Kauai by Lynn Collins 

The twins flew on a plane that left from San Jose

To a small and beautiful island that was very far away

They flew over the ocean looking out a small window

At the clouds that were below them casting shadows down below

They landed first on Maui then shuttled to Kauai

Two of the smaller islands that are part of all Hawaii

Roosters on the left and roosters on the right

Crowing in the morning and the middle of the night

Flowers here and there and orchids oh so rare

Hibiscus and plumeria were blooming everywhere

They saw rare cardinals and a talking myna bird 

They asked it several questions but it never said a word

The twins went to a beach in the town of Hanalai  

And surfed with Puff the dragon as he wrapped around the bay

They hiked a muddy trail to a 300' waterfall

And swam in the pool below it made them feel so small  

They looked up at the sky and saw egrets flying high

Soaring in the misty spray of the waterfall nearby 

They snorkled at Tunnel Beach where they swam out to the ledge

To swim with the fish and turtles that were living near the edge

Needlefish up above and pufferfish down below  

Unicornfish and triggerfish were going with the flow  

Butterfly fish swam by and schools of snapper too 

Trumpetfish and wrasse went past disappearing in the blue

The next day was so fine the twins zipped on a line

They soared above the jungle just like Tarzan on a vine

Coastal banyan figs and African tulip trees

And monkeypods and other plants were swaying in the breeze

They bought some pooka beads from a nice Hawaiian man

Who had baby goats and kitty cats and a peacock in full fan

Pineapple plants on the left and papaya trees on the right

Guava and banana trees were everywhere in sight

They kayaked down a river then hiked to Fern Grotto

Where the water flows through sword ferns to the flowers down below