It was just past midnight
When I heard a bell,
It wasn’t a big one,
It was small, I could tell.
Ting-Ting, Ting-ting,
The sound was so flat.
I slipped on my Flip-Flops
And grabbed my ball-bat.
“Who’s on my boat,
Some thieving skunks?”
It can’t be the kids,
They’re snug in their bunks!
As I entered the cabin,
There were lights everywhere
And a Palm-tree in the corner
Added an island themed flair.
It was decorated with sea-shells,
With Leis, and with light;
It was lit up like Christmas,
All shinny and bright!
There were gifts thrown around,
Surfboards and wax,
Boogie-boards and Wet-suits;
Some still in store sacks.
That’s when I saw him
So tall and so fat
In Knee-highs, and Tank-top,
With a Panama Hat.
I rubbed my eyes twice
For I was flabbergasted to see
The Ma-halo Kahuna!.
Who else could it be?
I went to the Wine Bar
And asked, “White or Red?”
He belly-roll laughed
From his toes to his head.
“Join me at the bar,
I”ll serve snacks at sea!"
He wolfed down the Gouda,
While I finished the Brie.
Well, we toasted the old year
And the new one, in store,
Then he jumped on his Surfboard
And paddled toward shore.
“Ma-halo,” he shouted!
“Aloha to all!
Surf’s up, my friends,
May you ride and not fall!”
D. Thurmond