The feast before we eat it

Dig in. I would say “amen” as people commonly do at times like this, who practice it seriously, but to … More

The Hunt

You were the hunter and I was the prey,the joke of a couple of English majors.I’m leaving this note and … More

Frances Silverwood and David Lindemanused my home, Pacific Heights,in their 1919 song, “Honolulu I Am Coming Back Again.” Commissioned to … More

I’m happy to say that my collection of poetry Tellings of Aloha: Songs from Hawai‘i is now available on Amazon:

Everything appeared tidy, organized,each item in its proper place,but when I took a closer look ata lamp, a painting, or … More

He used to think, yes, a blue moon is rare, every couple of years, but it does occur, hence the … More

I finished my tea and what did I see this morning to my dismay? Those little black leaves at the … More

If you were ever told that there were starving children somewhere who would be ecstatic to eat your unwanted food, … More

It is 114 degrees, noon, and I step out onto Langdon, stealthy, my eyes darting everywhere, see someone coming, sit … More

That secret silent wasting away of hearts breaking,glass shards piling to the floor, soundless winter fall around,a blizzard of loves, … More

All nature towers over and around us, ancient forests and hills ever surround us, the moon and stars and endless … More

This blood in a chipped china cup is mine,The pattern round the rim is of birds in flight,Frail bodies brushed … More

When I was young I was dragged to Sunday service, sat unhappily brooding in a middling distance pew, wedged in … More

What do you do when you have a harder and harder time expressing in words what is running through your … More

It’s so no law of nature that your nightsshould be all sweetness and light, dreams delightful,when you’re in love.Let me … More

One day you will write the best thing you ever wrote,you think, hope, each day your prayer, your mantra.For inspiration … More

So informal so not a bow Too formal for a shaka sign We meet side by side at a sidewalk … More

If you’re like me, you’d wish you had a super power at birth, of course used for good, not for … More

I honored them all and was as much to me as I could bear the other sunrises ago I used … More

Don’t ask, Will I always be me or will I change? Will I realize when I do not recognize myself … More