Flute Solo

A  L  O  H  A !

“ The flute

 is not an instrument 

that has a good

 moral effect;

 it is too exciting.”

 Aristotle 

Here's a little piece for my friend Carroll's Radio show

Confidant of Nature

A  L  O  H  A !

The artist
 is the confidant 
of nature,
flowers
 carry on dialogues
 with him. . . "

Auguste Rodin

"  The snow goose 
need not bathe
 to make itself 
white.
 Neither need you 
do anything 
but be
 yourself. "

Lao Tzu 

" Sincerity
 is the highest compliment
 you can pay. "

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Which Minute?

A  L  O  H  A !

It is Golden Hour

over Honolulu

Let us go for a sail

We could 

sail

into the 

 Sunset 

And even

disappear

with it

 They can Wonder

But what

might we

miss

?

OOOoooOOO Click THIS one:

 " We

 are tasting

 the taste of 

eternity

 this

 minute." 

Rumi

Come away

from the window,

my love

We can Dream

of Tomorrow

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Honolulu Shinto New Year

A L O H A !

 

Westerners call a sumptuous sight:

"A Feast for the Eyes"

Japanese people

say:

'Me No Shogatsu'

[ New Year for the Eyes ]

It is a special time.

Here in Honolulu

we share

traditions

with Aloha!

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for looking in.

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Makiki Samurai

A  L  O  H  A !

This is NOT in Japan.

It is NOT Himenji Castle

courtesy: Rdsmith4

This IS

Himeji Castle, 

Himeji, Hyogo,

 Japan

One of my Top 10

Honolulu 'stuck-in-traffic'

views

Makiki  Christian Church

Built 1932

Hego Fuchino, Architect

 After the Pearl Harbor attack

[ less than 10 years

after the church was built ]

many local families

burned priceless heirlooms,

pictures and artifacts

that were

 ' Too Japanese. '

Luckily,

this church

survived that time.

The city has quite grown up

around it.

It provides a

glimpse

into the Honolulu

of Yesterday. . . 

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BE the ASH

A  L  O  H  A !

" Poetry 

    Is  Just   

the evidence  

                      of life.   

 If

 your life is

 burning well, 

poetry
 is just the 
ash "

 Leonard Cohen

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Have I just

made an

ASH

of myself?

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Sly Sky

A  L  O  H  A !                         

The sky looks

peaceful

until you understand

all that is going on.

It's an opera

up there !

" Therefore, 
whoever wishes for peace,
 let him prepare 
for war. "

Vegetius

" For once you have tasted flight
 you will walk the earth 
with your eyes turned
 skywards,
 for there you have been
 and there you will long
 to return. "

Leonardo da Vinci

"I dreamed I saw -

The bomber jet planes

Riding "Shot Gun"

in the Sky

Turning into

Butterflies

Above our nation. "

Joni Mitchell
Woodstock

" Simplicity 
is the ultimate 
sophistication. "

Leonardo da Vinci





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