Saturday, December 13, 2025

Speaks To Me

 A L O H A  From

H O N O L U L U

Hope may seem 

A fragile thing,
Until you truly 
Hear it sing.

It hums beneath
All ache and fear,
A voice your spirit 
Learns to hear.

It blooms 
Where tears 
Have touched 
The ground,
Of mercy woven, 
Soft, profound.

Once you've felt 
Its steady flame,
You’ll never walk 
Through darkness 
The same.

Hope may seem 
A fragile thing,
Until you hear 
Its shoreline sing.

Rising with 
The breathing tide,
A quiet strength 
You'll find inside.
    Cloudia Charters

🦋

Tawny Emperor Butterfly

One day, your light
will silence the darkness,
and you will be
surrounded by the
beauty within.
A.D. Posey






You can make more friends 
in two months by becoming 
interested in other people 
than you can in two years 
by trying to get other people 
interested in you.
Dale Carnegie



When a friend
speaks to me,
whatever they say
is interesting.
Jean Renoir

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Love You,
Cloudia & Pixie




The earth is resting,
and I am in need of rest, too.
In winter, I feel at home in
the silences of the world.
 Margaret Renkl



20 comments:

  1. The beach photo is nice, and I love the moth photo.

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  2. Hope eternally lights the way. Beautiful thoughts and photos, Cloudia!

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  3. Speaking of hope, I HOPE you have a good weekend.

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  4. Marvelous visuals and wonderful words!

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  5. Listening to Paul Anka did take me back to my teen years! So glad you wrote about hope. Pats to Pixie!

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  6. Your words comfort us all, Cloudia. ;-)

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  7. Love your paean to hope and the other quotes. Pixie looks glorious today, as does your little black cat for the 13th :)

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  8. Hello Cloudia,
    Lovely photos and words.
    The kitty and Pixie are cuties.
    Love the butterfly and the cute doggie too.
    Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a great weekend. PS, thank you for leaving me a comment.

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  9. Such a gorgeous butterfly. Visiting from Saturdays Critters.

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  10. I enjoyed the whole post, but the beach photo was the best thing I've seen on my gloomy, cold day.

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  11. Wow! I wish we had beaches like that. Your writings are so good, Cloudia. That butterfly is amazing too. Have a nice day today.

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  12. such adorable critters and the butterfly is so pretty. i enjoy the beach more during the winter, i find walks on the winter walks on the beach very relaxing!!!!

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  13. ...yes, winter is a time of rest.

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  14. I appreciate the warmth in the first photo. Single digits here :(

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  15. These reflections and poems beautifully celebrate the quiet power of hope, the inner light we each carry, and the simple yet profound art of truly listening to others

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  16. Aloha Cloudia and Pixie too, thank you for the beach view, it's so warming to see. Wise quotes and brings the speak less and listen more to mind as well as paying attention to everything, so very wise. Love to you and sweet-faced Pixie is a joy as animals have the best of expressions.

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  17. Wonderful photos,
    I really liked your poem!
    You always give us a positive push for good!!
    I missed your posts my friend.
    Claudia, have a beautiful Sunday!!

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