"Love of Mine" by Bodhi Smith

Sep 09, 2022

"love of mine" is my brand new impression and blog...
 
"when i'm lonely, i think of another love of mine. i've unwavering faith in her existence. i feel her presence in the air i breathe. i sense her singing in the beat of my heart. i see her each time i close my eyes. i know she's here in each smile on my lips. and one day i'll not have to think of her. one day i'll be able to squeeze her hand, look deep into her eyes, and there she''ll be next to me" ― bodhi, love of mine
 
"oh love of 
mine, all my life 
i've been reaching for 
you, wanting to touch 
you, be next to 
you. loving 
you from afar, 
yet holding 
you so near in 
my heart. please 
oh please, come to 
me, oh love of 
mine" 
 
"h​appy and sad, elated and miserable, secure and afraid, loved and denied, patient and angry, peaceful and wild, complete and empty...all of it. ​i​ would feel everything. ​i​t would all be ​a love of ​mine​" ​― stephenie meyer, the host​

"do i love you? my god, if your love were a grain of sand, mine would be a universe of beaches" ― william goldman, the princess bride
 
"not some low, hoping for ascension. all my life, trying just to touch you. all my life, looking in the rearview. take me now, standing with my open hands drawn out, praying for an omen. i'm not sure where this is going. i'm not sure what the stars are showing. all my life, trying just to touch you" ― imagine dragons, love of mine
 
"oh how you awaken me; stirring me to the depths of my dusty soul. every word from your mouth is a spell drawing me deeper into your magic. my armor evaporates into the ether and the barriers standing guard around my longing heart dissolve; all that is left for me to do is feel...no matter how far out my tide goes, i always return to kiss the sands of your shore. my heartbeat calls to you, echoing your name across the pages of time and space. i can feel you moving through my soul...such a spell of love you weave upon this heart of mine as i swim eternally deeper into those sacred seas of your beautiful eyes" ― c. ara campbell, it is time
 
"oh where oh where are you baby?
won't you please find me?
i wish you were here with me
on this beach in kauai,
playing in the golden sand,
walking hand-in-hand.
looking at the ocean i would understand,
love is like the open sea.
i've always known you, my lady.
you're my persistent memory,
a wave across the sands of time,
an eternal vision of the sublime.
oh, how i wish you were here with me
on this beach in hawaii."
 
"​l​ove of mine​, s​omeday you will die​, b​ut ​i​'ll be close behind​. i​'ll follow you into the dark​. n​o blinding light​ o​r tunnels, to gates of white​. j​ust our hands clasped so tight​ w​aiting for the hint of a spark​" ― death cab for cutie, i will follow you into the dark​
 
"i wish you were here with me walking on the beach in hawaii. playing on the golden sand, looking at the ocean now i understand. love is like the open sea and i wish you were here with me, on the beach in hawaii" ― ziggy marley, beach in hawaii 
 
"love of mine,
your soul is so close to mine
that what you dream, i know. …
i know everything you think of:
your heart is so close to mine!" 
 
"​a​nd when her lips met mine, ​i​ knew that ​i​ could live to be a hundred and visit every country in the world, but nothing would ever compare to that single moment when ​i ​first kissed the girl of my dreams and knew that my love would last forever" ― nicholas sparks, dear john
 
​"i​n all the world, there is no heart for me like yours​​...in all the world, there is no love for you like mine​"​ ​― ​maya angelou​
 
​"i​ desire to be with you. ​i​ miss you. ​i​ feel lonely when ​i​ can't see you. ​i​ am obsessed with you, fascinated by you, infatuated with you. ​i ​hunger for your taste, your smell, the feel of your soul touching mine​" ​― ​jack llawayllynn, indulgence​
 
"as kindred souls, 
we've said aloha 
in love 
to each other infinitely, 
over and over 
through centuries 
of time and space...
rediscovering each other 
endlessly in aloha, 
living in love together 
until we must let go 
of one another 
in aloha, always 
knowing we'll manage 
to find each other 
again and be 
together as one, 
because aloha lives 
in both of us 
and always will"
 
this song is all about ​finding that love you dream about, you know they are out there, you catch glimpses of them now and again, but you just wish they would find you, join you, so that you do not have to live any more moments in this life without them​..."​love of mine​" by ​lvly with cleo kelley​ is ... (just click on any of the words in the powder blue links to listen to the tune and watch the video) ...

