Author: Lanning Lee

I write both prose and poetry. I was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. I would like to see this site be one of comments and sharing of your own pieces. Together I hope we can grow our writing.

Hawaiʻi Sonnet 54

Here’s my draft for today, Monday 05.13.19. Hawaiʻi Sonnet 54 they tell me even the dead may be nourishedby the … More

My Mom’s Worth

Here’s my draft for today, Mother’s Day, Sunday 05.12.19. My Mom’s Worth Just now, out of curiosityI typed my mother’s … More

Return

Here’s my draft for today, Saturday 05.11.19. Return I hobble off the bus in the near darkmy hip replacements giving … More

Hawaiʻi Sonnet 53

Here’s my draft for today, Friday 05.10.19 Hawaiʻi Sonnet 53 a man sits on his roof tonight playing classical guitarand … More

Hawaiʻi Sonnet 51

Here’s my draft for today, Wednesday 05.08.19. Hawai’i Sonnet 51 You chill me, memory sea deeper than bonethe moon unset, … More

small-talk in the night

Here’s my draft for today, Monday 05.06.19. small-talk in the night you know me, I’m horrible at small-talkso here’s what it’s … More

Some Future

Here’s another draft for today, Sunday 05.05.19. Some Future I guess I no longer write for himmy boss, who doesn’t … More

Broth to Boil

Here’s my draft for today, Saturday 05.04.19. Broth to Boil No. I would never sell you, hawk you, profferyour steamy … More

when I write (for LM)

when I read (For LM) to write, sometimes, I think, to create through timeis to destroy oneself, in that constant … More

We Run for Them

The sudden laughter shifts my concentrationfrom this inanely repetitive task of polishing my sunglasses, my compulsive need for perfect vision … More

Match.Com

Here’s my draft for today Monday 04.29.19. Match.Com I see, she says, looking into the cup —it’s a blue ceramic … More

I Whisper Sweet Aloha

Here’s my draft for today Sunday 04.28.19. I Whisper Sweet Aloha Today there are 1.5 million State residentsresiding for the … More