Yellow and orange hibiscus ,
green fields and mountains,
anthurium and red ti leaves,
brown monk seals and plovers,
blue waves and blue, blue sky,
white clouds in the wind,
egrets winging by,
a rainbow necklace overhead
making a strong people--
all the races, blended together,
here in Hawaii,
the land where all colors
call it home.
Aloha.
* From a line, All colors blended together, suggested by Clo Ann Smith. This free verse poem is the result of her suggestion. Can you try writing your own free verse poem about where you live? Can you include at least one simile? Have fun writing today.
What pictures does this poem make you think about?
Ho-ne-ho-ne: adj. Playing tricks, teasing, fretting; not letting one alone.
A human being is nothing but a story with a skin around it. Fred Allen
Showing posts with label Hawaii. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hawaii. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Kauai Chicken
Kauai hen scurries
across the busy highway
seven chicks follow.
Kauai is Hawaii's northern most island. It has lots of wild chickens. When Hurricane Iniki blew across the island in 1992 all the chickens were blown away from their coops and cages. It was impossible to tell which chickens went where making it impossible to return any of the chickens to their owners. Plus everyone was busy with more important things than worrying about chickens after the hurricane. so the chickens have roamed freely around the island since then and Kauaians are quite proud of their free roaming chickens. It is a distinctive aspect of this island. What is a distinctive characteristic of your school, family, or yourself? Can you write a poem about that today?Have fun writing.
across the busy highway
seven chicks follow.
Kauai is Hawaii's northern most island. It has lots of wild chickens. When Hurricane Iniki blew across the island in 1992 all the chickens were blown away from their coops and cages. It was impossible to tell which chickens went where making it impossible to return any of the chickens to their owners. Plus everyone was busy with more important things than worrying about chickens after the hurricane. so the chickens have roamed freely around the island since then and Kauaians are quite proud of their free roaming chickens. It is a distinctive aspect of this island. What is a distinctive characteristic of your school, family, or yourself? Can you write a poem about that today?Have fun writing.
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Lei Day
May Day
is Lei Day
a chance
to say
Aloha
in a special way.
Make a lei
a chain of flowers
to drape
on this day
around
the neck
of someone
you know.
Bring the spirit
of love
and Aloha
to those
who need a lift.
Bring the smell
of Hawaiian islands
to those
who need a break
from their stress.
Aloha,
Happy Lei Day.
Yes, I know this is coming to you on May 2 and Lei Day is May 1, but as my Island friends tell me, it is never a bad day to receive the gift of a lei. So maybe I'm early for next year. Your challenge for today is to write a poem from the viewpoint of your favorite flower. What is its life like? How does it feel about the other flowers, the birds, cats or dogs? Have fun. I think I'm going to try drawing a lei.
is Lei Day
a chance
to say
Aloha
in a special way.
Make a lei
a chain of flowers
to drape
on this day
around
the neck
of someone
you know.
Bring the spirit
of love
and Aloha
to those
who need a lift.
Bring the smell
of Hawaiian islands
to those
who need a break
from their stress.
Aloha,
Happy Lei Day.
Yes, I know this is coming to you on May 2 and Lei Day is May 1, but as my Island friends tell me, it is never a bad day to receive the gift of a lei. So maybe I'm early for next year. Your challenge for today is to write a poem from the viewpoint of your favorite flower. What is its life like? How does it feel about the other flowers, the birds, cats or dogs? Have fun. I think I'm going to try drawing a lei.
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