Sunday, May 5, 2013

a Hunter's Life (story poem)- By Hauoli Kahaleuahi


The sun rises over
The mountains, not yet though,
Now it is dark, scary
Slightly, being beside
Nothing and anything,
Here we hunt, scrape and search,
Scaling valley-sides
And mounting rocky mountains
Left muddy from an
Evening of storm,
Rain fell quick, but we’re here,
We’re hungry,
Our boots tight, soles warm
But heels dampened,
We slide, stealthily glide,
Imitating the `Iwa,
Soaring in to kill,
The `Iwa is my
Favorite, he knows,
He welcomes my mor-
nings, gawking above,
My alarm to rise
As tires, huge and heavy,
Roll up the driveway,
Squealing, barking, whining,
They crowd, boxed in,
Drool dripping, teeth tasting
Blood, some still puppies,
Thinking tantalizing
Thoughts of their first
Pua`a, the hunt. 

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