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Kukui Poems - Poems about Kukui


Premium Member Big Island
...golden pineapple kukui nut, ti-leaf and tuberose lei blest hawaiian pitmaster roast big island celebration 7/24/2020......

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Categories: kukui, food,
Form: Tanka
Premium Member Behind the Curtain Door
...lly, Mom was the eldest of thirteen, Outlived them all, be piety, Five she did share, a life and more, Nay, seven seen, yon curtain door. 2020 February 26 *Hawaiian word for 'kerosene lamp', "kukui" is the oil from the candlenut, "hele" is to go, "po" is light Howmanysyllables; 32 lines x 8 syllables per = 256 syllables total......

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Categories: kukui, bereavement, death, life, memorial,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member Abiding In the Stage of Pearls
...ABIDING IN THE STAGE OF PEARLS When first we met, Red paper hearts, Sailor-Clipped, Arrows piquing interest. He saw three O’s In a bonnie row, Ripe for the picking. He chose F......

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Categories: kukui, marriage, meaningful,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Lei Day
...Let's celebrate Lei day today In pageants with a King and Queen In flowers of each island's hue A day in which we extol spring. A day of Aloha's spirit Where music's shared in hula dance. ......

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Categories: kukui, culture, flower, holiday, tribute,
Form: Rhyme

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