Short Hawaiians Poems

Hawaiians speak like 
Soft rain falling…Asians talk 
Like popcorn popping

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Germans sound angry.
French… like clearing their throat…Mutes
Say nothing of note!
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I,

at risk

Hawaiian.

Soon on list as

gone.




***In the 60's, 'twas bandied about, that we numbered less than 2,000 full-blood Hawaiians that are left. Dread the thought, how many of me are left. Aloha, William Kekaula...

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a magma fountain
molten lava boils the sea...
fire morphs into steam


Kilauea erupts
Hawaiians leave gifts for Pele...
to help stem its flow


(Haiku)


06/04/2023


Show Don't Tell, Tell Don't Show
Sponsored by: Dilly Dally
(How Many Syllables)...

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*Image of Quebec City by LNEWS.

Hawaiian Eskimos

Quacking lone duckling on a crystal lake,
Queerly hops a loon, faux pas not a mistake,

Quebec, dad's trunk roads for sightseers,
Quaint scene, an edgy dad seeks volunteers,

Qualifying mountie, Hawaiians, he indulges,
Quality time, the whole of Canada, he divulges.

2022 July 26...

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In Spain, it’s mariposa.
In Poland, you’ll hear motyl.
One says borboleta in balmy Brazil.

Pulali are a plenty around exotic Nepal. 
“Come here pretty farfalla!” in Italy, 
You would call.

Hawaiians sight pulelehuas 
While strolling in the sand.
A child would chase a chocho if home is in Japan.

No matter how one says or spells it,
I always breathe a sigh,
Every time I behold a beautiful butterfly....

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