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SONGS FROM HAWAII 
 
 by 
 
 ANNA M. PARIS 
 
 II 
 
 " To the sun that never blisters, 
 Tg the rain that never chills. " 
 
 PRIVATELY PRINTED 
 NEW YORK, NINETEEN -TEN 
 

 Copyright, 19 10 
 by 
 
 Anna M. Paris 
 
 J. F. TAPLEY CO. 
 
 New York 
 
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 TO 
 HAWAII PONOI 
 
ALOHA NUI 
 To S 
 
 ALOHA NUI— in that sweet tongue 
 Where hidden lies the song unsung, 
 The speech melodious of a race 
 Whose simple greeting finds a place 
 Within the heart — I send to-day 
 This message, only this alway, 
 Aloha nui — Aloha nui. 
 
 Aloha nui: as time speeds on 
 Little it recks of what is gone; 
 Only the heart may prize and hold 
 The dear, the well-beloved of old. 
 You, in the English tongue would miss 
 The old-time tenderness of this 
 Aloha nui — Aloha nui. 
 
 Aloha nui: ah it recalls, 
 As on the spirit ear it falls, 
 Those days, when heart and soul aglow, 
 Its sweetness first we learned to know; 
 Though careless lips repeat the strain, 
 Though much is loss we counted gain, 
 In those glad hours for aye remains, 
 Despite all changes, losses, pains, 
 Aloha nui — Aloha nui. 
 
HAWAII 
 
 WHERE the sunshine only gladdens, where the 
 rain falls but to bless, 
 Where the breezes, ocean laden, greet you with a 
 
 fond caress, 
 Where the tides in moonlit splendor murmur as 
 
 they ebb and flow, 
 Welcome, welcome, to the stranger from the land 
 
 of ice and snow; 
 Where the sunset trails its splendor o'er the waters 
 
 of the West, 
 Where the sunrise, rosy tinted, glints the moun- 
 tain's snowy crest, 
 Where the summer is immortal — there, beneath an 
 
 azure sky, 
 Circled by a sea of beauty, floats that land of love — 
 
 Hawaii. 
 
TO THE KAMAAINA 
 
 OKAMAAINAS, turn with me 
 Aside from what is yet to be ; 
 On memory's hearth the ashes stir 
 And let us muse on days that were. 
 
 There was no hurrying to and fro 
 In those old days — the pace was slow; 
 And yet it was a wholesome gait 
 And suited well our tropic state. 
 
 If we of luxuries little knew, 
 Our cares were less, our wants were few; 
 "The Simple Life" of which we read 
 Was practiced then — it was our creed. 
 
 When favoring breezes blew we sailed 
 For island ports, but if we failed 
 To go one day, we went the next, 
 And no one thought of being vexed. 
 
 'Tis true those voyages were made 
 With much discomfort: oft we prayed 
 The Captain to his course reclaim 
 And take us back from whence we came. 
 
But Hilo gained — in that fair spot 
 Our sighs and groans were soon forgot, 
 While Pele in her royal way 
 Gave us a welcome warm each day. 
 
 Through open doors the breezes blew 
 By day and night ; no fear we knew 
 Of burglars then — those birds of prey 
 Had not arrived in Hawaii Nei. 
 
 Though mails infrequent came to cheer 
 Expectant hearts, they proved when here 
 Thrice welcome; though the news was late, 
 'Twas new to us and up to date. 
 
 Dame Fashion with her frown or smile 
 A stranger was in this fair isle; 
 Nor sought we then the world to please — 
 'Twas far aw^ay; we w r ere at ease, 
 
 And wore when morning calls were due 
 The once familiar holoku ; 
 For shopping, too, this simple gown 
 Was worn throughout the busy town. 
 
 A code unw r ritten then had we 
 Of friendly hospitality; 
 The stranger came and felt and saw 
 The charm of that unwritten law. 
 
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O kamaainas, one and all, — 
 Those moonlight rides do you recall, 
 Those flights by the wave-beaten shore, 
 O'er field and plain to fair Manoa? 
 
 The moonlight filtering gently down 
 Still silvers old Leahi's crown, 
 As in those stilly nights once made 
 To voice the friendly serenade. 
 
