Spring Aloha Blossoms

Pink Lehua

"In dreams begin responsibilities."

Yeats

Iolani Palace

"A baby is God's opinion that life should go on."

Carl Sandburg

Little Red Fellow through a Screen

"Give a person a fish, and you will feed them for a day; teach that person to use the Internet, and they won't bother you for weeks."

Anonymous

This winter was wet in Waikiki.

Rainy perhaps, but in a beautiful tropical way!

News of blizzards and tornadoes from the "continent" sure put a little sweet rain (`Ua Li`i Li`i) into perspective. And when the skies do clear, WOW!

Today, I saw a city worker mowing the grassy highway median, followed by an assistant: a tall white egret hungry for stirred-up snacks. Ah the smell of fresh-cut grass!

And gingers are suddenly blooming EVERYWHERE; Red Torch Ginger, delicate Pink Shell Ginger. . .

Once again O`ahu dons her Spring aloha wear of blossoms. . .

April is the cruelest month, so the poet claims.

Her fresh green blooming mocks our creaky backs. . .

And we remember

those

who, unlike Persephone,

have not returned,

to us. . .

But do not mourn

for Spring is Born

Again

In our hearts

Wreathed

In gentle

Mists. . .

A L O H A! CLOUDIA