by Bela Johnson | Nov 22, 2016 | Hawaii, inspiration, nature, philosophy, Uncategorized
Watching her hop along the asphalt, I remark to him how awkward she looks chugging along, no arms to propel, out of her element (and I can so relate); Then I think, and the words fairly burst from my mouth, suspended between salmon and cerise overtones, short but bold...
by Bela Johnson | Nov 15, 2016 | philosophy, popular culture, self awareness, Uncategorized
I’m waiting in the dark to sleep, but it won’t come, I feel the creep, the broken bits of hearts and minds lie scattered like the leaves, the vines are choking back a flood of tears, are mourning for the empty years it seems we have accrued in vain while human rights...
by Bela Johnson | Nov 9, 2016 | Uncategorized
by Bela Johnson | Nov 7, 2016 | Hawaii, nature, philosophy, Uncategorized
Coconut clusters suspended in morning’s still air, respite now from ceaseless battering, frond fingers lightly taking measure, drumming air as in disbelief, not trusting permanency anymore than should I; Meanwhile doves coo while biding time, their turn to bathe in...
by Bela Johnson | Nov 1, 2016 | Hawaii, lifestyle, nature, Uncategorized
Out of silence arrive conditions, long-lost children of the aching heart of creation, rolling over the dark and wide waters, gathering momentum, building crescendos, thunderheads threatening vistas swelling succulent with potential, conclusions suspended in the wings...
by Bela Johnson | Oct 25, 2016 | lifestyle, nature, philosophy, psychology, Uncategorized
There’s a trembling in the earth, the quaking every baby bird senses as it struggles to unfurl its tiny body clad only in a breath of dandelion fluff, winking at the brilliance of day, life on a new planet, waking into something it knows to its bones is temporary; And...
