Remarkable

Her hand grips mine for the first timeand the dream becomes real. I bet she says, I’m the one you’ll … More

The Apple Doesn’t Fall

Few apple trees will fruit this latein fall, but I do see a fewin the far misting distance,the children I’ve … More

I recognize the boy climbing up the bank on the other side.Turning, he calls to me, over the rush of … More

The Christmas berry tree where I hung in the crookof the main branch, every night, always after dark, I waited,you … More

The way old people misplace their memories,and sometimes the younger ones, too,it’s a game of hide with no seek,where the … More

Someone I loved, I heard the other day,a woman I’d known in my Madison years,had battled Parkinson’s for ten long … More

now we found us at the shorelook back but can’t turnsubject of our footprintsfood for some godwade in and breaststrokememories … More

The only photo I had was of you at that one picnic,blue, long-sleeved shirt, a turtle neck, and white slacks.Our … More

To be in peak health and die in your sleep, unaware of a painless passing, this is the way I … More

The sides of the mountain are heavily wooded, a palette of greens and browns, but the top is craggy and … More

Sally Anuhea was an avid newspaper reader. Even as she aged, she kept loyal to a print copy, although the … More

There was no escape. Time and tide, they say, but collectors are the same in that respect. They do not … More

“So, I read your papers,” said Mr. Yang. “How many times do I have to tell you, folks, never to … More

Back in the day, when he figured he’d never be one of the victims, he’d duck into Safeway, 7-Eleven, or … More

The two took a table, their old table, in the Coffee Stop. It was one establishment that had survived the worst … More

in five large black plastic pots on my lānai,watering, and fertilized with care,I am satisfied, bearthe slight tremorin my hands … More

The water is full of ghosts and him. In the water. There.A child’s eyes staring back at you. Right there. Pointing,I follow my … More

She says, Surely you’re kidding me about Waikīkī.I say, Oh, yes, — no offense — of course . . . … More

These things. I thought I’d wear them only when I died.I’ve never been accused of being a social butterfly,have long … More