves congregate' - great!
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Love your personification of the leaves Gillena.
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I also like how you picked up (pardon pun) on the yard full of leaves!
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I've gotten really lazy - throw a pair of sunglasses on with the mask - I'm incognito :)
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I always wonder if I will recognize people I've met during the pandemic, if they aren't wearing a mask. ID by eyes and hair (for those who have hair), I guess.
ReplyDeleteI really like the idea of leaves holding their own.
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We are all gone now.
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Most of them have gone
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I liked your mask ditty, I smile a lot, even masked, and somehow even folk who don't know me smile back beneath their masks.
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I like how you characterize the home as a living thing, waiting faithfully for its people.
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Sometimes the mask remains even when we see the face.
ReplyDeleteI never like to see an old neglected house like that. Just think of the stories it could tell but now silenced.
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Interesting thought
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We just went back to the mask indoor here. I am so tired of everyone looking like a criminal.
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Hi Gillena, I love the photo of the old house, so lovely. Thanks for your sweet comment on my blog last week, it was really nice. ♥♥
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Love the leaves waiting for their humans!
ReplyDeleteAt least that mask was colorful.
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I Rembrandt them well - those early mask days.
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I kind of like wearing a mask instead of makeup! LOL
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