But When
The dawn sky in chameleon mood,
Glints silver- grey, pale orange, or pink,
Sometimes, the moon smiles at me
Through a cloudless blanket.
And happiness floods my being,
Coffee becomes the cherry on top.
But when;
My granddaughter comes to my house,
Joy follows.
© gillena cox 2024
October 31st will be a public holiday here in Trinidad and Tobago for the observance of Divali (also spelt Diwali). On the street where i live there, a family hosts this festival every year and people from all over the country and also foreigners come to see the lights.Food is served freely on this night. The block which spans about four buildings, that part of the street is closed to traffic and bamboo sculptures are put in the street, deyas are mounted and lit on the holiday night. The festival is still popular but over recent years, the crowd has dwindled.
the smell of ghee
deyas on bamboo frames lit -
who can stay indoors
© gillena cox 2024
CLICK HERE TO VIEW MY 2008 Stellarenga
A Stellarenga is a seven-link poem containing only one-liners. The first and last links mention a cosmic body, e.g., a planet, a star or one of the luminaries. Renga style linkage means that each link stands separately yet relates to the preceding and following ku either by theme, wordplay, or twist of idea. A line-space is generally placed between each ku; a stellarenga is really a set of poems. As in all renga poems a straight or tell-all narrative should be avoided. A Stellarenga can be done solo or partnered.The Stellarenga was created by Alexis K. Rotella in March 1997)
SOME HINTS OF DIVALI PAST ON THE STREET WHERE I LIVE (first posted at my blog Lunch Break)
Today i awake, i am thankful
But still i am lethargic
Just do this i say to myself
Otherwise i would savour
Lethargy and wallow in it
Just do this i say to myself
So i plug in the kettle
Having filled it with water
Just do this i say to myself
I mean to have a cup of coffee
No milk, no sugar, just a bitter blend
Just do this i say to myself
Well i sip cause its hot
And praise the Almighty so deserving
Just do this i say to myself
I'm now in motion mode
There is a day ahead of me to live
Just do this i say to myself
© gillena cox 2024
BLOG HOPPING TODAY WITH
My son is in the driver seat. We are going towards the Oueens Park Savannah. Once there the Botanical Gardens is on our left and The Savannah on our right. It's the month of June, so the Poui lining the perimeter are hushed in green, Oh,but Flamboyants also called Gulmohar, wow! these trees are showing off so much.
blossoming in flames
red/orange of Flamboyants
for miles around
© gillena cox 2024
A CROWDED CANOPY
Dropstop the bird songs
They twitter on and on
As if the dawn were their platformstage
Who told them to singtwitter
Witholding butterflysundaes
Under a crayonscrawled canopy
Called sky
© gillena cox
YOU AND ME
We friends know each other's language,
You say hello i offer a guage,
Of your mood and the scent of sage,
Drifting into my cage,
Coming from your kitchen, age
Old altar of skillful mage
© gillena cox
QUADRILLE - LIGHT
By light of sky's dawn
I pocket my yawn
Drag one plastic chair onto the lawn
I have no desire to be a fawn
The say it will be a supermoon
Were i in love i would swoon
For some, love ends too soon.
© gillena cox
And; ah likyting likyting likyting,
That's how the whole thing start,
Then the tuning and the styling,
Now steelpan is world class.
III - Doubles
