Prelude to Some Drama

Aiya! Forgot to post yesterday’s draft. Kalamai. Here’s my draft for Pōʻalima/Friday 09.27.19. Prelude to Some Drama It’s summertime and … More

To night (for JK)

I will sleep now, to the fullest, a night where darkness is not so black as it was painted to … More

Beginning with an end

What we worry about most bringsa dust of doves rising in a wind ofstartled whirl.  Fat fed flocksfor lingering over time,there … More

Hawaiʻi Sonnet 85

There are so many of us nowpouring up the trail, that there’s too muchtalking, not enough listening. We are streamersto … More

A ways to go

I know you’re not here near the pool to watch me,as my nose suddenly floods with chlorinated water,that eye-stinging burn … More

I take myself from there

When I finally found myself I wasold.  Older than the moon when she losther mythology, unclothed by dayand science, investigator of … More

Placation (for RP)

You all know, I thinkwhat a “staycation” is, right?Either you can’t afford a bigger vacation,or you just want an easier … More

Danger Woman Speaks

In your condoI set myself on listening modeonly.  To speak would be to assaultyour space, the airwaves here are filled100% of … More

A Haunting

He picks up the pin I’m using to enlarge the glue holes on the battleship model I’m building and stabs … More

Madison Sleepwalk

I’m holding a candle. When I open the door, although there’s no breeze, it begins to flutter, casting odd shadows … More

Veteran (for AG)

It stormed constantly, every day.  Hawai’i was definitely sick of the horrible weather. I wondered about it, then decided to ask … More

09.11.01

By the time I woke up that day, still groggy, uncomprehending an early morning email flood from friends on the … More

Promontory

When all the uses of this world fall flat, man,round yourself up on the certainty of action. No work comes … More

Mad Money

Clipping coupons forever to save money,snatching at bargains, fast shuffling cardsstuffed up sleeves to deal on the sly,eyes shifting jungle … More

Right or Left Behind Me

She stands behind me while I struggle with the connectors. “Come on,” she says, “it’s lefty loosey, righty tighty. Don’t you … More