Gentle Whispers

"Listen now to the gentle whispers of Hope."~ Charles D. Brodhead

Happy New Year.

Another I

"A friend is another I."
~ Aristotle

Friendship is fortune:

Silver clouds, gold like the sun.

Priceless whispers shared

moments, each breath.

Singular Sweetness.

Across the sky a jet flies

carrying my grateful heart to you.

Diligence

"Diligence is the mother of good luck."
~ Benjamin Franklin

When We Share

"When we share --
that is poetry in the prose of life. "
~ Sigmund Freud

Like me

You rise to greet the sun.

unencumbered

unexpected delight.

At the sight of you

my heart joins with yours.

We soar.

As Far and As Deep

"Really, I think one's art goes only 

as far and as deep as your love goes."

~ Andrew Wyeth

Unrequited

Over there

my heart waits for you

blazing with longing truth.

Happy Heart

"A happy heart comes first,
then the happy face."
~ Shania Twain

Approaching pink and lavender
Over snow and gold,
endless happiness.

An Asheville Airport plane 
rises above the ridge
My ridge, the cove, 
a treasure chest
of white powder and sky...

Contemplation

"Teach correctly…
Find delight in contemplation."
~ St. Augustine

Snow, like memories,

fall and grow

creating depth too holy

to completely fathom today.

Nathan with snowman he created with Kayla

Clapton rarity: looking at the camera

Kolo, ready to explore

To Be Loved, As To Love

"Make me an instrument of your peace;
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;and where there is sadness, joy.

O heavenly Father, grant that I
may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console;
to be understood, as to understand;
to be loved, as to love;
for it is in giving that we receive,
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and it is in dying
that we are born to eternal life."
~ Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi

Time helps you see things clearer.

I said this prayer every day

when I attended St. Francis High

I still find my way back.
Meaning resonates 

Words comfort 

And my hope for peace remains.

amazing day

"i thank You God for most this amazing
day:for the leaping greenly spirits of trees
and a blue true dream of sky;
and for everything
which is natural
which is infinite which is yes"
~ e.e. cummings

Happy birthday, Grandma Dorothy...

To Live

"To Live is so startling it leaves time for little else."
~ Emily Dickinson

Color Is Joy

"Color is Joy.
One does not think Joy.
One is carried by it."
~ Ernst Haas

The sun suggests immortality...And the clouds... all the answers to every question are there, in the clouds... Spectacular sunrise. Fast moving fog drenches Cove, rising and twirling against a blue sky, clean from the rain.

Imagine It

"You won't get anything
unless you have the vision
to imagine it."
~ John Lennon

Just a glorious sunrise. I walked with the morning chill. Open your heart and let the light in.

Can't Stop the Sun

"Can't stop the sun from Shining... Shining..."
~ Tom Petty

Today's sunrise brought to you by brrrrr... Toto, we're not in Honolulu anymore...

Caring For Others

"Caring for others creates the spirit of a nation."
~ Pat Nixon

Change

"Everything in life that we
really accept undergoes a change."
~ Katherine Mansfield

Here's the dilemma... The sunrise is absolutely gorgeous... blue sky, clouds... bright. I'll have to post another pix. Remarkable contrast.

Fully Understood

"Every man supposes himself not to be
fully understood or appreciated."
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Sky is burning red... clouds magnificent. (And the sun hasn't risen even)

After a Storm

Sunset off front porch...

"Birds sing after a storm. Why shouldn’t we?"
~ Rose Kennedy

Unbelievable Asheville sky... Storm rinsed out gray. Bold colors of yellow, orange and blue. Spectacular, fast-moving clouds... Going into the sunset business today.

Always a Valley

"Always a valley before a hill."
~ American Proverb

Waiting for the sun in morning chill, listening to Kapono Beamer strum classic "Pua Lilia" on my MP3. Gorgeous... Thinking.... How can life be this full and simple?