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Saturday, January 06, 2024

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The word of today is EPIPHANY yes folks; Christmas is now past.

waning season -

in the silence of pre dawn

thoughts of three magi

You can still buy a copy of my book at Amazon. Gift a copy to a child. All my books are lovely gifts: birthdays or casual days.

Happy New Year 2024

FESTIVAL ENDED

May your home be filled with joy. Your heart be at peace and your life full of laughter.

The 16th Celebration of The Twelve Days of Christmas here at Lunch Break: a haiku Christmas festival, with the sharing of simultaneous posting from the 9th year of Gifts of Haiku for Baby Jesus event from facebook; where "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" is the carol of inspiration ended yesterday.

THANKS FOR ALL CONTRIBUTIONS

Adelaide B Shaw; USA

Adjei Agyei-Baah; Ghana (posthumus)

Gillena Cox; Trinidad

Keith Simmonds; France

Rick Daddario; US

Susan Delphine Delaney; US

Susan Furst; US

LINK to the event's flipbook HERE

Thursday, January 04, 2024

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digitalart ©gillenacox composed@picsart

Happy New Year 2024

May your home be filled with joy. Your heart be at peace and your life full of laughter.

Welcome to the 16th Celebration of The Twelve Days of Christmas here at Lunch Break: a haiku Christmas festival.

With the sharing of simultaneous posting from the 9th year of Gifts of Haiku for Baby Jesus event from facebook; where "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" is the carol of inspiration

You can share a haiku, video, or pictures here at comments. You can share a post at the linky.,

DAY ELEVEN

tree lights blinking -

the season wanes with a gift

ever present

stale Christmas cookies

birds and squirrels

getting fat

©Adelaide Shaw USA

jingle bell band . . .

all the little church bells ringing

this post will be edited throughout the day to include coments and haiku from the facebook event

Tuesday, January 02, 2024

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digitalart ©gillenacox composed@picsart

Happy New Year 2024

May your home be filled with joy. Your heart be at peace and your life full of laughter.

Welcome to the 16th Celebration of The Twelve Days of Christmas here at Lunch Break: a haiku Christmas festival.

With the sharing of simultaneous posting from the 9th year of Gifts of Haiku for Baby Jesus event from facebook; where "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" is the carol of inspiration

You can share a haiku, video, or pictures here at comments. You can share a post at the linky.,

DAY NINE

a new year -

stuck to the wall

a new calendar

gifts to return

grandma forgets

how quickly kids grow

©Adelaide Shaw USA

peace on earth

all the stuffed animals

taking a nap

this post will be edited throughout the day to include coments and haiku from the facebook event

Monday, January 01, 2024

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digitalart ©gillenacox composed@picsart

Happy New Year 2024

May your home be filled with joy. Your heart be at peace and your life full of laughter.

Welcome to the 16th Celebration of The Twelve Days of Christmas here at Lunch Break: a haiku Christmas festival.

With the sharing of simultaneous posting from the 9th year of Gifts of Haiku for Baby Jesus event from facebook; where "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" is the carol of inspiration

You can share a haiku, video, or pictures here at comments. You can share a post at the linky.,

DAY EIGHT

neighbourhood music

day one twenty twenty four -

i awake gladly

sun, clouds, rain, snow

the new year begins

with unsettling news

©Adelaide Shaw USA

looking up a twinkle in the sky

this post will be edited throughout the day to include coments and haiku from the facebook event

Sunday, December 31, 2023

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#digitalart ©gillenacox composed@picsart

Merry Christmas

May your home be filled with joy. Your heart be at peace and your life full of laughter.

Welcome to the 16th Celebration of The Twelve Days of Christmas here at Lunch Break: a haiku Christmas festival.

