Eternal Summer

Aren’t we sixteen

with long hair

 Firm breasts in halter tops

Tanned skin and pooca shell necklaces?

Aren’t we sixteen

on the beach

Bodysurfing the wave

Calling “outside” and swimming with one fin at Doheny?

Aren’t we sixteen

with firm legs

Flat stomachs in bikinis

 Eyes for the cute surfer with zinc oxide on his nose?

Aren’t we sixteen

With strong arms

Gidgets paddling our way through the surf

Dreaming of what the night would bring?

Nope

We are fifty

On our way to Waikiki

Mid-way through life

with prescriptions and sunscreen

We are fifty

With children well past sixteen

 An extra lap

And skin to spare over the knees

We are fifty

With age spots where freckles once were

Gray where the blond streaks once shone

And bi-focals to read the map

Yep

We are fifty

The bonfire of youth still burns

A blast at the beach

Hawaii Awaits

Aloha

Honolulu will never be the same.