Fun-Set

A  L  O  H  A !

" In art, everyone 

who plays wins." 

                   Robert Genn

" It is a pot of water 

that is already half full 

that the world would like 

to help in filling 

to the brim. "

                   African Proverb, 

                        Nigeria

[God bless the child

how has his own!]

" Peace is to man,

 what yeast 

is to dough. "

                   Jewish Proverb

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Thank You!

           Fondly, cloudia

Takes Time

A  L  O  H  A !

" Nobody sees a flower

 - really -

 it is so small

 it takes time

 - we haven't time - 

and to see takes time,

 like to have a friend

 takes time. "

                 Georgia O'Keeffe

Thank YOU, Friend,

for Your Time!

                                                                                                       cloudia

Telling It

A   L   O   H   A  !

 In Autumn I remember being

 a kid back in the old neighborhood;

Riding my bicycle 

through the quiet streets.

Sounds of Nature: 

 Winds, Birds, Leaves, a Stream

punctuated 

by the whoosh of a lone car,

 or purr of propeller plane.

 How I longed to grow elsewhere

to clink glasses with bright people

in tall, bright cities.

 But this Autumn I Remember and Long

to pass again those quiet empty streets 

late in Afternoon,

past houses of families I know

while a thousand leaves Tambourine at once.

 A crow caws.

Wind crescendos like an important Becoming

heralded by moving, grand cloud shadows

all somehow felt inside. 

I would like to be that little person again

long enough to tell:

"Don't worry.

 Enjoy, Savor.

Don't miss a precious flavor

of your perfect Days.

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Thank YOU

for Sharing these moments

of Friendship

'Take Peace & Laughs - Leave Your Comment'

                    Warmly, cloudia

Traveling

A  L  O  H  A !

 " Traveling- it leaves you 

speechless,

 then turns you into 

a storyteller. "

                   Ibn Battuta'

I'll be back with new stories SOON

Thank YOU

for Visiting!

                      cloudia

My Rainbow City Honolulu

A  L  O  H  A !

Today is the day.

The day 

you don't know about.

After 30 years

We are going

'Somewhere Else'

Not to visit for a few days,

but to live for a while.

A new home.

All the hopes
of making it here. . . 


I remember the day
we got our 
Hawaii Drivers licenses;
The day I got my degree
from University of Hawaii.


I know these streets so well,
driving over them so many
days and nights
as a taxi driver,
health out-reach 
to the sex workers,
Riding motorcycles
in the pack. . .

Special ocassions
with family & friends 
long gone. . .

I have a memory
for every block,
every beach,
every stretch of 
country road.
On 4 wheels 
and two.

Lots of
"Used to be"
and 
"When did they build THAT?"

I'm leaving a lot
of myself
on these streets,
roads. . .

I cannot think
about my friends
and Ohana,
The Local Culture,
without crying. . . 

Aloha Neighbors!

What seemed unthinkable
[leaving]
is subsumed in a bigger 
dream.

A fresh begining
in a beautiful new place.

Instead of retiring
in place, we are 
fresh and new 
- beginning again -
as we did here.

.

30 years.

Half of my life.
Here's to the next
Third!



I'm very glad
that YOU are coming 
along!

Our blog party family
is portable!
[Thank Goodness!]

So ride the spiral.

See where we are landing-


Oh I know we'll visit Honolulu.

Nights in my dreams,
and some sunny day...
at least for a visit. . . 
I Shall Return.

There may be a few
scheduled posts
as we sort out
internet connectivity.
I may not be visiting
as normal for a while.

But stick around.

Something good
is set to publish tomorrow.
Kitty and I will be
learning new routines.
LOVE YOU!
                        cloudia




Honolulu I Am Coming Back Again 

 Andy Cummings 

Chorus:

" I seem to hear the Pali calling me

I seem to hear the surf at Waikiki

And from Pacific Heights

I seem to see the lights

Of a city that is very dear to me

I seem to see the waving sugar cane

The coco palms all nodding in the rain

In fancy I am led 
Back to dear old Diamond Head

Honolulu, I am coming back again

Honolulu, I am coming back again. "

Words by F. B. Silverwood Music by David Lindeman.

Copyright 1922 F.B. Silverwood. 

Andy Cummings made this memorable recording

 in the late 1950s of the 1922 composition. 

Length:2:46

Released on: 01-01-1955

Andy Cummings and his Hawaiian Serenaders 

LINK

Reach Out Angels

A  L  O  H  A !

" As long as you are kind

 and there is love

 in your heart;

 A thousand hands 

will naturally 

come to your aid;

- As long as you are kind 

and there is love 

in your heart;

 You will reach out 

with a thousand 

hands to help others. "

                         Dr. Sha

“ The angels come to visit us, 

and we only know them 

when they are gone.”  

             George Eliot

Click photo

Linking to
Saturday's Critters

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Let's Notice

the Angels

in our lives.

Thank You!

                    Fondly, cloudia

Ephemeral

A  L  O  H  A !

“ Human says time goes by -

Time says human goes by ” 

                              

                                           Unknown

Linking to:

City Daily Photo

"Ephemeral"

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Thank You

                              cloudia