by Bela Johnson | Nov 30, 2021 | dreaming, inspiration, perspective, philosophy, Uncategorized
When the spin slows down to a pin-drop lull,and time moves forward, collapses,telescopic Trickster demonstrating the follyof what most consider solid;When accepted illusion no longer holds sway,capturing the monkey mind in sticky spider webtrappings of its own making;...
by Bela Johnson | Nov 23, 2021 | human interest, nature, personal, perspective, philosophy, Uncategorized
There are confusing encountersleaving one gasping for breath,the mind grasping for understanding;such is the nature of life and death,the latter being more recentin my world of experience; I eschew addictions, just as theyare sought to resolve what seemsunfathomable...
by Bela Johnson | Oct 29, 2021 | musings, nature, philosophy, Uncategorized
On the gentle winds that swirl around,I hear the echoes of past, present, future,voices of the ancestors, whispersonly the smallest attenuated bonesof a dog’s ear can hear, but: Listen; Just under the threshold of consciousness,word images form, wisdom that...
by Bela Johnson | Sep 7, 2021 | high desert, lifestyle, nature, perspective, philosophy, Uncategorized
I am but one minute speckon the face of this earth,the same countenance reflectedback to me in field and forest,in the shriek of bats as wellas the sonar they emit,the whistling and bellow of elkas they descend from higher groundfor the winter, the piñon jays,sapphire...
by Bela Johnson | Sep 2, 2021 | inspiration, nature, philosophy, spirituality, Uncategorized
On the opposite side of my heartlies an echo chamber of silencewhere tiny bats dive and swoop,clearing invisible pathwaysin the open skies for those who flyby day; this pitch black of nightfinds deep comfort within me; As light emerges from shadows,sweeping them away...
by Bela Johnson | Aug 4, 2021 | animals, climate change, COVID-19, nature, philosophy, Uncategorized
It’s a new day, and I awaken tired,having not slept much; perceiving the fearof the collective, the hum of impendingdoom, as a worldwide virus continuesto mutate, according to a greater planthan we can imagine, and the vaccinatedamong us may actually be more...
