GRASS LEAVES
Blade of grass
Among its peers
See only sky
Not tall enough
Wants to leave
Observes blades
Fling into the air
Blade to blade
Blew out to the Wind
Flew in the air
Saw the trees
Houses
People
A thirty second
Flight
Landed in a pile
Left on lawn
To decompose
Add nutrients
To the soil
Slowly dying
Be careful what
You wish for
LIFE OF A GRASS SKIRT
Began life
In a field
When time was right
All base plants
Were plowed
Sent to the factory
Sewed into a
Hula skirt
Life was good
Each movement
On the dancing hips
Told a story
Along with hand movements
Began as a cultural
Expression
Not just a way
Of living
But existence
Chants at Temple ceremonies
Honoring a chief
Or telling stories
Explaining topics
Including weather patterns,
Star movements of earth and lava
No written language
Pass on knowledge
From generation to generation
But now
Dance to tropical music
Rhythmic swaying
Performing day
And night
Traveling all over
Never a dull moment
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