Hawai'i in My Heart

For my birthday, my sister gave me this sweet necklace. As you can see, the heart-shaped pendant has the islands of Hawai'i stamped into it. When I slipped it out of its tiny brown, I thought, "Hawai'i in my heart." As I fingered the pendant, while driving Adam to chemistry class, a poem crawled out of my soul.
 
Hawai'i in my heart, forever from the start.
Always in my heart, hurts to be apart.
Hawai'i is in my heart.

Islands amidst the sea calling sweetly to me,
"Come be shaded by a tall banyan tree."
Aloha my only plea.

Whispers through the trees floating on the ocean breeze,
Over the mauna and over the seas,
"Come home, come home to me please."

Sweetly scented air, yellow flowers in my hair,
A lei to share, how I want to be there.
Aloha plenty to spare.

I took a sandy stroll and there I left my soul.
Console my heart with the waves' crash and roll
And wash away worry's toll.

Hawai'i in my heart, forever from the start.
Always in my heart, hurts to be apart.
Hawai'i is in my heart.
Mahalo nui loa to my sweet sister for the birthday gift and the sweet inspiration.

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