Plant
an ohia seed
crack a lava ribbon.
…
Sail
the Pacific,
greet the kohola.
…
Pedal
with the wind,
listen for the elepa’io.
…
Hike
to a hei’au,
touch the sacred.
…
Dig
in the black sand,
expose the crusty scab.
…
Pause
to sign the autograph tree,
comprehend the invasive.
…
Published by
C. S. De Dona
Author, Poet, Photographer, domestic violence survivor, and naturalized immigrant, Cornelia is currently an Arts and Letters member of The Southwest Florida Branch of The National League Of American Pen Women.
Cornelia lived in Kaneohe, Hawaii, for thirty-six years. Also, seven years in the Mid-Hudson Valley of New York. She now resides in North Fort Myers, Florida.
Her poems and photography are published in print, online, and in Rain Bird, a literary and art journal of the University of Hawaii's Windward Community College (2008-2013).
In 2013, Cornelia received Rain Bird's Kolokolea Poetry Prize for her poem, "Speaking French."
In 2016, her chapbook "Hawaiian Time," entered in the National League of American Pen Women's Vinnie Ream contest, was awarded third place in their inaugural multi-discipline category.
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