by Bela Johnson | Dec 18, 2018 | nature, perspective, philosophy, spirituality, Uncategorized
Before I began gardening in earnest; before I allowed myself the luxury of flowers rather than the scratching of necessities, firewood and food; before my vision exploded into islands of umber and emerald with spikes of magenta and indigo flanked by tiny waxen buds, I...
by Bela Johnson | Nov 15, 2018 | compassion, human interest, perspective, philosophy, Uncategorized
I saw her today, glimpsed her like a new creature shining and bright, free of the heavy cloak of denotation, bronze I have cast her in despite myself, all these years of believing she could in any way be known; Inside my own skin I remain a mystery, unfolding like the...
by Bela Johnson | Nov 11, 2018 | musings, nature, perspective, poetry, Uncategorized, writing
There is an economy in words, blunted kindergarten shears in the hands of an earnest student, shaping patterns already memorized in forest and field; A poet’s dilemma as nature herself spreads and grows, chaos becoming her in forest and glade, streams crashing,...
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 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 4, 2018 | art, lifestyle, perspective, Uncategorized
Anxiety for me is not a teeth-chattering, nerve-rattling affair, rather the tendency of an untended mind to flutter toward the familiar always a heartbeat away from cool, grounded sanity; When you return at day’s end, I step into your world for a moment of comic...
