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bowl of cherries i picked yesterday



sweetness of a new day
ripe with promise -
i rejoice in the Lord
© gillena cox 2015



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in the morning heat
after the twitterings
ripened cherries

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she climbs a ladder
to pick fruit sun ripened -
this old woman
© gillena cox






Today's inspired art (digital)






Blog hopping today at

Skywatch Friday


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Week 10 Year 5


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Recuerda Mi Corazon haiku my heart - cherry


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i heart macro


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Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge #85, "the ancient woman"


the ancient woman
cherry tree blooms in old age
an event to remember
(Basho)

like a young girl she stands
strong in the wind, the old sakura
(Chèvrefeuille)


she climbs a ladder
to pick fruit sun ripened -
this old woman

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from the cherry tree
fruits roll under the jasmine shrub -
hot day

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hot day -
brown doves coo in the shade
of jasmines

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whites of jasmines
scent eventide -
flickers from fireflies
© gillena cox



sharing today at
Carpe Diem #730 shaded by blossoms


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Carpe Diem On the Trail with Basho Encore (01), a grass pillow



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Carpe DiemSpecial #147 - "Those Fireflies" by Yosa Buson

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well fed a bee
goes about its business
candle bush stalks

my house dress
cannot carry my phone -
no pockets

flower stalks
of the candle bus shrub -
the bee has gone
© gillena cox





sharing today at
Monday Mellow Yellows


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i heart macro


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Carpe Diem #728, summer robe

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I have counted 8 blossoms on my Desert Rose


wake swaddled buds
sunshine is there already -
warmth of welcome

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those hands that seek
soothe cradle and cajole -
tag them mother


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to sleep a dream -
sunsets scrawl their golden light
before cobalt night
© gillena cox


Revisit
Sunday Lime 1
To revisit other Mothers day posts 2007-2014 click on the label at the end of this post




My Daughter and my Son






Happy Mothers Day to all visiting mothers today





If evolution really works, how come mothers only have two hands? --- Milton Berle


Sunday Smiles



How is your Sunday going? Today is #33 in the series 'Sunday Lime' To share with me you can EMAIL me; you can COMMENT; and you can enter a LINK from your blog, at the Linky below








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Poetry Pantry 251






Dont leave without viewing this video its one of my favourites, these days

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image from the internet was used to compose this haiga

Popular landmark Smokey and Bunty sports Bar, now stands like a skeletal shell located along the Western Main Road, St James, after last Wednesdays fire. This popular 'watering hole' has served locals and foreigners alike; and as newspaper reports state, has been visited by sportsmen and tourists, including Brazilian footballer Cafu, cricket legend Brian Lara and football stars Dwight Yorke and Russell Latapy.

effigy of cheers -
the Smokey and Bunty bar
ruined by fire
© gillena cox
[this haiku was first published at NaHaiWriMo May Haiku 2015 prompts at Facebook]


and now my digital impression of the ruins





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Week 9 Year 5


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Recuerda Mi Corazon haiku my heart - ruins

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desert rose blooming -
bush fires in the distance
wrecking the hills
© gillena cox



Revisit
Sangre Grande




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Thursday's Challenge "BEAUTIFUL" (People, Animals, Flowers, Cars, Houses,...)


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Little Things Thursday


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Share Your Cup Thursday

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age old tree stumps rest
along the rainforest trails -
moss covers the rocks

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midday heat -
doves roost motionless
in the grass

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view of the mountains -
the coconut drops seller
picks up her tongs
© gillena cox



Revisit
Part 4 - mini series 'Poetry Picnic



Blog hopping today at
Carpe Diem #723 buying a cookie
Carpe Diem #722 buried in moss



buried in moss
and ivy leaves, but from within
the tomb, a faint prayer
© Basho (Tr. Sam Hamill)

buried in moss
hidden under colorful leaves
a pebble
© Chèvrefeuille

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buying a cookie
even the ferns are withered
at a rest stop
© Basho (Tr. Jane Reichhold)

tired of spinning
the cat takes time for itself
and washes his face
© Chèvrefeuille

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cauliflower -
recipes for hearty repast
paper clip fastened

a paperclip
bookmarks the pause -
reading at night

the night lamp
sheds its light; a mystery
takes time to unfold

flower petals dried -
the old diary retains
a bit of fragrance
© gillena cox


Revisit
Sunday Lime 1


Already its May, welcome May, here's a lil May tidbit:-
During Medieval times, the man proposed by leaving a hawthorn branch at the door of his beloved on the first of May. By leaving the branch at the door she accepted his proposal. She made known her refusal by replacing the hawthorn branch with a cauliflower.read more here


Sunday Smiles



How is your Sunday going? Today is #32 in the series 'Sunday Lime' To share with me you can EMAIL me; you can COMMENT; and you can enter a LINK from your blog, at the Linky below





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Poetry Pantry 250

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solution to this hot morning - watermelon



smiles for
watermelon slices
May morning

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this May morning
the heat searing in -
energy wanes early
© gillena cox



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Carpe Diem Special #145, Shida Yaba's "no strength left"


The following haiku by Shida Yaba he wrote when he heard the news of Basho's death (1694):
chikara na ya hiza o kakaete fuyugomori

no strength left -
I wrap my arms around my knees
in winter solitude
© Shida Yaba

After the death of Basho, Shida Yaba moved to Osaka were he became a haiku master. It is said that he had more than 1000 disciples. He tried to bring Karumi to the haiku poets to honor his own master Basho.

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And here's today's haiku from our Carpe Diem host

bursting into tears
touched by the spring breeze
first cherry blossom
© Chèvrefeuille