Monday, January 31, 2022

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Welcome to Monday WRites # 334
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). 
Goodbye dear January.

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A Winter Vacation Remembered

She calls me out; my sister,  to "see something." Not knowing what, i comply. The door is slightly opened enough for a cold draft to swing its way in. 

The scene before me is a snow globe. No,  not a snow globe; but all the little snow globes in the world, gathered together to perform a whirling dance.

Wow! What a sight. Awesome is the correct and very apt word for this first time spectacle to a warm blooded woman, from a hot sunny Caribbean island. 

The only whiriligig i know is leaves dancing in a burst of enthusiastic breezes. Leaves of all shapes colours both green yellow and brown. And its not an autumn scene. Its an ordinary Caribbean Dry season happening. 

So there i am with Ohhs eluding my throat escaping my lips. My eyes opened wide in wonder.

first time seeing snow -
a handful of flakes caught
a surreal feeling
© gillena cox 2022

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Today's mosaic 'From My Cherry Tree'

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34 comments:

  1. I love seeing your cherry tree! I hope the fruit didn't freeze here in Florida this week when we had a cold night!

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  2. Warm Wishes Diane. No chance of freezing here in sunny Trinidad๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡น

    Happy you dropped by

    Much❤love

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  3. I have lived my whole life with at least some snow in winter. I cannot imagine liveing without it.

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  4. Ha ...that was beautiful Gillena, charming, fun, innocent, sensual...that line, the รดnly thing I know, was so poignant

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  5. A gorgeous retelling of your first time experiencing snow! Wonderful!

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  6. Thanks for your appreciation Frank

    Much❤love

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  7. This is incredibly sweet, Gillena. Thanks for sharing.

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

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  8. I can only imagine being from a warm climate and seeing snow for a first time. It must seem absolute magic! Thanks for sharing.

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  9. Thanks for your appreciation Bev

    Much❤love

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  10. I love snow, for one day maybe — then it’s fine with me if it goes away. ๐Ÿ™‚

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  11. ๐Ÿ˜Š happy you dropped by Rob

    Much love...

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  12. I can imagine the wonder at first experiencing a snowfall.

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  13. I would imagine it would be surreal! The moment it well caught in your words.

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  14. Gillena, I like the wonder you describe seeing snow with. I remember the first time I took my oldest son out into the snow. Recently my younger son took his baby daughter out into it and his wife captured it on video. Precious memories, all.

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  15. Gosh, yes that must have been an amazing sight!

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  16. Thanks for your appreciation Marlon

    Much❤love

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  17. Snow really is funny stuff when you think about it!

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  18. What a wonderful poem of you, Gillena ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ Thank you for sharing. It inspire.

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    1. Thanks for your appreciation Heidrun

      Much❤love

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  19. Gillena - we are living in a snow globe right now, so your poem is perfect! Love the mosaic of your cherry tree! Thanks for linking to Mosaic Monday!

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  20. Thanks for your appreciation Angie

    Much❤love

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  21. Thanks for dropping by Monica

    Much❤love

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  22. Love this, Gillena! there's nothing like seeing a true wonder.

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  23. Thanks for your appreciation Sara

    Much❤love

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