They came out of the deep void,
Prows pointing north in embryonic fluid,
Connecting east and west, time and space
To Ka Lae, a place where the universe converges.
They came with tongues swaggering with heat, and bodies aching,
Bringing with them stones from the bones of the earth,
Prostrating to the unforgiving land,
Laying down their gifts.
Lovingly, they greeted her lacerating winds,
And gratefully, endured her Keawe thorns,
Some planting feet in dust, and sand, and stone,
Where Gods and Goddesses once roamed,
And made their home beside the sea,
While others with umbilical cords rooted in Ka`u
Charged forth into the Universe in great canoes
From ancient tidal pools of changing times and stone warriors,
Leaving mythic tales behind in seven wakes,
Under the guidance of a celestial vision
Carried stones wrapped carefully with love
for the final journey home,
To a place they had never seen before.
©KKLE June 20, 2013
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