With the sharing of simultaneous posting from the 9th year of Gifts of Haiku for Baby Jesus event from facebook; where "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" is the carol of inspiration

You can share a haiku, video, or pictures here at comments. You can share a post at the linky.,

DAY SEVEN

old year's day memory -

scent of blackeyed peas and rice

would fill my kitchen

end of the year

starting a new list

of old resolutions

New Year's Eve

the baby Jesus found

in a fortune cookie

this post will be edited throughout the day to include coments and haiku from the facebook event

Saturday, December 30, 2023

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#digitalart ©gillenacox composed@picsart

Merry Christmas

May your home be filled with joy. Your heart be at peace and your life full of laughter.

Welcome to the 16th Celebration of The Twelve Days of Christmas here at Lunch Break: a haiku Christmas festival.

With the sharing of simultaneous posting from the 9th year of Gifts of Haiku for Baby Jesus event from facebook; where "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" is the carol of inspiration

You can share a haiku, video, or pictures here at comments. You can share a post at the linky.,

DAY SIX

in Christmas sunshine

the kiskadee on the wall -

lingering a while

watering the tree

keeping alive the spirit

of Christmas

©Adelaide Shaw USA

Christmas journey

a skein of geese

unravel the sky

this post will be edited throughout the day to include coments and haiku from the facebook event

Friday, December 29, 2023

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#digitalart ©gillenacox composed@picsart

Merry Christmas

May your home be filled with joy. Your heart be at peace and your life full of laughter.

Welcome to the 16th Celebration of The Twelve Days of Christmas here at Lunch Break: a haiku Christmas festival.

With the sharing of simultaneous posting from the 9th year of Gifts of Haiku for Baby Jesus event from facebook; where "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" is the carol of inspiration

You can share a haiku, video, or pictures here at comments. You can share a post at the linky.,

DAY FIVE

sadly tapping

news of my friend's passing -

Adjei Agyei-Baah

It was a great shock to us at facebook yesterday, to her of the death of our haiku friend, Ghanian Adjei Agyei-Baah who had been writing towards his doctorate in New Zealand. He passed away suddenly. RIP dear Adjei

[I am very fond of this contemplatve ku. This is from Adjei,s book 'Afriku: Haiku and Senryu from Ghana with a foreword by Hidenori Hiruta published in 2016 by RedMoon Press. I rceived the book in 2017 via snail mail; when we did a book swap]

morning dew -

perhaps heaven weeps

for mankind

Good Friday

the weight of the world

on His shoulders

the birth of Christ

the death of a friend

the upside-down world

©Adelaide Shaw USA

this post will be edited throughout the day to include coments and haiku from the facebook event

Thursday, December 28, 2023

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#digitalart ©gillenacox composed@picsart

Merry Christmas

May your home be filled with joy. Your heart be at peace and your life full of laughter.

Welcome to the 16th Celebration of The Twelve Days of Christmas here at Lunch Break: a haiku Christmas festival.

With the sharing of simultaneous posting from the 9th year of Gifts of Haiku for Baby Jesus event from facebook; where "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" is the carol of inspiration

You can share a haiku, video, or pictures here at comments. You can share a post at the linky.,

DAY FOUR

coming my way

the many good wishes -

spirit of Christmas

foggy night

outdoor Christmas lights

twinkle me

©Adelaide Shaw USA

midnight mass---

the string of Christmas lights

on the highway

this post will be edited throughout the day to include coments and haiku from the facebook event

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#digitalart ©gillenacox composed@picsart

Merry Christmas

May your home be filled with joy. Your heart be at peace and your life full of laughter.

Welcome to the 16th Celebration of The Twelve Days of Christmas here at Lunch Break: a haiku Christmas festival.

With the sharing of simultaneous posting from the 9th year of Gifts of Haiku for Baby Jesus event from facebook; where "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" is the carol of inspiration

You can share a haiku, video, or pictures here at comments. You can share a post at the linky.,

DAY FOUR

coming my way

the many good wishes -

spirit of Christmas

this post will be edited throughout the day to include coments and haiku from the facebook event

Tuesday, December 26, 2023

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#digitalart ©gillenacox composed@picsart

Merry Christmas

May your home be filled with joy. Your heart be at peace and your life full of laughter.

