How could I forget to put this is my blog!!! We had a party the night before I left Hawai'l and I wrote some poems for those who attended. Here they are!!

Jake

Tall, thin and handsome

His shy ways beguiling

He's kind and he's thoughtful

and often he's smiling

He knows about gardens

terarriums are his passion

He cares for mother earth

with love and compassion

Makenna

She has beauty and brains

Also courage and daring

She's studied geology

with her own special bearing

She can swim, she can hike

She can stand on her hands

Her future looks bright

and she makes few demands.

Like a bird in migration

she'll find a place to light

We'll have to wait and see

I know that her future's bright.

Gail

If a goat could express

All the love it must feel'

Than Gail's goats would tell her

THat she's the real deal.

Her goats are her children

and grandchildren too

mischievous, playful

to Gail they are true

When she leaves them they canter

all around her two acres

and baaaaa with longing

for their loving caretaker.

Alex

He is bright, he is kind

Well read and in his prime

His dog, his books, and his friends

are sublime

He's a gift to Hawaii

and a gift to me

For I've spent six weeks

In paradise by the sea.

Pua (Fleur)

Double named flower 

Pua and Fleur 

Cares for the universe 

Cares for the stars 

Her books, her photos 

Have joy and beauty 

She creates them for fun 

Not as a duty 

Since Pua joined the human race 

Earth is a better place

From heavenly pies to moonlit skies
She lives with charm and grace.