Friday, October 28, 2016

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DIVALI FLICKERS
To stir love's pot with lamps of clay
Night shifts from day
Tiny flickers
These are stickers

The adventures of light and dark
Have sealed its mark
Firmly affixed
Truth here it sticks

Good-over-evil weaves a tale
threads never frail
Bind devotees
At Divali
DIVALI FLICKERS © gillena cox 2016


Glossary
Divali also spelt Diwali, Deepavali - celebrated every year in autumn in the northern hemisphere... It is an official holiday in Fiji, Guyana, India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nepal, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago. One of the major festivals of Hinduism, it spiritually signifies the victory of light over darkness, good over evil, knowledge over ignorance, and hope over despair.

Note
October 29th 2016 Divali - Public Holiday in Trinidad and Tobago


Blog hopping today at
Imaginary Garden With Real Toads
Celebrating the Season - Dreaming with Stacie


[video choice today]

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Location: St James, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

12 comments:

  1. brudbergOctober 28, 2016 at 10:49 AM

    This sounds like the best of holidays to celebrate... here we are being solemn calling out for death.

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    1. Gillena CoxOctober 28, 2016 at 11:38 AM

      Really a lovely festival with enchanting visuals

      Much love...

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  2. Stacie EirichOctober 28, 2016 at 11:28 AM

    Oh Gillena I do love this - light piercing through the dark, bringing brilliant colours, hope, love, & peace. Beautiful. And I do love the young man's voice -- smooth & entrancing! What a wonderful celebration - thanks for sharing. Happy Divali!

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  3. Kerry O'ConnorOctober 28, 2016 at 2:18 PM

    Divali is also widely celebrated in South Africa! I agree with Stacie that you have brought the festival of lights to the senses.

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    1. Gillena CoxOctober 28, 2016 at 4:53 PM

      Thanks for your appreciation Kerry

      Much love...

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  4. Sherry Blue SkyOctober 28, 2016 at 9:38 PM

    I love Diwali, the festival of light.

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  5. Gillena CoxOctober 29, 2016 at 3:52 AM

    Yes it's a beautiful festival

    Much love...

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  6. HelenOctober 29, 2016 at 4:53 PM

    "the victory of light over darkness, good over evil, knowledge over ignorance, and hope over despair" ~ amazing.

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  7. Gillena CoxOctober 29, 2016 at 7:53 PM

    Thanks for dropping in Helen

    Much love...

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  8. MargaretNovember 1, 2016 at 1:24 PM

    weaves a tail indeed! Sweet poem

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  9. Gillena CoxNovember 1, 2016 at 9:19 PM

    Thanks for dropping by Margaret

    Much love...

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