To trump the season’s chill and my ennui

I sought some destination for a trip

A special spot to loosen winter’s grip

That’s when I thought of isles of Hawaii,

At once enthralled with island fantasy

As lifting cups of Nectar to my lips

Imagination knowing this is it:

Lush abundance and ocean memory.

Indeed, Oahu is a tropic dream

Of dolphins, clear blue seas and Banyan trees

Of surfers, sailors, swimmers n’suntanned knees

Unreal beauty is only here, it seemed.

But at home, I found a girl whose national hero

Is Genghis Khan, at home in San Francisco!

 

13 January 2004