Welcome to the 16th Celebration of The Twelve Days of Christmas here at Lunch Break: a haiku Christmas festival.

With the sharing of simultaneous posting from the 9th year of Gifts of Haiku for Baby Jesus event from facebook; where "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" is the carol of inspiration

You can share a haiku, video, or pictures here at comments. You can share a post at the linky.,

DAY TWO

Christmas day ended

God's love continues shinning.-

the morning star

gillena cox; St James Trinidad

Christmas cookies

a nibble now, nibble later

and not just the mice

©Adelaide Shaw USA

shepherd's field

the sky full

of angelsong

©Susan Furst USA

this post will be edited throughout the day to include coments and haiku from the facebook event

Monday, December 25, 2023

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#digitalart ©gillenacox composed@picsart

Merry Christmas

May your home be filled with joy. Your heart be at peace and your life full of laughter.

Welcome to the 16th Celebration of The Twelve Days of Christmas here at Lunch Break: a haiku Christmas festival.

With the sharing of simultaneous posting from the 9th year of Gifts of Haiku for Baby Jesus event from facebook; where "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" is the carol of inspiration

You can share a haiku, video, or pictures here at comments. You can share a post at the linky.,

DAY ONE

stroke of midnight -

at last this Christmas night of

which joy is sung

gillena cox; St James Trinidad

Christmas morning -

a baby kiskadee bird

in my garden

i wasn't quick enought to take a photo. Here's a photo from the internet. At first i thought it was a hummingbird.

gillena cox; St James Trinidad

cloudless midnight

carolers offer an ancient song

of new life

Let us go forth, every day, pregnant with Jesus

Midnight---

Peace is born

in a stable

snow on Christmas

long ago memories

before climate change

this post will be edited throughout the day to include coments and haiku from the facebook event

Saturday, December 26, 2020

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when i deck the halls
i see why 'tis the season
we must be jolly
--Pat Geyer

blinking Christmas lights -
toy dinosaur lights up too
for his human boy
--gillena cox

The original Christmas carols were about the birth of Jesus. It wasn't until much, much later that Santa Claus entered the equation. The first Christmas song to mention Santa Claus was Benjamin Hanby's “Up on The Housetop.” Written in 1864, Hanby was inspired by Clement Moore's 1823 poem “A Visit from Saint Nicholas.”

IT'S DAY TWO
Welcome to the Thirteenth year celebrating The Twelve Days Of Christmas here at Lunch Break; since this celebration is collaborative, i will be updating posts throughout the day

The theme of this year's celebration is "Deck The Halls"

Haiku and images remain the copyright of individual writers

much love
gillena

REVISIT
26 December 2019
26 December 2018
26 December 2017

Friday, December 25, 2020

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firecrackers
decorating the silence -
just after midnight
--gillena cox

under mistletoe
the 'ever so grown up' girl
kisses her dolly
--Brendon Kent,UK

bright holly berries
decked as holiday decor...
boughs of red and green
--Pat Geyer, USA

Christmas behind masks
shout Merry and wave afar
the love lives on
--Adelaide

IT'S DAY ONE
Welcome to the Thirteenth year celebrating The Twelve Days Of Christmas here at Lunch Break; since this celebration is collaborative, i will be updating posts throughout the day

The theme of this year's celebration is "Deck The Halls"

Haiku and images remain the copyright of individual writers

MERRY CHRISTMAS
Much love
gillena

also linking to

WEEK 43 YEAR 10

REVISIT
25 December 2019
25 December 2018
25 December 2017

Saturday, January 05, 2019

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swaddled with pure love
Jesus in our hearts
eternal joy
© Janice Garey

DAY TWELVE, of the ELEVENTH celebration of, the 12 Days of Christmas, here at Lunch Break, with 'Mary Did You Know' as our carol of choice.

