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Aloha Weeps 

Aloha weeps
In waves of grief
Pounding on a windswept beach
To grieve the loss of gracious footsteps
That gently walked upon its sand
Where the waves that tickled her heart
Now carry a plumeria lei
Beyond the horizon.

Pele mourns
Her adopted child
Whose fiery imagination 
Flowed like lava in poetry
To build new lands of inspiration
Child, laughing in pikaki’s fragrant garden,
Slips quietly from breath’s bonds
Past the islands’ shores.

Trade winds grieve
Murmuring her name
Steadfast
In gossamer hues
Of orchids and hibiscus,
Hawaii’s pua aloalo,
So they remember to give
Breath to her words 
Gliding over rolling surf
And rustling palms.

Rainbows cry
Reach out to touch
Her giving servant heart,
To touch her beauty,
To find her na'u garden empty
With only her Aloha scent
Lingering 
Among the ilima of Oahu
As she soars on rainbow wings 
Into friendly skies again.

The tropic sun laments
In a ring
Of fiery tears 
In secret waterfalls
Among the blue awapuhi – trails of naupaka
And coral reefs
That guard tropical beauty
When tides recede
To hear the conch shell call her home.

Aloha Hawaiian Rose.  
Mahalo nui loa, ka’u hoaaloha!  Thank you so much my friend.
God be with you! ke Akua pu.

On the passing of Connie Marcum Wong!
Poet extraordinaire!  Servant Heart!  Faithful friend!  Beautiful flower in Hawaii’s garden.

Constance means steadfast.

9-16-22


Thank you William, Hilo Poet, for teaching me the beauty of the Hawaiian language.  I truly hope I have written it correctly to honor this beautiful language.

Awapuhi is a beautiful blue flower native to Hawaii.
Ilima is the flower of the island of Oahu
Naupaka is a small white, fragrant flower of Hawaiian legend
Na’u is the Hawaiian, fragrant gardenia
Pua aloalo is the Hibiscus – state flower of Hawaii
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