 All else is changed — faded the plain ; 
 We list' the horse's tread in vain, 
 While through the vale the auto's horn 
 Tells of a century reborn. 
 
 In short another age has come; 
 We question if we're quite "at home" 
 While Dame Convention leads the way 
 And tells us what to do and say. 
 
 For luxuries we can't complain ; 
 The swiftest boats sail o'er the main ; 
 The cable plies its utmost art 
 To make us of the world a part. 
 
 Electric wires turn night to day 
 And speed the cars upon their way, 
 While autos flying everywhere 
 Bid the pedestrian "Beware." 
 
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Despite these blessings, unawares 
 We miss the simple joys and cares 
 Of other days, — O Time, we pray, 
 Bring back to us our yesterday. 
 
 It comes not back — that old time charm, 
 But yet it lives in heart-beats warm; 
 In kindliness and all good will 
 The Long Ago is with us still. 
 
 IS 
 
TWILIGHT AT WAIKIKI 
 
 THE sunset tints athwart the sky 
 Have changed to gray. O'er Waianae 
 The shadows deepen ; on the sea 
 Has fallen twilight's mystery. 
 
 In measured tones subdued and slow 
 Old ocean chants her ebb and flow — 
 Or, silvered by the evening star, 
 Breaks with a sob across the bar. 
 
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HILO 
 
 HILO, thy name beloved recalls 
 A babbling brook that joyously 
 Fills up with song the garden space, 
 And distant murmur of the sea. 
 
 The green of mango, breadfruit, palm — 
 The tall bamboo beside the door 
 That to the wind in sweet content 
 Whispers its secret o'er and o'er. 
 
 The "Pride of India," gaunt and tall, 
 Tossing its branches far outspread, 
 Purples with pendant blossoms fair 
 The well-worn path we used to tread. 
 
 I see the rock-bound coast that binds 
 The dancing waters of the bay; 
 I see the splendor of the blue, 
 The glory of the dashing spray. 
 
 Forgetful of its mountain birth, 
 Wailuku rushes wild and free, 
 And foaming past its ferny banks 
 Is lost in the eternal sea. 
 
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Old Manna Kea, serene and calm 
 In rosy dawn or sunset light, 
 Gives radiant greeting to the day 
 And benediction to the night. 
 
 But more than all, thy name recalls 
 The dear ones who were part of thee; 
 Great souls, adown the aisles of Time 
 They walk with us in memory. 
 
 And still we know the charm of dale, 
 Of mountain peak, of sunset red 
 Is linked in ways we cannot tell 
 With the beloved, the living dead. 
 
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THE DUNES AT LAIE 
 
 O DUNES that guard the lonely shore- 
 Sole sentries of the sea, 
 Attuned in spirit to the lore 
 Of mystic harmony — 
 
 Ye list and hear the matchless choir 
 
 Whose songs unceasing roll, 
 Whose rhythmic notes the tides inspire, 
 
 The heavenly orbs control. 
 
 So near to nature's heart ye lie, 
 
 So tuneful to her will, 
 Nor changeful sea, nor threatening sky 
 Can bring you aught of ill. 
 
 O vine-clad dunes, O lonely shore, 
 
 Give to me of your balm ; 
 On my worn spirit breathe the lore 
 
 Of your unresting calm. 
 
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THE COCOA PALM 
 
 O COCOA PALM, I pray thee, tell 
 Why is it that I love so well 
 That shaft of thine, that feathery crown 
 On which the neighboring stars look down 
 With greetings bright? Stately that stem 
 Bearing aloft its diadem, 
 Springing exultant from the earth 
 Unmindful of its lowly birth! 
 Though other trees may spread their shade 
 In sylvan pride, on hill and glade, 
 Yet more, O palm beside the sea, 
 Love I thy lofty symmetry. 
 I greet thee, palm; thou art to me 
 The symbol of a soul set free 
 From servile custom — one who moves 
 Unfettered by earth's narrow grooves. 
 I greet thee — love thee as a smile 
 Of God on some far distant isle! 
 
