1575

bougainvillea tip
partnered with a butterfly -
they dance on the wind

just dance on the wings of wind
the purity of rhythm

╲\╭┓╱
╭✿ ╯
┗╯\╲

edit universe orbit

╲\╭┓╱
╭✿ ╯
┗╯\╲

nuance of rhythm
sway--ing soul--fully then ripe
a fruit ready drops

blossoms fall to end sequence
flip to scallop further on
© gillena cox




Revisit
evening sun
we danced
she dances



I am bloghopping today at
TheTuesday Platform

expect or expire

1574

Today is already the second Sunday of the New Year; i'm musing today on a bit of whimsy.
I recently re read Alice In Wonderland, delighting still, as an adult, in its absurd characters, language and events; to which a dreams ends with the calling out of the reality of the final characters, reducing them to true nature - just a bunch of cards anyway. My take on the classic - ah; were we to follow our dreams and keep our spunk....?

game on
cards fan out in player's hands
winner and losers
© gillena cox


Revisit
silly gestures
solitaire
Sunday Lime 1




ah; were we to follow our dreams and keep our spunk....?


Sunday Smiles


How is your Sunday going? Today is #20 in the series 'Sunday Lime'. To share with me you can EMAIL me; you can COMMENT; and can also enter a LINK from your blog, at the Linky below



I am blog hopping today at
Carpe Diem #646, Card Games (Karuta)


Recuerda Mi Corazon haiku my heart - 'game on'

1573

bits and pieces of
this and that thrown in with skill -
the to-do list shunned

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╭✿ ╯
┗╯\╲

no aimless flight
a butterfly straddles
the wild grasses
© gillena cox


Revisit
grateful
stirred
potted pine



I say soup, what say you?
I am blog hopping today at
6WS


Carpe Diem #645, Sacred Arrow (Hamayumi or Hama Yumi)

1572

a new year
first visit to the market -
fish wrapped
in old news
© gillena cox



I'm blog hopping today at
Paint Party Friday Week 44, Year 4


Express Your Creativity Week 2


Carpe Diem #644, First Market (Hatsuchi)

1571

a diva's presence -
the poinsettia red drive
swoons every heart there


I am blog hopping today at
Thursday's Challenge "TOYS" (Children's toys, Playing,...)

1570

older bracts furling -
poinsettia still red in
the new year drizzle

❧✿❧

new year unfolds
slowly
poinsettia bracts furl
© gillena cox


I am blog hopping today at
Ruby Tuesdays Too


Carpe Diem Writing Techniques #1, Juxtaposition

1569

welcome new year -
in a grasp of hope your wreath
of seasons hold
[gillena cox]







twelfth night...
we accept
His gifts
[Pat Geyer USA]





Fernando Gallego Epiphany-1480 from google dot com

dawn dissipates
in birdsong-
the newness
of morning light
a treasure
[gillena cox]



HAPPY NEW YEAR; AND THANKS TO ALL WHO CELEBRATED WITH ME HERE AT LUNCH BREAK, THE SEVENTH CELEBRATION, OF "12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS" 2014 -2015; DECEMBER 25TH TO JANUARY 5TH

Adeste Fideles LISTEN Tasha Cobbs - O Come All Ye Faithful (Lyric Video)

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THE TWELFTH DAY - UNWRAPPING THE GIFT OF TRIUMPH
In Britain, the lords a-leaping are assumed to be morris dancers, highly costumed ceremonial folk, who performed between the courses of a Christmas feast. One form of morris dancing included swords... In this dance, twelve men in two teams performed intricate patterns, ending with the swords being braided together to form a Lock or Nut above the Lord of Misrule (during the Twelfth Night Celebration)... "read more here



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I'm blog also hopping today at Monday Mellow Yellows


Carpe Diem #642, Sacred Rope (Shimekazari)


spring has finally come
even the children will understand this -
ritual rope decorations
© Basho (written at the age 28)

.•´✶`*.

Christmas wreath
removed from the front door -
a wreath of straw
© Chèvrefeuille

.•´✶`*.

welcome new year -
in a grasp of hope your wreath
of seasons hold
© gillena cox

1568

a slight drizzle
first Sunday of the new year
poinsettia's joy
[gillena cox]




[haiga by Gheorghe Postelnicu; Romania]




HAPPY NEW YEAR AND WELCOME TO THE SEVENTH CELEBRATION OF "12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS" 2014 -2015; DECEMBER 25TH TO JANUARY 5TH


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How is your Sunday going? Today is #19 in the series 'Sunday Lime' and Day 11 of 12 Days of Christmas celebration


THE ELEVENTH DAY - UNWRAPPING THE GIFT OF DANCE
Along the same lines as the bagpipes previously, dancing was also connected to the music...the dances were known as caroles. During the Middle Ages, the carole was very popular court entertainment. But, prior to this time, dancing was considered a sin of the flesh and was connected with the devil. Since most dances were done in circles, the direction in which one danced also mattered. Slowly, dancing got accepted, but only if done in the correct direction! "read more here


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Carpe Diem #640, First Sun

planting my (walking) stick
in the mud: the rise of
the first sun
© Issa (1763 - 1828)

New Year's morning
the first sun caresses
my naked body
© Chèvrefeuille

a slight drizzle
first Sunday of the new year
poinsettia's joy
© gillena cox

1567

they too
orange curls of confetti -
furl the new year in
[gillena cox]



orange chrysanthemums
in full bloom standing proudly
waving in the wind
(c) Chèvrefeuille




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HAPPY NEW YEAR AND WELCOME TO THE SEVENTH CELEBRATION OF "12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS" 2014 -2015; DECEMBER 25TH TO JANUARY 5TH

THE TENTH DAY - UNWRAPPING THE GIFT MUSIC


Sitting around, watching your sheep was a pretty boring job. So, shepherds often would play their pipes. It is believed that on the night Jesus was born, shepherds were playing. It's also rumored that while Rome burned, Nero wasn't fiddling. Instead, he was playing bagpipes!..."read more here



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Brief heavy windy spell this morning
I am blog hopping today at
6WS


Carpe Diem Time Machine #1, Orange


orange chrysanthemums
in full bloom standing proudly
waving in the wind
(c) Chèvrefeuille

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they too
orange curls of confetti -
furl the new year in
(c) gillena cox

1566

morning emerges -
the new years day interlude
from fire crackers
[gillena cox]





the old oak’s roots -
reach from past to future
recall last year
a fish scale moon follows me
first evening of the new year
[Björn Rudberg/gillena cox - tan renga]





Ninth day of Christmas
All decoratons are stored
The New Year cold
Looking for freezing rain
Thank God for a warm home
[Quentin Clingerman USA]





HAPPY NEW YEAR AND WELCOME TO THE SEVENTH CELEBRATION OF "12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS" 2014 -2015; DECEMBER 25TH TO JANUARY 5TH


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THE NINTH DAY - UNWRAPPING THE GIFT OF HOURS


In the early days of England, they had town watchmen, known as waits, that went around patrolling the streets and calling out the hours of the night..."read more here



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blog hopping today at
Paint Party Friday: Week 43, Year 4


Carpe Diem #67, Björn Rudberg's "the old oak's roots"

the old oak’s roots -
reach from past to future
recall last year
(c) Björn Rudberg

a fish scale moon follows me
first evening of the new year
(c) gillena cox

,•*´¨★

the old oak’s roots -
reach from past to future
recall last year
a fish scale moon follows me
first evening of the new year
[Björn Rudberg/gillena cox - tan renga]

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