On Maui, though, lushly groomed fairways undulate next the sea in the shadow of the spectacular volcano Haleakala.

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The poem, which was discovered by retired manuscript dealer Roy Davids, begins with the lines: "The shadow falls along the shore, the search lights twinkle on the sea, the silence of a mighty fleet, portends the tumult yet to be".

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