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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
POEMS FROM NA KEIKI O HAWAII: HOOKANO, by BEATRICE KIRSTEN HOFGAARD First Line: Down the street, his head in air Last Line: For -- he wore a lei. Subject(s): Leis | |||
Down the street, his head in air, Strode the millionaire. His trousers needed a patch on the seat, He had no shoes on sturdy feet, But -- he wore a lei. His hat had airholes round about, Curly locks shone out. His belt was fastened with a nail, His ragged shirt hung like a sail, But -- he wore a lei. In the gutter, its wheels apart, Lay his mango cart. The fruit was scattered on the ground (Empty pockets make no sound) But -- he wore a lei. Past his corner the crowd surged by. In his cart on high, He whistled loud, he whistled long, Hawaii's happy boyhood song, For -- he wore a lei. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...NEGLECTED LEI by MILDRED WATSON POEMS FROM NA KEIKI O HAWAII: BEST WISHES by BEATRICE KIRSTEN HOFGAARD POEMS FROM NA KEIKI O HAWAII: HE COULDN'T HELP IT by BEATRICE KIRSTEN HOFGAARD POEMS FROM NA KEIKI O HAWAII: HERO WORSHIP by BEATRICE KIRSTEN HOFGAARD POEMS FROM NA KEIKI O HAWAII: IT WASN'T IN HIM by BEATRICE KIRSTEN HOFGAARD POEMS FROM NA KEIKI O HAWAII: PRAYER FOR BIDDY by BEATRICE KIRSTEN HOFGAARD IN THE UNDERWORLD by ISAAC ROSENBERG MENELAUS AND HELEN by RUPERT BROOKE ON THE DEATH OF MRS. (NOW LADY) THROCKMORTON'S BULLFINCH by WILLIAM COWPER |
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