Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Imprompt Leaving

Aloha

Aloha means hello and goodbye
Affection, peace, compassion, mercy
Welcoming you as we meet
Bidding you farewell as we depart

The first aloha invigorates
As you anticipate new adventures
Luaus, hula dances, whale watching
Hiking to waterfalls and volcanoes

Gliding along in an outrigger canoe
Riding bikes down a mountainside
Relaxing on sunny beaches, snorkeling
Sampling macadamia nuts and poi

The second comes with sadness
and promises to return.

2 comments:

Jules said...

And return we shall
to those shores that will
cocoon us...

aloha.

miz quickly said...

Cast your flowers on the water. (Bread won't do)