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Flower shortage is another troubling sign of change

By Lee Cataluna

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, May 20, 2012

~~<p>Two weeks ago at the Hawaii Book and Music Festival, writer Misty-Lynn Sanico shared this piece of flash poetry:</p>
<p><em>You know t'ings stay bad when no more poi.<br />
</em><em>Cuz get taro shortage.<br />
</em><em>Mo' worse, da price of poke stay rising.<br />
</em><em>Cuz get fish shortage.<br />
</em><em>But how's dis, now we gotta borrow sand from one beach to another?<br />
</em><em>We gotta borrow sand?<br />
</em><em>Like one sand shortage?!<br />
</em><em>Maybe aloha shortage.<br />
</em><em>Now days, not like before.</em></p>
~~

Two weeks ago at the Hawaii Book and Music Festival, writer Misty-Lynn Sanico shared this piece of flash poetry:

You know t'ings stay bad when no more poi. Cuz get taro shortage. Mo' worse, da price of poke stay rising. Cuz get fish shortage. But how's dis, now we gotta borrow sand from one beach to another? We gotta borrow sand? Like one sand shortage?! Maybe aloha shortage. Now days, not like before. Login for more...



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