by Bela Johnson | Oct 6, 2015 | musings, nature, philosophy, poetry, Uncategorized
Unspeakable beauty, the snow lies in drifts; soft blanket cushioning fragile life humming just beneath the surface. Quiet contrast: brilliant blue sky, tree limbs cradling old nests and the occasional flock of chickadees scolding empty feeders which must look like the...
by Bela Johnson | Sep 29, 2015 | musings, nature, philosophy, poetry, self awareness, Uncategorized
Gliding down the corridor Pitch dark, while yet ahead the Smallest shaft of light reflected by a Quarter moon, Wafting its indigo gleam, Cutting through the night as if Fear suddenly turns to Hope like a Diamond in my...
by Bela Johnson | Sep 23, 2015 | musings, philosophy, self awareness, Uncategorized
He gives away more than he means to all these years into life, fervently seeking God by whatever name and oh, the misery of a heart chained to romanticism, temptation of forbidden apples, torturous longing. Sometimes I wonder at my own pivoting turns, self-created...
by Bela Johnson | Sep 8, 2015 | Hawaii, lifestyle, musings, nature, poetry
Between cinder cone mountains and the solid feel of dog flesh nudging ribs lie vast expanses of earth, surging seas thundering against cliffs and sand like the unceasing labors of Sisyphus. As whitecaps assail her surface, a clutch of humpbacks, slick heaving...
by Bela Johnson | Sep 1, 2015 | musings, philosophy, self awareness, spirituality, Uncategorized
When did women learn the soul bashing false humility of self abnegation? When did men first crush hearts into emotional valises, compartmental corruption of the tender qualities that endear them to us? We are free. And if we are not liberated, forgetfulness is the...
by Bela Johnson | Jul 9, 2015 | inspiration, musings, nature, philosophy, Uncategorized
Why grow impatient at the dawning of a day loaned to us in sequence of indeterminate length while rushing sunset in earnest completion of work for too little pay? Life is a gift we open in the present, hingeing on each moment eyes feast upon splendor of sky, sea and...