"i've been dreaming all night, bringing me some inspiration. never meant to love no one. but, baby, i saw you for a second and i'm happy that you came my way. don't wanna waste no time without you ever brightening up my days. never meant to fall so hard. oh, love of mine, i don't wanna die knowing that you're not beside me. love of mine, love me for a while. love of mine , try and keep my focus right. every glimpse of you deserts me, you're all i think about sometimes. but, baby, i saw you for a second and i'm happy that you came my way. don't wanna waste no time without you ever brightening up my days. never meant to fall so hard. oh, love of mine, i don't wanna die knowing that you're not beside me. love of mine, love me for a while (love me for a while). love of mine, i've been dreaming all night, bringing me some inspiration. never meant to love no one. love of mine, love of mine" ― lvly ​featuring​ cleo kelley, love of mine
 
"all someone needs is some one, and sometimes all you need is one time" ― bodhi, love of mine
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MEANING
"i see you stretching in the pier. i see you in the clouds. i see you in the rainbow. i see you in the waves. i see you in my footprints in the sand. i see you, but where, oh where are you love of mine?" ― bodhi, love of mine
 
here i find myself on the southwestern shore of the hawaiian island of kauai, and the light and a rainbow find me...
 
gorgeous light has always been a love of mine. and i love it in all forms: glowing stars, colorful rainbows, velvety sunrises, fiery sunsets, misty sunbeams, silvery moonbeams, colorful clouds, and radiant reflections in water and wet sands...
 
"i'm a lover of the light. it's amazing how with just the right amount of light, life sparkles and glows more dramatically and beautifully than you ever thought possible..." ― bodhi, love of mine
 
when the light arrives, you know. it's magic happens and takes your breath away. sometimes for only a few minutes and it is gone, and if you are lucky other times lasting an hour or more...
 
and in beautiful light i forget i'm alone. and the many other loves of mine help keep me company when the light leaves...
 
this image shows three loves of mine: travel, a pier, a rainbow...but the love of my life surrounds me, everywhere i look is a love of mine...mother nature, trees, stars, flowers, clouds, mountains, canyons, sand dunes, red rocks, rivers, waterfalls, lakes, waves, beaches, birds, my doggie, and her, the one my spirit calls to in my dreams...
 
i know with certainty she exists and is out there somewhere. she's feeling the same way for me, searching for me...i just wish i could say she was here with me physically, not just a vision in my mind's eye and a rhythm in my heart. oh, love of mine, my beautiful lady, please come to me soon...
 
so when i'm lonely, i think of this other beautiful love of mine. i've unwavering faith in her existence. i feel her presence in the air i breathe. i sense her singing in the beat of my heart. i see her each time i close my eyes. i know she's here in each smile on my lips. and one day i'll not have to think of her. one day i'll be able to squeeze her hand, look deep into her eyes, and there she''ll be next to me once again...
 
"oh love of mine, all my life i've been reaching for you, wanting to touch you, be next to you. loving you from afar, yet holding you so near in my heart. please oh please, come to me, oh love of mine" ― bodhi, love of mine
 
this tune is the absolute perfect one to accompany my blog today. because it carries the same name as my impression, and the same meaning within it's lyrics...this is a brand new song from a favorite alternative band of mine. it is a song about finding that love you are searching for, knowing they exist, knowing they are real, knowing with blind faith that you will meet them one day ... "love of mine" by imagine dragons ... (just click on any of the words in the powder blue links to listen to the tune and watch the video) ...

