Hawaii Photo of the Day

A  L  O  H  A !

Hawaii Photo of the Day

 A  L  O  H  A ! 

Beseeching Monkey

A  L  O  H  A !

Thunder Bird on Glory Wings

“ If you were 

born without wings, 

do nothing 

to prevent them 

from growing. ” 

                 Coco Chanel

Of all the dramas

in the sunset sky

is any as pitiable

as the 

Beseeching Monkey?

His love is riding 

the Winged Horse!

Already too far

Away! ALAS!

Nor noble ships

of the navy bold

can rescue his darling

from oceans

of gold-

[Here the Carl Vincent]

“ Run my dear,

From anything

That may not strengthen

Your precious 

budding wings. ” 

                     Hāfez

Thank YOU

for flying by!

          Fondly, cloudia

YOUR Default Settings

A  L  O  H  A    from   Honolulu!

" Nothing is 

ever the same

 as they

 said it was. "

                     Diane Arbus

Cunard's Queen Elizabeth visiting Hawaii

" There are people 

who live their whole lives 

on the default settings, 

never realizing 

you can customize. "

                       Robert Brault

" To be ignorant 

of what occurred

before you were born

 is to remain 

always a child.” 

             Marcus Tullius Cicero

 Amphibious Assault Ship 

USS Makin Island (LHD 8)

Visited Hawaii recently. 

I thought it was

a historic vessel. 

But she's just well used

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 Delivered to the U.S. Navy  

16 April 2009  

Commissioned at Pascagoula, Mississippi  

26 June 2009 

U.S. Coast Guard

The sea is 

a singular neighbor

bringing good, bad,

all things - anything.

Beautiful, ugly,

roaring, whispering.

The sea, 

our neighbor

barely notices us;

Yet never fails

to charm.

                                                 cloudia

" I could never stay 

long enough on the shore;

 the tang of the untainted, 

fresh, and free sea air 

was like a cool, 

quieting thought. "

                 Helen Keller

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Thank You, Captain

for sheltering here

a while!

                                    cloudia