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in my garden

frolic of white butterflies -

sunny morning

© gillena cox 2026

 Blog Hopping Today With

AWWW MONDAYS

        

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MOSIAC MONDAY

Greetings

 

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[Card from Pinterest]

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HAPPENING

August is Steelpan month here in T&T🇹🇹 

You can buy my book A Pan For Christmas

At Amazon.com

View The Book Trailer

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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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Pencil drawn hibiscus first posted HERE

birds songs -

never tired of hearing

this morning call

© gillena cox 2021

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BLOG HOPPING TODAY WITH

Week37 Year11

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Haiku My Heart 

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Friday Writings #4: Pain in ink

her birthday draws near 

the pain of childbirth still

fresh in my mind

a daughter i ever cherish

and wish her God's blessings

© gillena cox 2021

back story

# Sunday is my daughter's birthday. My first child😊 

Buy Pink Crush HERE

Pink Crush is dedicated to my children

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26 November 2016

ENJOY THE MUSIC

Link to Sweetest 100 Days of Christmas in T&T HERE HAPPY SEASON

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[this is my 2017 New Year haiku card, digital artwork. which i had printed and posted by snail mail to a few of my haiku friends. In the post card i place the greeting text at the back of the card.]

the star of your heart -
may you be guided to
peace and prosperity
© gillena cox 2017


Blog hopping today at

Week 44 Year 6

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Carpe Diem
#1119 Miracles


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Prompt Nights
Tomorrow when the sun will rise, who knows what the tide could bring – One Year Celebration

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I have, since 2008, participated in a new year haiku greeting card exchange by snail mail; i have in my collection over 200 cards i have received, i have deceided from this year, to share and hightlight, the first card received for the year. This year the first card i have received photo above is from haiku poet Marylouise Knight...Akemashite Omedetou Gozaimasu - Happy New Year


poinsettias...still blushing
the New Year...young still
--gillena cox





Linking Today To

Share The Joy Thursday


Little Things Thursday

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Defining Haiku here at Lunch Break that's 30 days, November 1st - 30th of haiku features

the kettle whistles
before the bird songs
the round wall clock
--gillena cox

Today's note - nengajo, /new year post card

Many haijin design their own post cards for new year greeting exchanges.
The haiku in today's haiga(illustrated haiku)one of my designs, i have used in new year greeting exchanges

I invite you to share some of your expertise on nengajo with me

Today's tag

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Divali 2011

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Shubh Divali

Meeting and Greeting

mouse clicks...meeting and greeting
through weathers and seasons
--gillena cox