Monday, October 21, 2024

The Wise Flip Flop

A L O H A From Honolulu!


When 'I' is replaced with 'we',
even illness becomes wellness.
 Malcolm X




 If the universe is 
bigger and stranger
 than I can imagine, 
it's best to meet it 
with an 
empty bladder.
       John Scalzi




A Common Mundane Tragedy
A flip-flop woke proud,  
Ready to dance
In the beach town crowd  
But her strap came askance!
  
“Oh no!” cried the flip-flop 
"This is no fun!"
 I was feeling so Tip-Top 
In the warm salty sun!

Yet with surf breezes
A thought came to play:  
“Maybe fates sneezes
Shouldn't ruin my day.” 

BE the Wise Flip Flop!

Cloudia Charters





 Whenever you are 
sincerely pleased 
you are nourished. 
 Ralph Waldo Emerson


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Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie
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24 comments:

  1. Elephant's ChildOctober 21, 2024 at 1:17 AM

    Himself had a flip flop (which we call thongs) repaired in India.

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    1. CloudiaOctober 21, 2024 at 2:31 AM

      We call them slippers in Hawaii, pronounced:
      Sleee-pahs

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  2. TomOctober 21, 2024 at 5:51 AM

    ...flip flops always seemed to litter the landscape in Maui.

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  3. s.cOctober 21, 2024 at 6:10 AM

    That last photo with the glass is a real beauty with that light and composition. Well done.

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  4. eileeninmdOctober 21, 2024 at 6:40 AM

    Love the layers of colors in the first sky shot, beautiful.
    It will be nice if "we always comes before I"
    Have a great day and a happy week ahead.

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  5. SandiOctober 21, 2024 at 6:51 AM

    That cruise ship is sitting on a golden ocean beneath an alien sky!

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  6. John A HillOctober 21, 2024 at 9:33 AM

    There should have been a margarita in the glass -- to go with the blown out flip flop!

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  7. RedPatOctober 21, 2024 at 9:44 AM

    Love that 1st shot so much, Cloudia. ;-)

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  8. Barbara RogersOctober 21, 2024 at 10:17 AM

    Cool post, first the Malcom X quote, and then flip flop poem by you!

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  9. MikeOctober 21, 2024 at 11:14 AM

    I've never been able to wear flipflops. They drive me nuts.

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  10. Martha Jane OrlandoOctober 21, 2024 at 11:30 AM

    I love your ode to the flip flop, Cloudia. Such a simple thing, yet you make it profound. Blessings!

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  11. Anne Hagman-NiilolaOctober 21, 2024 at 12:07 PM

    Hi Pixie!

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  12. MichelleOctober 21, 2024 at 1:39 PM

    Annnnnnd.....we call flip flops, "flippers" around here :)

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  13. BillOctober 21, 2024 at 4:57 PM

    I enjoyed your flip flop poem, it made me smile.

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  14. Stewart MOctober 21, 2024 at 9:01 PM

    Flip-flops are called thongs in Australia - which initially causes a bit of confusion to people like me!!

    Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne

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  15. Bleubeard and ElizabethOctober 21, 2024 at 10:29 PM

    I absolutely adore that first photo and quote. And your Ode to a flip flop was masterful.

    That glass sitting on the rocks was stunning. What an amazing composition. Thanks for sharing these photos and quotes, as well as the glass for T this almost Tuesday, dear Cloudia.

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  16. rupam sarmaOctober 22, 2024 at 1:27 AM

    Beautiful post, Great poem.
    1st photo just awesome, Greetings from India

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  17. RudbekiaOctober 22, 2024 at 8:50 AM

    In our case, these are flip-flops.

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  18. SandeeOctober 22, 2024 at 12:09 PM

    I'm out on that boat. Beautiful and so is Pixie. I always love seeing her.

    Thank you for joining the Awww Mondays Blog Hop.

    Have a fabulous day and week, Cloudia. Scritches to Pixie. ♥

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  19. Mae TravelsOctober 22, 2024 at 2:08 PM

    It seems to me that we (in the mainland USA) called them thongs for a while, and then switched to calling them flip-flops. As far as I can find out, the rubber version with the v-shape strap was patented in 1957, so they’ve been out for a while. Nice verse.
    best, mae at maefood.blogspot.com

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  20. AnvilcloudOctober 22, 2024 at 4:08 PM

    The layers in the first photo. 👍

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  21. My name is Erika.October 22, 2024 at 8:10 PM

    I love that giant palm tree in your header and wow, another fabulous sky view. Happy a little late T day, and give Pixie a scratch for me.

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  22. William KendallNovember 6, 2024 at 5:56 AM

    Good composition with that last shot.

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