Elise Skidmore

You may have noticed I’ve been away for a while. My husband and I had the good fortune to spend a week in Maui, celebrating our 40^th wedding anniversary. With the six hour time difference, coming home and trying to get back to what passes for normal hasn’t been easy. The November PAD (aka Poem-a-day) Challenge starting at the same time hasn’t helped any either. So, I’m a day behind. With luck I’ll catch up and make it to the finish line—30 poems in 30 days. But for now we’ll just take it one day at a time.

So here’s the first poem of the month and a few of the more than 2000 photos I took while I was away.  I hope you enjoy them.

Aloha, Maui

I want to stay here forever,

where the sun rises over the volcano

and sets in a dazzlingly blue ocean,

where rainbows are an everyday occurrence

and plumeria, jasmine, and lavender scent the air.

I want to stay where the spirit of aloha overflows

like the waterfalls cascading down the mountain.

Alas, I must go back to the reality of everyday life,

but I will bring Maui home with me

where she can warm the long, cold nights of winter.

~Elise Skidmore ©2016