Walking That Way

Sadness sets in counting the steps, not looking up, not looking forward. Making your way there watching your feet move, … More

The End of Innocence

Here’s my rough draft for today, Sunday 01.16.22 The End of the Innocence Imagine the biggest chocolate bar you could … More

You might want to scream when you’re staring at the screen,wondering whether it’s frozen or not. It’s like the clock’s … More

It’s another spring coming that I won’t be back in Madison,go there to write, my personal writing workshop, a retreat,where … More

You knew I loved practical jokes when we met,you even said then you really adored them.So I tried my best … More

It is here now for a minute, that finger-drawn faceon the steamed glass is yours, ars brevis,fading as the warmth … More

I think it safe to say, upon cool reflection now, long after the crimes we committed in our youth, that … More

We’re off now, I guess, with your leaving here,since I’m pretty sure that ends whatever this was.O‘ahu is too small … More

I always think it’s a dream, you know, that whole today is ending now,the clock ticking me up to midnight … More

Each year of my life, from the very first timeI was conscious of believing it might be this way,I was … More

Well this is easy, I think,reading the simple instructionson the small piece of paper inside the plastic bag.But it’s not … More

This is the kind of weather where you don’t want to let your dog outside because you know she’ll be … More

It’s all the deep end when you take the plunge.No shallow end exists, as you well know.It’s like one of … More

The Police, I think about them all the time these days.This morning I’m standing in Starbucks,where they’ve removed the social … More

As I round the corner, I hear accordion music. There, on a bench outside of Macy’s Ala Moana, sit an … More

Say 60 years ago this morning, my sister and I would have been awake much earlier than sunrise, earlier than … More

We come back day after daySearching for someone to holdWhen others walk away in loveWill we be here passing our … More

Reflecting on you and the lake ice, I watched how it broke upin wintertime, huge blocks working against each otheras … More

We’re in a woeful state, down to the last generation: Z.I fear it might be they’re an omega of generations … More

Two months ago, a pair of Hawaiian Electric workerscame to my house to install a state-of-the-art meterwith all the bells … More