January 2010

Potted Pine Tree

Duo Kasen "Potted Pine Tree"

Guest: Gillena Cox
Host: Taro Kunugi

Start: December 2, 2009 at 4:30pm
End: December 29, 2009 at 4:10am

1-1 Winter; Gillena
potted pine tree --
a fairy ornament
under a branch

1-2 Winter, Taro
the well sunlit living room
the cat tangled up with yarn

1-3 No season; Gillena
we gather
after such a long time
loud laughter

1-4 No season; Taro
birds started chirping
soon it will be fine

Reverse of the first leaf

2-1 Autumn; Gillena
added to
the day's twitterings -
two blue birds frolic

2-2 Autumn; Taro
pampas grasses swayed down
exposing a parked car roof

2-3 No season; Gillena
hand in hand
they slip into the KFC
teenagers

2-4 No season; Taro
the old town revisited
a light disillusionment

2-5 No season; Gillena
busy main road -
still early in the day yet
the bars are filled

2-6 No season; Taro
a gyrating school of fish
vain momentum in the sea

2-7 Summer; Gillena
'we beat' festival
haggling the price of
a straw hat

2-8 Summer moon; Taro
the summer moon popping up
the sound of steel drums

2-9 No season; Gillena
a bus commuter
music concealed in earplugs
taps his fingers

2-10 No season; Taro
a blind man with a cane
coming led by his shadow

2-11 Spring Flower; Gillena
hanami
a mother picks one petal
from her child's hair

2-12 Spring; Taro
an album of sepia photos
the late spring afternoon

Obverse of the second leaf

3-1 Spring; Taro
water pool receding
as I press the pedal into
the mirage

3-2 No Season; Gillena
after rushing to answer
the phone only dial tone

3-3 No season; Taro
disappointment
but a relief then sadness;
kettle whistling

3-4 No season; Gillena
a scrap of paper off the floor
the grocery list scribbled

3-5 Winter; Taro
early morning
the silver garden
first frost

3-6 Winter; Gillena
hot chocolate--
the jolly bobbing of
marshmallows

3-7 No season; Taro
white clouds
reflected on the Amazon;
distant howls

3-8 No season; Gillena
dogs at night breaking
the sequence of sleep

3-9 No season; Taro
strange footsteps
to the porch and back;
the dead father

3-10 No season; Gillena
walking past the cemetery
white washed head stones

3-11 Autumn moon; Taro
the brighter the moon
the more crystalline the singing
of the insects

3-12 Autumn; Gillena
a moth with folded wings sleeps
on the door through the long night

Reverse of the second leaf

4-1 Autumn; Taro
cold but thronged
the second-hand book market;
autumn is deep

4-2 No season; Gillena
in silence a library clerk
accepts the book returned

4-3 No season; Taro
lost in
the self-propagating labyrinth;
the robot

4-4 No season; Gillena
in and out and out again
dream scape travesties

4-5 Spring flower, Taro
under the blossoms
from a merry party to another;
a drunken vagabond

4-6 Closing stanza, spring; Gillena
A clown's wig completes
the carnival costume, yeah!!!

"Potted Pine Tree" - renku; between Gillena Cox, TT & Taro Kunugi, JP; first posted at Renku Cafe

Best Regards

New Year image From…

on the hearth
the crackle of a Yule log--
Twelfth Night
　
sounds of sleigh bells in the snow
aroma of hot chocolate

the choir sings--
church bells ring in a new year,
Auld lang syne

Best Regards - a renhai 2009 between John Daleiden; USA and Gillena Cox; TT
Renhai Notes Click here


New Year image From…

The 12 Days of Christmas Sequence 09-10

DAY 12 - TWELVE POINTS OF DOCTRINE IN THE APOSTLES CREED


Christmas presents image From…

♪ ♫•*¨*•on the twelfth day of Christmas•*¨*•♫ ♪

midnight ushers in
Christmas day
beat of tassa drums
--gillena cox; TT
first posted on FaceBook Dec25th
~***~

a toddler rocks
her new dollhouse baby . . .
the empty manger
--Mary Davila
~***~

