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his large hands grab

a portion of pigeon peas -

shoppers wear the mask

© gillena cox 2022

HAIKU NOTES

Sekki(Major Season): Dry Season - January to June

Kō: (Carnival Time)

Seasonal vegetable: Pigeon Peas

Seasonal activity: soca music new releases. Carnival Band launches. Costume making.

Preview of coming attractions for the next kō: Ash Wednesday and The liturgical season of Lent; fasting and penitence

 Bio:

 gillena cox... writer. Story teller...retired library assistant... Mother... Grandmother... Carnival enthusiast ( last year i played mas 1984 in Peter Minshall 's band - Callaloo)

ME 1983 in the band The River

ZURI my granddaughter 2017 Carnival at school

BLOG HOPPING TODAY WITH

dVerse — Poetics — One of Seventy-Two Seasons 

Lisa introduces  us to Japanese micro seasons at  Japanese concept of kō. They are normally a part of a major season and should have some significance, with their own food (or fish) and specific matters happening in nature.Our challenge,  to create our own major season and then a micro-season, or kō within it using the format above.  Create one based on the season you find yourself in. If possible include images, artwork, drawings, photos, etc. from your community to help bring it into three dimensions.ORCreate a major and minor one within it based on a season you wish you were in. Likewise, try to find images that bring your “wishful season” into focus.  This season may also be fictional.

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REVISIT1February 2021

1 February 2018

1 February 2016

ENJOY THE MUSIC

Akemashite Omedetuo Gozaimasu

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a gentle breeze
ruffling the palm fronds
midday sunshine
© gillena cox 2020

Blog hopping today with

Paint Part Friday
Week 47 Year 9



The Three Muses Challenge
HAPPLINESS IS ....



Rain's Garden
Thursday Art Date: Chinese New Year; and Paint Party Friday!


REVISIT
24 January 2019
POST TO PPP 47/7
POST TO PPP 47/6


It's Carnival Season here in T&T
ENJOY THE MUSIC



CARNIVAL PAST

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Have a banana as the Chinese new year of the red monkey approaches (Feb 8) and we delve into our good and positive monkey selves.

The Chinese name of 2016 in the Chinese Horoscope calendar is Male Fire Monkey. Chinese apply Five Elements (Metal, Water, Wood, Fire and Earth) into the Chinese calendar. Male Fire is in the Fire group. The color of Fire is connected to Red. Monkey is the calendar character corresponding to Monkey. Therefore, 2016 is the Red Fire Monkey year. Monkey is a smart, naughty, wily and vigilant animal. If you want to have good return for your money investment, then you need to outsmart the Monkey. The Monkey is lively, likable and witty.

Meanwhile, here in T&T its Carnival Sunday. Monday and Tuesday are the days for adult masquerade bands through the streets. Wishes for a Happy and Safe Carnival 2016

days of carnival -
revelers peel to barely
shimmer and beads

carnival revels -
the appeal of sunshine
as masqueraders whine

the masquerade
throngs streets of eager watchers
young and old
© gillena cox 2016


Revisit
Dancing feet 2010
Carnival Sunday 2015
Sunday Savvy #71
Sunday Lime 1


Sunday Smiles



Sundays are always special here at Lunch Break. Today is #71 in the series Sunday Lime How is your Sunday going email me post a COMMENT or leave a link to your blog at the linky below



Blog hopping today at
Poetry Pantry 288


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will link also to

a hint of yellows...

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Super Bowl champs!