Sunday, February 27, 2022

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 kings and queens parade -

masqueraders wear also

the pandemic mask 

© gillena cox 2022



[Image from the internet]
Fans were treated to the first official Carnival events since the Covid 19 pandemic started, here in T&T at safe zones in San Fernando and Port of Spain this year


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 Sunday LXVI of the series '100 ways to haiku a mask 
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Forever i will sing the goodness of the Lord

[Psalm 89] 

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

SUNDAY SMILES




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BLOG HOPPING TODAY WITH

tears roll down cheeks

smudged silence sob

from many humans

singed again by war where words 

could've been better spoken

© gillena cox 2022


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ENJOY THE MUSIC: Sting - Russians (Instrumental Cover)


Friday, February 25, 2022

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Pencil sketch
 

George Harrison MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001)was an English musician, singer-songwriter, and music and film producer who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. [Wikipedia]




Bon Apetit
gillena cox plates

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BLOG HOPPING TODAY WITH

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Friday Writings #15: "After" Another

 

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face masks and vaccines -
 another strife troubles us 
 this war facing Kyiv  
© gillena cox 2022

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Bashô Matsuo(1644 -1694) 

花の雲  鐘は上野か  浅草か

Hana no kumo/ Kane ha Ueno ka Asakusa ka

<English>

A cloudy day during the cherry blossom season.

Whether the sound of bell at Ueno

Or Asakusa.




ENJOY THE MUSIC -
 The Beatles - Help!

Thursday, February 24, 2022

2958


sadness overwhelms

this stillness of windchimes 

oh overcast sky

© gillena cox 2022


Everything can be measured except sorrow and despair  [Quote is from WebPlus.info]



Despair by Edvard Munch



Comfort Food




ENJOY THE MUSIC: Cry Alone - Jurrivh - Piano Instrumental Song



BLOG HOPPING TODAY WITH
Today's Theme is Despair


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Wednesday, February 23, 2022

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Blog hopping today with


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everyday 
holds a song you can hear 
with your heart
© gillena cox 2022

 

My son celebrates his 49th birthday today.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO KHAMA COX


Tuesday, February 22, 2022

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shouts of bingo -
pause for a drink of water
at the church hall
© gillena cox 2022



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BLOG HOPPING TODAY WITH

Sunday, February 20, 2022

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'pan in de sancoche'

all the players wear their mask

2022

© gillena cox 2022


[Image from the internet]
Yesterday's February 19th - the first official Carnival event since the Covid 19 pandemic started, here in T&T



REVISIT 



 Sunday LXV of the series '100 ways to haiku a mask 
Tell me about your Sunday email me OR post a COMMENT 

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Forever i will sing the goodness of the Lord

[Psalm 89] 

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

SUNDAY SMILES




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BLOG HOPPING TODAY WITH

taking for granted

surrounded by sheer absence

a candle glows dim

round midnight here the full moon

lights up an island outage

© gillena cox 2022


  On Wednesday 16th February 2022, Trinidad suffered the setback of an islandwide outage 

 read about the island outage here

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ENJOY THE MUSIC: Thelonious Monk Quartet - 'Round Midnight


Friday, February 18, 2022

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Pencil sketch

Mary I, also called Mary Tudor, byname Bloody Mary, (born February 18, 1516, Greenwich, near London, England—died November 17, 1558, London), the first queen to rule England (1553–58) in her own right

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I am reading

[The White Princess by Philippa Gregory.] 

What are you reading now?

 Trinidad suffered the setback of an   island outage on Wednesday 16th February 2022. It started a little after noon. Tobago was not affected

I was happy to have been reading a book i found very interesting. So i absorbed myself in reading throughout the blackout during the daylight hours.


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Bon Apetit




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BLOG HOPPING TODAY WITH

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Friday Writings #14:Monster Madness


people eaters
a lust for more more more -
the stalking dead
[#i have seen Netflix dramas  with that kind of phenomenon]

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corona virus morphs -
 vaccinated and  masked 
we go out to eat
[i was able to got out to breakfast to celebrate my birthday this year. We have to show id and vaccination cards  when we go out to dine. Last year i couldn't because of the protocol restrictions.  Such places were still under lockdown]
 © gillena cox 2022


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ENJOY THE MUSIC of: Ava Max - Kings & Queens (Lyrics)

Thursday, February 17, 2022

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wheeee

wind against their faces -

fun and excitement

© gillena cox 2022


pencil sketch


 

Yummy cherries straight from the tree


ENJOY THE MUSIC: Baron - Heat Wave

 



BLOG HOPPING TODAY WITH
Today's Theme is Excitement




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Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Sunday, February 13, 2022

2951


going out 

the crinkle of cellophane

a new mask

© gillena cox 2022


REVISIT 



 Sunday LXIV of the series '100 ways to haiku a mask 
Tell me about your Sunday email me OR post a COMMENT 

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Forever i will sing the goodness of the Lord

[Psalm 89] 

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

SUNDAY SMILES




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BLOG HOPPING TODAY WITH

she set to a flame

memories of betrayal

hoping butterflies

delicate of wing and span

will nudge her to a future

© gillena cox 2022



ENJOY THE MUSIC


Friday, February 11, 2022

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Thomas Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was a pioneer in innumerable ways. He invented the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the light bulb; ran a successful business and research laboratory, was a tough (and eccentric) job interviewer, had his last breath collected by pal Henry Ford, and—perhaps most notably—recorded the world's first cat video. We are forever indebted.


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AND TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY
here i am selfie Feb 2022

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YUMMY OR NOT YUMMY
CANTALOUPE
a tad bit overripe don't you think
gillena cox photo


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BLOG HOPPING TODAY WITH

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Friday Writings #13: 13 Words on the 13th

 
forest of bone
a wolf-howl in the distance
tell-tale echo

night rhyme
the tongue a winter storm
speaking poetry

dirt moon chaos
none of these fit the rhythm
of blissful sleep
© gillena cox 2022

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ENJOY THE MUSIC of Xavier Strings