Christmas is
a time of miracles--
birth of Christ
first posted to words flow and stuff 24Dec 2009
--gillena cox; TT
~***~

three wise men find
the light of the world...
a lowly stable
--Keith Simmonds; TT
~***~

twelve days
after Christmas the moon
still blooming
--Tikkis, Turku, Finland
~***~

traitor double agent
his work
faithfully foretold
+ posted as a comment
--comrade harps; AU
~***~

♪ ♫•*¨*•on the eleventh day of Christmas•*¨*•♫ ♪

snow capped Mt Fuji
arrives on a post card
a new year greeting
-- gillena cox; TT
~***~

travellers in the night
in search of the Prince of peace...
star of Bethlehem
--Keith Simmonds; TT
~***~

♪ ♫•*¨*•on the tenth day of Christmas•*¨*•♫ ♪

joy and praise
to the king of love...
light of the world
--Keith Simmonds; TT

the furl of carnations
bunches of paper pinks
for a doll’s tea party
-- gillena cox; TT
~***~

♪ ♫•*¨*•on the ninth day of Christmas•*¨*•♫ ♪

season of Christmas --
friend greetings
after quite a while
-- gillena cox; TT
~***~

a bright star
shining over a stable...
the Savior is born
--Keith Simmonds; TT
~***~

walking the aisle
to a new life
the bride’s tears
-- gillena cox; TT
~***~

gradations of red . . .
a sight of hope
for the New Year
--Gabi Greve; JP
~***~

longsuffering -
life is
too long
+ posted as a comment
--comrade harps; AU
~***~

♪ ♫•*¨*•on the eight day of Christmas•*¨*•♫ ♪

sleeping undisturbed
cardboard encircling
a homeless man
-- gillena cox; TT
~***~

Icicles
at the window eave -
first sunrise
--Magdalena Dale; PL
~***~

the sun is rising anew
from the snow-covered horizon;
red-crown cranes dancing
--Taro Kunugi; JP
~***~

season of Christmas --
friend greetings
after quite a while
-- gillena cox; TT
~***~

Happy New 2010
--Sakuon Nakamura; JP
~***~

♪ ♫•*¨*•on the seventh day of Christmas•*¨*•♫ ♪

sacred flesh
and the blood of –
vegetarians are the devil’s work
+ posted as a comment--comrade harps; AU
~***~

Christmas eve ~
church overflowing with
once-a-year christians
--Keith Simmonds; TT
~***~

scent of incense
lingers in the chapel...
Christmas morning
--Keith Simmonds; TT
~***~

choir practice
preparing wedding songs for
their celebration
--gillena cox; TT
~***~

♪ ♫•*¨*•on the sixth day of Christmas•*¨*•♫ ♪

from the dust
in his own image--
a creature flawed
--John Daleiden, Avondale, AZ
~***~

the breath of life—
in each creature great or small
a life force
--John Daleiden, Avondale, AZ
~***~

year ending
the blue moon a bright moon
a flat grey sky
--gillena cox; TT
~***~

on a hot sunny day
rain showers--
season of Christmas
--gillena cox; TT
~***~

massive Christmas tree
lighting up the village:
carols everywhere
--Keith Simmonds; TT
~***~

up and down
the Christmas tree
a glass angel
--Jacek Margolak; PL


♪ ♫•*¨*•on the fifth day of Christmas•*¨*•♫ ♪

homes and gardens lit --
that magical feeling of
Christmas now abounds
--gillena cox; TT

falling from grace—
the begats, the garden…
the human struggle
--John Daleiden, Avondale, AZ
~***~

a litany of faults—
teach us how to live
fruitful lives
--John Daleiden, Avondale, AZ
~***~

forgetting this is winter
the green lace
of christmas ferns
---Cindy Tebo; USA
~***~

parang music
mingling with calypso ~
carnival fever
--Keith Simmonds; TT
~***~

outlined in frost
the red leaves of autumn
have yet to fall
---Cindy Tebo; USA
~***~

a reader agrees -
too many books on the same subject
confuse
--Blogarian
+posted as a comment
~***~

