by Bela Johnson | Mar 28, 2017 | community, equality, lifestyle, philosophy, Uncategorized
Here we are, 3000 miles in the middle of the sea; not even remotely trying to be part of the mainland culture most folks who were born in Hawaii simply call America. It is enough, this melange of beautiful people whose origins always make for good guessing games....
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 | Mar 7, 2017 | lifestyle, nature, philosophy, random thoughts, Uncategorized
Black is the color of undefined space, of chasms so large many fear to fall, inky background behind the night rainbow void of busy-ness of day, flowing cleanly down the split shaft of an old quill pen, seeping deeply into dimples of vellum; Striking contrast, none or...
by Bela Johnson | Mar 1, 2017 | lifestyle, musings, nature, personal, philosophy, psychology, Uncategorized
We all have our demons. For some, it’s thoughts that cycle endlessly. Others are awash in images moving rapidly across the inner vision like a series of frames. Like gazing directly into the morning sun and seeing orbs burned into whatever else one is looking at...
by Bela Johnson | Feb 21, 2017 | lifestyle, nature, philosophy, Uncategorized
When I lived in Maine where seasons merged at nature’s whim, I was often devastated by the sudden and profound advent of the equinox. In thirty-two sets of seasons, I can honestly say I was never fully prepared. Perhaps as a result of my birth and upbringing on warmer...
by Bela Johnson | Feb 7, 2017 | lifestyle, musings, nature, philosophy, psychology, Uncategorized
Do you ever wish things were other than they are? I sometimes indulge in fantastical ruminating more than I’d like, and should know better. Some days are so fraught with challenges, I must force myself to look outside and acknowledge that the day is simply a day; a...
