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how those flags danced
when the wind came out to play
children's masquerade
© gillena cox 2016


Revisit
Children's Carnival 2014
Children's Carnival 2011
Tuesday February 2nd 2010
Children's Carnival 2007


So that's is for, for my 2016 sharing of Children's parade of carnival through the Western Main Road, St James, Trinidad.


I am blog hopping today at
Ruby Tuesdays Too


AND

Thursday's Challenge "HAPPY" (Smiling People, Fun Things/Events, Celebrations, Things that make us happy,...)

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yellow the colour
of sun rays some folks will say -
stomp of masquerade
© gillena cox 2016







Yesterday, children took to the street in costume celebrating the 2016 Children's Carnival Parade along The Western Main Road in St James, Trinidad

Revisit
children's carnival 2010


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just observing

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sometimes balloons
leave the party to frolic -
Children's carnival

out in the streets
the wind finds new rhythm -
Children's carnival

splendor of colour
in the cheer of bright sunshine -
Children's carnival
--© gillena cox [haiku 2016, photo 2014]

Revisit
Jan 31,2010
Sunday Savvy #18
Sunday Lime 1


Quiet morning, with bright bright sunshine anticipating the cheer of the Children's Parade of Carnival costumes through the Western Main Road here in St James, later today


Sunday Smiles



Sundays are always special here at Lunch Break. Today is #70 in the series Sunday Lime How is your Sunday going email me post a COMMENT or leave a link to your blog at the linky below



Blog hopping today at
Poetry Pantry 287

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image from google dot com


out in the street -
trust of a culture carved to
new generations
© gillena cox



the night thick with
a community's vibe -
are there stars tonight
© gillena cox



Revisit
we beat 2014
we beat 2013
Sunday Lime 1

Visitors to St James were served up a sampling of steel band music, and vintage traditional mas along the Western Main Road last night, as part of The 'we beat' St James Festival 2015;
And you know how i do; just got to share it with you

How is your Sunday going? Today is #37 in the series 'Sunday Lime' To share with me you can EMAIL me; you can COMMENT; and you can enter a LINK from your blog, at the Linky below




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Poetry Pantry 256


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Carpe Diem Time Glass #31, Basho's "first celebrate"

mazu iwae ume o kokoro no fuyu-gomeri

first celebrate
the flowers in your heart
confined in winter
© Basho (Tr. Jane Reichhold)

Sunday Savvy 18

revisit Sunday Savvy 17

Children carnival parades on Sundays, are a treat to both the young and the old; for visitors as well as natives.
Older folk i think relive the energy of childhood play and youngs ones just enjoy themselves. Its no wonder we Trinis use the phrase 'play mas ' to refer to the action of the masquerade whether of adults or children. To masquerade is to have fun.

Times when though; children at play were scolded by knowing and wise adults to come out from the rain (well that was mostly so in the days when children's play was an outdoor activity, looong before the computer era).

The paradox today is that both adults and children ignore rain showers in the consensus of 'play mas'

Sunday Smiles to all

in between
rain and sun
carnival joy
-- gillena cox


click here to view 'Dance The Mas'


collected years
in that deepened mix
childhood lingers
to frolic
within this whispy rain
dancing puddles
--magyar


a kid's Sunday
filled with lots
of nothing to do
--Bill


Winter Chill
warming up with
Sunday Savvy18
doano


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Evening Sun

the evening sun shines
the children dance
Sunday masquerade
--all photos and haiku gillena cox









revisit children masquerade 2010

Dancing Feet

dancing feet
young and old to the rhythm
of carnival
--gillena cox

SunUp

Evening Breeze

Children Carnival 2007