♪ ♫•*¨*•on the fourth day of Christmas•*¨*•♫ ♪

each word weighed -
memory and translation
paraphrases
+ posted as a comment
--Comrade Harps; AU


the followers,
Mathew, Mark, Luke, and John—
weaknesses revealed
--John Daleiden, Avondale, AZ
~***~

listen—
hear their stories . . .
read their words . . .
--John Daleiden, Avondale, AZ
~***~

words from Luke’s Gospel --
lights from the Christmas tree
and shards of sunlight
--gillena cox; TT
~***~

paranderos
belting out their songs:
birth of a king
--Keith Simmonds; TT
~***~

The songs in our hearts tell us about peace!
Angelika Wienert; DE
~***~

♪ ♫•*¨*•on the third day of Christmas•*¨*•♫ ♪

trust in the word--
without doubt the sun will rise
and set each day
*
always a light
glowing through the darkness—
Hope
*
bearing gifts--
the moments that touch our hearts
with lasting love
*
cornerstones--
Faith, Hope, and Charity,
the foods of life
--John Daleiden, Avondale, AZ
~***~

a grocery bag recycled--
lunch
is sent to a stranger
--gillena cox; TT
~***~

Santa comes to town...
starry-eyed children
tear open their gifts
--Keith Simmonds; TT
~***~

her gift
again -
another
--Comrade Harps; AU
+ posted as a comment
~***~

while I
unravel the fairy lights
his shining
--Ralf Bröker; DE
~***~

♪ ♫•*¨*•on the second day of Christmas•*¨*•♫ ♪

the flight of doves—
ancient and new stories
generations tell
--John Daleiden, Avondale, AZ
~***~

senior citizens
listening to parang music...
ham pastel and rum
--Keith Simmonds; TT
~***~

stories of wonder,
something old and something new—
the songs of life
--John Daleiden, Avondale, AZ
~***~

invited to a Boxing Day bbq
she feigns
a migraine
--Comrade Harps; US
+ posted as a comment
~***~

roar of motorbikes --
Santas dip into their BIG
yellow plastic bags
--gillena Cox; TT
~***~

A day after Christmas --
Santa Claus
unemployed
--Juhani Tikkanen, Finland;
~***~

♪ ♫•*¨*•on the first day of Christmas•*¨*•♫ ♪

blush of ponsettia
wishing you a
Merry Christmas
--gillena cox; TT
this haiku was first published on my 2009 haiku picture post cards~***~

Circling Evergreens
Christmas day echoes
Carols of God
--Lorraine Renaud; CA
+ posted as a comment
~***~

true love—
the enfolding embrace
of man, earth, and air
--John Daleiden, Avondale, AZ
~***~

mistletoe
upon every door...
love in the air
--Keith Simmonds; TT
~***~

children laughing,
their stockings overflowing--
an empty saucer
--John Daleiden, Avondale, AZ
~***~

Christmas morning
the cat plays
in the cardboard box
--Michael Baribeau; US
+ posted as a comment
~***~

unravelling
fairy lights with my son
roast goose's smell
--Ralf Bröker; DE
+ posted as a comment
~***~

breakfast
and all day
lunch
--Comrade Harps; US
+ posted as a comment
~***~

Christmas morning...
children rushing under
the Christmas tree
--Keith Simmonds; TT
~***~

Partridge peers around
A light snow covers the ground
No pears on the tree
--Quentin Clingerman; USA
~***~

Awaking on Christmas
Remember why He came here
Celebrate His birth
--Michelle Rose; US
+ posted as a comment
~***~

Thanks for making this celebration a success
--gillena cox; coordinator - The Twelve Days of Christmas at Lunch Break

Poets were asked to email before hand or post their haiku gifts here as comments
Poems remain the copyright of the individual writers and should not be used without permission

Religious Symbolism of and music for the Christmas carrol - The Twelve Days of Christmas


Nativity image From…

The 12 Days Of Christmas 2009-2010

ELEVEN FAITHFUL APOSTLES



!!!HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

♪ ♫•*¨*•on the eleventh day of Christmas•*¨*•♫ ♪

snow capped Mt Fuji
arrives on a post card
a new year greeting
-- gillena cox; TT
~***~

travellers in the night
in search of the Prince of peace...
star of Bethlehem
--Keith Simmonds; TT
~***~

