Monday, November 22, 2021

Monday WRites 326


 Today's Mosaic - Sorrel 2021. Sorrel is a traditional Christmas drink here in Trinidad and Tobago

About sorrel and my sorrel recipe HERE 

My Sorrel Recipe
3 lbs Sorrel
2 litres Water
3 cups Sugar
3 inch twist of Orange peel
15 grains of Clove
stick of Cinnamon
1 cup Rum (optional)
Pull calyx off seed pods, wash the Sorrel calyx. Put in a large pot. Add Spices and one cup of Sugar.
Add 2 liters or enough water to cover the amount of sorrel in the pot. Boil for about fifteen minutes.
Let cool, strain the coloured liquid into a large container. Add the remaining 2 cups of sugar or sweeten to taste. Add rum (optional). Bottle and Refrigerate.
 © gillena cox 2021
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Happy  month of November to all visiting. 
You've heard about the Monday Blues well this is  Monday WRites  (musing on the definition here of rite, as any customary observance for eg the rite of afternoon tea).
Welcome to Monday WRites # 326: A Happy Monday to all. Be Safe.


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Haibun Monday 11/22/21: Giving Thanks


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THANKS GIVEN
There is so much to be annoyed about, we remember the hurts so well. Hurts are not wild game that one goes a hunting. More like the unpredictable weather patterns. Some just come storming in. Wetting the plants, the porch, the window curtains. Snatching a bit of roof in rage. No one not even the meteorologist expected that. Well hurt is like that sometimes.

On the other side of the coin, there is the unexpected joys. Did i see that coming? Oh  but there is still goodness in the world. Like the drizzle cooling the parched earth. The wildflower pops up which no one ever planted. With its unique colour tones, petal count. stem lengths. And we pause in contemplative gratitude. And Sometimes thank you pops up in a smile not spoken.

sit here he says
pulling the chair away
from the table
 THANKS GIVEN © gillena cox 2021

A JigZone Puzzle to fit Online 6 Pieces: You can serve your Thanksgiving Turkey with a sorrel sauce😊
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REVISIT
22 November 2017
22 November 2015.
thanks giving blossoms 2017



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Link to Sweetest 100 Days of Christmas in T&T HERE HAPPY SEASON

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40 comments:

  1. ~Lavender Dreamer~November 22, 2021 at 2:36 PM

    Thanks for the recipe! I'm sure it would be delicious...and powerfully good! Enjoy your week!

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  2. Gillena CoxNovember 22, 2021 at 3:15 PM

    Thanks for dropping by and linking up Diane

    Much💛love

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  3. Callsign SantaNovember 22, 2021 at 5:08 PM

    Gillena— I read through your lovely woven prose...then happily and rather naively drifted to your haiku........stunned.......incredible....what a haibun! THIS is what haibun is all about.....

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  4. Gillena CoxNovember 22, 2021 at 6:17 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation Ain

    Much💛love

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  5. indybevNovember 22, 2021 at 7:27 PM

    What a lovely write, Gillena. So often the moments for which we should be grateful pass by unnoticed. Thank you for reminding us!

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  6. lillianthehomepoet.wordpress.comNovember 22, 2021 at 7:38 PM

    I adore this haibun! Hurts like unpredictable weather patterns....joys like drizzle cooling the parched earth. And your haiku at the end is perfect.
    A beautiful write!

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  7. Frank J. TassoneNovember 22, 2021 at 8:08 PM

    Beautifuk, Gillena! One of your best: moving, profound, and efusive with both pathos and gratitude! Brava!

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  8. Glenn ButtkusNovember 22, 2021 at 8:18 PM

    I agree with Frank, this poem really shines. You get to the crux of things effortlessly, and we thank you for it. The Yin/Yang yoo-yoo of life can push us back on our behinds, but it is the contemplation, the introspection that grades it.

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  9. Powell River BooksNovember 22, 2021 at 9:17 PM

    I've never heard of sorrel as a drink. - Margy

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  10. TomNovember 22, 2021 at 9:37 PM

    ...the rum is optional?

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  11. Pat RNovember 22, 2021 at 9:49 PM

    Nicely done on the haibun Gillena. Loved it do much I read it twice. Thank you🙂

    Pat

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  12. Dwight L. RothNovember 22, 2021 at 9:54 PM

    Your haibun is perfect. I love how you contrast the storms with the sunshine in our lives. Your haiku is perfect!

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  13. Gillena CoxNovember 23, 2021 at 1:44 AM

    Thanks for your appreciation Dwight

    Much💛love

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  14. VeeraNovember 23, 2021 at 5:12 AM

    Great haibun!The imagery used here is lovely, and I like how you present joys and hurts as opposite sides of the same coin :D

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  15. sarahNovember 23, 2021 at 5:49 AM

    Lovely haibun - a reminder to take pleasure in the smallest things.

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  16. robkistnerNovember 23, 2021 at 7:36 AM

    Happy 🦃 Thanksgiving Gillena! 🙂

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  17. Carol @Comfort Spring StationNovember 23, 2021 at 7:51 AM

    I've had sorrel tea before and even wrote a post about it several years ago. Several local gardeners had the right kind of hibiscus to produce the little red flowers (?) and sold them at a farmer's market. I was so happy to see your mosaic.

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  18. Gillena CoxNovember 23, 2021 at 8:53 AM

    Thanks for your appreciation Carol

    Much💛love

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  19. lynn__November 23, 2021 at 11:14 AM

    I appreciate your perspective on giving thanks, Gillena. Life is a collage of joy and hurts, both of which can take us by surprise!

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    1. Gillena CoxNovember 23, 2021 at 6:39 PM

      Thank you for your appreciation Lynn

      Much💛love

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  20. Jane DoughertyNovember 23, 2021 at 1:06 PM

    Love the way you end this!

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    1. Gillena CoxNovember 23, 2021 at 6:39 PM

      Thank you for your appreciation Jane

      Much💛love

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  21. brudbergNovember 23, 2021 at 3:59 PM

    That smile not spoken is the best tank you can get.

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  22. Gillena CoxNovember 23, 2021 at 6:40 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation Björn

    Much💛love

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  23. AngieNovember 23, 2021 at 11:08 PM

    Gillena - just when I think it can't get any better, you write another AMAZING piece of prose. THANKS GIVEN is quite special, and so appropriate for this week! (And the sorrel recipe sounds delicious.) Thanks for linking to Mosaic Monday!

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  24. Gillena CoxNovember 24, 2021 at 6:30 AM

    Thanks for your appreciation Angie

    Much💛love

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  25. EricaStaNovember 24, 2021 at 10:47 AM

    Thank you for the recipe, I must try this.
    Happy MosaicMonday

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  26. Gillena CoxNovember 24, 2021 at 11:56 AM

    Glad you dropped by Heidrun

    Much💛love

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  27. David BogomolnyNovember 27, 2021 at 1:01 PM

    Very very sweet, Gillena - I really enjoyed the haiku at the end :)

    BTW, I received your submission for "Poetry Partners" at the Skeptic's Kaddish... Thank you so much for sharing your poem with me. I'll let you know when it gets posted.

    Yours,
    David [ben Alexander]
    http://skepticskaddish.com/

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  28. Gillena CoxNovember 27, 2021 at 1:37 PM

    Thanks David

    Much💛love

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