Saturday, May 18, 2024

No Empty Gestures

A L O H A From Honolulu!

Wearing her crown of royal night,
The city breathes in jeweled light.
Streets below, vibrant streams
Flash neon signs and active dreams.
But up above, the heavens hold
A deeper magic poured in black gold.
      Cloudia Charters





Animals praise a good day, a good hunt.
They praise rain if they're thirsty.
That's prayer. They don't live an
unconscious life, they simply have no
language to talk about these things.
But they are grateful for the
good things that come along.
            Mary Oliver

🌃



Adenium is a genus of flowering plants
in the family Apocynaceae first described in 1819.
It is native to Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
With the delicacy of a flower,
love tames the most aloof hearts.
     Augusto Branco





There are no empty gestures
made with a full heart. 
   John Sarris 


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Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia

𑂔𑂔𑂔𑂔𑂔𑂔𑂔𑂔𑂔𑂔𑂔𑂔𑂔𑂔𑂔

15 comments:

roentare said...

The flowers do make a positive vibe

Elephant's Child said...

Love your words to go with the first photo.
Is that photo of a young Pixie?

Shiju Sugunan said...

Beautiful collection, lovely sky, bird, and bloom!

eileeninmd said...

Hello Cloudia,
Beautiful post, the flowers and view of the city at night look lovely.
Cute capture of the duck and the chicken family. The chicks are adorable.
Sweet photo of your Pixie.
Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a great day and happy weekend. PS, thank you for leaving me a comment.

Teresa said...

I love the Pixie quote about no empty gestures made with a full heart.

William Kendall said...

Pixie sees little chicks.

Mae Travels said...

Your photo of the nighttime city is neat.
best, mae

Anvilcloud said...

I almost always like Mary Oliver's poems.

Martha Jane Orlando said...

Your first photo with your beautiful words to match are both outstanding, Cloudia. Have a great weekend!

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

Baby chicks sure are sweet! Enjoy your weekend!

Kathy G said...

It's a great collection, but the first photo is stunning!

Cloudia said...

I believe that is! She often looks stern. So I liked this one in the pile because she looked less so. But I guess you're right. I think this was young pixie!

Barbara Rogers said...

Must borrow this Mary Oliver quote! Thanks for the photos of flowers I've never seen or heard of...they are beautiful!

Mike said...

Look out chicks! I saw Colonel Sanders around the corner. RUN!

Yvonne said...

What a beautiful opening. Love the photographs.