Shifting Sands

It should be calm here and soothing as the waves break tonightBut there’s a tension, not romantic, in their rigid … More

Next Love

I’ve always found love works this wayBefore it strikes the highest peakBlows out and sinks my last desireIt hints at heat … More

Trap

“What do you mean, you give up?” “I’m telling you, it’s not what I expected. It’s too hard.” “When you … More

In the Next

I appreciated the raise you encouraged me to ask forEuphoric like hopscotching over an imaginary lineSensing the end of some … More

At the Bar

I felt the slight pressure on my shoulder The kind that promises the ride of your life, Before you read … More

The Voice

Kimo and I advanced cautiously up the hill. When we reached spots where the old man had difficulty, I, as … More

Love Lost

The last act of taut bodiesLearning only love’s strain Some miscomprehensionIn the dark aftermath They count starsTwinkling indifference From a … More

Those Unheard

Two students in the back were whispering to each other. What are they saying to each other? he wondered.  He … More

Slipping

Watching the Packers this afternoon, I flash on my first date in the New Year of 1978, Madison, Wisconsin. Back … More

First Love

Been there Can tell you exactly howIt’s hoped to be this one, the oneAnd wow, this is itTwo people foundDon’t … More

Love Remains

Articulate toes curlicue venerable sandsMurmur maker, birdsong, youArtistic swirl of bone mixed stone patternsFingers play circles on chicken skinPush time … More

Me and You

You’re like a combination bar and restaurantWhen I come in I’m torn between hunger and thirstTry to ease the tension … More

The Movies

I remember the theater, the old movies festival, the music, and you, the smell of popcorn filling the lobby, that … More

The Innocent

It had become dangerous for the universities to remain open. Still, I begged my parents to let me attend. In … More

Buyer Beware

I’ve sold everything from houses in Kāhala to potato peelers and vacuum cleaners.  You saw Lucille Ball as a saleswoman tossing … More

Gift

Now he saw their relationship in the way stakeholder analysis works,wished he’d thought more about this deal when they first … More

Sweet

I am ice cream fool in love with you,the whole red and white striped jacket deal,white slacks creased, and my … More

Hand Holding

Termites don’t have hands, I thought, silently cursing my not-so-very amusing friend. Rod, who wasn’t even a licensed exterminator, had … More

When Vacations End

Back from Korea,I realize to my horrorwhen I wake up,dizzy from jet-lag,that I have to cook for myself.Breakfastand lunchand dinner.All … More

Return to Nami Island

Annie and I had planned to ride the ziplinefrom the mainland to Nami Island,famous as the romantic setting for Winter … More