Hawaii, with thy sea-washed shore, Where cliffs with deep ravines Show vistas fair through rugged clefts With many varied scenes; Thy Hilo nestles by the sea, While beauty hides in vain Where viaducts float down to mills Thy wealth of sugar cane. Volcanoes with vast craters yawn, While fissures vent forth steam, And lava flows down mountainsides, A fiery, molten stream. We breathe among thy yellow rocks The sulphur-laden air, We gaze in wonder and in awe— And know that God is there. Oahu, with thy Tantalus, And Poli's mountainside Where on thy cliffs in days of old Thy warriors fought and died; Old Diamondhead stands sentinel, Thy watch dog staunch and true, The first to greet, the last to bid The parting ship adieu. Proud Honolulu, ruling Queen And mistress of the sea, Thy crown and sceptre, flowers and song, Bind loving hearts to thee! And though we part, the ocean waves Still voice thy sweet refrain; Aloha oe, our hearts repeat, Until we meet again. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE EXILE TO HIS WIFE by JOSEPH BRENAN UNDER THE WATERFALL by THOMAS HARDY I GREET THEE by JOHANNA AMBROSIUS ANNIVERS: BAPTISMT by JOSEPH BEAUMONT THE PUPPETS by PIERRE JEAN DE BERANGER THE PROPHECY OF ST. ORAN by MATHILDE BLIND |