Waikiki Night

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From

Waikiki Night

Green lights sing 
In Waikiki
Curled around 

the palm trees

Mopeds buzz

 like fireflies,
 laughter bouncing 

off hotel glass

Surfboards sleep, 

salt-dreaming on 

lanai above,

Shop signs blink 

open–open–open,
as if the night 

itself is for sale.

 steel guitar riffing

 lime-bright chords 

all over the sidewalk,

Be sure to 

leave a dollar.

 Moving through it 

for decades
my heart keeps time 

with the crosswalk’s 

flashing "Walk".

The surf nearby

conspirator,
holds the 

moonlight close,

Every wave whispers: 

stay, stay, stay,
the night is not 

finished with me yet.

 Cloudia Charters

Your smile bows to mine,

The night bows to us both.

In this small shared light,

Worries fall like dying leaves,

Namaste.

Yellow-fronted Canary 
(Crithagra mozambica), 
a species established in Hawaii. 

You can fly away, In the sky away You more lucky than me. Yellow Bird, Jamaican Traditional

A bird came tapping 

on the sill,

The morning air 

was soft and still.

But kitty dreamed 

in curled-up grace,

Sunlight painting 

her whiskered face.

We gave the bird 

a sip to stay,

It sang, then 

quickly flew away—

And kitty, stretching, 

gave a sigh,

Never knowing 

it fluttered by!

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Love You

Cloudia & Pixie

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White Tern preening

But time growing old

teaches all things. 

Aeschylus

Dare To Watch The Clouds

  A  L  O  H  A 

From

Honolulu

Now we dare

To see the light,

In every dark

And weary night.

In holy mirth

We'll find the key,

To set good hearts

And spirits free.

         Cloudia Charters 

Look Up

Caught 

in the crawl of traffic,

I glance through 

my moon roof—

the sky is riding with me,

clouds that sing and flow

I don’t need it open;

just seeing wide blue 

is enough

The road ahead 

is not all there is,

Remember to 

watch the sky!

The bigger the darkness, 

the easier it is to 

spot your little light.

 Brother Andrew

 

It is not how much we do, 
but how much love we 
put in the doing.
 It is not how much 

we give, but 
how much love is 

put in the giving.
Mother Teresa 

𑁢𑁢𑁢𑁢𑁢𑁢𑁢𑁢𑁢𑁢

Love You,

Pixie & Cloudia

𑁢𑁢

Nature Notes
From The Archives
The Good.Random.Fun.
AWWW Monday
T Tuesday
Pictorial Tuesday 

The garden of love is 

green without limit and 

yields many fruits.

Rumi

Shimmering Embrace

 

For a brief 

and holy second,

our entire restless town

is being held

in a gentle, 

shimmering embrace!

Cupped hands, offering
Whose are they
Painted on the school wall,
holding morning light?
The teacher arrives

at the classroom door
softly unlocking the day.

Cloudia Charters

Gecko Without a Tail

He slipped the grip of danger—
left his tail behind, 

twitching like a tiny decoy, and 
Survived to skitter up the leaf.

He's feeling oddly clumsy,
proud yet mortified 

Alive!—what a triumph.
But oh, the wounded vanity! 

He's really not himself.

How naked he feels,
waiting for it
to grow back.

Pixie

In her gaze, 

the world grows still,

A shimmer born 

of moonlit will.

She loves as stars love—

soft, aloof,

Yet curls at dusk 

beneath my roof.

Cloudia Charters

ꯡꯡꯡꯡꯡꯡꯡꯡ

Love You,

Pixie & Cloudia

𐎄𐎜𐎜𐎜

Linking To
Monday Murals

Smile Cures

 A  L  O  H  A 

From

Honolulu

A smile cures
the wounding
of a frown.
William Shakespeare

I caught luck 

rounding the corner 
like it owns the place!
Wise, warm, and 

a little amused.
Brace Yourself!
The new year 

begins to gleam.

Good hearts speak

the same language even

though we come from

different backgrounds.

We are all

here now and trying to

walk the good path.

Yes. there are those

who have not joined yet.

But WE are the

truly rich ones.

Be Kind And Join Us! Pixie 

Pixie walked through the mirror

and came out twice behind. She didn’t care

which end was back

her tail kept twitching

anyway.

Don't ask which

way you’re going.

That's what Pixie says. just let your worries

get confused

chasing the wrong tail!

ᯉᯉᯉᯉᯉᯉᯉᯉᯉᯉ

Love You,

Pixie & Cloudia

ᯣ/ᯣ

Linking To

Saturday Critters

The world would be

a nicer place if everyone had the

ability to love as unconditionally

as a dog. M.K. Clinton

Way Out

 A  L  O  H  A 
From
Honolulu

 Walk on a rainbow trail; 

walk on a trail of song, 

and all about you

will be beauty.

 There is a way out

of every dark mist, 

over a rainbow trail. 

Andra Davis

Frank Lloyd Wright

completed 1/3 of his 

life's work between the 

ages of 80 and 92.

Normal day, let me be

aware of the treasure you are.

Let me learn from you,

love you, savor you, bless you

before you depart. Let me not

pass you by in quest of some

rare and perfect tomorrow.

Mary Jean Irion

ꪯꪯꪯꪯꪯꪯꪯꪯꪯꪯꪯꪯꪯꪯ

Love You,

Pixie & Cloudia

💧

 Linking To 

Weekend Reflections & Street Photography

Skywatch

Feline Friday

Friday Faceoff

Passport To Happiness

 A  L  O  H  A 
From
Honolulu

It’s not selfish

to love yourself, take care of yourself,

and to make your

happiness a priority. It’s necessary. Mandy Hale

Brazilian Red Cloak

(Megaskepasma erythrochlamys)

Every Positive Thought Is A Silent Prayer Which Will Change Your Life. Bryant McGill

The sun now shines With golden grace, Smiles upon My upturned face. Release the weight That binds your soul, Let go of shadows Sing yourself whole. Embrace the moment Let love flow, With every heartbeat May your spirit grow. Cloudia Charters

& Pixie

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Love You,

Pixie & Cloudia

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You are the one that

possesses the key

to your being.

You carry the passport

to your own happiness.

   Diane von Furstenberg