by Bela Johnson | Mar 21, 2017 | Hawaii, lifestyle, nature, Uncategorized
In the silvery light of morning when nothing else matters, save the thread of a cock crowing in the distance; face of my beloved etched stilly in that pale gleam before sound, as might have existed in the beginning, prior to clamorous tires on asphalt; kettle set to...
by Bela Johnson | Jan 3, 2017 | Hawaii, lifestyle, musings, nature, philosophy, Uncategorized
Rain rolls in fits and starts down the runnels of the grey metal roof, clinking onto metal strata, bouncing off plywood placed just so to prevent the elder Lab from setting teeth to soil, who knows why, lately it’s his thing, no harm, only odd in his well-provisioned...
by Bela Johnson | Dec 13, 2016 | Hawaii, healing, lifestyle, musings, nature, Uncategorized
I do not flourish in chaos, though some thrive completely therein; I’ve caused and I’ve witnessed the sorrows that settle just under the skin; You may tempt me or taunt as it pleases, that is your need, not mine to behold; I prefer and I cherish the spaces in deep...
by Bela Johnson | Nov 22, 2016 | Hawaii, inspiration, nature, philosophy, Uncategorized
Watching her hop along the asphalt, I remark to him how awkward she looks chugging along, no arms to propel, out of her element (and I can so relate); Then I think, and the words fairly burst from my mouth, suspended between salmon and cerise overtones, short but bold...
by Bela Johnson | Nov 7, 2016 | Hawaii, nature, philosophy, Uncategorized
Coconut clusters suspended in morning’s still air, respite now from ceaseless battering, frond fingers lightly taking measure, drumming air as in disbelief, not trusting permanency anymore than should I; Meanwhile doves coo while biding time, their turn to bathe in...
by Bela Johnson | Nov 1, 2016 | Hawaii, lifestyle, nature, Uncategorized
Out of silence arrive conditions, long-lost children of the aching heart of creation, rolling over the dark and wide waters, gathering momentum, building crescendos, thunderheads threatening vistas swelling succulent with potential, conclusions suspended in the wings...