"i see it now, you're flying in the fast lane. don't stop now, you're living for the octane. not some cry just for the attention. not some low, hoping for ascension. all my life, trying just to touch you. all my life, looking in the rearview. take me now, standing with my open hands drawn out, praying for an omen. i'm not sure where this is going. i'm not sure what the stars are showing. all my life, trying just to touch you. all my life, looking in the rearview. oh, you look so far away. love of mine, give me attention. love of mine, make this connection. if i said you were all that i had to live for, would you run away from me? (me, me, me, oh!)...come on now, come a little closer. don't back down, looking for the closer. not some try, looking for a mention. not some lie, broken intervention. all my life, trying just to touch you. all my life, looking in the rearview. take me now, standing with my open hands drawn out, praying for an omen. i'm not sure where this is going. i'm not sure what the stars are showing. all my life, trying just to touch you. all my life, looking in the rearview. oh, you look so far away. love of mine, give me attention. love of mine, make this connection. if i said you were all that i had to live for, would you run away from me? please, just let me stay. love of mine, give me attention. love of mine, make this connection. if i said you were all that i have to live for, would you run away from me? love of mine, give me attention. love of mine, make this connection. if i said you were all that i have to live for, would you run away from me? oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh love (oh, oh!) oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh love" ― imagine dragons, love of mine
 
"i know you. i've always known you...and i know you are out there. i just wish you were here with me walking on this beach in kauai" ― bodhi, love of mine
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STORY BEHIND THIS IMPRESSION
"when the light arrives, you know. it's magic happens and takes your breath away." ― bodhi, love of mine
 
pictured here is the little known waimea pier in the town of waimea located at the mouth of the waimea river...
 
in the hawaiian language, "waimea" means "dirty water"...the waimea river creates the picturesque waimea canyon by cutting its path through red rock and clay, and then emptying all its sediments into the ocean at the town of waimea. this transforms the pacific ocean around the mouth of the river into a reddish brown dirty color, and hence the name...
 
waimea landing state recreational pier is a small state park area on kauai's less-visited southwestern shores. while the area is more popular as the gateway to the dramatic waimea canyon state park (also known as "the grand canyon of the pacific"), the beach areas of the tiny town of waimea don't have the scenic popularity of the more touristy areas of the island, and tend to remain quieter and more used by locals.

however, the town of waimea figured prominently in kauai's early contact by europeans, it was the first place that the english captain james cook landed on the hawaiian islands on january 20, 1778. later on, waimea was an important harbor for trading and industry.
 
these days, the beach and park area have much more of a modest vibe. pole fishing (with permits) is permitted from the pier, and the beach's black sand and smaller waves make it too murky for many recreational activities. these days the town of waimea, and this park as well, feel a little more off the beaten path, and make for good stops if the goal is to escape the island's tourist crowds. the walk to the pier is short, and it's a good place to get out and stretch your legs. just a couple blocks away, you can grab some food from the fruit stands or small restaurants in town. the park is open 24hrs daily...
 
while i was here, me and my travelling partner where the only two people of the beach which was super nice...however, there is a homeless population living in the park taking advantage of the park's picnic tables, bathrooms, the wide lawn area and a drinking fountain, plus the tree cover for shelter...
 
"in beautiful light i forget i'm alone. and the many other loves of mine help keep me company when the light leaves" ― bodhi, love of mine
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MORE BODHIKU QUOTES
and now here are a few more quotes from bodhi from past blogs to help add to the deeper meaning of this blog today...
 
"a smile purses my lips as the waves wash ashore and slowly wipe away my footprints in the sand, my presence here disappears...but me and the beach do not forget, always there'll be a persistence of memory...those steps float in my mind as i walk forward down my path of life still smiling" ― bodhi, persistence of memory
 
"this particular trip to the hawaiian island of kauai was full of memories that i'll never soon forget. memories that will persist for a long time to come...i'm thankful for these memories, as they help me recollect things that happened to me which needed to happen, and needed to happen when they happened..." ― bodhi, persistence of memory
 
"i walk down the water line where the ocean is kissing the shore, for what seems an eternity, each step of mine making deep imprints in the soft pristine sands. calming and thoughtful steps, one after another as the waves sing their rhythm to me relentlessly rolling and foaming across these sands of time. i know already i will be photographing the scene with my footprints at sunset, a minimalist long exposure of the blue water, glowing clouds, green cliffs, and golden sands...and i knew already the name of this future impression: "persistence of memory"..." ― bodhi, persistence of memory
 
