Paradise Loot

Some of these poems were written after Don Blanding had left the islands and express he homesickness he felt when, for example, he passed a florist shop in New York and caught the fragrance of island flowers. No one has ever had such skill in using words to paint glorious pictures of Hawaii. More than 40 years after Blanding's death, he still has a following of devoted readers and fans of his unique style of graphic artwork. Over his lifetime he authored 21 books, most of which remain out of print.