Waikiki Poems - Poems about Waikiki

A surfer who suffered a fall Found a float and for help he did call. As the drama unfurls, It seems that curls* will be curls, And buoys will be buoys, after all. *INCYDK (in case you didn't know): For all you non-surfer dudes and dudettes, a "curl" is the curl or flip that forms as the top of a...

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There's a story, I would like to sing, Listen kids, if you've a moment free, Concerning how I found myself On the white sands of Waikiki. One night, I got so roaring drunk, I was sloshed for more than one year - A wild party, I got lit like a skunk, And met a lovely woman there. ...

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On Saturday night in Waikiki The teenagers turn rather freaky Though blue as a smurf They all love to surf Like a Kahanamoku tiki!...

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The sharks in Hawai'i Just love a good feast Fresh from Japan Or somewhere back East There's always the cost - An arm or a leg - But natives will carve you A coconut peg So jump in the ocean! Its really a thrill To watch baby sharks Share their first kill!...

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At Waikiki ...

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Kelea was a pretty girl Who loved to surf with rip & curl She felt so alive When surfers would dive Just to see Kelea's pink pearl* * Kelea Nui-Noho-'Ana 'Api 'Api was said to be the most beautiful woman on earth, married Lo Lale, High Chief of Lihu'e, but left him to surf the waves off Waikiki. ...

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Waikiki has no friendly pawn In a flash all my cash has gone But its really grand To lie on the sand Thinking of you with nothing on . . . ....

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Sunshine turned to cold sleet Palm trees froze in place Tourists walked down white streets. to shop for hats and boots Beach boys left the beaches; Surfboards were turned to sleds. Rather than surfing waves they slid down Diamond Head. No more graceful hula; grass skirts became passé. Dressed in lederhosen, slap-polka was the rage. Don Ho found a new song to thrill his many fans ‘Tiny...

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