My dad would have been 105 years old todayHe died in 2009 at age 89 in a nursing home He … More
Category: Parents
Of the Brave
I have two American flagsBoth tucked up tight in black framesTriangular shaped to hold them foldedBut still recognizably red, white, … More
A Child’s Christmas in Hawai’i
Say, 65 years ago this morningI would have been awakemuch earlier than sunrise,earlier than that time when wormsbegin to quiver … More
Memoriam
He sufferedThe unkindestOf mental lapsesThe long oneAnd then longer andLonger so very uglyAn omen deeply darkeningTearing a wound gaping abyssThat … More
To Grow
It was the conversation Mr. and Mrs. Kakesako had dreaded having. Well, the one they’d dreaded having would have been … More
Origin
If you want to pinpoint your origins, how far back do you go? How far back do you want to … More
Alone Time
“Gramma, come on. Next stop Zippy’s.” Sometimes I can’t believe I’m still alive to hear this. Every year, the same … More
Blood
My father and I both love our steak rare.My mother has a hard time watching us eat it.My father jokes … More
Climax To Me (aka Here I Come) INT: Nighttime
Can you picture the moment of your conception?I like to think that it was one involving great passion,rather than an … More
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