Delicious
Delicious is dangling ‘hot feet in a cool pool ~ ocean within earshot,
First sips of a thick banana coconut shake at Kilauea’s Banana Joe’s,
Delicious is landing in Lihue, off with mainland clothes
on with dakine island shift & bamboo slippers,
Hamura’s here we come ~ deeeeeeeelicious is lilikoi chiffon pie
Walk in, screen door slam, worn wood threshold, seat at counter same as before,
“Aah, back for more, you know da kine, yeah Lilikoi!”
Delicious is ‘talk story’ ~ long time, slow time, hammock swing island time, take time eat pie time talk s’more story
Hamura gal shouts out, “Gev um hana hou (more) not pau (finished) already!”
“Yeah Bro, so ‘ono’ (delicious) don’t wanna get momona (fat) though,”
“No Bro, you no momona (fat) just good you be home . . .”
Kauai, same EZ, same ‘ono’ dat delicious da kine sweet island way . . .
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this is delicious
in any language
Thank you Jim!
Quite a long lasting drink! —love the way you show how one sense can link you with so many other memories. Thank you for your poem!
Thank you Ann, sweet memories do bring deep smiles!
Thank you Ann, sweet memories do bring deep smiles!