poetry

I wonder if anyone had ever made a poem
with front rhymes only, left like postscripts
for the careful reader. I will try to leave
a hidden message for you to find at your leisure
like so many other hidden gems, treasures
for the eyes that dare to trespass

poetry

the green grass
resists the reversal
of time

as white snows still
pile up on
the colder planes

poetry

Silent warrior
Perfecting deadly
Movement in newly
Greened fields

poetry

sun and rain

the sun and rain argue for a shot at the sky
the puddles are rimmed with gold
transparent, one with their lies

first warm day haiku

You can always tell
Those who leave their house before
Noon on days like this
:)

Just because a week in Germany isn't enough...

Dad booked the airfare the other day and decided (with my thunderous approval) to add two days to the start of the trip. We will fly into London early Saturday morning, spend the day, take the Eurorail to Paris (!) and spend Sunday there before joining the tour in Germany Monday morning!!

I cannot wait!

Now, to get a new passport... hopefully with the correct name on it this time!

Librarian's Trip to Germany!

I recently found out about a trip being sponsored by SLIS that goes to Germany for a week and tours numerous archives, libraries and other library-related points of interest... and I can get two credits out of it! So it goes, Dad and I will be going to Germany for a week at the end of May.

http://www.slis.wisc.edu/germany.htm

The countdown begins!

Took the words right out of my mouth

Day 10: Aloha Oe!

Well, we've actually been home for about 12 hours now, but I'm just getting around to this!

So to use up our last few hours in Kauai yesterday, we met for breakfast around 8:00am. Becky was unfortunately still incapacitated due to her foot, so she was pretty much stuck in the hotel room, but Doug ran to the post office to send their box home and to the pharmacy to get Becky's prescription. Mom, Baba and I went back up to Spouting Horn to peruse the booths again and of course get a few more photos.

We met back up for one more lunch at the hotel and we ended up eating at the same restaurant where we eat breakfast - Ilima Terrace. We all had the Tortilla Soup, except Mom who had a Caesar Salad.

Since our flight was due take off at 3:13, we just headed to the airport after lunch. Good thing too - because of all places the LIHUE AIRPORT has a backscatter scanner!! LAX doesn't have one, but the airport on an island that's only 23 miles across does!! Who would have thought!

I exercised my right to refuse the scan, so after the TSA agents all rolled their eyes at me, I was patted down and searched. Tons of fun, let me tell you. Becky also had to get patted down as she couldn't very well take off her shoes... or bootie.

Our flights went pretty smoothly, but I got very little sleep - so I took a nap when I got home and I'm taking an extra day off to sleep too.

It's nice to be home, but of course, the 3 degree weather and two feet of snow is a bit of a shock to the system.

Always looking forward to leaving again! :)

Aloha Oe!

Day 9: Oh, so that's how you drink a Mai Tai...

Due to the storms the island saw yesterday, the Internet in the hotel was down last night - so I didn't get another chance to post anything more then mobile updates... So - I'll catch you up from last night first!

We had dinner reservations at Tidepools here at the hotel. Mom and I split the prime rib and I had the Kauai Corn and Vanilla soup sans the crab. For desert, we all split the molten chocolate cake... everything was to DIE for!

After dinner, we got to listen to more live music in the Seaview Terrace and hit up the hot tub again before turning in.

Today, we ALL (yes, Baba and Mom too!) met to watch the sunrise at about 7:00 am. Many picture-taking opportunities ensued...

Then, breakfast, followed by another trip to Hilo Hatties - well, we hadn't been there on this island yet! :)

After we spent more money then we had, we found Kilohana Plantation and their RUM TASTING!! This rum has only been around a few years, and has already won plenty of awards, so it was very cool to have the opportunity to see where it was made and to sample all three of their styles of rum. During the tasting, the guide gave us instructions on how to properly make and imbibe a Mai Tai... we've been doing it wrong for years! I have a video to upload later - so I won't spoil the surprise... you'll just have to wait to watch! 

After the plantation, we made our way back to the hotel. Mom, Doug, Becky and I decided to go down to the beach and play in the sand and waves, and boy were those waves strong! Becky actually ended up getting knocked over by one and may have either broken or dislocated her toe in the process of regaining the shore... She and Doug are actually at Urgent Care right now trying to get that sorted out. I guess if there's any silver lining - at least it was our last day, not our first - I doubt Becky would be thrilled having to go through a second trip to Hawai'i unable to walk...

I spent the rest of the afternoon at the lagoon with Mom. We headed back up to the room around 5:00 to get ready for our 6:00 pm reservations at Dondero's. The food was very good, and clearly a step up from Olive Garden... says Baba :)

Picture got a little over-exposed... I promise, we're all more tan then that! :) 

Now, we're back in the room, repacking and writing. One more half-day in paradise... 

Hopefully I'll have a chance to post a few updates tomorrow, but if not, I'll see you soon Wisco!