Beauty IZ
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Joyous bluebird flight
Hawaiian son's voice of light
ashes for the sea.
Hawaiian son's voice of light
ashes for the sea.
Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwo'ole died of respiratory failure on June 26, 1997, at age 38. He was the only non-politician ever to lie in state at the Capitol in Honolulu. On July 12, 1997, thousands gathered in celebration at Makua Bay, Oahu, where his ashes were given to the sea. His cover of Somewhere Over the Rainbow may be found here: www.youtube.com/watch
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Post a CommentInspiring. You have the gift of touching our hearts, merci beaucoup.
Wow! Great poem, wonderful singer (sad to see he passed away a while ago), and wonderful imagery in the YouTube video.
I've heard the cover. It's beautiful. Nice poem!
back to visit!
Beautiful and amazing haiku. So many little words that say so much! Great job!
wow, and thanks for your report on seeing a dobsonfly-perhaps more people see them than I thought and just dont know (or care) what it is.
Oh... this is just lovely! I recently discovered IZ... your apt words "voice of light" are quite appropriate. Nice!
Lovely hiaku for IZ. We were introduced to IZ's fabulous voice when we went to Hawaii! I love this song by IZ!
love it!
yeah, yahoo really did something weird with the formatting. I thought I was looking at a title for a second...