Tag: Haleakala

Haibun Paint Chip Poetry Prompt

I’ve been crazy busy this week, on top of having my power and internet out for two days because of an ice storm here in Oregon. I was tempted to go with haiku from the H section of the poetry dictionary. But then I pulled...

Clouds of Haleakala

Standing in the dark in the middle of a rain cloud sideways rain at ten-thousand feet slapping my face Waiting, waiting for sunrise Angry visitors give up, go home, curse the clouds We wait, are rewarded with beauty of sparkling rays streaming  God’s glory ________________________...

Stars from Haleakala

Having watched the sun sink into the sea amidst the valley of clouds we waited there, my family and I to view the starlit Hawaiian sky On top of Haleakala the stars lit one by one amidst a sea of blackened sky as a chill descended...