Saturday, November 29, 2014

high price of paradise : CD 614

high price of paradise   
series for CD 614 11.29

too early the cock
on Maui crowed - long day
there, that paradise

the stars told different stories
petroglyphs hid in damp caves

the price of food brought
in from the mainland and sold
to tourists was high

natives held their own, barely
as commercialism held sway

there, that paradise
long day, on crowded Maui
Eden for a few

©JP/dh

Note:
We went to Maui for a week for our 25th
wedding anniversary over ten years ago.
I still find inspiration from that visit.
Where we were, cocks and chickens
roamed the streets freely, we did wonder
on our own a bit, but as with any tourist
destination - commercialism has a deep
grasp as history takes a backseat.

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