Poems From Inside Me

Vacation Poem (Waikiki, Honolulu, Oahu)

Never Forget Me Brave Hawaii

Some years ago a dream was born from deep within my soul

It seemed to me if I didn’t achieve it I never would feel whole

It took some time but finally came, and it felt so good I will share it with you now

It was to make it to Hawaiian shores no matter when or how

For a long time I thought it would never be, that it simply was a dream

But I made it there and got to see things like huge volcanoes steam

I got to swim in crystal ocean water, to see the bright tropical fish

My trip was just eight days long, but I got to fulfill every wish

That land is so amazing, the people kind and sweet

So many things to see there, so many special meals to eat

I’m back now in my prairie home, I’m back among the cold

But I feel I now have the soul of an Islander, and Islanders don’t grow old

Hawaii please never change at all, Hawaii stay the same

I will go back to see you again, I just had to return to my little game

My little madness of two steps forward, one and a half steps back

I need to save a little and wait a little but I now have a special tack

I’m going to work myself until I’m half gone I’m going to save up every dime

I’m going to make your tropical shores my home before it becomes my time

Hawaii you have now become part of me, there is no other way

The next time that I reach your shores with a little luck I will get to stay

Now I’ve seen Oahu, with Pearl Harbor, Honolulu and Waikiki

Now I’ve snorkeled those deep blue waters and tanned as I listened to the sea

I’ve been to the Big Island and drove your coastline and your lava fields

I’ve tasted Kona coffee and eaten all that your soil yields

Hawaii if it is possible, I think that I love you more than my home

In all the time I spent with you I never felt the slightest bit alone

Although I hail from Canada and I know our land is strong and free

Just two visits to Hawaii could well make an American out of me.

Leif Gregersen

October 4, 2014

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