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 | Dec 6, 2016 | lifestyle, nature, Uncategorized
I recall these cakes of dry earth, so tight they could barely admit the rains once they finally arrived; nearby trenches termed ‘washes,’ because that’s what happens to stormwater once it comes, as it does, unpredicted; without warning, thunderheads gathering on...
by Bela Johnson | Nov 29, 2016 | lifestyle, musings, nature, philosophy, psychology, Uncategorized
We live, we learn, we dream ourselves awake into this life, unfurl curling brain stems in the brilliance of day (not the inky blackness of night, save Cereus, her beauty known only to those willing to stumble onto her luminous crown, mind the thorns, all beauty has...
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...
