Friday, July 26, 2024

The Choice

A L O H A From Honolulu!


The Power of One
One tree can start a forest.
One smile can begin a friendship;
One hand can lift a soul;
One word can frame the goal;
One candle can wipe out darkness;
One laugh can conquer gloom;
One hope can raise your spirits;
One touch can show you care;
One life can make the difference,
BE THAT ONE TODAY.
Anna Grace Taylor



Our Differences
are ever at war 
with our Commonalities. 
Be careful which you feed!
  Pixie



 The door to safety swings
 on the hinges
 of common sense.  
    Unknown




Honolulu 7:21 pm
Democracy is messy
but deeply beautiful.
Steve Schmidt



 There never was 
any heart truly 
great and generous,
that was not also
 tender and 
compassionate.
    Robert Frost


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Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia







Smiles, understanding, a gentle heart,
Kindness sown, a healing start!
Competence gleams in steady hand,
Guiding justice across the land.

The contrast stark, a bitter brew,
Mean spirit’s chill, a toxic cue.
Chaos reigns in wild unrest,
Troubled minds and wounded breasts.

One builds, inspires hopes and dreams,
A tapestry of golden gleams.
The other tears down, seeks to maim,
A darkened world their haunting claim.

The tempest rages, dark and deep,
Mean-spiritedness spreads
a cruel sleep.
Chaos reigns and wild unrest,
His troubled mind and vacant chest.

So battle wages, deep within,
Between the angel and the sin.
For in our hearts this choice resides,
Where virtue dwells or evil hides.
     Cloudia Charters


22 comments:

Katerinas Blog said...

Your poem is very beautiful
and expresses me perfectly!
Surely there is no complete human being without empathy!
Have a wonderful weekend Cloudia🧡

Elephant's Child said...

Be careful which one you feed indeed.

roentare said...

Yeah, the attack on Kamala is really unnecessary

Paspii said...

Fantastic skyline and georgeous sunset! 👍👍

s.c said...

That quote of the door swinging is fantastic.

eileeninmd said...

Lovely words and photos!
Take care, have a great day!

Tom said...

...we need more competent women in charge.

Janette said...

Wonderful poetry, Cloudia! Thank you for sharing your talent with words! --Janette

Barbara Rogers said...

As always, I enjoyed your choices of quotes and photos. Pats to Pixie!

William Kendall said...

Wonderful shots.

Martha Jane Orlando said...

May God give us all the discernment to separate good from evil in our time and for all generations to come. Something that seems good at first glance may be deceitful in dangerous ways.
Blessings, Cloudia!

Teresa said...

Pixie is definitely looking compassionate and loving today. That picture of Kamala as Godzilla is hilarious!

Anvilcloud said...

Democracy has been extremely messy for the past 8 years or so.

Bill said...

Beautiful shots, Cloudia.

Spare Parts and Pics said...

I love the Pixie quote. A very wise cat indeed!

Jenn Jilks said...

Wondferful post. Thanks for checking in with me!

peppylady (Dora) said...

It amazing what one person can do.

Mike said...

In the first picture, I totally missed the surfboard and thought, wow that guy is skinny.

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

Wonderful poetry, Cloudia and Pixie.

Yes she Kam! She makes a fearless fighter. Have an amazing weekend, dear friend.

Annie said...

Beautiful words as always xxx
Hugs,
Annie x

James said...

I love top street photo! Thanks for sharing.:-)

Cloudia said...

Thanks friends!