We Meet

That night I saw you firecracker starburst red,ablaze in a beautifully carved body,an exquisite silhouette scribed against the dark,your hand … More

Transistor Days

On the square, silver Sony radiowith the cheap black leatherette wrist strapI always feared would snap,our soundtrack falling lost into … More

It’s Not Me, It’s you

It’s been a while.I wish you were here.How have you been?Life hasn’t been the same without you.Do you miss me?Do … More

The Fruits of Love’s Labor

May I write a song for us?Maybe about our family tree?How about our hawking birds and stinging bees?The scheme of … More

Mind in the Time

Remember that, she says, as we sit sipping coffee, I was all whipped-cream nosed. It has been 40 years since … More

Unwound

My legs are tired, heavy.Each step’s more a slog.The clock slows down.Someone forgot to wind it.Used to stay on top … More

Add the Garden

For a long time you have cultured all these seeds,sprouted them like Mother Nature puttering herself,transferred them gently from little, … More

Gone South

You know your romance has gone awry when toys fail. I’m not talking about batteries. I mean when suggest a … More

Bread Alone

There were no more good reasons I could come up with, no more desperate excuses I could dream up for … More

A Dream Within a Dream

I listened to my boss’s pep talk. Let me make this clear as crystal to all of you.You’ve heard, I … More

Disappointing You

It’s no secret you’ve hoped NASA’d fly me to the moon Have me bounce around the dark side for a … More

The Homecoming (Part Five)

In this post-pandemic world, travel had become trickier.  On top of the health layers, people didn’t act the way they … More

Customers

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

Love Struck

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

Breakfast After a Bad One

Old lovers are ghosts, pass the pancakes,pass the syrup, blueberry, not maple, please,the way they shift themselves into our consciousness,when … More

Hearing Loss

What’s that you’re saying under your breath,a curse or a blessing for me, you’ve done both well.I’ve grown to known … More

The Bibliophile (100 words)

“I love books,” he says, standing next to one of the massive shelving units in his study, his shoulders rounded … More

The Fire Escape

The fire and the sirens woke everyone up.  The sky was bright orange and red.  I knew it when I … More

This Is the Bondage One

You can listen to me read this story: https://anchor.fm/lanning-lee/episodes/This-Is-the-Bondage-One-esm9oh * * * * * I said it was aiming for … More

Remember this one?

It’s us sitting on a seawall.Maybe somewhere near Waikīkī.I don’t know.Great photo though.We’re both looking down and toward each other.We’re … More