Poems remain the copyright of the individual writers and should not be used without their permission
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Religious Symbolism of and music for the Christmas carrol - The Twelve Days of Christmas

The 12 Days Of Christmas 2009-2010

TEN COMMANDEMENTS


!!!HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

♪ ♫•*¨*•on the tenth day of Christmas•*¨*•♫ ♪

joy and praise
to the king of love...
light of the world
--Keith Simmonds; TT

the furl of carnations
bunches of paper pinks
for a doll’s tea party
-- gillena cox; TT
~***~

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Religious Symbolism of and music for the Christmas carrol - The Twelve Days of Christmas

The 12 Days Of Christmas 2009-2010

!!!HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

NINE FRUITS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT



♪ ♫•*¨*•on the ninth day of Christmas•*¨*•♫ ♪

season of Christmas --
friend greetings
after quite a while
-- gillena cox; TT
~***~

a bright star
shining over a stable...
the Savior is born
--Keith Simmonds; TT
~***~

walking the aisle
to a new life
the bride’s tears
-- gillena cox; TT
~***~

gradations of red . . .
a sight of hope
for the New Year

--Gabi Greve; JP
~***~

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The 12 Days Of Christmas 2009-2010

EIGHT BEATITUDES



!!!HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

♪ ♫•*¨*•on the eight day of Christmas•*¨*•♫ ♪

sleeping undisturbed
cardboard encircling
a homeless man
-- gillena cox; TT
~***~

Icicles
at the window eave -
first sunrise
--Magdalena Dale; PL
~***~

the sun is rising anew
from the snow-covered horizon;
red-crown cranes dancing

In my Japan, cranes, are a symbol of the New Year, are regarded very auspicious birds that are said to live for one thousand years. Red-crowned cranes CLICK HERE
--Taro Kunugi; JP
~***~


--Sakuon Nakamura; JP
~***~

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The 12 Days Of Christmas 2009-2010

SEVEN GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT; SEVEN SACRAMENTS



♪ ♫•*¨*•on the seventh day of Christmas•*¨*•♫ ♪

Christmas eve ~
church overflowing with
once-a-year christians
--Keith Simmonds; TT
~***~

scent of incense
lingers in the chapel...
Christmas morning
--Keith Simmonds; TT
~***~

choir practice
preparing wedding songs for
their celebration

Use This Image as an E-Greeting CLICK HERE
--gillena cox; TT
~***~

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Religious Symbolism of and music for the Christmas carrol - The Twelve Days of Christmas

The 12 Days Of Christmas 2009-2010

SIX DAYS OF CREATION



♪ ♫•*¨*•on the sixth day of Christmas•*¨*•♫ ♪

from the dust
in his own image--
a creature flawed
--John Daleiden, Avondale, AZ
~***~

the breath of life—
in each creature great or small
a life force
--John Daleiden, Avondale, AZ
~***~

year ending
the blue moon a bright moon
a flat grey sky
--gillena cox; TT
~***~

on a hot sunny day
rain showers--
season of Christmas
--gillena cox; TT
~***~

massive Christmas tree
lighting up the village:
carols everywhere
--Keith Simmonds; TT
~***~

up and down
the Christmas tree
a glass angel

--Jacek Margolak; PL
~***~

Poems remain the copyright of the individual writers and should not be used without their permission
Remember to read also those shared as COMMENTS

Religious Symbolism of and music for the Christmas carrol - The Twelve Days of Christmas

The 12 Days of Christmas 2009-2010

FIVE BOOKS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT



♪ ♫•*¨*•on the fifth day of Christmas•*¨*•♫ ♪

homes and gardens lit --
that magical feeling of
Christmas now abounds
--gillena cox; TT

falling from grace—
the begats, the garden…
the human struggle
--John Daleiden, Avondale, AZ
~***~

a litany of faults—
teach us how to live
fruitful lives
--John Daleiden, Avondale, AZ
~***~

forgetting this is winter
the green lace
of christmas ferns
---Cindy Tebo; USA
~***~

parang music
mingling with calypso ~
carnival fever
--Keith Simmonds; TT
~***~

outlined in frost
the red leaves of autumn
have yet to fall
---Cindy Tebo; USA
~***~



