A L O H A !
Click Photo / Come to Waikiki
Click Photo / Come to Waikiki
" Life loves
to be taken by
the lapel and told,
'I'm with you kid.
Let's go.' "
Maya Angelou
Any piece of writing,
from a letter to a book
can fly or
it can fail.
It might be a Palace
of Thought, Wonder,
Delight.
Or it may be
just a pile of words,
taking the same hours
of assembly
but never taking off.
Think of a violin.
(Did you HEAR
a violin when you
thought of it?)
A woman good with
tools, could cut,
shape, polish,
all of the parts
that go into a violin.
But an instrument maker
turns those same parts
into an instrument,
not just a novelty.
It takes more
than piling up words
to make sense,
to persuade, to heal.
Too many books
are false fronts like a
pioneer town.
I trust few words.
Among them:
"Thank You, dear Friends"
I like to mean
what I say.
Fondly, Cloudia
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20 comments:
I have read such a lot of Maya Angelou and admire her greatly - she talks such a lot of sense.
Your words stack up nicely.
DrumMajor
books as false fronts! hum, very interesting. I'm gonna have to give that some thought.
a pile of words. i like that.
Interesting comments about words. I think there is obviously using words honestly and falsely, but there is also much joy (I think) to be found in wordplay. Words, language is an amazing, wonderful, powerful thing. Have a lovely day Cloudia.
I like pile of words.
That image of children at the shore, and the thought of a pile of words...
One day people will be posting beautiful images with quotes signed 'Cloudia' .. it's true!
Oh I do love that top shot. Good to see that Diamond Head is in view.
Each of you is received here with joy!
Thanks So Much ♥
I am a lover of words. I rustle through them, pull them snuggly up around my ears and, occasionally, throw them...
Such lovely words.
Thank you so much for your suggestion of my writing.
Angel.
Great first picture.
Greetings,
Filip
ha. i am with you kid, lets go...smiles...
def admire maya
aloha from va
Spectacular shots, Cloudia!
I like " It takes more
than piling up words
to make sense,
to persuade, to heal.
Too many books
are false fronts like a
pioneer town"
It's like saying talk is easy. doing it is hard.
You are on a roll with your wise woman philosophizing, Ms. Cloudi!
I like piles of words also...makes me want to dig into the pile and line them all up...and then toss them back down to see what some one else will find
I like piles of words also...makes me want to dig into the pile and line them all up...and then toss them back down to see what some one else will find
this is awesome! Thanks so much pals
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