"i was sitting with my toes buried in the sand, all alone, watching the sunset as the waves infinitely repeat the idea of aloha, kissing the shore and then retreating endlessly over and over again. all so mesmerizingly peaceful, calming my restless soul. making me feel so lucky to be a part of this gorgeous world, this wonderful planet and magical universe. what more could i want? well...one thing was definitely missing: her. and i was missing her something awful...being with me on this beach in hawaii, dearly missing the one i love, wishing she could be here seeing all of this beauty, making everything perfectly complete with nothing missing" ― bodhi, persistence of memory
 
"the biggest problem was she was not her. i thought for a while maybe she was the one, but as time passed, it was becoming more clear. the one i long for still has yet to find me in this life. the one i know and love across the sands of time has yet to reconnect with me again. oh, how i longed to kiss her, and hug her, and hold her hand, and dance and make love to her on this beach in hawaii. i desperately want her to be my persistence of memory...but she was not her, and that was a big problem" ― bodhi, persistence of memory
 
"what do you do when your footprints do not align with where you desired to be headed? you accept where you've been, remove your expectations, and move forward with a smile" ― bodhi, persistence of memory
 
"standing alone on a remote and secluded beach in hawaii, being true to myself, i'm so blessed, so lucky being surrounded by such overwhelming beauty! a truly glorious experience filling up all my senses with exactly what i need, teaching me exactly what i need to learn at this moment, exactly at the time when i need it...a memory that'll be persistently cherished forever" ― bodhi, persistence of memory
 
"i love to love love" ― bodhi, love
 
"love is the higher power in this universe" ― bodhi, faith
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MORE QUOTES FOR EXTRA MEANING
this song is about​ deep love shared by two and thoughts of continuing with that love into the afterlife​ ... "​i will ​​follow you into the dark​" by ​death cab for cutie​ ... (just click on any of the words in the powder blue links to listen to the tune and watch the video) ...

"​l​ove of mine​, s​omeday you will die​, b​ut ​i​'ll be close behind​. i​'ll follow you into the dark​. n​o blinding light​ o​r tunnels, to gates of white​. j​ust our hands clasped so tight​ w​aiting for the hint of a spark​. i​f ​h​eaven and ​h​ell decide that they both are satisfied​, i​lluminate the no's on their vacancy signs​. i​f there's no one beside you when your soul embarks​, t​hen ​i​'ll follow you into the dark​...i​n ​c​atholic school, as vicious as ​r​oman rule​, i​ got my knuckles bruised by a lady in black​. a​nd ​i​ held my tongue as she told me​ ​"​s​on, fear is the heart of love"​...​so ​i ​never went back​. a​nd if ​h​eaven and ​h​ell decide that they both are satisfied​, i​lluminate the no's on their vacancy signs​. i​f there's no one beside you when your soul embarks​, t​hen ​i​'ll follow you into the dark​...y​ou and me have seen everything to see​ f​rom ​b​angkok to ​c​algary​. a​nd the soles of your shoes are all worn down​, t​he time for sleep is now​. b​ut it's nothing to cry about​, bec​ause we'll hold each other soon​ i​n the blackest of rooms​. a​nd if ​h​eaven and ​h​ell decide that they both are satisfied​, i​lluminate the no's on their vacancy signs​. i​f there's no one beside you when your soul embarks​, t​hen ​i​'ll follow you into the dark​. t​hen ​i​'ll follow you into the dark" ― death cab for cutie, i will follow you into the dark​
 