Poems remain the copyright of the individual writers and should not be used without their permission
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Religious Symbolism of and music for the Christmas carrol - The Twelve Days of Christmas

The 12 Days of Christmas 2009-2010

DAY 4 FOUR GOSPELS FOUR EVANGELISTS



♪ ♫•*¨*•on the fourth day of Christmas•*¨*•♫ ♪

Babe in a manger
a wooden cross
awaits you
--awaiting author verification
~***~

the followers,
Mathew, Mark, Luke, and John—
weaknesses revealed
--John Daleiden, Avondale, AZ
~***~

listen—
hear their stories . . .
read their words . . .
--John Daleiden, Avondale, AZ
~***~

words from Luke’s Gospel --
lights from the Christmas tree
and shards of sunlight
--gillena cox; TT
~***~

paranderos
belting out their songs:
birth of a king
--Keith Simmonds; TT
~***~

The songs in our hearts tell us about peace!

--Angelika Wienert; DE
~***~


Poems remain the copyright of the individual writers and should not be used without their permission
Remember to read also those shared as COMMENTS


Religious Symbolism of AND Music for the Christmas Carol - The Twelve Days of Christmas CLICK HERE

The 12 days of Christmas 2009-2010

DAY 3 – FAITH HOPE AND CHARITY



♪ ♫•*¨*•on the third day of Christmas•*¨*•♫ ♪

trust in the word--
without doubt the sun will rise
and set each day
*
always a light
glowing through the darkness—
Hope
*
bearing gifts--
the moments that touch our hearts
with lasting love
*
cornerstones--
Faith, Hope, and Charity,
the foods of life
--John Daleiden, Avondale, AZ
~***~

a grocery bag recycled--
lunch
is sent to a stranger
--gillena cox; TT
~***~

Santa comes to town...
starry-eyed children
tear open their gifts
--Keith Simmonds; TT
~***~

while I
unravel the fairy lights
his shining

--Ralf Bröker; DE
~***~

Poems remain the copyright of the individual writers and should not be used without their permission
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The 12 Days Of Christmas 2009-2010

DAY 2 – THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS



♪ ♫•*¨*•on the second day of Christmas•*¨*•♫ ♪

the flight of doves—
ancient and new stories
generations tell
--John Daleiden, Avondale, AZ
~***~

senior citizens
listening to parang music...
ham pastel and rum
--Keith Simmonds; TT
~***~

stories of wonder,
something old and something new—
the songs of life
--John Daleiden, Avondale, AZ
~***~

roar of motorbikes --
Santas dip into their BIG
yellow plastic bags
--gillena Cox; TT
~***~

A day after Christmas --
Santa Claus
unemployed
--Juhani Tikkanen, Finland;
~***~

Poems remain the copyright of the individual writers and should not be used without their permission
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Celebrating 12 Days of Christmas (2009 -10)

DAY 1 - TRUE LOVE OF GOD



♪ ♫•*¨*•on the first day of Christmas•*¨*•♫ ♪

blush of ponsettia
wishing you a
Merry Christmas
--gillena cox; TT
this haiku was first published on my 2009 haiku picture post cards
~***~

true love—
the enfolding embrace
of man, earth, and air
--John Daleiden, Avondale, AZ
~***~

mistletoe
upon every door...
love in the air
--Keith Simmonds; TT
~***~

children laughing,
their stockings overflowing--
an empty saucer
--John Daleiden, Avondale, AZ
~***~

Christmas morning...
children rushing under
the Christmas tree
--Keith Simmonds; TT
~***~

Partridge peers around
A light snow covers the ground
No pears on the tree
--Quentin Clingerman; USA
~***~

Poems remain the copyright of the individual writers and should not be used without their permission
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REMEMBER THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS STARTS HERE TOMORROW DEC 25TH; celebrate christmas at Lunch Break

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Watching

Bright