~
earth mother and sky father
meet atop mauna kea //
hāloa naka is born
still, buried,
then sprouts // in our garden,
[we] plant nine huli
from ku maoli ola nursery //
‘oha curves
towards the sky
like [neni’s] spine
in utero // how will [we]
explain to her why
those building the largest telescope
on earth atop this mountain
yearn to see 13 billion light years
into space, yet they can’t even see
the sacredness of this place
#TMTshutdown //
“look,” [you] say, a raindrop
has gathered in the center
of the heart-shaped leaf
// because even [our] eyes
are 95% water