Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Fascination And Peace Of Mind

A L O H A  From

H O N O L U L U

Walk this path,
The gentle way,
Each step sufficient,
Come what may.

The years pass on,
Like clouds up high,
My curiosity
Will never die.

Ancient trees,
With roots so deep,
Our minds, in stillness,
Wisdom keep.

No final answer
Or truth to find,
Just fascination
And peace of mind.

It's in the questions
Softly spoken,
A deeper knowing
Is awoken.
    Cloudia Charters



Color is a power
which directly influences
the soul.
Wassily Kandinsky



What is a soul?
It's like electricity -
we don't really know what it is,
but it's a force that
can light a room.
Ray Charles




Night Sailing Departure







 You do not just live 
in a world but 
a world lives in you.
 Frederick Buechner

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Linking to

Wordless Wednesday


Small is grand And grand is small The wisdom of life Moves through it all.
Pixie

19 comments:

Victor S E Moubarak said...

I like your poem. Thank you.

God bless.

Elephant's Child said...

The final stanza of your poem speaks to and for me.

s.c said...

A lot of words for wordless wednesday but your start poem is perfect again.

Andrew said...

A cruise ship departing, fully lit. A friend has just returned home after a cruise from Hawaii. I am not sure if she caught Covid or something else, and her ex mother in law was in the ship hospital with pneumonia. I don't think it was a great holiday for them, but there were some nice photos, especially of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel.

roentare said...

Ray Charles captures the mystery and power of the soul beautifully—it's not something we can define, but we feel its presence in the warmth, energy, and light it brings into our lives.

eileeninmd said...

Love your poem and Pixie's words.
Great photos. Take care, have a great day!

Anne Hagman-Niilola said...

Lovely sky! Cute Picie!

Tom said...

...always chose peace.

William Kendall said...

Gorgeous night view.

RedPat said...

Another great poem, Cloudia. ;-)

Martha Jane Orlando said...

Thank you, Cloudia and Pixie, for your lovely poems here today. Blessings!

Anvilcloud said...

Is that Pixie or a cousin in the penultimate picture?

Teresa said...

Love the shot of Pixie meditating in her California hippy Zen days :) Your poem today made me think.

Mary Kirkland said...

Nice poem. Cute little lizard.

Cloudia said...

Yes! We stayed in Northern California for an extended period about 6 years ago and pixie had run of the yard under supervision. Although she never learned to like walking on grass and always preferred the deck or the rail. Yep, that's her checking out the waterfowl. Thank you so much for coming by Aloha!

Cloudia said...

Thanks friends. Your wonderful comments are sustenance to me. Aloha!

Kathy G said...

The gentle path is the best way to travel through life.

Michelle said...

I agree that the gentle path is best.

DeniseinVA said...

Thank you Cloudia and Pixie, you are both an absolute joy!