Friday, January 3, 2020

Agile Fragile Smile

A   L   O   H   A  !
"It occurs to me that the 
peculiarity of most things 
we think of as fragile is 
how tough they truly are...






...There were tricks 
we did with eggs, 
as children, to show how 
they were, in reality, tiny 
load-bearing marble halls; 
while the beat of the wings of a 
butterfly in the right place, 
we are told, can create a 
hurricane across an ocean. 
        Neil Gaiman








Butterfly
Grace is neither gentleness nor fragility. 
Grace is treating yourself, others, and 
even inanimate objects with respect.
          Kamand Kojouri










Appreciative words are 
the most powerful force 
for good on earth!"
             George W. Crane

















If we take care of the moments, 
the years will take care of themselves. 

           Maria Edgeworth




Young Things, New Things
are fragile.

Old things grow tender as well.

At this time of year,
of Crone & Infant,
Wisdom, Regret, and Insight
share Lordship with the
Fragile, Hopeful & New.

Returning to the framework of routine,
we pick up the first scent
of a new year, new decade.

One thing I know
is gratitude
for coming to this day.

I feel unexpectedly
positive and expectant.
A birdsong is telling me
that things will be better.

Glad You are Here.
Together is better.
Bump, bump bump
we go
down the funny stairs.

                Fondly, cloudia

Thursday, January 2, 2020

King Street Morning

A   L   O   H   A  !
Palace Gates
Another fresh new year is here another year to live! to banish worry, doubt, and fear, to love and laugh and give!
            William Arthur Ward










 
Palace was yesterday's final picture -Scroll Up To See!
Too many of us are not 
living our dreams because 
we are living our fears. 
   Les Brown















Bus Stop
Even the strongest blizzards 
start with a single snowflake.
          Sara Raasch








Morning Shadow Play
I see my life as an 
unfolding set of 
opportunities to awaken.
          Ram Dass





⤧⤨⤩⤪
Love You,
                      cloudia




Seeking Seasonal Employment

Wednesday, January 1, 2020

Packing Up

A  L  O  H  A !
A farewell is necessary 
before we can meet again, 
and meeting again after moments 
or a lifetime is certain for 
those who are friends.
                    Richard Bach













Hawaii Supreme Court, Aliiolani Hale Link
Dear world, 
I am excited to be alive in you, 
and I am thankful for another year.
Charlotte Eriksson












Happy trails to you, 
until we meet again. 
Some trails are happy ones, 
Others are blue. 
It's the way you ride 
the trail that counts,
Here's a happy one 
for you.     
           Dale Evans











Diligent Elves
Feelings are always purest 
and most glowing in the hour 
of meeting and of farewell.
      Jean Paul Richter













Iolani Palace, Kingdom Of Hawaii Link

Every reunion is 
a type of heaven.
            Tryon Edwards




Love You,
                                  cloudia




Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Secret Recipe Cool Head Warm Heart

A  L  O  H  A !
The year end brings no greater pleasure 
then the opportunity to express to you 
season's greetings and good wishes. 
May your holidays and new year 
be filled with joy.     
   Charles Dickens













Live vertically, not horizontally.
       Shannon L. Alder

Rise to the occasion which is life!
Virginia Euwer Wolff 











Hope smiles from the threshold 
of the year to come, 
Whispering 'it will be happier.
           Alfred Lord Tennyson






A year of ending and beginning, 
a year of loss and finding 
and all of you were with me 
through the storm. 
I drink your health, 
your wealth, your fortune 
for long years to come, 
and I hope for many more days 
in which we can gather like this.     
          C.J. Cherryh


From the bottom of my heart,
                              your friend, cloudia


Monday, December 30, 2019

Years

A  L  O  H  A !
Hilton Rainbow Tower, 1968,
world's largest, tallest 
ceramic tile mosaic. Link

If a rainbow makes a sound, 
or a flower as it grows, that 
was the sound of her laughter.
       William P. Young










Kahanamoku Lagoon Link

If we take care of the moments, the 
years will take care of themselves.     
            Maria Edgeworth











For last year's words belong 
to last year's language and 
next year's words 
await another voice. 
And to make an end is 
to make a beginning.     
T.S. Eliot




Linking To


Love You,
                                    cloudia




Sunday, December 29, 2019

To Give Away

A  L  O  H  A !
Dear Optimist, Pessimist and Realist:
While you guys were arguing about 
whether the glass of water was 
half full or half empty, I drank it.
Sincerely,
         The Opportunist












 It’s been an emotional day, 
even the cake is in tiers.

She sets the tone, 
and where her mind 
and heart goes, her 
home and marriage 
tend to follow.
    Ngina Otiende

"And what of the man?"
Egalitarians ask.
Long-married women smile quietly










H o n o l u l u 

















Royal Hawaiian Reflections
Peace is not something you wish for, 
it is something you make, something you are, 
something you do, and 
something you give away.
           Robert Fulghum






Love You,
                                  cloudia

Saturday, December 28, 2019

Participants' Journey

A  L  O  H  A !
    Gabby Pahinui link
Speak truly, and each word of thine
Shall be a fruitful seed;
Live truly, and thy life shall be
A great and noble creed.
                     Horatius Bonar













A procession is a participants' journey, 
while a parade is a performance 
with an audience.
          Rebecca Solnit














To hope and dream is not 
to ignore the practical. 
It is to dress it in 
colors and rainbows.
           Anne Wilson Schaef














You attract what you are, 
not what you want. So if 
you want it then reflect it.
     Tony Gaskins



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Love You,
                              cloudia