Hawaiʻi Sonnet 82 ( Slip Away)

Listen, Love, to the heard beyond hearing,lost ocean’s call in an empty shell,the sound of air unmoving there, captured only…

Future, Future

Today’s word is future Use it in any kind of a piece of writing and leave it as a comment…

Up Us

I’m driving this piece of shit rental car while my baby sits in the shop getting her dents hammered out.  I…

The Gardener

Today’s word is desire Use it in a sentence or two and post what you wrote in the comments below.…

Stalk

Today’s word is craving Use it in a sentence or two and leave what you write in the comments below.…

The Children

Right now we are fucked up badly.  It’s goneway beyond a problem,how we’re living in a world of pretend.  Rememberthat from back in…

Hawaiʻi Sonnet 80 (Ghost)

Nothing, Oh Banquo, our ghost of the martlet hall,can bring you back to reasoning in some healthful clime.Uncheerful then, you…

Oh Fer-un (for FVC)

That frugalness I witnessed in the clipping,lovingly, carefully of coupons and can labels,box tops too, your caress of good deals,…

Hawaiʻi Sonnet 79 (The Undoing)

Then so strong, sure, pointed.In the beginning determined of purpose, unfearing,eye white, peeled on the straight sight, the long narrow.No…

Rhythm and Blues

Real problems I can handle,simple check marks on a to-do list,bam bam bam.It’s the imaginary oneshardly seeming to ever be…

Hawaiʻi Sonnet 76 (Exit Singing)

Will they sing skywise away the sanctified cellars,piled deep beneath blessed bottles, holy casks,not bound by hallowed death memorynot kept…

Hawai‘i Sonnet 74

We are sparring, the basement of Nu‘uanu Y.I hear the clash of bamboo shinai, a little likethe rattle of the…

Miracle

This year, for the first time in 50 years,my lychee tree bore fruit. I could not believe it.True, there were…