January 06, 2006
Return to Paradise
A tropical garden at Rainbow Falls State Park
It is exhilarating
the very thought
of smelling the humid air
sweetly seasoned with Plumeria
I can hear
In my mind's ear
The unearthly sound of rain
Crossing the sea with a roar
On Hilo's corners
and in the Farmer's Market
The sweet lilting song
the tongue of the Kanaka O'li
Moana ke Aloha
The sea that I love
half a world away
But on my mind immediately
My heart yearns for
The Green Land
As my eyes consume
The travel brochure