Today
the day will roll out
like a red carpet
to a luau
of roasted pig
chicken long rice
crab
poi
coconut pudding
and shaved ice.
Today I will say hello
to friends
my hanai family of
poetry students
I will sign my name
bid at the silent auction
I may win
I will bid at the live auction
and wonder at the energy
the craze
of owning an impulse
and at what cost?
Today I will enjoy
the soothing entertainment
local talent
comedians
singers,
that will serenade me
beneath a trio of giant tents
in a school field.
The sun that will continue to beat down
blink its ever-changing code
and dance again with a rain shower
rain
sun
rain
sun
their steps co-mingling
dry and wet
sizzling puddles
tamping down parched fields
tamping down my fear
tamping down the Earth
Today I will remember
why I am here
my purpose
for continuing
the rough climb
up the treacherous slope
of despair
and I will
smile
and give back.
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