A substantial wahine named Beulah,
To please her husband was learning the hula,
But the wind she created
As her grass skirt gyrated
Devastated most of downtown Honolulu.
Flat on her stomach Grannie rode
her adrenalin overflowed
she went in style
with a big smile
into the paddle battle she flowed
The heart of an ancient wahine
she called her personal genie
a goofy foot true
she already knew
she’d forgotten her bikini
Grannie won the right of way
a righteous spot they all say
her stick’s outline
her own design
shaper champion this day
Wahine hula dance all night
Swivelling hips beneath moonlight
But comes the dawn
Bikini on
They surf the waves like dynamite!
Twas the day after Christmas
Throughout the North Pole,
Not a creature was working
Not one Ho! Ho! Ho!
The elves were at home
They had the day off
Santa was gone
To Hawaii, to play golf
A little R and R
With his island wahine
Displaying her snow globes
In her Christmas bikini
Mrs Claus was visiting
Family back east
And the reindeer were grazing
On their tropical feast
When all of a sudden
Out on the back nine
His cart left the path
Cause he'd gone snow blind
All of the golfers
Caddies and guests
Came running with cell phones
Photographing the mess
There in the sand pit
Was Santa red faced
His wahine on his lap
It was such a disgrace
But Santa took names
For next year's big list
If you weren't in Hawaii
"I'm sorry, you missed"
December 25
Wahine: pronounced /wa he' ne
Daniel Turner
H ale lani is the name of our hillside home
O n top of the Waianae mountain range.
M enehunes were known to roam here, often
E nveloped by mysterious misty clouds.
S erenity dwells here now that our keiki have grown
W elcome they are when they return home on
E aster, Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.
E veryone shares home cooked meals to celebrate.
T imbers grace our mountain's face overlooking the sea below.
H appiness abides because our mo'opuna wahine shares
O ur home. We cherish our growing 'ohana and those precious
M oments when our 'ohana is gathered together again.
E very sunrise I give thanks for our heavenly home.
1-3-16
Hale lani means 'heavenly home' in Hawaiian and is the
name given to our home.
Menehunes are the 'little magical people' of Hawaii
similar to pixies or trolls. Click on the link to read about them.
http://www.mythicalrealm.com/creatures/menehune.html
keiki is the Hawaiian name for child or children
'ohana means family in Hawaiian
mo'opuna wahine means granddaughter in Hawaiian
The women of the sea:
Gentle vaginal giants
Rowing, rowing, rowing.
Then a fruit cup, a spray down,
And back into the Wild Blue!
Make room for more!
All you need, really,
Is a rope tied to a jug
To catch you some women of the sea.
Na Wahine O Ke Kai:
A hug would collapse a lung.
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