A L O H A
From
Waikiki Night
Green lights sing
In Waikiki
Curled around
In Waikiki
Curled around
the palm trees
Mopeds buzz
like fireflies,
laughter bouncing
laughter bouncing
off hotel glass
Surfboards sleep,
salt-dreaming on
lanai above,
Shop signs blink
open–open–open,
as if the night
as if the night
itself is for sale.
steel guitar riffing
lime-bright chords
all over the sidewalk,
Be sure to
leave a dollar.
Moving through it
for decades
my heart keeps time
my heart keeps time
with the crosswalk’s
flashing "Walk".
The surf nearby
conspirator,
holds the
holds the
moonlight close,
Every wave whispers:
stay, stay, stay,
the night is not
the night is not
finished with me yet.
Cloudia Charters
Your smile bows to mine,
The night bows to us both.
In this small shared light,
Worries fall like dying leaves,
Namaste.
Yellow-fronted Canary
(Crithagra mozambica),
a species established in Hawaii.
(Crithagra mozambica),
a species established in Hawaii.
You can fly away,
In the sky away
You more lucky
than me.
Yellow Bird,
Jamaican Traditional
A bird came tapping
on the sill,
The morning air
was soft and still.
But kitty dreamed
in curled-up grace,
Sunlight painting
her whiskered face.
We gave the bird
a sip to stay,
It sang, then
quickly flew away—
And kitty, stretching,
gave a sigh,
Never knowing
it fluttered by!
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Love You
Cloudia & Pixie
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But time growing old
teaches all things.
Aeschylus
Thanks for sharing your nighttime rambles in Waikiki and Pixie's friendship with the birds.
ReplyDeletePixie looks like she has seen the bird in the photo above and wondering how she will deal with her feathered non friend.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed hearing Yellow Bird again after many years. Loved your nighttime poem also!
ReplyDeleteEven the darkest night is filled with light it only needs a place to land.
ReplyDeletePixie has questions to ask.
ReplyDeleteWonderful words, Cloudia. ;-)
ReplyDelete...Mahalo Nui and Namaste.
ReplyDeleteLove your poem as always, Cloudia. The imagery of the night life is magical!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots, beautiful Pixie and beautiful quotes.
ReplyDeleteThank you for joining the Happy Tuesday Blog Hop.
Have a fabulous Happy Tuesday. Scritches to Pixie. ♥
All those night lights. Looks like a fun place to be. Great photo of Pixie. Have a nice day.
ReplyDeleteYour poem made me think I was there with you!
ReplyDeleteI like the canary and Pixie is really posing!
ReplyDeleteI like it when you write your poems!
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ReplyDeleteGreat post, Beautiful series of pics.
Lovely Birds. Glad to hear Yellow Bird song, Beautiful. Loved Namaste sign.
Greetings to you and Pixie :)