Pipe Lines of Kaimu: Much Ado About Poi
...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 mou...
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Categories:
taro root, allusion, analogy, appreciation, culture,
Form: Narrative
Shades of Green
...Emerald green that shines on
gleaming green jewel bug
Algae green of the serene pond
And there swim the shoveler ducks
Harlequin green from areca leaves pinnate
Softly grins when s...
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Categories:
taro root, earth, green, happiness,
Form: Rhyme
Songs and Stories
...I am now as old as the days
Of grandma's stories.
But I remember the tales as the boy
Who heard them.
There were songs too,
In ancient tongues.
Grandma sang -
O my old man! You who ate taro ro...
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Categories:
taro root, absence, abuse, adventure, age,
Form: I do not know?