"Maui" by Terri Lynn Cummings

Maui

Terri Lynn Cummings

Coral reefs of light smile

while morning paddles her feet 

in sapphire’s swell and 

daubs the breeze with plumeria

Waves sway the hour

strolling over shelves of sand 

swabbing shells with salty rags 

until they catch

Voices claim the bay 

like a village of boats 

slapping oars on silver

filling nets with sunshine 

For now, I lie banked

dew dripping from palms

sleep drifting 

toward the isle of you

  

Poet’s Notes: Mother Nature wears her best lei, scarf, skirt, sandals, and perfume on this Hawaiian island. Whenever I trade a cold winter week for the warmth of Maui, splendor floods my senses. Nothing is better than the balance of bliss and serenity found when I simply sit and breathe.