Monday, October 26, 2020

Monday WRites 269

Poinsettias
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❧✿❧You've heard about the Monday Blues well this is Monday WRites (musing on the definition here of rite, as any customary observance or
eg the rite of afternoon tea). Welcome to Monday WRites #269: A Happy Monday to all ❧✿❧ Have your poinsettias started to blush, Christmas fast approaches

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Blog hopping today with

Mosaic Monday
#102: Hockaday Museum of Art

AND



Haibun Monday 10-26-20: Happy Halloween!

SUGAR RUSH
A mockery of cavities, a murder of crows. What can an inkblack sky tell of stories yet to be told?  
Trick or treat, the song of all hallows eve. A carnival of bone sketched skeletons roaming the streets. Ghoulish faces mask the treasury of kids greedy for their sugar rush. 
How many sweets can any one child eat.

her witches' hat felled
 a toddler's tears hushed for
a bag of candy
© gillena cox 2020


REVISIT
26 October 2016
26 October 2015
sloppy floppy Halloween tale


Its Day 34 of 100 Days of Christmas here in T&T at FM Sweet 100 radio station


ENJOY THE MUSIC:Voces Jovenes - Daisy Medley


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42 comments:

  1. TomOctober 26, 2020 at 7:10 AM

    ...the countdown to Christmas is going too quickly for me. Take care Hillena and thanks for hosting.

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    1. Gillena CoxOctober 26, 2020 at 10:14 AM

      Oops typo, you spelt my name wrong.
      Thanks for dropping by and linking up Tom

      Much💛love

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  2. eileeninmdOctober 26, 2020 at 8:34 AM

    Hello, Gillena

    Pretty puzzle, I like all the quotes. It seems like Christmas will be here soon, time is flying. Take care, enjoy your new week!

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    1. Gillena CoxOctober 26, 2020 at 10:14 AM

      Thanks for dropping by and linking up Eileen

      Much💛love

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  3. Rain October 26, 2020 at 8:56 AM

    I love the quotes Gillena, and I truly believe we meet people because we are meant to. :)

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  4. Gillena CoxOctober 26, 2020 at 10:15 AM

    Thanks for dropping by and linking up Rain

    Much💛love

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  5. EricaStaOctober 26, 2020 at 1:47 PM

    The Puzzle is such a funny idea, Gillena. I love Puzzles.

    ...and love quotes like this one here. Thank you for sharing.

    Have a very good week.
    Happy MosaicMonday

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  6. Gillena CoxOctober 26, 2020 at 2:56 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation Erica

    Much💛love

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  7. ms_liliOctober 26, 2020 at 3:41 PM

    Whimsical and delightful Halloween Haibun, Gillena.

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  8. Gillena CoxOctober 26, 2020 at 3:46 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation Lili

    Much💛love

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  9. ~Lavender Dreamer~October 26, 2020 at 3:55 PM

    I love the online puzzle. I work those on my IPAD just about every day! The poinsettias are beautiful! Hugs

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  10. Gillena CoxOctober 26, 2020 at 3:57 PM

    Happy you dropped by Diane

    Much💛love

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  11. brudbergOctober 26, 2020 at 4:04 PM

    Oh... that will bring cavities for sure.

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  12. Jane DoughertyOctober 26, 2020 at 4:07 PM

    Yet another ancient festival that has been hijacked by the Empire of Excess :)

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  13. Ken / rivrvlogrOctober 26, 2020 at 4:47 PM

    Right up until the witch's hat fell from the toddler's head, though for sure someone was being enticed for nefarious reasons (perhaps like Hansel & Gretel). Hopefully this tale turns out for the better.

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  14. Gillena CoxOctober 26, 2020 at 5:11 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation Ken

    Much💛love

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  15. indybevOctober 26, 2020 at 5:15 PM

    So sad that so many trick or treat plans are cancelled this year. The little goblins are saved from a rainy, cold night here in my world, however.

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  16. Gillena CoxOctober 26, 2020 at 5:17 PM

    Happy you dropped by Bev

    Much💛love

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  17. Kim M. RussellOctober 26, 2020 at 5:28 PM

    I like traditional Halloween, but not the commercial, sweet-selling, trick-or-treating kind. I do like the phrase ‘a mockery of cavities’, Gillena, which sums up what I think.

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  18. Gillena CoxOctober 26, 2020 at 7:25 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation Kim

    Much💛love

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  19. Glenn ButtkusOctober 26, 2020 at 7:36 PM

    It appears some parents will put their children out into a Covid-19 nightmare. We are shutting our home down, and can only hope Halloween does not become another super spreader.

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  20. kaykualaOctober 26, 2020 at 7:38 PM

    Yes, how much more do they want. They are not to consume all. The fun of it beats them all

    Hank

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  21. Frank J. TassoneOctober 26, 2020 at 8:06 PM

    A delightfully whimsy take on Halloween, Gillena! Nicely done!

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  22. Gillena CoxOctober 26, 2020 at 8:13 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation Frank

    Much💛love

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  23. robkistnerOctober 26, 2020 at 8:17 PM

    Gillena, I really enjoyed this. Perfect for the season and a great touch of humor. Happy Halloween!

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  24. Gillena CoxOctober 26, 2020 at 8:47 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation Rob

    Much💛love

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  25. Dwight L. RothOctober 26, 2020 at 10:28 PM

    A very nice post Gillena! This is such a good question... How much sugar can one child eat!!??

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  26. JennaOctober 26, 2020 at 10:36 PM

    Cute haibun! I love the "mockery of cavities," especially in the same sentence as the "murder of crows." Thanks also for linking to that puzzle.

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  27. AngieOctober 27, 2020 at 12:34 AM

    Gillena - love the poetry and the quotes! Thanks for linking to Mosaic Monday!

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  28. sarahOctober 27, 2020 at 3:03 AM

    You get the balance between sweet and dark here, Gillena.

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  29. Gillena CoxOctober 27, 2020 at 4:06 AM

    Thanks for your appreciation Sarah

    Much💛love

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  30. Merril D. SmithOctober 27, 2020 at 1:52 PM

    That toddler will soon forget her fall and tears in the joy of eating her candy. 😀

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    1. Gillena CoxOctober 27, 2020 at 3:25 PM

      Thanks for your appreciation Merril

      Much💛love

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  31. DawnOctober 27, 2020 at 2:29 PM

    Christmas countdown...I can't wrap my head around that Sunday is November! I'm so not ready.
    Dawn aka Spatulas On Parade

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  32. Gillena CoxOctober 27, 2020 at 3:26 PM

    Happy you dropped by Dawn

    Much💛love

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  33. Sallie (FullTime-Life)October 27, 2020 at 6:15 PM

    Your Halloween poem is really cute! “A mockery of cavities” made me smile.

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  34. Gillena CoxOctober 27, 2020 at 7:58 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation Sallie

    Much💛love

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