by Bela Johnson | Dec 31, 2015 | lifestyle, nature, philosophy, Uncategorized
I miss building huge bonfires, where, in the midst of 60 acres of Maine woods with good snow cover, we would set match to paper and twig, urging spark to flame, then fanning to a crescendo of conflagration. Stepping back to avoid singeing hair and nostrils, we’d...
by Bela Johnson | Dec 22, 2015 | nature, philosophy, science, self awareness, Uncategorized
What is this voluminous vibration jarring me from deep slumber; scratch the veneer and raw terror is unleashed unnameable, reminding me of self imposed limitations in a universe hardly vast enough to contain what is termed consciousness, Is there a plan, save for...
by Bela Johnson | Dec 1, 2015 | nature, philosophy, self awareness, Uncategorized
Closing the door or chapter: the irony! What is yearned for quickly rejected out of hand, a cicada fighting to hold onto popping skin, the unexpected folded twenty stuck absentmindedly into deep wool of winter pockets, only to reveal itself a miracle upon rediscovery...
by Bela Johnson | Oct 20, 2015 | nature, philosophy, Uncategorized
What do I expect as death approaches the air’s edge, colors once borne by maple and oak now displayed garishly on store manikins, tight muscles and thoughts that curl back on themselves; Hunger for inspiration, the drawing in of breath begging to be...
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...
