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 8, 2018 | creativity, musings, nature, Uncategorized
There’s an invisible portal in the mantle covering Earth; look closely without staring: focus softly, not sharp, and you might conjure enough filaments to pop through, unexpectedly shifting into another realm long ago expunged from collective recall; Most...
by Bela Johnson | Oct 3, 2018 | Hawaii, lifestyle, musings, nature, perspective, Uncategorized
Aloha Ka Makani O Kohala! The observant will note this small hand-painted sign upon entering the sacred lands of North Kohala, known generally and simply as Kohala; Faded in the relentless sunlight of that desert region, scrubs of kiawe punctuate shoreline...
by Bela Johnson | Sep 28, 2018 | musings, nature, philosophy, Uncategorized
My love for the land, whether thick wood or freshwater, has never left my awareness, ever seeking shelter in the bosom of Creation, Gaia Mother, by whatever name she may be known; And as I return to this rugged terrain of my birth, I am reminded that grace is ever...
by Bela Johnson | Aug 21, 2018 | Hawaii, lifestyle, musings, nature, Uncategorized
The air is still; alternately, the winds gust a bit. Then it pours or does not. Most of the island, if the papers can be believed, is in drought. This is unbelievable to those of us living in North Kohala. We’ve had little but rain most of the year, albeit...
by Bela Johnson | Jul 31, 2018 | country living, lifestyle, musings, nature, Uncategorized
Small stones cobbled the backyard of the San Gabriel Mountains foothill home where I grew up, dappled by the light of pergola and wisteria overhead, flanking cascading waterfalls and the fishpond my father built outside my parents’ bedroom window; Yet it was...
