Hawaiian Vacation

One rainy season of my life I took a trip to Hawaii where The Maui Isle awaited me For two long weeks, without a care. The beach called to me with its sand So clean and white and warm as toast. I filled my lungs with ocean air, Inhaling to my innermost. My room was eleven stories high, I could see the ocean all unfurled. Suspended between the earth and sky I was insulated from the world. No fog or smog was shielding me From beauty of the bright blue sky. The January sun came shining through With warmth it borrowed from July. I felt a peace I'd never known. I loved the island's relaxed way. The natives set an easy pace. Tomorrow is another day. The flowers with their sweet perfume, Were like no flowers I'd seen before. I stored them in my memory vault, To keep them with me evermore. When each day's sky is full of clouds And all of time is dullest grey, My mind will wander back to where Summer's just one airplane ride away. won 3rd place in vacation contest