All poems remain the copyright of individual writers

Healer of mankind
No hurt is too big for you
Praise you Greatest One!
© Chelle Angelini

the gifts of Magis
they came inspite
of Herod
© Willie Bongcaron

Call me disciple.
Teach me to hear in all tongues.
Make good use of me.
© Susan Chast

dark church
the crib and the cross
in candle's light
© Marta Majorka Chocilowska

family of peace
Mary's gentle kisses
to her baby boy
© gillena cox

shepherds
adoring baby Jesus
this warmth
© Mary Davila

glowing for world
Nativity scene
under dark lamppost
© Mamta Duseja

students of her son
she knows not all are faithful...
a kiss was the sign
© Pat Geyer

convent memory
a teacher collecting coins
for baby Jesus
© Mohammed Azim Khan

sands of time
a countdown begun
the babes hour glass
© Linda Lee L

cross to bear—
searching baby Jesus' eyes
does Mary know?
© Michael Lester

a child hidden
in a barn lit by a star...
to become the King of Universe
© Tomislav Maretic

turtle doves
the baby starts
to babble
© Stella Pierides

night's coming
in his mother's arms
baby's laughter
© Nicole Pottier

At long last the hour has arrived
Jesus forever in heart
farewell
© Sanaa Rizvi

completely out
in the open country
Jesus' first crib
© Ernesto Santiago

Our sins
Asking Jesus blood
About peace
© Otteri Selvakumar

market full
of Yule logs ... my home
of eternal silence
© Sasa Vazic

Thanks for making this ELEVENTH celebration a success
Credits to: Marilyn Ashbaugh, USA. Michelle Angelini, USA. Shanna Baldwin, Hawaii. Willie Bongcaron, Philippines. Ralf Bröker, Germany. Bidur Prasad Chaulagain, Nepal. Susan Chast, USA. Marta Majorka Chocilowska, Poland. MaryDavila, USA. Susan Delphine Delany, USA. Mamta Duseja, India. Pat Geyer, USA. Nina Grace, USA. Deborah San Gee, USA. Janice Garey, USA. Mohammad Azim Khan, USA. Patty Hardin, USA. Vibeke Laier, Denmark. Linda Lee L, USA. Michael H. Lester, USA. Tomislav Maretic, Croatia. Stella Pierides, Germany. Nicole Pottier, France. Bryan Rickert, USA. Sanaa Rizvi, Pakistan. Alexis Rotella, USA. Sumana Roy, India. Ernesto Santiago, Greece. Otteri Selvakumar, India. Saji M Saji, India. Adelaide Shaw, USA. Sasa Vazic, Croatia.

MUCH LOVE
gillena cox, Trinidad and Tobago.
[Founder/Coodinator The Twelve Days Of Christmas at Lunch Break]

Note
To view previous years' celebrations, click on December and January from the side menu

[image from Bing dot com]

Friday, January 04, 2019

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handful of cherries -
the ladder no longer stands
under the tree
© gillena cox

DAY ELEVEN, of the ELEVENTH celebration of, the 12 Days of Christmas, here at Lunch Break, with 'Mary Did You Know' as our carol of choice.

All poems remain the copyright of individual writers

in a manger...
there came
the Three Wise Men
© Willie Bongcaron

into mystery,
wonder and pain. Loving you,
we learn how to love.
© Susan Chast

Midnight Mass
a new believer falls
to his knees
© Marta Majorka Chocilowska

a new covenant
born in a lowly manger
His light reveals the Way
© Janice Garey

Mary and her baby
Gods promise
And gift to all
© Linda Lee L

baby Jesus—
His first words written
by the gospel
© Michael H. Lester

so cold outside
people and animals gather
around the newborn
© Nicole Pottier

Pristine as a red, red rose
guides me on path to righteousness
Jesus
© Sanaa Rizvi
·

early spring
the additional sunlight - I enjoy
what Christ brings
© Ernesto Santiago

THANKS FOR PARTICIPATING - DAY ELEVEN
MUCH LOVE
gillena

[image from Bing dot com]

Note
To view previous years' celebrations, click on December and January from the side menu

Wednesday, January 02, 2019

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a good book
holds the Living Word
but much more could be written
© Janice Garey

IT'S DAY NINE, of the ELEVENTH celebration of, the 12 Days of Christmas, here at Lunch Break, with 'Mary Did You Know' as our carol of choice.

