Sunday, October 25, 2026

You Can


 A  L  O  H  A 

From

Honolulu

True friends are those 

who lift you up

when your heart's wings 

forget how to fly.




You Can 

by Cloudia Charters 


Stone is hard,

the opening small.

Yet tender leaves

Appear through it all.


We too reach out

for love, for rain,

to find our green

again and again.


You need not move

the whole stone wall.

Reach for the light.

Grow proud and tall.




We carry inside us 
the wonders we seek 
outside us. 
        Rumi



ঊঊঊঊঊঊঊঊঊ

We Love You,

Cloudia & Pixie



Usually I don't like to get 
behind a fish truck. . .

Walk tall as the trees, 
live strong as 
the mountains, 
be gentle as
the spring winds, 
keep the warmth 
of the summer sun 
in your heart and 
the great spirit will 
always be with you.
Native American proverb

Linking To

Monday Murals

Eskimo Candy Fish



13 comments:

Teresa said...

I love the quotes today. Pixie looks like she wants to eat those flowers.

Andrew said...

There are certainly worse things to see on the back of a truck. Our cat is so curious about everything. I wonder if that's a trait of the breed.

eileeninmd said...

Hello Cloudia,
Beautiful sky and love the quotes and poem.
Pixie looks cute as always.
Great mural. Happy Sunday, enjoy your day and the week ahead!

Martha Jane Orlando said...

Yes, we can grow no matter where we're planted. Beautiful poem, Cloudia!

Tom said...

True friends are those who lift you up when your heart's wings forget how to fly, spread your wing and fly!

Barbara Rogers said...

Thanks for inspiration today...and Pixie has such a good sense of smell, doesn't she! What a hoot that fish ad has with a buff gentleman who definitely looks more Hawaiian than Eskimo!

RedPat said...

Beautiful post, Cloudia. ;-)

Delisa said...

Hi Cloudia, what a beautiful and encouraging poem today. I especially loved Pixie's picture today, she looks so curious. That was an interesting picture on the fish truck, that would have caught my too! :). Have a lovely day and a beautiful afternoon! :)

Kathy G said...

I love the photo of the airplane soaring through the golden sky. Your poem is a great reminder that hard things don't have to be done all at once.

Iris Flavia said...

Thank you.

rupam sarma said...

Great to read poem, Beautiful quotes.
1st sky pic amazing. Mural looks good.
Have a nice week ahead. Greetings to you and cute Pixie.

Sami said...

Pixie is very curious with the flowers :) Nice mural at the back of the truck :) Thanks for participating in Monday Murals Cloudia

Bertiebo said...

A wonderful mural, Cloudia!