Friday, December 13, 2024

Hope and Moonrise

Aloha From Honolulu!

Sometimes I feel quite hopeless. Then the moon rises. In the silence, I find my way, each shadow Is a friend Each passing thought Moving on like clouds. I am here, The moon is here, Both steady, Both of us enough. Cloudia Charters




Make the sunrise
a temple.
      Frank LaRue Owen






Defiant kindness
doesn't ignore injustice, 
it chooses compassion
as its weapon.
It disrupts with love,
challenges with empathy,
and fights for 
change with grace.
   Pixie
   

Shell ginger Alpinia zerumbet

Starting over
doesn't have to start
all at once. I can start
over in small ways too.
   Minnie Minimalist




In nature
there is no alienation.
Everything belongs. Ming-Dao Deng


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Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia


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21 comments:

roentare said...

Make a sunrise a temple

Giorgio said...

In the nature there is o alienation. Great proverb!

Anvilcloud said...

Here's to defiant kindness although I might not always manifest it. 😎

eileeninmd said...

Hello,
Your poem and images are lovely.
Gorgeous capture of the moon.
Take care, have a great day and a happy weekend.

magiceye said...

Marvelous captures!

Tom said...

....hope springs eternal.

Kathy G said...

I'm guilty of not being observant when it comes to the moon.

Barbara Rogers said...

I chuckled at how I tilted my head for the shot of the tree against the building as seen through a windshield!

John A Hill said...

Moon rise and defiant kindness
You hit my buttons today
Be well, my friend.

RedPat said...

Defiant kindness - good one, Cloudia. ;-)

Cloudia said...

Thanks very much to each of you for sharing! You are the reason..

Anne Hagman-Niilola said...

Lovely Pixie!

Martha Jane Orlando said...

Your words here (and Pixie's) are nothing less than profound, Cloudia. Blessings!

Elephant's Child said...

Hope is a fragile essential. I am currently waiting for the dawn temple (at which I worship) to open.

Teresa said...

Pixie is looking defiantly kind today, but it is hard to tell if that shot was taken under a glorious harvest moon of love. (At first I thought your last quote was going to be from Moo Deng the pygmy hippo; I was disappointed when I read the name more carefully. What does Pixie think of Moo Deng who is a defiant biter instead of being defiantly kind?)

Lisca said...

Lovely photos and quotes/poems. And of course Pixie.
Have a lovely weekend,
Hugs,
Lisca

Mike said...

Awesome moon shot!

Annie said...

I always enjoy your beautiful words and pictures. One of my favourite sayings is….behind every dark cloud the sun is shining.
Hugs,
Annie x

Felix the Crafty Cat said...

Lovely words. I'm late today as we've been out to see my sister-in-law and then thought we'd eat out for a change but it's better to be late and visit than not at all. Happy weekend. Hugs Angela xxx

Esha said...

Gorgeous shot of the Moon, Claudia. Loved the quotes and the poem as well. Happy skywatching and a relaxed weekend.
Esha
from https://mysoultalks.com/a-blue-sky-day-in-mtskheta-skywatchfriday/

Yogi♪♪♪ said...

Aloha from Oklahoma!!