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Tag Archives: Hawaii
towheaded boys – May 8
5.8.2015 little towheaded boys play ball in bare feet little brother with a good pitch, older with a nice swing running through grass in their backyard. I think we used to do that before we decided that … Continue reading
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Tagged childhood, city, civilization, country, devolution, freedom, Hawaii, inhibition, innocence, joy, learnings, legalities, observation, repression
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New Book: Hawai’i: Poems from a Promised Land
Friends, take a moment to check out my new book Hawai’i: Poems from a Promised Land, on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Hawaii-Poems-Promised-Leonard-Freeman/dp/150331121X Here’s a taste —————————– [Ocean Views] Pele oozed her soul out over land rising from the sea coal like landscape … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Hawaii, light, nature, Ocean View, Pele, perception, places, volcanoes
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house of the warrior – November 11
house of the warrior *Hale Koa, Honolulu waterfalls, pools, waikiki shores for those who stand and fight for the rest of us. arizona resting place where too many died, now beneath the phosphorescent waters and we recline … Continue reading
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Tagged appreciation, Hawaii, Pearl Harbor, thanks, The Arizona, veterans, warriors
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old turtle – May 7
5.7 old turtle honu, big fella uses the battering tide to find his meal with least resistance. as if old age could tell us that, and build us shells of bone, to ward the rocks while floating home. ———————–
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Tagged aging, gaining wisdom, growth, Hawaii, honu, journey, lessons, nature, spiritual growth, turtles
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silver dappled mare, sacred grove – April 27
4.27 the silver dappled mare stands ever in the grove watching, waiting, head turned back over a pale shoulder as we pass on the road. so regular an observer we wonder if it is a statue, until the neck … Continue reading
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Tagged calm, Dream, Hawaii, Horse, horses, illusion, Mare, opposites, pale horse, real, reality, reflecting, reflection, Religion and Spirituality, sacred grove, spirituality, visions
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little girl astray – April 22
4.22 tan stripes tiger across her short haired black coat, lone survivor, abandoned puppy, stray. so many strays come to the promised land, hearts open- closed from the wounds, hoping for redemption. abandoned, injured, cast off, neglected, leaning … Continue reading
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Tagged abandonment, God, Hawaii, hope, jouirney, neglect, promised land, promises, puppies, redemption, soul, St. Jude, stray puppy, strays, weakness, woundedness
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spoilsport – April 6
4.6 so here we are living on the west slope of the world’s most active volcano which is overdue for another eruption and North Korea wants to shoot at us. What is wrong with this picture of paradise? someone … Continue reading
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Tagged Hawaii, irony, north korea, paradise, paradise lost, threat, volcano, war
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