 O cocoa palm, a dower is thine 
 
 Of breezes fresh, of ocean wine, 
 
 Of rock-bound coast, of tides that swell 
 
 Through caverns deep, where mermaids dwell, 
 
 'Tis thine to list the Interludes 
 
 That fill the spacious Solitudes 
 
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Of Nature's temple. There the sea 
 Pours out its heart, O palm, to thee; 
 Tells of its longing and its pain, 
 Its mighty love, in proud refrain; 
 Or, in some rapturous undertone, 
 Its joy, makes known to thee alone. 
 
 To thee, O palm, akin am I ! 
 The ocean breeze — the cloud — the sky — 
 The rock — the starry space afar — 
 The lonely shore — my kindred are. 
 By these companioned would I stay 
 To greet with joy the coming day. 
 Near thee, O silent comrade, friend, 
 God grant for me life's dream shall end- 
 Where ocean's fond familiar note 
 May o'er my quickened senses float, 
 And zephyrs, blending with the sea, 
 Shall be both choir and liturgy. 
 In benediction may that psalm 
 That echoes through th' eternal calm, 
 That tidal song, open for me 
 The portals of Eternity. 
 
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TO MOTHER CASTLE 
 
 IN MEMORIAM 
 
 SOFT falls the light on hill and vale; 
 On rocky slopes the shadows play— 
 Precursers of the radiant hour 
 
 That comes to bless the close of day. 
 
 Serenely watching overhead, 
 
 White clouds illumine Heaven's dome, 
 As if, like bright-robed messengers, 
 
 They fain would guide some spirit home. 
 
 Fit hour for the tired soul's release, 
 While nature broods ; while on the air 
 
 Uniting earth and Heaven there rests 
 The halo of an evening prayer. 
 
 Fit hour for the loved soul to leave 
 The earthly way she long had trod, 
 
 Helping the weary and the weak, 
 
 To find her Home— her Rest— her God. 
 
 And as the orb whose course is run, 
 In loveliness fades into night — 
 
 So with the glory of life's eve 
 
 Enfolding her, she passed from sight, 
 
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But not alone — Love followed her, 
 The love of a great throng. No race 
 
 But some had touched her garment's hem, 
 Had seen God's image on her face. 
 
 No boundary lines her creed enclosed, 
 No thought was hers of place or name, 
 
 The need was great, she freely gave — 
 Would not the Master do the same? 
 
 When clouds hung dark o'er ways untried, 
 Hers was the vision clear; from far 
 
 She saw the coming of the Dawn, 
 She saw its bright prophetic star. 
 
 Death cannot claim her. Life now comes 
 To crown the years, to open wide 
 
 Heaven's portals. Lo, she enters in; 
 We see the human glorified. 
 
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A 
 
 THE FLEETS 
 
 H, what tales could brave Leahi tell of fleets in 
 days of old, 
 When, lured on by hope's bright vision, to our 
 shores came warriors bold. 
 
 Without compass, chart or pennant came these 
 
 warriors from afar; 
 O'er them nightly hung Orion, for them burned 
 
 the Polar star. 
 
 In their brave canoes defying southern gale and 
 
 tropic swell, 
 Came these men to found a nation, came they with 
 
 the gods to dwell. 
 
 Now, Leahi, gazing seaward, sees advance with 
 
 grace sublime, 
 An armada with its trophies won from every port 
 
 and clime. 
 
 Sees advance an armed legion, as it proudly parts 
 
 the blue; 
 Sees the symbol of a nation of the men who dare 
 
 and do. 
 
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Not as foeman, not for conquest comes this arma- 
 ment to-day; 
 
 Not to prove a victor's prowess sails it proudly 
 down our bay. 
 
 But it comes that we in triumph now may plight 
 
 our troth anew; 
 Ay, it comes to reunite us with the red, the white, 
 
 the blue. 
 
 From the Horn where roll the combers, where the 
 
 blue blends with the gray, 
 Come these messengers to bind us:— East and West 
 
 are one to-day. 
 
 Bid them enter, give them welcome, banners to the 
 
 sky unfurled; 
 Send alohas that shall echo clear and true around 
 
 the world. 
 
