You were the only one I ever huggedWho made me feelYou were closer to me than I was to myselfIn…
Rise
Legs crossed, they sat bent over the creaking teak table, the top worn from years of scrubbing. The fare was simple,…
My 6th Lt. David Chan Mystery is now available
I’m happy to say that my 6th Lt. David Chan Hawai’i-based mystery, The Case of the Curious Car Accidents, is…
Memory and Coincidence
I am long past wondering if teachers have affected my life. That is the way it is. Some to a greater extent,…
Of the Brave
I have two American flagsBoth tucked up tight in black framesTriangular shaped to hold them foldedBut still recognizably red, white,…
Gentle Influence of the Powerful Kind
I was a shy wannabe dancer, one who has no rhythmBut then I met you, infectious boogie-woogie flu A dancing machine…
And Again
To be that fool for love every timeAnd a slave to it just as oftenHow funny I remember afterwardO blind…
Twinge
It was that twinge you get, a quick spine shiver, like when you find an object that turns out to…
Good Buy
I smiled as I put on the white cotton gloves. All of us were required to wear them because the…
Paths
— one more for Willie Nelson I remember like the hovering of birdsHow they settled on the water and we…
Saying I Love You
for Willie Nelson My silence was my worst mistakeNot saying the same, I know, must have hurtBeing unsure of what…
It’s Just Not True
Time falls out visions wash awayHope holds on making plans for meFaith keeps pieces stored in empty roomsAs I dream…
Some Change of Scenery
We should take the road homeWe should go backIt’s time, we both agree Nothing can express wholy this late summer…
Hallmark Moments
I’d been in the Midwest for many years, gradually working my way up the ladder to district manager for a…
The Weight of Words
I loaned Duke my first edition of Fitzgerald’s Collected Short Stories, but when – after what I thought was a…
Black or White
Randol explained to me one timeThe difference between black and whiteOne slims, the other does notEspecially when someone’s taking your…
In the Next
I appreciated the raise you encouraged me to ask forEuphoric like hopscotching over an imaginary lineSensing the end of some…
Let There Be Peace on Earth
Five consonants and three vowelsCombine to create 28 charactersThe Korean alphabet“Hangeul”A simplified writing system for the peopleIts ease of comprehensionPromotes…
Going, Going
We are seat mates from O’Hare to HonoluluHe lives on an island between Hawai’i and AustraliaI’ve not heard of the…
Flying My First Kite
We run together in the strong windThe two of us launching my first kiteHe’d made for meCutting and gluing the…
Lanning Lee 