Friday, March 20, 2026

Dolphin Clouds and Sidewalk Dreams

 A  L  O  H  A 
From
Honolulu

Leaping high
through morning blue, Dolphin clouds
in sunlight flew.
Gray and silver,
light with play, They chase away tears
the storm set astray.
Skies that wept
now softly gleam, Like laughter rising
from a dream. The world exhales
— the sea, the air — Joy returns,
and all is fair.
Cloudia & Pixie



Early evening's buzz and glow,
she pauses at the edge of the sidewalk. Palm shadows dance like whispered secrets across her bare shoulders,
a fleeting poem to passersby
she will never know she wrote.
Pixie


Lobster Claw Heliconia
(Heliconia bihai "Yellow Dancer")









Heliconia rostrata, 
 "Hanging Lobster Claw"




Not all storms come 
to disrupt your life 
some come to 
clear the path
    Paulo Coelho,

🍎🍏🍎🍏🍎🍏🍎
Love You,
Pixie & Cloudia

🍏🍎🍏🍓
 



Put on the face of a fool 
and the heart of a lion.
   Rumi  

The human face is the 
organic mirror of 
the human soul.
Friedrich Nietzsche

21 comments:

Teresa said...

Great poems today! I love the tiki and the gecko and Pixie.

DrumMajor said...

Nice photos. Your geckos seem to pose and know when you're taking a pic of them. Maybe Pixie taught them. Linda in Kansas

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

Both poems are great and Pixie looks majestic.

Ananka said...

Love the Hanging Lobster Claw and Pixie looks curious there :-D

Martha Jane Orlando said...

Wow! The cloud certainly does look like a dolphin, Cloudia. What a great capture and poem to accompany it. Blessings!

eileeninmd said...

Hello Cloudia,
I love the poems and your photos.
The lizard and Pixie are favorite and I love the flowers.
Take care, have a great day and a happy weekend.

Barbara Rogers said...

Sending wishes for peace and joy, along with my deep appreciation of your talents in capturing clouds and animals and candid people living their lives and then turning them into words of poetry!

Tom said...

...keep dreaming!

Kathy G said...

I wondered what a dolphin cloud was until I saw your photo!

s.c said...

Nice poems and Pixie certainly looks surprised in this photo.

Yogi♪♪♪ said...

I love the imagery of dolphin clouds. They are always a thrill when we spot them.

RedPat said...

Your words are lovely today, Cloudia. ;-)

rupam sarma said...

Glad to see amazing Dolphin clouds, Beautiful poems. Awesome pics. Greetings to you and Cute Pixie. Happy weekend.

Michelle said...

I like the words of Rumi. Love to you and Pixie :)

DVArtist said...

Beautiful poem by you and Pixie. Dolphin clouds, perfect. I remember the nights in Hawaii, there is an emotion about the fragrance and heat. I miss that. I didn't see you linked up but thank you for sharing with FFO and have a very nice weekend.

Debra She Who Seeks said...

Dolphin clouds! Yes! Love that phptp and your poem!

Taken For Granted said...

I like your street photo with the pattern of the leaves and their shadows with a mystery woman. The hanging lobster claws is an amazing plant. I've never seen one before.

William Kendall said...

Pixie looks inquisitive.

The Rev. Arnoldo L. Romero, MLA said...

I love the imagery evoked by your poem's words. Aloha!

Ruby Rose and the Big Little Angels 3 said...

That is one giant wingspan for a moth

James said...

What a beautiful lizard. Much more interesting than the ones around here.