Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Autumn: Sub-Tropical Edition

A l o h a


Legions of the sky:
always on the move. 

Seasonal duties call; 
Singing the drama

of the year
as she turns.





Every humble cast off
dignified by a life-cycle
lived.

Changing,

O Changing. . .




But there is still red wine in the cup
so drink it down,

life's-blood
of color,

of appetite. . .
then the forgetting.




We all make our days. . . one by one-




Only now and then

looking up and thinking:


O Precious


Passing


 G i f t !

Thank YOU
for looking in.
May Blessing follow
YOU
from this
'place.'

        warmly, cloudia

30 comments:

The Weaver of Grass said...

Lovely words for this brisk autumn day Cloudia.

Cloudia said...

Thank you friend

Anonymous said...

Hi Cloudia. How is life in the sky different from life at sea? From one extreme to the other. lol.

Above all, you are now safe.

Lynn said...

Ah - so lovely. That sky...

FilipBlog said...

Red wine is always good.

Greetings,
Filip

Elephant's Child said...

Your cloud shots are always a joy. As is the cat on the car roof. Thank you.

Windsmoke. said...

May blessing's follow you always :-).

Anonymous said...

you do heal.

Lisa said...

I enjoyed the colors, the words, the sky. Thank you Cloudia.

Cloudia said...

Your visit is a tonic! Mahalo, friend

SandyCarlson said...

All the colors of life are here. Gorgeous! Thank you, Cloudia.

(PS. Just read Fire in the Turtle House. An amazing book about our friends the turtles. Made me think of you.)

Teresa said...

Loved the sky and the leaves and the poetic sentiments. Happy Autumn...

Rajesh said...

Wonderful shots of autumn,

Snaggle Tooth said...

Excellent poem n observation, plus beautiful Pictures of fall color n sky!
Thanks for the blessing-
Aloha!

21 Wits said...

Lovely Cloudia! I'm happy you haven't changed your header photo yet, I just find it dreamy to get lost in.....it's a perfect calming photo of true bliss...water, sky and sand.....

PerthDailyPhoto said...

Ah I remember now, it's the first official day of your Autumn today, Spring here Autumn there, the best two seasons! Love the images and as always they go so perfectly with the words. Have a wonderful autumn day.

Cloudia said...

Thank you

bichonpawz said...

Beautiful autumn post! I especially love those RED flowers!!!

Bitch said...

The autumn now is greeting us too.
The shades of the clouds are playing with our fantasy...

Ash said...

Lovely photos! I wish you a happy autumn equinox!

irinapictures said...

Cloudia, it is like breathing fresh air again, here, in your blog.

Anonymous said...

Lovely words - and great shots! I do like autumn, this most flamboyant of seasons!

Jenn Jilks said...

Thank you for your beautiful gifts and posts! Today I post of trees. Trees - our four sisters .
Cheers from Perth!

the walking man said...

I look up but it would be easier if i didn't have 5 fused verts in my neck...I use a mirror some times...but everything looks backwards.

Friko said...

I'm afraid, my dear, I am beginning to run out of superlatives for your posts. Let me just say that your pictures and thoughts are inspirational.

Thank you for some very kind comments on my blog. I do hope I have understood you correctly? Are you praising me?
You see, that is so very hard for me to accept that I always think people don't mean it, or are possibly making fun of me.

But I do hope you wouldn't do anything like that?

Daryl said...

As always ... I can almost feel the breeze

Charles Gramlich said...

Legions of the sky. I like that. I often see the big clouds as a fleet of ships sailing to adventure.

Autumn Belle said...

Wow, the photos of the sky are very beautiful!

Randy said...

That sky in the first shot is amazing. Wonderful post too. Have a wonderful day.

Cloudia said...

I so appreciate your kind comments and your valuable time!
Thank You