by Bela Johnson | Mar 27, 2013 | inspiration, musings, nature, philosophy, poetry, Uncategorized
Like clouds of breath rising from a steaming tub or the formless spines of cumulus; Untethered thoughts wander, free of their mooring in the harbor of the heart. Vexation arises – too much elemental air. We need earth to grow: tunnels of wriggling...
by Bela Johnson | Mar 19, 2013 | happiness, inspiration, lifestyle, nature, poetry, Uncategorized
Swelling waters crash over concrete jetties, sweeping docks clean of debris: cigarette butts, bottle tops, Friday night remainders. Still, in we jump – glad of the sea and movement away from whatever it is binding us to despair and blinding us to...
by Bela Johnson | Mar 4, 2013 | lifestyle, nature, personal, poetry, random thoughts, Uncategorized
I cannot wear sequins. A closet full of skirts and dresses tried on over the years; wishful thinking. What I do, where I live does not lend itself to swoops of air between the legs; bluster and sparkle. No need for headlights. It feels like a...
by Bela Johnson | Feb 7, 2013 | love, nature, personal, poetry, Uncategorized
Like dew on the blades, you infuse life – gently surrounding while remaining on the surface Nurturing, touching in – burning off when it gets too hot, but always Reappearing after evening draws its mantle of forgetfulness around us. ~...
by Bela Johnson | Jan 8, 2013 | animals, happiness, nature, philosophy, poetry, Uncategorized
Strange fruit – shape and husks like the mottled purple-white breasts of small dying birds, scattered on asphalt. Running together, life and death in the avenue. That we choose one over the other – fight like cancer to linger in this place – affirms...
by Bela Johnson | Dec 12, 2012 | nature, philosophy, science, spirituality, Uncategorized
I used to believe in portals, back in my New Age days. But I was getting too far ‘out there,’ needing instead to be more present to everyday life here on this fabulous earth. It was crucial that I began trusting my body as an instrument that could inform me in this...
