Sunday, January 12, 2025

Find Your (Inner) Beach

 A L O H A  From
H O N O L U L U

There is a strong shadow
where there is much light.
                    Goethe







Any authentic creation
is a gift to the future.
Camus



Calotropis gigantea, the crown flower is native to Cambodia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, India, China, Pakistan, and Nepal.

Find something 
you’re passionate about 
and keep tremendously 
interested in it.
          Julia Child






In the mind's quiet 
release the weight,  
Let go of the shadows
That others create.  

In this space
where freedom sings
Angels whisper
Of wondrous things.  

Embrace the moment
Let ease unfold,  
In every heartbeat
stories are told.

No longer chained
By others' strife
I set my soul
Ablaze with life!
    Cloudia Charters


Aging is an extraordinary
process where you become
the person you always
should have been.
       David Bowie


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Love You,
 Pixie & Cloudia

14 comments:

Katerinas Blog said...

Your poem is perfect Claudia!
I also liked the quote that any original work is a gift to the future.

Anne Hagman-Niilola said...

Hi Pixie!

eileeninmd said...

Hello Cloudia, love your poem!
The photos are all lovely, pretty rainbow and flowers.
Take care, have a wonderful day and a happy week ahead.

LoveT. said...


Beautiful and very positive <3

Tom said...

...I like the Eskimo Candy truck.

Mike said...

I've never seen an antenna generate a rainbow before.

Sharon said...

That flower is gorgeous, the moon shot is wonderful and the words are beautiful.

John A Hill said...

My inner beach is never far. It's where I set my soul ablaze with life!

Martha Jane Orlando said...

Loved your poem and David Bowie's take on aging. So true! Blessings, Cloudia!

RedPat said...

Your words are always a comfort, Cloudia. ;-)

Teresa said...

Hopefully, David Bowie is right. Does that mean that there should always be elderly curmudgeons in the world? Pixie has aged wonderfully into the guru she always should have been.

Jim said...

A wow mural.

orvokki said...

Nice poems and photos.
Hugs

Anita said...

You are a very wise woman Cloudia💖Big kiss to Pixie and you😘