The Wild Man

Yesterday the sun came out to play only briefly now and then on Shennong mountain. In one of those moments where I … More

Hawaiʻi Sonnet 92 (So I See)

Ah, that holy moment of retrospective understanding, the aha second when everything that didn’t come together but could have didn’t … More

Funeral

I humat low volume to block outwhat’s being said, try to look pastthe pulpit and throughthe wall of the church,think … More

I would listen to her

My mother may not have beenthe most talented of pianists,but she might have won a trophyfor painful persistence since childhood. … More

Hawaiʻi Sonnet 88 (Benevolence)

I am nearly blinded by the bluest ocean imaginable,mesmerized by the constant waves, powerful blows,one after another, crashing hard against … More

Pep Talk

All of you were born to do something.So why aren’t you doing anything? He shakes his fists at the air. … More

How I Met Your Mother

Aiya! Again I forgot. Here’s my draft for Po’aha/Thursday. How I Met Your Mother If I were in your pants, … More

Balance Question

Question gravityas we float afraid we’ll falla glimmer somethingmote of slight hopespeculate about lightabout tandem flightwished for greeningof summer dried … More

‘Awapuhi

I can see I’ve kind of become my own renovation project, trying to reconstruct the joys of my childhood.  It’s an … More

A Dream Deferred

Here’s my draft for Pōʻaono/Saturday 09.28.19. A Dream Deferred It was a little late in the day to make it … More