Volcanic cliffs emerge from the mist
exposing
lush slopes
a sow with her squeakers
nursing
under a thick emerald canopy.
Tropical tears
pelt the 'aina
saturating
vine-laden limbs
spilling into streams of sticky sap
fields of yellow fruit.
Breathing new life into
the wrinkled pores
of the ancient banyan
as the Kolea wade through muddy puddles.
The goddess invoking the mana cleansing remains
cutting offensive passages,
conjuring a rainbow.
I am home.
...
"In Polynesian culture, mana is a spiritual quality considered to have supernatural origin—a sacred impersonal force existing in the universe. Therefore, to have mana is to have influence and authority, and efficacy—the power to perform in a given situation."
exposing
lush slopes
a sow with her squeakers
nursing
under a thick emerald canopy.
Tropical tears
pelt the 'aina
saturating
vine-laden limbs
spilling into streams of sticky sap
fields of yellow fruit.
Breathing new life into
the wrinkled pores
of the ancient banyan
as the Kolea wade through muddy puddles.
The goddess invoking the mana cleansing remains
cutting offensive passages,
conjuring a rainbow.
I am home.
...
"In Polynesian culture, mana is a spiritual quality considered to have supernatural origin—a sacred impersonal force existing in the universe. Therefore, to have mana is to have influence and authority, and efficacy—the power to perform in a given situation."
