A L O H A From Honolulu!
It is early, early morning.
It's that time when it's
still dark but you know
the day is coming.
Blue is bleeding
through black.
Stars are dying.
Markus Zusak
So I find words I never
thought to speak
In streets I never thought
I should revisit
When I left my body
on a distant shore.
T.S. Eliot
During 4 California years,
these are the streets, Trees,
Light, Smells, Sights, and people
I dreamt of. . . .
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| Back Door |
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| 1916 |
Hawaii's Queen, Liliuokalani
was alive
when this was laid.
I walked over it today.
This illustrates the times frame of
our culture and history in the islands.
Driving my taxi here in Honolulu
in the mid 1980s,
I drove a dignified older gentleman
who told me how the Queen
worked in her garden, smoking
small cigars, and graciously
greeting the school children
as they passed,
Such he had been:
A schoolboy
who knew a Queen.
The Hawaiian Kingdom
is not merely historic.
For a dark street,
sunshine is most welcome;
for a wounded soul,
love is most welcome!
Mehmet Murat ildan
She is yellow, I'm all blue...
It's ok! What can I do!?
Liviu C. Tudose
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| I would never date a lizard OR gecko or whatever that thing is. Keep moving up the wall, buddy, I'm too yellow for YOU! |
Ô, Sunlight!
The most precious gold
to be found on Earth.
Roman Payne
𐋌𐋍𐋌𐋍𐋌𐋍𐋌𐋍𐋌𐋍𐋐
Love You - Good Luck,
Pixie & Cloudia
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Does Pixie hunt lizards or geckos, or does she just not like them in her royal presence? That last shot with the light side and the dark side of Honolulu is really cool. I also loved the stories of the Queen of Hawaii!
ReplyDeleteI am so glad that you were able to come home.
ReplyDeleteI look at trees like the one in front of the building and wonder how they survive with their roots basically concreted over.
ReplyDeleteALOHA Dears ❤️
ReplyDeleteAmazing shots :)
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Hello Cloudia,
ReplyDeleteBeautiful views, I love the shadows in the first photo.
The trees and flowers are a lovely sight.
Cute photos of the Gecko/lizard and sweet Pixie.
Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, you are a light. Enjoy your weekend! PS, thank you for being a blogging friend and for the comment today and on all past visits.
All great shots!
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You have found home.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos Cloudia, and I do love that story about the Queen! :)
ReplyDeletePixie is very wary of that lizard.
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