All poems remain the copyright of individual writers

Christ takes care of me
in my confusion and fear
So much for a babe!
© Michelle Angelini

on New Years day
in a light sudden drizzle -
heaven's presence

this urge to raise my hand
in spontaneous thanksgiving
© gillena cox

I would hold your lamb
Dew and fur comforting me
Revels, mysteries
© Deborah San Gee

fruit of the Spirit...
she knows these all are needed
to live a good life
© Pat Geyer

Mary bathes
baby Jesus by the river—
moonlight
© Michael H. Lester

I wake, unhesitant
as cherry blossoms sway in wind
Jesus’ path.
© Sanaa Rizvi

THANKS FOR PARTICIPATING - DAY NINE
MUCH LOVE
gillena

[image from Bing dot com]

Note
To view previous years' celebrations, click on December and January from the side menu

Tuesday, January 01, 2019

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HAPPY NEW YEAR,
Buon anno, saehae bog manh-i bad-euseyo, Barka da sabuwar shekara, Godt Nytt År, Manigong Bagong Taon, Szczesliwego Nowego Roku, ¡Feliz Año Nuevo, Gott nytt år, Nav varsh ki shubhkamnaye, Sal-e no mobarak, Eftychisméno to néo étos, Gleðilegt nýtt ár, S novym godom, feliz Ano Novo, heri ya mwaka mpya, Selamat Tahun Baru, Boldog Új Évet, Shanah tovah, Hau'oli Makahiki Hou, Ein glückliches neues Jahr, Ia manuia le Tausaga Fou, Bonne année, Hyvää uutta vuotta, Akemashite omedetō, Gelukkig nieuwjaar, Sťastný nový rok, Un An Nou Fericit, Godt NytÅr, San Nin Fai Lok, Xīn Nián Kuài Lè, Sanah jadidah saeidah, Gelukkige Nuwe Jaar, Jabulela unyaka omusha,

DAY EIGHT, of the ELEVENTH celebration of, the 12 Days of Christmas, here at Lunch Break, with 'Mary Did You Know' as our carol of choice.

All poems remain the copyright of individual writers

His love; His life
This Savior is not just mine
But for all Mankind
© Chelle Angelini

babe in a manger
a sign of life's renewing
new beginnings
© gillena cox

A new age beckons
over warm sand and cold ground.
We follow the star.
© Susan Chast

Mary did you know
Jesus left heavenly home
to join us on earth?
© Janice Garey

eight blessings counted...
He knows just as, soon, she knows
all saved with great joy
© Pat Geyer

night settles
into a clear sky...
winter stars
© Dennis Gobou

away in the manger
a savior child
born as foretold
© Linda Lee L

Mary sings
a lullaby to baby Jesus—
shooting star
© Michael H. Lester

Perhaps there is power
in Jesus’ blood
for my sins have washed away
© Sanaa Rizvi

nobody knew
where I was born
sunrise
© Ernesto Santiago

call for god
about the world
child jesus cry
© Otteri Selvakumar

THANKS FOR PARTICIPATING - DAY EIGHT
MUCH LOVE
gillena

Note
To view previous years' celebrations, click on December and January from the side menu

Monday, December 31, 2018

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DAY SEVEN, of the ELEVENTH celebration of, the 12 Days of Christmas, here at Lunch Break, with 'Mary Did You Know' as our carol of choice.

