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I see them pop up.It’s not really so unusual here.I imagine the dialogue, There, you say, no there.Yes, that’s it. … More

That Heart-Shaped Box

Hanging up, I thought then, at that instant,because I was absolutely sure, 19-year old certain,the world would be shot full … More

I teach composition at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.I choose to spend as little time in my office as … More

It begins like the sound of unlashing whipsunlicking a soulful retreata music akin to tap dancing on sandthis shore that … More

Winding and windingup to wound and bound tightas the tasks to grab all day’s promisescramp tension strapped up in rapt … More

It’s hard,the forever of never.I’d love to stay completely absorbed in the present,but I think of you now and then, … More

Quiet practice I considered a courtesy.The gesture of a considerate neighbor. The walls in this apartment complex are thin.Sometimes I … More

You appear to glide secret keeper of the third world swim beneath leaves scattered about the water’s surface second world … More

The thought is not to dwell in the past, or in the future,but to learn to live every moment in … More

I can’t see you. Not like before, when I knew for sure, you were right behind me, always there. I … More

Did we miss each other?If my watch could talk, hah!, it would saywhat? 12:05, 06. If I had a watch … More

Spring was watching for weeds to grow in the cracked concrete sidewalks,the dazzling pop of fresh green leaves all appearing … More

I would say or do anything to get out of this situation. Hey, I see clothes fluttering on the line … More

The Elgin Marbles have stood up well, true, not wasting much under the rude press of time, considering their grief … More

My eyes burning and blurry fixed on the Honolulu International Center arena where she’s with her family at a kung … More

In Hawai‘i, my Korean half dominates my look, so I blendin with the majority, no one can even tell I’m … More

In a moment in my golden years I wonder if I’m an onion, each year representing another layer of love … More

Destiny, a word redolent with possibility,is an outer world, one beyond usbut around us.As we live our lives we bump … More

He jumps in his car and drives,from the Oakland docks, remember?and drives fastO, Death, Ralph Stanley,running round on a loop, … More

I watch as the party rages on across the way. It’s now officially after midnight, and no one’s phoned the … More