"there are no ordinary moments" ― dan millman, way of the peaceful warrior
 
"i will not live without the persistence of love" ― vincent van gogh
 
"maybe it is only after great separation and longing that we are able to fully see and appreciate. maybe that’s why the lovers clay is divided. maybe in finding that individual perspective separate of the other, in becoming whole into one’s own truth and loving the very fabric of one’s own being we become what we need. we learn the lessons necessary to become the truest versions of ourselves. in that moment of seeing our own truth and brilliance, we are able to recognize at long last the clay form of the other and are able fully open to them in a powerful, soul deep homecoming. in this total love for our own clay, even into the depths of our loneliness, at long last we can clearly see. when we shine in our own light we draw to us the other. but how would we have ever known the path if not for the longing of loneliness deep within? nothing about twin souls is taking the easy journey but about a spirit deep song that pulls you from somewhere beyond the horizon; it’s the beacon you can’t explain or ignore" ― c. ara campbell
 
"​b​y night, ​my ​​l​ove, tie your heart to mine, and the two
together in their sleep will defeat the darkness" ― pablo neruda
 
​"​i love
all things,
not because they are passionate or sweet-smelling
but because,
​i ​don't know,
because
this ocean is yours,
and mine:
these buttons
and wheels
and little
forgotten
treasures,
fans upon
whose feathers
love has scattered
its blossoms,
glasses, knives and
scissors --
all bear
the trace
of someone's fingers
on their handle or surface,
the trace of a distant hand
lost
in the depths of forgetfulness." 
 
​"p​eople give flowers as present because flowers contain true meaning of love. ​a​nyone who tries to posses a flower will have to watch its beauty fading. ​b​ut if you simply look at a flower in the field, you'll keep it forever.​ ​​t​hat is what the forest taught me. ​t​hat you will never be mine, and that is why i will never lose you​" ​― paulo coelho, b​rida
 
​"i ​receive your love, and ​i​ give you mine. ​n​ot the love of a man for a woman, not the love of a father for a child, not the love of ​g​od for his creatures, but a love with no name and no explanation, like a river that cannot explain why it follows a particular course but simply flows​ ​onward. ​a​ love that asks for nothing and gives nothing in return; it is simply there. ​i​ will never be yours, and you will never be mine; nevertheless, ​i​ can honestly say: ​i​ love you, ​i​ love you, ​i ​love you​" ​― ​paulo coelho, aleph​
 
"may i feel said he
(i'll squeal said she
just once said he)
it's fun said she

(may i touch said he
how much said she
a lot said he)
why not said she

(let's go said he
not too far said she
what's too far said he
where you are said she)

may i stay said he
(which way said she
like this said he
if you kiss said she

may i move said he
is it love said she)
if you're willing said he
(but you're killing said she

but it's life said he
but your ​l​ife said she
now said he)
​w​ow said she

(tiptop said he
don't stop said she
oh no said he)
go slow said she

(cccome?said he
ummm said she)
you're divine!said he
(you are ​m​ine said she)"
 
​"the reason it hurts so much to separate is because our souls are connected. ​m​ay​be​ they always have been and will be. ​m​ay​be​ we’ve lived a thousand lives before this one and in each of them we’ve found each other. ​a​nd maybe each time, we’ve been forced apart for the same reasons. ​t​hat means that this goodbye is both a good-bye for the past ten thousand years and a prelude to what will come.​..​​w​hen ​i​ look at you, ​i​ see your beauty and grace and know they have grown stronger with every life you have lived. ​a​nd ​i​ know ​i​ have spent every life before this one searching for you. ​n​ot someone like you, but you, for your soul and mine must always come together. ​a​nd then, for a reason neither of us understands, we’ve been forced to say good-bye. ​...​i​ would love to tell you that everything will work out for us, and ​i​ promise to do all ​i ​can to make sure it does. ​b​ut if we never meet again and this is truly good-bye, ​i​ know we will see each other again in another life. ​w​e will find each other again, and maybe the stars will have changed, and we will not only love each other in that time, but for all the times we’ve had before." ― nicholas sparks, the notebook
 
"she's more myself than i am. whatever our souls are made of, hers and mine are the same" ― emily bronte, wuthering heights
 
​"​your hand
touching mine.
this is how
galaxies
collide​"​
 
​"i​ was yours
before ​i​ knew,
and you have always
been mine too​"​
― ​lang leav, love and misadventure​
 
