Hawaiian Eye

Mountain doves coo as Apollo wakes peering Over the Koolau ridge still dark with sultry shadows. Sunbeams glisten on soft grey and white feathers As the happy pair take flight in unison to tree tops. Garden snails creep to hide under verdant foliage As geckos delight in the warmth of the rising sun. Magenta blooms convey love's kiss on cool trades Bursting forth with unpredictable iconoclastic pride. Islands in a chain still growing with lava ever flowing While Goddess Pele steams her way into the sea, Honu graze on pastures of limu beneath shore waters As they have since ancient times, near coral reefs. How can one despair with the scent of mangos in the air, Nor stifle spirit's flight o'er the rolling ocean waves As they caress the sandy shores beneath the palms? The islands sing in praise with upheld open arms. (My island as seen through my eyes.) Geckos are a type of lizard Pele is the volcano Fire Goddess Honu is the most common Hawaiian Green Turtle (They can weigh up to 400 lbs.) Limu is Hawaiian seaweed