Another Christmas

Little girl's Christmas
Longing through sweet bright windows
Sad preparation


Hosted by Megan Mrsupole - Prompt - Sweet


Hosted by Jenn - Prompt - Preparation


Haiku Heights is hosted by Leo - Prompt - Christmas

Four Faces of Living

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ These delightful ice sculptures of dolphins were on the Christmas Day buffet table at Portsea Hotel, Mornington Peninsula.
Seafood is becoming a larger feature on the Australian Christmas Day menu.
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Monday Poetry Potluck #16 ~ Celebrations and Festivities
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Here are 4 cameo glimpses of the essence of celebration and festivity, without the baubles and the glitter.
2 everyday sporting experiences frame what was and what may be.
The 4 poems (separated by the icon bells) may work as a holistic, seasonal cycle, or perhaps just one rings with your music.
If you like to dig a little, there are levels in these poems.
But if you don't have the time or the energy, the poems have surface colours you may like.
Here are poems for everyone and anyone.
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Fishing
Sometimes the endless untangling of lines
Sometimes the small ones
Tossed back till
Another day
Sometimes the yarn of
The one that got away
Sometimes
(And only sometimes)
The mighty catch
The trophy to take home

Strange
The celebration of fishing is
Not about trophies
The real joy of fishing is
Fishing



When it's the festive season for
Changing of the guard
Yesterday becomes
Time on ice
Rough and smoothe textures
Preserved

Often
It's then we see
The glistening beauty of trinkets
The small moments



When it's the festive season for
Changing of the guard
Tomorrow becomes
Time in the wings
Like a recipe waiting
Waiting for ingredients to gather
To mix
To bake
To chill
To be
Presented



Cricket
Sometimes the batter
Sometimes the bowler
Sometimes the yarn of
The one that got away
Sometimes
(And only sometimes)
From way out in left field
The catcher scores
The mighty catch
The trophy to take home

Strange
The celebration of cricket is
Not about trophies
The real joy of cricket is
Cricket
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Jingle Poetry's Monday Poetry Potluck is hosted by Amanda and Kavita

Weekend Mailbox #37 ~ Happy Christmas!

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ My old mailbox in the Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula
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Christmas connections
Bright greetings of the season
May your mail be sweet
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Weekend Mailbox #37 ~ Happy Christmas!
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WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF WEEKEND MAILBOX!
(This pairs with Beth's Postcard Friendship Friday HERE!)
LINKS OPEN Saturday at 2:05am Eastern Australia time - Melbourne
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A few introductory comments:
1. Post a photograph of ANYTHING that relates to mailboxes.
Here are a few ideas/subjects!
mailboxes
cards
notepaper
stamps
vintage cards/postcards
old letters
even VIRTUAL letters
postal vans
postmen
2. Your link must be a "permalink" and go directly to your Weekend Mailbox post.
3. Link back to Weekend Mailbox in your post tags.
4. You may like to use the Weekend Mailbox badge located in this post or on the sidebar! Right click and save it on your computer. When you add it to your post, ensure you click on the image and link it to Gemma's Greyscale Territory. Then others may follow the link here.
P.S. I am aware that U.S. has official mailboxes.
But anything related to mail is great for this meme!
It's OK to think outside "the mailbox"!!!
N.B. As I think of extra possibilities, I will add them to the list!
You may even like to suggest some!
***PLEASE - Add your NAME + COUNTRY (initials)
e.g. Gemma, AUS
and link to Linky Tools below.

Poinsettias at Christmas

Collage by Gemma Wiseman ~ These Christmas table mats I first used when my children were young.
That is about 30 years ago.
The poinsettia featured in the bottom mat is a common Christmas symbol in Australia.
Many shops sell living poinsettias as a Christmas gift!
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Friday My Town Shoot Out
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Symbols of Christmas
Glamorous poinsettias
Australian colours
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Collage by Gemma Wiseman ~ These are my non-living poinsettias edged in gold glitter.
I place these in a vase.
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Friday My Town Shoot Out is hosted by Sarah

Christmas Table Decoration

Pic bY Gemma Wiseman ~ Part of the table decoration at my last day of school Christmas lunch for teachers.
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Shannara's Saturday Mix #42 ~ Decoration/s
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Bright decoration
Glittering Christmas feature
Sweet table highlight
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Hosted by Shannara

A Chance...

Magpie Tales #45 ~ Image by Willow
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Holy colours
Christmas colours
Pulse in
A window

The god within stirs

We sense
The sacred of yesterdays
An unfettered longing for
The essence of
Pure beginnings

A chance to know
Innocence

A chance to ease into
Spiritual harmonies

A chance to sing
In tune

To be
The god within
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Hosted by Willow

Crazy Critter

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ A Christmas gift ( + chocolate) from one of my senior students.
He knew I would love something a bit crazy!
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Ruby Tuesday meme
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Bright crazy critter
Like a scarfed baby ostrich
Fun-loving Christmas
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Ruby Christmas on Two Wheels

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Christmas motorbike ride or Toy Run (annual) down the Mornington Peninsula!
Here a group passes through the traffic lights at Rosebud.
(The orange jackets with SES sign = State Emergency Services)
The main annual Toy Run is practically an institution in Melbourne. Ever since 1978, when forty motorcyclists met to pass on toys to the community’s less privileged via the Salvation Army, more than 100,000 motorcyclists have taken part.
For more details, click on the Motorcycle Rider's Association of Victoria website.
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Ruby Tuesday meme
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Christmas giving time
Santa's elves on motor bikes
Bikies' tradition
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Sounds and Sights of Christmas

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ One of my favourite Christmas guys given to me by my dear partner. Touch his hand and he rocks and rolls to Christmas music while his antler lights flash!
***Available at my GemmaWiseman Zazzle store as a Christmas postcard or Christmas greeting card!
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Ruby Tuesday meme
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Antlered character
Celebrating happiness
Christmas rock and roll
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Variety of Skies on Christmas Day 2008

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Early Christmas morning on Dromana beach, Mornington Peninsula
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Skywatch Friday #24
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Soon, the skies over the coastline were filled with low, bright, white rolling cloud.
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Slowly the white deepened to wells of pearl grey
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ By the time I returned home mid morning, the view from my verandah of Port Phillip Bay revealed more and more blue sky.
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman
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Bright Christmas Day skies
Whispering warmth of summer
Mellow happiness
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ And Christmas Day held a very special warmth and brightness
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Happy Bright Blue Christmas!

Christmas greeting collage by Gemma Wiseman
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Sunday Scribblings prompt #140 ~ Tradition
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The traditional colour of Christmas is
Red
So I chose blue
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A traditional emblem of Christmas is
A tree
So I chose glass
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A traditional practice of Christmas is
Giving brightly wrapped gifts
But I chose a symbol from
Another tradition ~
Valentine's Day ~
The outline of a heart
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And so
I break with traditional traditions
And offer a Christmas gift to all
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Blue
Symbolising my world ~
The blue waters of Port Phillip Bay
Beneath radiant blue skies
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Glass
Symbolising the magic stargate where
You can wander my world
Anytime
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And the heart
My heart
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I wish you love
From my heart to yours
This Christmas
And always
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Christmas in Waiting

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Christmas decorations appear on the face of Dromana's shopping centre, Mornington Peninsula
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Weekend Snapshot prompt #63
Ruby Tuesday prompt
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Christmas is outside
Waiting for a joyful heart
To hold peace blessings
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Christmasy dolphins in closeup
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