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[Ink and Brush on white drawing paper, my paper always appear grey though its white,  photo done with my cellphone]

Green Orange and Black

a bright moon shines -

 douens heel towards the kapok

there to dance

© gillena cox 2020

NOTE

Douens in Trinidad and Tobago folklore, are the souls of children who have died before  they were baptised. These souls have feet turned backward. And are known to gather and dance beneath The Silk Cotton (Kapok) trees 

Its Day 30 of 100 days of Christmas here in T&T at FM Sweet 100 radio station

ENJOY THE MUSIC: Parang in Lopinot; Trinidad



REVISIT
22October 2017
22October 2015
22October 2013

Rain's Garden

Thursday Art Date: Urban Legends 

and

ORANGE BLACK AND GREEN

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photo 'The Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl' from glwildlife

who 'oo who 'oo whoo
who will go from the village
to ancestors meet

if you know then why
why do you ask Jumbie bird
why your mocking hoot

to awaken dread
in the throes of purple skies
is that why you ask

your echoes follow
golden rings in charcoal night
forest stalkers sleep

yet your eyes alight
piercing the seams of dreamers
stitched to folklore's sight
--gillena cox


I am blog hopping today at
Poetry Jam the prompt is 'OWL'

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river stones
caressed by flowing water
pale moon shines
--Becca Givens

bare feet turned backward douens
dance under the silk cotton tree
--gillena cox

Linking today to Carpe Diem Tan Renga: “River Stones” AND Sunday Scribblings: “Fable”

revisit "river 2010"

51 DAYS TO CHRISTMAS