Wednesday, February 12, 2020

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good things come in small packages

grandmothers of old would say
those days permission requesting

prescribed were letters
for the hand of a daughter
by an anxious suitor
STORY OF GOOD THINGS © gillena cox 2020

REVISIT
12 Feburary 2018
12 Feb Feburary 2016

Blog hopping today with
Poets And Storytellers United
Weekly Scribblings #6: Turn Cliché into Poetry or Prose
Prompt: Turn Cliché into Poetry or Prose. Take one cliché, two clichés, three clichés, or as many clichés as you like and turn them into new poetry or prose (stories, articles, letters…).

💃🏽🕺🏽💃🏽

Its Carnival Time here in T&T
Enjoy The Music

Lord Nelson - Mih Lover


CARNIVAL PAST - photos © gillena cox [in the 3rd photo the large face is me, a selfie 2018. Looking at jouvert, on the Western Main Road, not far from where i live]



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27 comments:

  1. HelenFebruary 12, 2020 at 5:19 PM

    You have used this cliche perfectly!

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  2. Gillena CoxFebruary 12, 2020 at 6:51 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation Helen

    Much💝love

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  3. Rosemary Nissen-WadeFebruary 12, 2020 at 8:17 PM

    A lovely twist to that old cliché.

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  4. Gillena CoxFebruary 12, 2020 at 9:00 PM

    Thanks for dropping by Rosemary

    Much💝love

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  5. Old EggFebruary 12, 2020 at 10:00 PM

    I remember that phrase being used a lot more years ago, as everything seems to be sold in much larger ones these days!

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    1. Gillena CoxFebruary 13, 2020 at 12:32 AM

      Surely Robin. Thanks for dropping by

      Much💝love

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  6. Gillena CoxFebruary 13, 2020 at 12:33 AM

    Happy you dropped by Margaret

    Much💝love

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  7. ThotpurgeFebruary 13, 2020 at 1:55 AM

    chuckling at this!!!

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  8. Gillena CoxFebruary 13, 2020 at 5:40 AM

    Happy you dropped by Rajani

    Much💝love

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  9. Ron.February 13, 2020 at 8:59 AM

    Well done, GC. Formality be damned; we should all just run off to Vegas, let some alleged preacher hitch us up out there on a street corner; invite every passerby that passes by.

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  10. Gillena CoxFebruary 13, 2020 at 10:56 AM

    😊 that works too. Thanks for dropping by Ron

    Much💝love

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  11. Magaly GuerreroFebruary 13, 2020 at 1:21 PM

    I really love how the literal use of your chosen cliché makes the phrase new again. And I like the piece, too. I have never been able to resist a bit (or a lot) of grandmotherly wisdom.

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    1. Gillena CoxFebruary 13, 2020 at 5:46 PM

      Thank you for your appreciation Magaly

      Much💝love

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  12. Sanaa RizviFebruary 13, 2020 at 2:35 PM

    This is so relatable! A great take on the prompt, Gillena!💝

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    1. Gillena CoxFebruary 13, 2020 at 5:46 PM

      Thank you for your appreciation Sanaa

      Much💝love

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  13. Kim M. RussellFebruary 13, 2020 at 3:44 PM

    My grandparents used that phrase a lot. I'm fond of it.

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  14. Gillena CoxFebruary 13, 2020 at 5:47 PM

    Glad you dropped by Kim

    Much💝love

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  15. RommyFebruary 13, 2020 at 5:57 PM

    And then comes the wedding, which is a big, big deal!

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    1. Gillena CoxFebruary 15, 2020 at 11:55 PM

      Indeed, thanks for dropping by Rommy

      Much💝love

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  16. Susie ClevengerFebruary 13, 2020 at 6:58 PM

    Awww....so sweet.

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  17. Joel (@Stranded Tree)February 15, 2020 at 11:24 AM

    And perhaps pleasant surprises along the way? A small little jaunt for smile. Thank you, Gillena.

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  18. purplepeninportland.comFebruary 15, 2020 at 2:39 PM

    Little packages are always more intriguing.

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  19. Gillena CoxFebruary 15, 2020 at 11:56 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation Sara

    Much💝love

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