the answer
was to drive
toward the sunnier side

even here
three giant ho’no
rest on black sands
beached by high winds
roughed up in
treacherous seas
that slapped them into
the very rocks
i was thinking
of snorkeling by

its best to sit near them
as they rest
on these sands
fifteen feet away
as required
marveling at
their prehistoric magnificence
taking a que
from their wisdom
and their sense
of timing