Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Moon Family

A L O H A
means 'Good Night' too . . .




Night doesn't fall.
       
                                    I think it floats down .  .  .












Shadows grow longer,

  
                    a n d    l  o  n  g   e   r . . . . 










Everyone pauses . . .
                      
                                or paws-es. . .








Agonies and extricates of color
                 
                                   psychedelicize . . . .







This was the prized,
 the desirable sight, 
unsought,
 presented so easily. . .
 
Gerard Manley Hopkins's
Moonrise

 
 
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That beauty is a thing beyond the grave,
That perfect, bright experience never falls
To nothingness, and time will dim the moon
Sooner than our full consummation here
In this odd life will tarnish or pass away.

D. H. Lawrence
Moonrise

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 Like Japanese poets
we contemplate
the same moon.

We share our poems
in bits and bites,
tweets, updates,
and posts.

Mostly
we enjoy each other
under the 
Autumn Moon.

Tipsy
we smile 
together-

-somehow
it is more
than abundance.

Moon Family
            Warmly, cloudia
COMMENT!
 

39 comments:

Betty Manousos said...

i love the composition in those photos!

terrific!

irinapictures said...

Amazing, beautiful, unforgettable sky over Hawaii.
It feels like, if in Hawaii, I will be able to discuss any topic, using "Aloha")).

Sandy said...

very nice. =)

Maude Lynn said...

That first shot is just stunning!

Hilary said...

These are all just lovely.

Anonymous said...

nice pic of the moon, Cloudia.

Joop Zand said...

again a lot nice photo's Cloudia,
thanks for sharing them with us.

Greetings from Holland, Joop

Lori Skoog said...

Ahhh yes Cloudia...we are sharing the same moon.

Lynn said...

That first photo is breathtaking.

Elephant's Child said...

Thanks. Go well, be well and be happy.

FilipBlog said...

Very creative with the flower

Greetings,
Filip

Full-On-Forward said...

Absolutely Vintage Cloudia--and I had a Cat that looked exactly like that one!! Eerie!!! and very comforting at the same time!

I miss Lexie terribly!

Hugs sweet friend!

John

Teresa said...

Utterly gorgeous blog post, Cloudia!!

Erika said...

I like the first and the 4th picture . You are a great photograph, dear Cloudia!
Everything is lovely here.
^-^
*-*
:D
Ciao from Italy

Jeannie said...

beautiful - you are very fortunate to live in such a place.

Birdman said...

Ah, yes... comforting words and photo. 'it does float down'.

Windsmoke. said...

Bonza photos especially the last one very eerie indeed :-).

Anonymous said...

Couldn't wait today for the moon to rise.

Please have you all a peaceful night and kind Thursday.

Friko said...

Hi, moonstruck lady, I wish you a warm and pleasant moonlit night.

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the visit. Appreciate the comment too. I like your sky views. When I was there in 1953 and several times i 1955, I was looking for girls and the beach was empty. That is the usual luck of soldiers everywhere.

Myrna R. said...

Honestly, I love visiting your blog. It's like a treat for my sight and my soul.

Balachandran V said...

Unforgettable pictures! Beautiful quotes!

Cloudia said...

Thank YOU for visiting!

RONW said...

somebody's enjoying their new view.

Green Monkey said...

ummmmmm what a lovely way to end my day! Thank you, again, and again!

magiceye said...

this was lovely!

namaste /\ from mumbai!
aloha!!

Charles Gramlich said...

I have been to several moon viewing Haiku writing parties. Always fun.

bichonpawz said...

It is so calming coming over here! I love it!!! Aloha Cloudia!!

claude said...

Very nice serie of photos, Cloudia !
From a cat to the sky.
Aloha, my Friend !

Cloudia said...

thank you

Bob Bushell said...

And it does, beautiful photos.

PerthDailyPhoto said...

I'm really loving the views and your words from high in the sky Cloudia, is Kitty still happy, doesn't he miss hos old prowling grounds at all?

Ileana said...

More than abundance...I LOVE that! Hugs to YOU from Miami!! :)

Bitch said...

Intelligent Cloudia!!

黄清华 Wong Ching Wah said...

Wonderful words and photos today, good night !

Anonymous said...

What terrific words and photos. So lovely! Happy to be a part of your Moon family...

foongpc said...

Love the first photo a lot! : )

bobbybegood1 said...

Your poety is breathtaking. For the past couple of nights the moon has appeared in front of my window shining on me her splendor. Thanks for cheering me up. Cheers!!

Cloudia said...

Kitty is LOVING her new digs and is establishing happy new routines -as are we :-)