 Yet, despite the fadeless glory of that flag we cheer 
 
 to-day, 
 Lacks one gem that constellation— 'tis the star 
 
 "Hawaii Nei." 
 
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OUR FLAG* 
 
 THE deed is done, the flag is lowered— 
 The symbol of Hawaii. 
 Now proudly float the "Stars and Stripes" 
 Beneath our tropic sky! 
 
 What though with lordlier pride they spread 
 Where our loved emblem waved — 
 
 That symbol of our island home 
 Is on our hearts engraved ! 
 
 We've seen it float with pride above 
 
 Hawaii's loved aliis; 
 Its triumphs were of love — it flung 
 
 Alohas on the breeze! 
 
 Upon the threshold of to-day 
 We pause, with fond regret. 
 
 The flag above— we honor it- 
 Yet, — we cannot forget. 
 
 The flag above — it never waved 
 
 Beneath a fairer dome ; 
 God grant it may protect and bless 
 
 Our loved, our island home! 
 
 * Referring to June 14th, 1900, when the national flag 
 of Hawaii gave place to the "Stars and Stripes." 
 
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TO THE PRINCESS KAIULANI 
 
 NOW gentle breezes toss the spray 
 At Waikiki— 
 And beauty casts her witching spell 
 
 O'er land and sea. 
 
 But she, whose presence filled this spot 
 With joy and light, 
 
 She whom we loved — our own Alii — 
 
 Has passed from sight! 
 
 Sweet Princess! early called to tread 
 The starry path, 
 
 Around thy mystic name glows bright 
 Love's aftermath. 
 
 Fair as the evening star that tells 
 
 The close of day — 
 
 So, wert thou called in loveliness 
 
 From earth away. 
 
 But loyal hearts shall follow thee 
 
 The tomb above — 
 
 And Memory fond weave aye for thee 
 A Crown of Love! 
 
 Love's Crown! It shall thy glory be 
 
 While stars on high 
 
 Their vigils keep, or sea-waves chant 
 Their lullaby. 
 
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EASTER 1909 
 
 LO ! Easter brings the awaiting Earth 
 The message glad of its re-birth — 
 Yet every joyous bud and flower 
 Has waited patiently its hour 
 When, in the fullness of the Spring 
 Perfected by long suffering, 
 It should rejoice; has learned to know 
 That Wind and Storm and Winter snow 
 Must surely end in Summer Sun — 
 That seeming Death is Life begun! 
 
 O Soul! there is for thee no gain 
 
 Till thou hast trod the path of pain — 
 
 For on that path alone the light 
 
 Shall dawn, shall break, in some dark night; 
 
 And thou, my soul, alone must be, 
 
 And in thine own Gethsemane 
 
 Drink of the cup. Life in it lies; 
 
 Fear not to drain it. Soul, arise! 
 
 Look up — beyond — behold the way 
 
 All luminous! 'Tis Easter-day! 
 
 'Tis Easter-day! Loud praises ring 
 For Him who once, the uncrowned king — 
 The lowly one of Galilee — 
 Proclaimed on earth Love's ministry; 
 
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Who by His life, through word and deed, 
 Bequeathed to man the perfect creed! 
 Ye sorrowing ones, whose eyes are dim 
 With unshed tears, weep not for Him! 
 Nor look for Him where He has died — 
 Behold, the Master, glorified! 
 
 Now Faith which this frail life transcends 
 
 And to the mortal glory lends, 
 
 Glad Easter brings! While that sweet song 
 
 That through the ages rolls along 
 
 And gathers sweetness by the way 
 
 From choirs unseen, is heard to-day; 
 
 Its grand crescendo fills the air — 
 
 And e'en Desire becomes a prayer! 
 
 O Master, now with us abide 
 And make each day an Easter-tide! 
 
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GLOSSARY 
 
 Leahi — Hawaiian name for the promontory of 
 
 Diamond Head. 
 Pele — Goddess of Fire. 
 
 Kamaaina — One born in Hawaii — an old-timer. 
 Alii — A chief, king, or queen. 
 Mauna Kea — A snow-capped mountain. 
 Waianae — A mountain range near Honolulu. 
 Wailuku — A river in Hilo. 
 Laie — A small settlement in Oahu. 
 
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