by Bela Johnson | Aug 30, 2016 | healing, inspiration, nature, philosophy, self awareness, Uncategorized
My dark eyes beheld you in that small sliver of moon light touching bare shoulders, streaming down from the stratosphere in a star-studded waterfall, knew from that moment we had been caressed by the hand of grace, a force supernal, bestowal of knowledge everlasting...
by Bela Johnson | Aug 23, 2016 | friends, lifestyle, nature, poetry, Uncategorized, women
One of them chuckles, teeth barely showing, jaws tight as if guarding unspoken secrets buried in the throat, while the other throws back her head and chortles, mouth open to the heavens as though urging every luminary to brilliance unseen by spirits of the day; A...
by Bela Johnson | Aug 16, 2016 | love, nature, philosophy, spirituality, Uncategorized
She must have felt wicked at an early age; sin seeding flesh and flesh breeding sin for as long as she could remember; Was it the Church or the palpable shudder of being assaulted at any moment which engendered fear of Father God betrayal around every curve of cursed...
by Bela Johnson | Aug 9, 2016 | musings, nature, personal, philosophy, Uncategorized
Enmeshed in creation, I co-author days set in motion by thoughts devoid of thinking, flowing over me like salt-flavored froth as it kicks loose and back from the heart of the wave.
by Bela Johnson | Jul 26, 2016 | musings, nature, philosophy, Uncategorized
I have observed too many sunsets to search for gods beyond earth’s endless horizons, tipped backward out of rafts into one too many roiling icy streams, floated face-down in countless salt-laden seas, wondering what would appear in that vast expanse of sapphire,...
by Bela Johnson | Jul 19, 2016 | inspiration, lifestyle, musings, nature, Uncategorized
As the sun sets through the trees, I realize another day is done, curtain dropped, nothing special accomplished, only gratitude for gardens greening, fruit ripening, flowers turning faces to greet the dawn, meeting miracle of clean air and rich soil as we slip in and...