A Hush Over the Crowd

A  L  O  H  A !

" Perfection is a trifle dull. 

It is not the least 

of life's ironies 

that this, which 

we all aim at, 

is better not

quite achieved. "

                   Somerset Maugham

“The broad-minded see 

the truth in 

different religions;

 the narrow-minded see 

only the differences”

                       Chinese Proverb

“Spread love 

everywhere you go:

 First of all 

in your own house...

 let no one ever come to you 

without leaving better and happier.

 Be the living expression 

of God's kindness; 

kindness in your face,

 kindness in your eyes, 

kindness in your smile,

 kindness.”

                      Mother Teresa 

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What are you

spreading around?

I'm making up for

all the disharmony

I spread before:

"Get OUT of MY Way!"

One thing I share

is music.

Never without

my little 

Mountain Ocarina.

Was at the Busiest

Costco in the Chain

(Iwilei, Honolulu)

the other day.

It was a mad house!

The crowd at the check-out

was restless for 

Hawaii people.

Everyone in Hawaii

knows "Hawaii Aloha"

many events, 

including the legislative

session, open with

this song.

So I like to start

with Hawaii Aloha,

then segue into

Aloha `Oe

to respect this place,

the spirits that linger,

and any local person

in earshot.

I began playing.

A hush.

Then soft singing

by some present.

The time flew by

and it was my turn.

Folks let me know

that they liked it.

Once a woman told me:

"You changed the whole

atmosphere in here!"

What a gift

to be able to

do that!

The gift of music.

Then I left.

Everyone's day

was better after that.

Or so I like to believe.

Just let your ego go

and BLOW!

Here's a quick & dirty

recording of me

jazzing up those

venerable songs:

Ocarina 

                       Love, cloudia