Gorgeous hula girls began throwing leis our way
The second we got off Plane Honolulu that day
We found these exquisite creatures every where
Dancing in celebration that we were there
Do you think they are all related? Asked my man
I could see he was truly an appreciative fan
A lei is a symbol offering friendship, love, a greeting
We saw beautiful hula dancers everywhere, even if fleeting
chances of me leaving home
chances of me donning blues
chances of me wearing a flight suit
chances of me being chosen
to carry the sports flag
chances of me staying
what chance do I have to find love
chances of living a life apart
from what I had known
chances of being whistled at by ships
chances of the greatest adventure of my life
chances of boogie boarding the Pacific
chances of kittens
yes, kittens…mom wasn’t a fan
chances of tempura and teriyaki
chances of children in muumuus and leis
chances of sunshine and rainy season days
chances motor pedaling a bit far away
what we won’t do when we are pinch-cheek young
chances of wading, submerging, merging
with (parrot- butterfly- trigger- trumpet- ) fish; and tangs
chances of Hanauma reef and frozen peas
chances of being half a world away
chances of my son finding love in Guam
chances of my daughters marrying Southerners
chances of happiness
chances of me leaving home
Holiday Humor- Limerick Set Poetry Contest
Tania Kitchin
It's Christmas in Hawaii tomorrow
And the blue skies be bright with a rainbow
Santa gets in a grass skirt
And a red Aloha shirt
He makes his way from each home's patio
He'll island hop a surfboard and skateboard
And path his gifts free of all disaccord
Perhaps stop at a luau
And devour some native chow
Santa's Hawaii trip was a reward
When Santa returned home to the North Pole
His starved reindeer met him with a drum roll
To each of his dears a dish
... Hawaiian poi and fish
His trip sans charcoal and snow leis role
Picture a tropical paradise - faraway
Colorful leis of fresh fragrant flowers
Worn by hula dancers that sway
Sandy beaches and leisure filled hours
Soft waving palms on a moonlit bay
This island where mountains reach down to the seas
You’ll be filled with Aloha wherever you go
Soothed by the oceans and warm blowing breeze
Each day assures us of a rainbow
Everything dances here - even the trees
As evening fades to pale orange light
Beach boys sound a conch shell call
Hawaiian torches burn into the night
Ukulele’s strum- an instant heal all
At last on vacation the world seems right
Many people each of a different race
From other lands have come to make a home
To live in peace in this enchanting place
And to here will return however far they roam
Ko ‘Olina beckons them with silent grace
Merging of hearts, solemnized as one
Cruising darts, piloted by the Almighty One
Scents of Chrysanthemum, crowned in leis
Glade of momentum, sweeping for deis
As you renew your vows
There are no buts or hows
Cling to each other without noise
Sing for each other with poise
As years go by, love will grow more
Teach yourselves to be meek
With trusting reliance to seek
Love will never appear short or small
In God's name nothing will fall
when both of you stand tall
Aside from God-blessed beauty
Midst vital contribution to the ecosystem
Dendrobium Purple Orchid boasts of functional essence.
Endowed with delicate elegance
Showcasing longevity in blooming for months
The exotic “moth” shaped flower is nature’s pretty ornament.
Used in leis for graduation ceremonies
Or as garlands in events, as well as decorations
It serves as unique gift midst presentation that is gorgeous.
Appreciating flower’s value
Blossom, environmentally priceless and precious
My heart praises the Creator* Who lets me behold such.
*Genesis 1:31And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good…
June 9, 2022
2nd place, "Purple Flowers" Poetry Writing Contest
Sponsored by Nayda Ivette Negron Flores; judged on 6/25/2022.
*Image of Purple Vanda Orchids Floral & Lei by EFC & Sziv.
Prolix Pageantry
Pulsations of veinuous royalty
courtesies yond the proverbial realm.
Majestic interludes flamboyantly
acquired vesper's affections, overwhelm.
Cupid cedes ecliptic earth's lauded star,
hauling affianced light neath golden rays.
Purple Vanda orchids in gild's wake are
velvety mosaic succeeding phase.
Proxy promises bonny lavenders
pealing gingerly as princely petals
induce a princesses verbs. Challengers
submit an amethyst crown ... all settles.
