departing for distant shores,
sun ablaze in your
hair, courage lives
in you and kindness.
your heart is a warrior.
your soul is a dancer.
she swirls and
turns and lifts
on the Trade Winds.
she has met Pele
and has felt her fire.
farewell and gods speed.
take the gifts that only
the deep blue gives.
take them with you
now as you return
to your ancestral home.