Thursday, August 11, 2016

1937


spider lily -
a tangle of thoughts to sort
words to poems

© gillena cox 2016



Blog Hopping today at

Thursday's Challenge "SUNNY (2 of 2 weeks)" (Bright, Sunrise, Sunset, Sunshiny, Sunlit, Cheerful, Happy,...)


AND


Carpe Diem Theme Week (6) 5 "Ask Jane ..."

Jane Reichhold (1937-2016)




Wednesday, August 10, 2016

1936


[Image from google dot com]

he or she
comes in for a visit
gecko
on the bathroom door
curious quiescent
© gillena cox 2016


curved now -
she claims her share of azure
day moon
© gillena cox 2016



Blog hopping today at

Carpe Diem Theme Week (6) 4 Tanka Splendor

Carpe Diem Theme Week(6) 3 The knowledge of Jane


Tuesday, August 09, 2016

1935


[image from google dot com]

Independence Day
all the fireworks
in your eyes
© Jane Reichhold(1937-2016)


I remember Lynx online magazine with all its interesting segments: haiku, tanka collabrations and much more. and its handbook type AHA poetry. Here i would read and checklist every so often to keep my
haiku craft fresh. It was here at [XXIII:2June 2008] that my book
'Moments'
was reviewed by Jane.
Alas my haiku spirit meanders here and there. Especially since getting into Facebook, with a myriad of groups keep popping up. So i strayed from Lynx for quite a long time. Then came a time to catch up.
This happened at Carpe Diem when Kristjaan our delightful host introduced the Ask Jane Section. And so another chapter of interaction started up. However this phase was short lived. It was at Facebook while prompting for NaHaiWriMo this August that i read Micheal Dylan Welch's report of Jane's passing. Sad news for the community-NaHaiWriMo and the rest of the haiku world. Rest in Peace dear Jane.

this vast azure sky -
nonchalant the drift of clouds
perfectly above

© gillena cox 2016



Carpe Diem Extra August 6th 2016 first tribute Theme Week Jane Reichhold For this first episode of this special Theme Week, Kristjaan asks us to share thoughts and favorite haiku by Jane Reichhold






Sunday, August 07, 2016

1934


Olympics viewing
the crunch of cucumbers boost
hydration levels

© gillena cox 2016


Revisit
amazement 2012
Sunday Savvy #96
Sunday Lime 1

Bring home the gold; thats what were are thinking here in Trinidad Tobago. A happy Olympics 2016 to all
Sunday Smiles


Sundays are always special here at Lunch Break. Today is #96 in the series Sunday Lime How is your Sunday going email me post a COMMENT or leave a link to your blog at the linky below





Blog hopping today at
Poetry Pantry #314


AND

Recuerda Mi Corazon haiku my heart - winners



Tuesday, August 02, 2016

1933



in the light of day
the span of a heart's yearning
sings a wondrous song
beauty struts with wildflowers
a path strewn with your footsteps
© gillena cox 2016


Revisit
1176
Wild Fowl Trust
Wildflowers

Blog hopping today at
Carpe Diem
Tokubetsudesu #90 Back In Time "Let The Music Inspire You"


Kristjaan challenges to write inspired by a given music video 'Felitsa' by Yanni

1932


wildflowers brighten -
charming fairy tales spaces
the rain leaves behind

© gillena cox 2016


Blog hopping at Carpe Diem #1012 Sunshine

Kristjaan Challenge: To write a haiku from a given quote
"Just living is not enough... one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower." -- Hans Christian Andersen



Sunday, July 31, 2016

1931


Sunday sky -
a few clouds clump together
sound of thunder
© gillena cox 2016

Revisit
thunder 2012
Sunday Savvy #95
Sunday Lime 1

I hear thunder; this last Sunday in July on the eve of Emancipation Day in Trinidad and Tobago. A public holiday tomorrow here.
Sunday Smiles



Sundays are always special here at Lunch Break. Today is #95 in the series Sunday Lime How is your Sunday going email me post a COMMENT or leave a link to your blog at the linky below





Blog hopping today at
Poetry Pantry #313


Friday, July 29, 2016

1930


....with her eyes.....she will
though buds sleep....steal the sunrise

.......her sighs.....held in awe
to paint the day....delightful
© gillena cox 2016







[Again my Gouche paints on 5"x7" water colour paper]

Blog hopping today at

Week 21, Year 6

AND

Recuerda Mi Corazon haiku my heart - eyes

Sunday, July 24, 2016

1929

[Gillian Ayres: 'Pleasure and paint' from google dot com]


day moon watches -
meditation of rosary beads
and of bird songs

morning creeps in
firm and sure her footsteps-
while breezes sleep

© gillena cox 2016


Revisit
day moon
Sunday Savvy #94
Sunday Lime 1


I've gotten over the flu and feeling so much better today

Sunday Smiles


Sundays are always special here at Lunch Break. Today is #94 in the series Sunday Lime How is your Sunday going email me post a COMMENT or leave a link to your blog at the linky below





Blog hopping today at
Poetry Pantry #312




Friday, July 22, 2016

1928




speak your words -
a blossoming of
life and love

© gillena cox 2016


Revisit
life
love
blossom



[gouache paints on a 5x7 watercolour card]


Blog hopping today at

Week 20, Year 6

AND

Recuerda Mi Corazon haiku my heart - speak





Thursday, July 21, 2016

1927



pink bougainvillea
scatter on the wet pavement
tossed by midyear rains
© gillena cox 2016


Revisit
bouganivillea
mid morning rain
umbrella fest




written for
Carpe Diem Theme Week (5) (5) The Fith and Sixth Ray


and linking also to
Inspired by the prompt at
wind

Tuesday, July 19, 2016

1926

[crochet white lily image from google dot com]


skyful of twitter
in white light of early morn -
newness restated

© gillena cox 2016



Written for
Carpe Diem Theme Week 5 (2) ascended masters and the seven rays

Sunday, July 17, 2016

1925



white clouds
through a sunlight window
lolling

© gillena cox 2016


Revisit
cloud fest
Sunday Savvy #93
Sunday Lime 1



A lazy Sunday: Sunday Smiles

Sundays are always special here at Lunch Break. Today is #93 in the series Sunday Lime How is your Sunday going email me post a COMMENT or leave a link to your blog at the linky below





Written for
Carpe Diem Special #215 Jack Kerouac's "white clouds"



I’m also linking to
Poetry Pantry #311


AND

Haiku My Heart lazy






Friday, July 15, 2016

1924


['Emily Carr, "Big Raven" (1931)' courtesy The imaginary garden]

without his sweet song
this wooded bird clings to blood
of wastelands bleeding

where love is lost deep
such heartless yearnings for stone
cringe in fresh baked bread

wild wind stares aghast
frozen in the midst of toil
unholy dramas

© gillena cox 2016


Words Count With Mama Zen
Imaginary Garden With Real Toads

AND
Prompt Nights – Hate’s a parasite that rots the Soul – [22]

Tuesday, July 12, 2016