Past few days, I didn't see the girl in shabby clothes, always begging for money at the signal.
A lovely smile always reflected on her face, surely not washed from many days, the moment a single one rupee coin landed in her hand. So clear, it meant a world to her. On inquiring, she said, she was happy because on giving it to her mother, she will get to eat her favourite bhakri. One day I asked her, why she was not attending school. She sobbed and in a very sad voice said that her mother was sick and so not working from past one month.
And today while was I wondering how rich brats throw away things, either they don't like them or the best - worst reason being, they are bored of them, suddenly I watch that familiar smile waving at me. There she was, all set to go to school. The girl's mother, now well, managed to get her admission in a nearby local school after getting work at six households.
Yes, a smile waving, dressed in an old school uniform, was the loveliest highlights of my today's early dull, cold morning.
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.
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THANKS FOR PARTICIPATING - DAY SIX
MUCH LOVE
gillena
Creche at St Patrick's RC Church, Newtown, Trinidad [ photo by gillena cox 2018]
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Dear Friends, remember to stop by and join me in celebrating 12 Days of Christmas From December 25th 2018 to January 5th 2019.
The ELEVENTH SEASON OF THIS FESTIVAL here at Lunch Break
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[INVITATION]
Dear Friends, remember to stop by and join me in celebrating 12 Days of Christmas From December 25th 2018 to January 5th 2019.
The ELEVENTH SEASON OF THIS FESTIVAL here at Lunch Break
