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discovering divine beauty
​in everyday life

Amidst Pacific Storms

9/2/2016

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It's a sunny day today!           Photo  by Easter Okalani. All rights reserved.
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Hawaii experienced Hurricanes Madeline and Lester. The weather radar shows colorful
​movements and dissipation, as if in a dance. We praise our Lord who is known to calm storms!
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Amidst Pacific Storms


The howling winds dance in unharmonious beat
its entrance soft and serene then gushes out its fury
The trees standing like soldiers in battle confounded
in the lower grounds the floras diminish their poise
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Where the faunas meet to play appears barren 
in recluse they find solace and a time for rest
The streets now display a calmer ambiance
Familiar faces on the sidewalks are less in sight

Blotches of gray are being drizzled from above;
without a keen ear, or stillness even for a second,
the merriment of a distant echo is heard amiss, for,
in howling and grayness, there is a playful smile

In my own space I find comfort in that playful smile
Life and joy never leave my Master's stature
For beyond what seems a chaos and dissymmetry 
Is a God quite possibly amused, yet always a savior

Copyright © 2016 Easter Almuena
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September 1, 2016
7:50 a.m.


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That Tree!

8/26/2016

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That Tree!


Simply, I give thanks for
the tree that drinks from the swaying water
from the light that comes from above
the stones that add to its majestic stance
the air so light and crisp
brushing through my feeble skin
making a subtle entrance into my bones
and finding its way to my inner chamber
where, there, it comes face to face
with its Creator and Lord
bowing to his grandness
to his Kingship
for it too was created 
by HIM


Copyright © 2016 Easter Almuena
7.26.16
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Poem: That life may abound

4/4/2016

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That life may abound

By Easter Almuena


That life may abound
 
It is nearly impossible to miss you when you break
The silence of the night, lighting my path with
The brightness of a new day, springing forth
For me your newness and ever freshness of the day
 
How can I miss the vibrancy of your colors in the petals
You brushed with your fingertips with purple, gold, orange
Capping the wideness of greens just to make me look 
A second time to realize it is you there waiting, gazing


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Poem: Sacred Room

4/3/2015

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​Another poem, another time. The story behind this poem goes back four years ago when three of my friends and I went to adoration. In the Sacred Room, there in the chapel, where the Body of Christ is exposed is where Jesus reminded me that the beauty of the sacred room lies in the giving of oneself for another. 


Sacred Room
By Easter Almuena

When your face fades in the moment
I know your spirit will veer my thoughts
For in my lack of attentiveness
You steer the rudder to the sacred room

When lured to take the expected course
I know you will caution me to be pliable
To the prompting of your sketches
And to the sound of your voice

When I seek comfort and assurance
I will be at peace in knowing that
In unspoken words and hidden trails
You journey with me all the way

When my hands bear calluses and stripes
You will have me look at the tree of love
So I may only speak your language
That brings you unforgotten joy

When my heart has become inflexible
You will hold me tight to remind me
That to love is the steepest of all trails
That brings me closer to your sacred room

Never a moment more beautiful
Than being with you, my Beloved!
You are sufficient, You are enough for me
With joy forever more in your sacred room!


Copyright © 2015 Easter Almuena

Published in the Hawaii Catholic Herald
03/13/15 issue


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moonlight paddling

3/21/2015

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Aloha All!

I thought I'd start this blog by sharing with you one of over a hundred poems I'd written within the span of three decades. Many of which were published in my book Serving God Joyfully, Right Here in Hawai'i or in the Hawaii Catholic Herald. The latter has been publishing some of my poems for ten years now. Please note that they were all inspired by the One who loves us the most.

Enjoy!

Easter Almuena



A sense of eerie feeling pervaded the Pacific beach before the first ray of light is cast upon the darkness of the evening. It couldn't have been 8 p.m. Slowly yet steadily, the clouds sauntered away to make room for a whitish moon cake. Looking gentle and serene, the presence of this majestic moon succeeded in calming the face of the earth with its faint light.

Let's go! For we could now see the shimmering light upon the vast ocean. So dash we dared to the kayaks, feeling the exhilaration rushing through our veins. We proceeded to the ocean deep... for moonlight paddling.

In that journey three families and a visiting priest from Africa had a glimpse of eternity.

Bourn out of this most memorable experience is a poem I wrote. This poem is published on the 2014 October 10th issue of the Hawaii Catholic Herald. 



Moonlight Paddling
By Easter Almuena


Moon cake of light gold crusting

Marking the eerie dark of the night

With a taste of quaint entrance

As if mocking the daylight turn


Rush to the kayaks!

We keiki of the morning light

Who dive into the Pacific in beats

Of pounding hearts and vigilant eyes


Arms move to the rhythm of paddles

With movements of incandescence

Below in silence, moon meets moon

With moon maker in shadow crest


Copyright © 2014 Easter Almuena
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(Moonlight paddling took place on September 9, 2014.)


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