All poems remain the copyright of individual writers

Mary sings a song
Babe feeds at her breast
Does He know the words?
© Chelle Angelini

in Bethlehem
with the donkey and sheeps
The Child Redeemer
© Willie Bongcaron

nativity scene -
ox and ass and shepherd boys
and the Lamb of God
© gillena cox

This year ends. Tonight
we usher in a new year
with you as blessing
© Susan Chast

from afar
kings brought gifts
to King of kings
© Janice Garey

birth in a manger...
she knows it's time to lay down
'fore tomorrow comes
© Pat Geyer

a long journey...
tired yet Mary labors
birthing Emmanuel
© Linda Lee L

an angel
anoints the virgin Mary—
mother of the son
© Michael H. Lester

A child known to save
the world, is asleep
in the town of Bethlehem.
© Sanaa Rizvi
·

the savior is born -
in the depths of winter
a verdant future?
© Ernesto Santiago

Child Jesus
Smiles with sleep
Sky stars twinkling
© Otteri Selvakumar

THANKS FOR PARTICIPATING - DAY SEVEN
MUCH LOVE
gillena

Nativity image from Bing dot com [ photo by gillena cox 2018]

Note
To view previous years' celebrations, click on December and January from the side menu

Sunday, December 30, 2018

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star bright -
in a manger lay he
King of Kings
© gillena cox

DAY SIX, of the ELEVENTH celebration of, the 12 Days of Christmas, here at Lunch Break, with 'Mary Did You Know' as our carol of choice.

All poems remain the copyright of individual writers

Lord, I don't have gifts
for you, will you forgive me?
Yes, always my child.
© Chelle Angelini

animals nesting
listen to cooing
of newborn King
© Janice Garey

five golden rings shine
circling around their heads...
she knows they're angels
© Pat Geyer

hear the angels
and oxen and lambs
heaven birthed in man
© Linda Lee L

baby Jesus—
named by an angel
born to a virgin
© Michael H. Lester

Sun softly shimmers,
sweet sound of lullaby
Mary cradles Jesus.
© Sanaa Rizvi
·

in cloths and bands
the sensation of warmth
Jesus, son of God
© Ernesto Santiago

Church bells
Over time singing
Welcome Jesus
© Otteri Selvakumar

THANKS FOR PARTICIPATING - DAY SIX
MUCH LOVE
gillena

Creche at St Patrick's RC Church, Newtown, Trinidad [ photo by gillena cox 2018]

Sundays are always special here at Lunch Break. Today is #17 of the series SUMI-E SUNDAYS. Tell me about your Sunday
email me post a COMMENT or leave a link to your blog at the linky below

REVISIT
Sunday Standard 17
Sunday Lime 17

To view previous years' celebrations OF The 12 Days of Christmas, click on December and January from the side menu

Saturday, December 29, 2018

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DAY FIVE, of the ELEVENTH celebration of, the 12 Days of Christmas, here at Lunch Break, with 'Mary Did You Know' as our carol of choice.

All poems remain the copyright of individual writers

Messiah Jesus
Lord, Teacher and Rabbi
Many names our God
© Chelle Angelini

Jesus
in a lowly manger
in our hearts
© Willie Bongcaron

Mary held her breath
to feel cows and straw and all
around breathe with him.
© Susan Chast

little hands clap –
the shepherds playing
highland carols
© Marta Majorka Chocilowska

the sick to be healed
and multitudes to be fed -
Mary's boy child sleeps
© gillena cox

Mary's tears of joy
overflowed as she held Him
and pondered His life
© Janice Garey

blackbirds scratch about
near the manger where they slept...
she knows four birds called
© Pat Geyer

adoring her baby
dreams of what he’ll be
her tears...
© Linda Lee L

do you know
you have birthed the savior
mother, Mary?
© Michael H. Lester

prevailing
over all other stars
the chief star
© Ernesto Santiago

THANKS FOR PARTICIPATING - DAY FIVE
MUCH LOVE
gillena

Creche at St Patrick's RC Church, Newtown, Trinidad [ photo by gillena cox 2018]

Note
To view previous years' celebrations, click on December and January from the side menu