Math Rhymes with Laugh

The little girl’s eyes were riveted on the four objects her father placed in front of him on the table. … More

About You

Of course it must be “you” Even though I think of your ashes As a collection of what you were … More

My mom’s ‘ukulele, a Martin, very rareSits on the piano she also played The ‘uke was her favorite instrument There’s … More

After all the crying and cursingAfter all the anger and griefTime had the time to heal the woundBut what followed … More

My dad would have been 105 years old todayHe died in 2009 at age 89 in a nursing home He … More

You were the only one I ever huggedWho made me feelYou were closer to me than I was to myselfIn … More

Legs crossed, they sat bent over the creaking teak table, the top worn from years of scrubbing. The fare was simple, … More

I’m happy to say that my 6th Lt. David Chan Hawai’i-based mystery, The Case of the Curious Car Accidents, is … More

I am long past wondering if teachers have affected my life. That is the way it is. Some to a greater extent, … More

I have two American flagsBoth tucked up tight in black framesTriangular shaped to hold them foldedBut still recognizably red, white, … More

I was a shy wannabe dancer, one who has no rhythmBut then I met you, infectious boogie-woogie flu A dancing machine … More

To be that fool for love every timeAnd a slave to it just as oftenHow funny I remember afterwardO blind … More

It was that twinge you get, a quick spine shiver, like when you find an object that turns out to … More

I smiled as I put on the white cotton gloves. All of us were required to wear them because the … More

— one more for Willie Nelson I remember like the hovering of birdsHow they settled on the water and we … More

for Willie Nelson My silence was my worst mistakeNot saying the same, I know, must have hurtBeing unsure of what … More

Time falls out visions wash awayHope holds on making plans for meFaith keeps pieces stored in empty roomsAs I dream … More

We should take the road homeWe should go backIt’s time, we both agree Nothing can express wholy this late summer … More

I’d been in the Midwest for many years, gradually working my way up the ladder to district manager for a … More

I loaned Duke my first edition of Fitzgerald’s Collected Short Stories, but when – after what I thought was a … More