Long Hawaiians Poems

Welcome to a typical 'Luau' spread. The first thing that is best to learn is the Hawaiian word, 'ono', which means, delicious. It's a word bandied about before and after food goes in your mouth....

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A dawning twilight's me. Oh, joy. Oh, what a joy. This day. Oh, what a day. A breath bestills my eyes and I, e'er slight, a deeper breath that reopened them and myself to a...

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“Let my heart be still a moment and let this mystery explore”  
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Visualize my children and you shall look
Upon the voyage of Captain James R. Cook;
It was the eighteenth of January in Seventeen Seventy-Eight;
Hardly a Hawaiian can forget the Date;
What befell upon the Islands was a terrible...

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Two Aloha-shirted Hawaiians 
of generous girth were strumming 
their ukuleles 
on a small stage in front of the hotel’s poolside bar
in the late afternoon, 
rehearsing for the night’s performance. 
It must have been the low...

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Image of Black Sand & Sand provided by Pixabay.

The Hawaiianism of Ho'oponopono

A word, astir, in undulating waves surges and awash a clear open black shoreline of Hawaii nei, as it recedes in cycles dashing back...

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In the fall of 1803,
The good ship, “The Queen Ann’s Knees”
Sailed out on the bounding seas.
Out of sight of the land
The captain looked grand
As with little ado
He spoke to his crew:
“Men, I’ve nothing to hide!
You...

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"I have been a stranger in a strange land."  Bible, Exodus 2:22

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Hungry eyes seek substance, food matters naught--
sees...

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*Image of Hawaii State Flag & State Motto/Seal by Pixabay.
The Great Mahele

The Hawaiian islands were overwhelmed,
In the year eighteen hundred forty-three,
Hawaiians were prisoners, promptly held,
By Captain George Paulet a Lord he'd be.

Constraining the islands for...

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Pull out the easel
   set the canvas 
    positioned long and slender clean slate.
Sketch the figures huddled and dark-bound hostage
   to charcoal-cooled coals 
    etching...

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What is it
   that makes us put labels on ourselves?

Many of my friends are  Hispanic or Latino Americans 
 each might say they are the diverse cultured Americans,
  still holding on...

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Stereotypes


Black people all have rhythm and are good at basketball
   Not a single blond in the world has any brains at all
Englishmen have bad teeth and Mexicans are lazy
   And if...

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We are off on a long DRIVE to see the famous, re-known big FIVE,
Three hours later at the Kruger National Park we safely arrive,
And cruise among predatory country, beautiful, colorful wildlife,
Full of LIFE the two...

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There is a tropical atmosphere...although it is far away
     Because there is warmth of feeling - that will never decay.


     The one is of termperature...and in the...

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Begin your Diamond Head hike in the early hours of morning as it
Requires two full hours to climb to the top at an
Elevation of seven hundred sixty two feet from sea level.
After reaching the top...

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God is not a cliche, 
but a derivative of historical man's interpretation 
via ancient civilizations' understanding 
as to what a 'deity' 
symbolic model 
that they had extrapolated 
for the mere reason of 
controlling the masses
by...

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Legends from Hawaii, are in themselves,
legendary, like some treasured keepsake.
The Pearls Curse is not on library shelves,
just a few Hawaiians that I forsake ...

Prompts summed place the world had called Pearl Harbor,
the locals called the...

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I stand here looking out across the land
At sun kissed pineapple plants row by row.
Green tops on red earth outwardly expand.

Rich volcanic soil filtered throughout time
Has grown many harvests of sugarcane;
Papayas, lychee, and mangos sublime.

These...

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Ten words ten lines 2-Big Surf Competition

After a long ennui of big wave competitions
surfers take to Oahu's North Shore "to go for baroque."
For these bonafide big wave riders hanging ten
is party time, cake frosted with...

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Chants Of The Palm Fruit Eaters--CM

I ate the palm fruits midst, my folks,
Delight in sounds we made.
The gourd chants to our ancestors,
It binds our souls with theirs.

I delight, despite echoes, bounce,
Midst, the palm fruits, eats...

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"No talk stink!" Hawaiians say
"Speak just like its Judgment Day"
"No talk stink!" the angels say,
"Speak the words you use to pray!"

For better or for worse
Choose your words like a nurse
Not a witch casting curse
But a...

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