Tag Archives: Hawaii

So It Ends, and So It Begins

Posted on January 7, 2020 by

It began in the Westin Hotel pool on Maui. Well, truth be told, it began with a prayer four months earlier, the day I decided it was time to end 40 years of intense aquaphobia. I asked God to help … Continue reading →

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Clouds of Haleakala

Posted on October 10, 2016 by

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 … Continue reading →

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Stars from Haleakala

Posted on December 16, 2015 by

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 … Continue reading →

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Climbing

Posted on July 8, 2015 by

Sea level to start Ten thousand feet our target Haleakala

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Ocean

Posted on July 8, 2015 by

Melodious surf Lapping the pebbly sand Deceptively calm   7/28/15 update: Shared today for the dVerse Poets Pub prompt on nature.

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