Wednesday, May 21, 2025

The Piece That Fits


 A L O H A  From

H  O  N  O  L  U  L  U

Sunsets are so beautiful
 that they almost seem 
as if we were looking 
through the gates of heaven.
    John Lubbock


Honolulu Hale
Honolulu City Hall, 1928 [Link]
 Italianate & Spanish Colonial Revival architecture

Time exists  
so you don’t have to juggle  
the whole sky at once.

Take advantage:  
One breath,  
One bite,  
One step—  
The world unfolds
A petal at a time 
Don’t try to drink 
The orchard.  
 
The puzzle solved
Before it’s laid
Simply turn
The piece  
That fits your hand.
     Cloudia Charters 







  We sit together, 
the mountain and me 
  Until only the 
mountain remains.
Li Po (701–762)


ꨜꨜꨜꨜꨜꨜꨜꨜ
Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia





ꨜꨜ꩙꩜



Am I late? 
Or am I just fashionable?
Don't worry, 
I'm great at making 
a grand entrance, 
even if it's slightly delayed.

15 comments:

Teresa said...

Pixie's pretty little paws appeared first! Glorious post today.

Elephant's Child said...

Love your poem - and Pixie's gorgeous paws.

Anvilcloud said...

Gandalf: A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to.
― Peter Jackson, The Art of The Return of the King

Ananka said...

OMG! The colours in the first photo are just fantastic! WOW :-D

Anne Hagman-Niilola said...

What a wonderfully colored sky! Pixie's soft paws!

Tom said...

...the Honolulu City Hall is classic!

magiceye said...

That's a gorgeous sunset!

Kathy G said...

Cats always make a grand entrance.

s.c said...

Wow those quotes with Pixie are unbeatable.

RedPat said...

Love that sunset and your poem is beautiful. I love coming here each day, Cloudia. ;-)

Martha Jane Orlando said...

Echoing what RedPat said above, Cloudia. Your posts always inspire me.

DVArtist said...

Wow! That first photo is amazing. Have a happy day.

William Kendall said...

Pixie has wonderful toe beans.

Michelle said...

Beautiful quotes and the toe beans are so sweet.

Mike said...

Another great fire sky!