Gravity 3D = OMG

A  L  O  H  A !

" Enjoyment of the landscape

 is a thrill. "

David Hockney 

" The creative habit

 is like a drug.

 The particular obsession

 changes,

 but the excitement,

 the thrill 

of your creation

 lasts. "

Henry Moore 

" The thrill 

of coming home 

has never changed. "

Guy Pearce 

(-'.'-)>

Being a film snob

I rarely see

spectaculars;

But an old pal

wanted to see

G R A V I T Y

in 3D.

My friend is a 

visual artist,

so his response

would be interesting

even if the film

struck me as

an empty magic trick.

Grumpy me

didn't want to

wear the 3-D glasses

over my eye glasses.

but they were light

and comfortable.

Previews

were of upcoming

3D films.

When the Hobbit's forrest

exploded around me,

snow falling,

everything wondrously

yet subtly 

three dimensional,

let's just say that

I was hooked,

even before one of the 

birds flew past me.

I settled in for

technological thrill

of the species

"Planetarius"

and from the first scene

WAS thrilled

by the visual and moral

wonder of 

leaving our insular

little Earth.

The acting

was superb.

This was more than

a visual display.

A Thrill-a-second

true heroes adventure!

I won't spoil it.

If you are a prig like me,

drop your reserve

and go see this film.

What tale 

(film, TV, Book, myth, project, or poet)

is thrilling YOU

at the moment?

Do share in comments.

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Poetry Game - Movies & Songs

A  L  O  H  A !

"Most people ignore most poetry 

 because 

most poetry ignores most people."

       

 Adrian Mitchell

" Let yourself 

become 

living poetry. "

Rumi 

" Poetry is

 a big space 

and I love it. "

Selima Hill

<3 i="">

                                          

Some of our friends

write poetry

informed by

literature, the bible,

deep reading & study.

Others of us (like me)

have a frame of reference

involving television

and movies.

I have "written" a poem

every line of which

is the title of a song

(I've made them links

so you can click on the line

and hear the song)

Wild card:

One line may be

a line from a film.

My line #2

is from Woody Allen's

Annie Hall

So without furthur ado-

Second Hand Rose

How is this your buisiness?

The times they are a changing

So Shimmy Shimmy Coco-Bop

Rock Around the Clock

Tie a Yellow Ribbon

on the Eve Of Destruction.

There Has To Be

a Morning After.

Now YOU try it!
then link here,
or link us to your
poetry cliques.

But not before
you give us a "shout"
in Comments.
(or is it a comment in shouts?)
                             Fondly, cloudia

Polynesian People & Culture Teach the World!

I'm So PROUD
 to have worked with this amazing educator & leader. 
A MOST soulful wahine!

 

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' Take Peace & Smiles - Leave Your Comment '

Thanks for visiting!

                          Warmly, cloudia

Boat Coming to Shore

A L O H A   Greetings!

 

Moon  Path

" SHE walks in beauty,

 like the night. 

Of cloudless climes 

and starry skies,. 

And all that's best 

of dark and bright.

 Meets in her aspect 

and her eyes "

Byron

“A true friend knows your weaknesses

 but shows you your strengths; 

feels your fears 

but fortifies your faith; 

sees your anxieties 

but frees your spirit; 

recognizes your 

disabilities but 

emphasizes your 

possibilities.” 

William Arthur Ward

"Unless you love,

 Your life 

will flash by."

 Terrence Malick

" Longing

 is like the rosy dawn. 

After the dawn

 out comes the sun. 

Longing is followed 

by the vision. . . . "

Ramakrishna

" When you see

 your beauty,

- you will see it

 in others too."

Gary Zukav

" We cannot teach people

 anything; we can only

 help them discover it 

within themselves. "

Galileo 

<(-'.'-)

Thanks for Voyaging Here!

May this always be

a safe harbor

for you & for me.

                                 Warmly, cloudia

My October Ocarina

A L O H A !   This is a short (2 mins) audio of myself 

playing a tiny ocarina! 

Hope you enjoy it as we swim

 through some Waikiki photos -

" There are no rules

 for good photographs, 

there are only good 

photographs. "

 Ansel Adams

Rainbow Shower Tree

" If you want to be a
 better photographer,
 stand in front of
more interesting 
stuff. "


Jim Richardson

"The soul would have no rainbow

 had the eyes no tears."

 John Vance Cheney

" I honestly think that a

 huge part of being

 a good photographer

 is simply showing up 

with your camera. "

 Kate Young

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                Warmly, cloudia

Your Interesting Candy Shell

A  L  O  H  A !

"She did not talk to

 people

 as if they were

 strange 

hard shells she had to 

crack open to get inside. 

She talked as if 

she were already

 in the shell. " 

Marita Bonner

"One thing life has taught me:

 if you are interested, 

you never have to look

 for new interests. 

They come to you. 

When you are genuinely

 interested

 in one thing, 

it will always lead 

to something 

else."

Eleanor Roosevelt

"The great thing 

is to be saturated

with something-

-that is,

in one way 

or another, with life;

and I chose the form

of my saturation."

Henry James

                       > < } } (°>

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                   Warmly, cloudia

Sacred Antics of the Clouds (Hawaii)

A   L   O   H   A !

King Ape (center)

was reading his paper

 but baby seal has climbed

up into his arms.

 See, the bright pages

 are dropped.

Winged Pig (left)

is a little jealous

(his halo is evaporating)

Fractured Rat (right)

waits patiently, just

happy to be allowed.

What tender compassion,

 in the face of the

Kingly Ape.

Baby Seal shyly

looks up into the eyes

of tonight's 

Cloud Monarch.

See Piggys snout
yearning in
for some attention?

Day Rabbit

has run,

following Sun -

A Silly Sea Serpent

(Right, facing left)

breathes limp fire

after a choir

of blue 

Flying Fish -

Keep Dancing,

Pinky.

Tomorrow

YOU might just

be Queen

of the afternoon!

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Thanks, Dear Friend
for visiting!

You are the cloud nobility
in my sky
Warmly, cloudia