​"i​
​k​now you appear
​v​ivid at my side,
​d​enying you sprang out of my head,
​c​laiming you feel
​l​ove fiery enough to prove flesh real,
​t​hough it's quite clear
​a​ll your beauty, all your wit, is a gift, my dear,
​f​rom me​" ​
 
​"t​o have and to hold, where even death cannot part us​. i​n this life and the next,​ ​for however long our souls remain, mine will always find yours​"​ ― chloe gong, our violent ends​
 
​"s​he put one hand on mine. ​w​hen someone is in your heart, they’re never truly gone.​ t​hey​ ​can come back to you, even at unlikely times​" ​― ​mitch albom, for one more day​
 
"love one another...if we took those simple words to heart, we'd already be the buddhas that jesus wanted us to be" ― katheen dowling singh. the grace in aging
 
"​t​here is some kiss we want with
our whole lives, the touch of
spirit on the body. ​s​eawater
begs the pearl to break its shell.
and the lily, how passionately
it needs some wild darling!" 
 
"remember the entrance door to paradise is inside you" ― jalaluddin rumi, hush don't say anything to god
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ABOUT THE IMPRESSION
"the love of my life surrounds me, everywhere i look is a love of mine...mother nature, trees, stars, flowers, clouds, mountains, canyons, sand dunes, red rocks, rivers, waterfalls, lakes, waves, beaches, birds, my doggie, and her, the one my spirit calls to in my dreams" ― bodhi, love of mine
 
this impression was captured in one single exposure taken just before the sunset at the waimea pier on a black sands beach on the beautiful hawaiian island of kauai looking out to sea at 6:49pm hst on august 25th, 2022 (f/5.6@27mm for 30 seconds, iso-64)
 
in my photography, i always use filters to create longer exposure effects, saturate colors naturally, and balance the light in my composition in-camera...i often use as many as four filters at time, and i always use at least one filter in my completed impressions...
 
to get the effects and balance i was looking for in this composition  (f/5.6@27mm for 30 seconds, iso-64), i used one progreyusa antarctic magnetic filter along with the progrey g-120z magnetic holder to secure the filter to my nikon d850 with a nikon nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 lens ... 
 
a 3.0nd progrey antarctic filter to bring the light in the image down 10 stops and permit for the 30 second exposure and soften the clouds and waves in the dreamy style that i always use, plus the extra exposure time allows for the rainbow to become more profound along with helping to naturally saturates all the red and blue colors in this image... 
 
i wish to openly thank my sponsors who have always supported me through both the good and bad times...for truly this long exposure impression would not be possible without the use of my induro phq3 series 5-way panhead with the induro (now benro) stealth carbon fiber tripod in combination with the progreyusa filters which i use with every photo i take...
 
"you were blessed with 84,600 seconds today, have you used one of them to say thank you?" ― bodhi, blessed
 
"if nothing else...if i open my eyes, if i hope, if i cry, if i think, if i sigh, if i giggle, if i dance, if i love, if i breathe, then i have lived a full days worth of life...nothing is wasted, nothing" ― bodhi, if nothing else
 
"i do not want you to just be into my photography, instead, i'd much rather you take a journey into my pictures, and feel the impression i have created, feel it with all your senses" ― bodhi, into my photography
 
"my photography is my way of keeping a diary" ― bodhi, my diary
 
"contemplate without thinking. be certain only in your uncertainty, content to be completely incomplete. stop the rush. slow down time. breathe and notice. slow down everything. let it all be. shut off the noise. hush. relax. seize this higher moment. reconnect. feel and sense what surrounds you. listen to all the colours of light whisper as they envelope you. see the melody and harmony that float about unnoticed. taste the solitude of all this wonderment. smell the beautiful silence. now discover your peaceful serenity. then, reach out and touch your faith with all your senses. this is my world. awaken!" ― bodhi, my world
 
i leave you today wishing that bright joy 
and spiritual peace fill your life...
imploring you to make every moment count, 
no matter what, always and forever, 
for that is the only thing that truly matters... 
  
and above all else,
i hope this message and impression find you well.
namaste,
bodhi
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