Friday, October 2, 2026

A Friend May Be Waiting


  A  L  O  H  A 

From

Honolulu

I don't think bad things

happen to good people;

I think bad things

happen to everyone,

and the way good people

respond is what

makes them good.



Cockspur Coral Tree (Erythrina crista-galli),
also known as the ceibo or cry-baby plant

I don't love you

with my heart and mind,

I love you with my soul,

in case my mind forgets

and my heart stops.

Rumi

13th-century Persian poet




Skills can be learned

and achievements

can be earned, but

character determines

how those gifts are used

and the legacy

they leave behind. Leonardo da Vinci




On an ordinary morning

light writes on the wall.

A leaf moves outside,

 window brings sun,

Together they write 

and I can almost 

scry what they mean!


Then a cloud moves

and the whole bright sentence

becomes the next.

I can almost make it out!


Nothing going on

just light, reflection,

shadow and me

On this ordinary day.


Pixie





꧁🔆꧂







A friend may be waiting
behind a stranger’s face.
Maya Angelou


1 comment:

Kay said...

You are truly a gifted poet, Cloudia. I hope all is going well for you with all the crazy weather we've been having.