Hāwane Rios Instagram – i would wake up before sunrise
to witness the night dance into day
my elder Lani Ākau once told me
that every sunrise and every sunset
is unique
like you
like me
not one is exactly the same
so i drank every single one in
as if it was my last
because it would be the last time my eyes
would see the light cast into the heavens
unto the land
unto the ahu that i built with my own hands
as it wasn’t
i drank it in like i drink awa
with offerings first to the above
between
below
and the ancestors that sit on my shoulders
at my back
and on my chest
and then i place the apu of golden rays
to my lips
and i do not put it down
until it is finished
and then i cup my hands
and clap twice
and remember who i am thrice | Posted on 24/Dec/2023 15:35:57


