Once more the sun is shining Upon Pacific seas, The Wilhelmina sailing As steady as you please. The stowaways appearing From every nook and door, We gaze at smiling faces We have not seen before. The deck sports are in progress— Just carnivals of fun Where skill is mostly lacking, Oft bullhead luck hath won. 'Tis visions of Waikiki And dusky maidens there That cause strong arms to waver, And partners to despair. Movies on the upper deck And dancing down below Make of life a pleasant song As on our way we go. And then the Captain's dinner, And fancy full-dress ball, The last night all together, The climax of it all. Now Honolulu harbor, Here for a time we part For trips around the islands Before our homeward start. Hawaii, thou dost conquer, Our hearts we yield to thee, Isles of flowers, green emeralds, Set in a sapphire sea. P. S. AT HONOLULU We are in mid Pacific, Forever here we stay Unless upon the ocean We make our getaway. There is no airplane service, We seek a bridge in vain. Viking thou, bedecked with flowers, Defy the sea again! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IN THE BERKSHIRE HILLS by LOUIS UNTERMEYER THE LAND OF DREAMS by WILLIAM BLAKE THE NIGHT MAIL NORTH (EUSTON SQUARE, 1840) by HENRY CHOLMONDELEY-PENNELL EXHORTATION TO PRAYER by MARGARET MERCER SHERIDAN'S RIDE [DECEMBER 19, 1864] by THOMAS BUCHANAN READ DEFEAT AND VICTORY by WALLACE RICE THE OLD HOKUM BUNCOMBE by ROBERT EMMET SHERWOOD THE ADORATION OF DISK BY KING AKHNATEN AND PRINCESS NEFER NEFERIU ATEN by AKHENATEN |