The Birds of Kuykendall Hall

There was an inspirational reason behind the design detailThose novel three stories of floor-to-ceiling glassThe grand transparent window walls of … More

Life from Death

I find these bodies often in the yardRaking, I’ll come across a nestAnd lying nearby, a baby, featherlessBrought down by … More

Last Flight

Birds have that gift of flightTheir lives so simple seemingEating and sleepingBusy nest buildersTrue, they have predatorsFrom which we couldn’t … More

A Fan with a Plan

There are 30 minutes to go before the start of the game. Not many fans of either team are seated … More

End of Session

None of our tough questions get answeredHard heads and tight lips and red facesHiding truths under armor cracks of brief … More

The Friendly Stranger in the 1974 Black Mercury Marquis

When he stepped out of his carI stood still in Mānoa Shopping CenterI thought he was Tom SelleckBut on second … More

Litterbug

As he headed down McCarthy Mall to the faculty union meeting in Kuykendall Auditorium, Dr. Terry Hong saw a boy … More

A Smile

Where it came from, I had no way of knowing. Perhaps it crawled up from the stream below my house. … More

Daily Mantra

All the weeds in my yard will disappearNo tree branches or leaves will ever fallThere will never be a line … More

Keep On Keeping On

In the way you sayIn the shape and in the formIn no uncertain termsEven if it falls exactly as you … More