Hawaii's champ, amaranthine Vandas
laurel leis, like Purple Heart's ... lifespan 'twas.
2022 June 01
*2nd Place*
Purple Flowers
~~Nayda Ivette Negron Flores: Judged 2022 June 25
*HMS: 10 syllables per x 14 lines = 140 syllables
RZ: RhymeScheme; abab, cdcd, efef, gg.
I lift the sleeve of time and years
To a little grass hut that brings wistful tears
for fragrant leis and Koa bowls
For rainbows arc-and friendly souls.
Cupid the sweet saintling of Love Village decided to go visit Hawaii
Always dressed in a dapper diaper he looked love struck and dashing
with frosty gold hair combed just so and silver tip wings oh so fancy
he pours love into hearts quicker than a penny in a bucket goes, ping !
When he landed on land he saw pineapples and Hawaiian luaus too
rounded hips slow swaying and voices greeting him like an old friend
They draped leis on his shoulders then said "welcome to Honolulu"
where dreams come true for everyone, yes we got the magic blend;
So they put him on a pedestal for he was after all messenger of love
he surfed in Lanai, Pineaple Island of sweet , oh you should see Him
shooting arrows as he walked on water, fitting them all like a glove
Lei skirts ruffled and feet shuffled, as the stars shone beneath a rim
They danced and they danced far into the night for love was finally here
Cupid did it once again in his dapper diaper and gold tipped spear.
8 leis
As oito leis
do progresso são:
demonstração,
para mostrar
o que se quer,
imitação;
do modelo correto
repetição, repetição, repetição, repetição,
repetição, repetição,
mais e mais, até se tornar hábito,
e você faça diariamente
mais e mais
turquoise, I’d rather be
then haphazard and choppy,
still
floaters show my age—
islands, a chain.
not far from Manhattan,
dropped in the valley—
estranged
from the Erie,
canal of my hearing
rearranged.
aloha,
doused in leis—
not all to my liking
but they tempered
my hide.
travelogue strides—
negativity
slides into the sea
precipitantly.
9/18/2021
Another year says good bye
Greeting the next when it arrives
Saying hello and hi
Time to give me a try
Life adventure awaits
Go enjoy that husband and wife date
Bring on the new
Where there is so much to do
Only have 365 more
Get started and open the door
Living on the peaceful island
Having the Irish name O'Brien
Receiving flowerily leis that are Hawaiian
Aloha birthday wish
During the romantic dish
Proclaiming to love a Coast Guard
Protecting the state that is the 50th star
All the best Happy Birthday Jana
Love always
Marc
8 leis do progresso
As oito leis
do progresso são:
demonstração,
para mostrar o que se quer,
imitação;
do modelo correto
repetição, repetição, repetição, repetição,
repetição , repetição ,
mais e mais, até se tornar hábito,
onde você só pensa
em fazer mais e mais.
The square-cut bars of patchoulie soap
scented--musky, earthy, sensual--
carefully placed on shelves
and in bureau drawers--
a constant reminder
of long-gone days,
Like the fresh smell of newly baked bread
wafting from grandma’s oven,
mingling with the sultry scent
of fresh-percolated coffee--
a constant reminder
of bye-gone ways.
Pervasive presence of lavender perfume
when I hugged my grandma tight,
snuggling next to her bosom
filling my nostrils with love--
a constant reminder
of old-fashioned sprays.
Another unidentified scent comes to me
from time to time, unexpected,
in meditation, repeats itself
in my dreams of Hawaii--
a constant reminder
of lovely floral leis.
SECOND PLACE WINNER
Written March 15, 2021
for "Favorite Scent(s) Contest"
sponsored by Chantelle Anne Cooke''
PUBLISHER'S FRONT PAGE PICK
All-Poetry, October 30, 2021
Rebelde
Em todos os tempos
desde sempre
na vida ou nos negócios
a conquista igual
a um pássaro rebelde.
A conquista
você até pode pegar
pode engaiolar
mas, a conquista é
como o amor!
Nunca conhece as leis.
O pássaro —- sua conquista
? que você pensou
você não espera mais, ai esta ela
sempre dando e pedindo
mais e mais.
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