by Bela Johnson | Nov 11, 2018 | musings, nature, perspective, poetry, Uncategorized, writing
There is an economy in words, blunted kindergarten shears in the hands of an earnest student, shaping patterns already memorized in forest and field; A poet’s dilemma as nature herself spreads and grows, chaos becoming her in forest and glade, streams crashing,...
by Bela Johnson | Nov 7, 2018 | art, Hawaii, nature, Uncategorized
Aloha All: Thought I would let you, my WordPress community know, that by popular request I have created a 2019 Calendar for the upcoming year. Each month features one of my photos taken within 50 miles of our home here on Hawaii Island. I am so pleased to have found a...
by Bela Johnson | Oct 28, 2018 | musings, nature, philosophy, Uncategorized
Over the precipice I crouch, ready to fly, far from nature’s firm embrace, my familiar; wondering now what remains, how to regain ground if the choice is to stay; I have been here before many times; only jump, I counsel, and you will rise like the phoenix, sail...
by Bela Johnson | Oct 23, 2018 | lifestyle, musings, nature, perspective, poetry, Uncategorized
It’s three o’clock and the day has brought a bad haircut, heavy feeling in the air; The hair will grow back, the day will not; there is no repeating what is done, only trailing memories; There is no walk upon the beach, the sun burns boldly now, my skin as...
by Bela Johnson | Oct 10, 2018 | healing, love, nature, Uncategorized
He has lost her, or thinks he has, forever from this realm; sadness knowing no bounds, as it would, given over five decades of devotion and dedication; hardly knowing life without her in it; I remind him, a gardener, hiker, animal lover, father, much beloved grand and...
