Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HAWAIIAN ISLES, by OLIVER MURRAY EDWARDS First Line: Hawaiian isles, like emeralds Last Line: In their fair land of flowers. Subject(s): Hawaii; Islands Of The Pacific; Travel; Oceania; Journeys; Trips | ||||||||
Hawaiian Isles, like emeralds, Are set in sapphire sea, Where beauty reigns with song and flowers That live in memory; There fascinating loveliness Charms senses into dreams Wherein there is no commonplace For earth like Heaven seems. Ponce de León sought in vain To find the fount of youth, In far away Hawaii now 'Tis found in very truth. The scent of flowers is wafted far, Across the distant sea; The strains of sweet "Aloha" come Across the waves to me. I hear the ukuleles blend With whining steel guitars, I hear Hawaiian voices sing, Above, I see the stars; I float in mystic dances as I gaze in maidens' eyes, I feel the thrill of passion that Doth lift me to the skies. The charming hula-hula dance And native life I see, The gentle brown Hawaiian maids Dance once again for me; With graceful step lithe bodies move, While eyes and hands express The love and passion which they feel As they the air caress. "Aloha," sweetly brave hearts sing When tears at parting flow, And wreaths of flowers in bondage bind Our hearts where'er we go. We part, but we remember still Those island friends of ours Who sing "Aloha" as they wait In their fair land of flowers. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...RICHARD, WHAT'S THAT NOISE? by RICHARD HOWARD LOOKING FOR THE GULF MOTEL by RICHARD BLANCO RIVERS INTO SEAS by LYNDA HULL DESTINATIONS by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN THE ONE WHO WAS DIFFERENT by RANDALL JARRELL THE CONFESSION OF ST. JIM-RALPH by DENIS JOHNSON SESTINA: TRAVEL NOTES by WELDON KEES TO H. B. (WITH A BOOK OF VERSE) by MAURICE BARING A CHRISTMAS CAROL AND ANTHEM by OLIVER MURRAY EDWARDS |
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