You in your dark, dark Seoul, another Magic Island in my future,that’s where it will be, my last dip in … More
Author: Lanning Lee
We Two
Easier than brain science or rocket surgery, after all,for a weak-minded me to foolishly believe anything,false-crack me constantly out of … More
¿Qué llave? / Museun yeolsoe?
All I need’s a napkin to dry my face, por favor.I’m speaking the wrong language in old Seoul, ne?But maybe one of … More
Back in Time
Time multiplies the images of all those red queens with one black king.I hear the sharpening of knives, that steel … More
Twilight Magic
In the dark, what won’t I believe that isn’t true?That somewhere there’s some mumbling equivocator,a bawdy bard, keeper of the … More
In the Dark
And the lights go off; it’s Korea after all.No power guarantee, even in Seoul – like Hawai‘i folks should talk.All … More
Attention Seeker
Buzz, buzz, buzz, bouncing off the walls and down the hallto the flaming kitchen where you’ll easily be ignored.The table … More
Redemption Muse
“This has become quite the screed,” he thought, looking over his day’s work,hard as the words that won’t hold back … More
The World Can Be a Better Place
Yes, there are innumerable reasons to feel worseAnd I’m not just talking about what’s going on in the worldSome of … More
If you know, you know
“The American people have spoken”I’m American peopleSeldom ‘Herd’ I have voted in 13 presidential elections. My candidate has won 6 … More
The arid deluge comes down
Summertime in Vilas ParkShe loves picnics, he does notHer idea of a picnic lunch is cheeseFrench bread, wine, and fruit … More
Well Played
The old woman, a pale red scarf tied around her head, dealsMany cards out slowly, face up, in front of … More
The Best of the Past Needs To Be Repeated
Now is the time to show we’ve listenedHeard our ancestors who spoke and still speakPerched rocking, brilliant in their ever … More
The Book of Time
He held the book that had been hard to find and might be harder to read. The old man in … More
Daylight Night
Daylight struggled to break through all morningInto the afternoon the clouds hold onStubbornly extending their unwelcome stayRaining down on us … More
Gone
I heard about it by word of mouth, you knowThe way gossip starts small as within a familyThen blows outward … More
This Burning Wait
It consumes all of me is a dreamSinging red, yellow, and orangeAutumn’s dying days dance all downIn Korea choir the … More
Autumn in Korea
Fade in place awayRain turn to mist in warm touchPhoto glowing giftsNo buried king’s goldMore treasured than you burningA face … More
Red burn of white paper, orange glow of rising smoke
He’ll always go home in that fitting brown aloha shirtFaded Reyn’s from years of favorite wear and washThe cycle repeated … More
What Happens in Busan
Whenever I saw the ad, I’d wonder what would stay thereAdultery, drugs, murder – what threshold needed to be metHow … More
