Of Mockingbirds and Rainbows

arrived in oz ~ a rainbow in the sky.
     a tropical warm paradise sunrise.
          the Waikiki blue waters welcome me.


and golden pineapple juice drips down face -
     so ripe, my cheeks blush with sunburn tint.
          oh mangoes, papaya – my tummy’s joy!


sea surf and boogie boards to ride the waves,
     and snorkeling on Hanauma Bay’s cove.
          allure from ocean calm to north shore doom.


sight mockingbirds? they hear island gossip.
     beware – they lather, rinse, repeat your speak.
          intel thus gathered from such tourists – us!

Copyright © | Year Posted 2016



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Date: 12/16/2016 9:47:00 AM
Thanks for that (while still sitting in my office) mini poetic vacation. That was really nicely done Kim.
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 12/16/2016 10:04:00 AM
Glad you enjoyed! :)
Date: 12/16/2016 9:27:00 AM
You're making it very hard to look out at the snow;-). Lucky you — in paradise? Wow! N-joy. cheerful poem ~ john
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Date: 12/16/2016 9:58:00 AM
Below thirty!!! Isn't that against the law??? my sympathies;-)
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 12/16/2016 9:32:00 AM
I lived there for three years, while in the Navy. My bones could use the tropics. Below thirty here!!
Date: 12/16/2016 9:26:00 AM
That sure sounds nice Kim :)
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 12/16/2016 9:33:00 AM
Hawaii is wonderful! Haven't been there since the '80's. Cruising the Caribbean soon. Can't wait for the warm sun!
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