For us, two hells might await us at the end of our existence. One is to be consumed in fire.…
Very Zen
“Excuse me, sir, but you can’t stop here. Please keep walking.” She’s pleasant enough, but I sense a sinister undertone,…
The Last One
The bud, pristine, sat there unopened. If you talk to plants, they’re supposed to hear you. That’s what Helen…
From Flames
Can smell the fireand the watersometimes imagineif water has a smellthat remnant steamy scentof memories Never cared for the way…
Breathe
When I could bare to stand nakedYour eyes on me for a first timeI prayed for the bestCrossed my fingers…
A Book of Hours
My legs go numb standing thereGrasping the wooden edges to hold meSo long that the usher behind meClears his throat…
It’s Inevitable
What’s that oneOn the tip of your tongueOr more your ear It goesDa da da di da di da da…
Arrivals and Departures
At any momentTurn a cornerOpen your eyesSwitch on a lightHe’s hereYou recognize himComing to you without greetingA pause at the…
When What’s Not Isn’t Missing
Something you should knowIs sometimes not’s not missing Not isAs in the space between two words on a pageOr the…
What We Say
I’ve seen many timesLike a dart that hits a stray markHow friends among each otherOpen and honestAbout nearly everythingWill say…
My Tiny History Here
I wonderIf the moon impartsA four billion year oldHistory lessonDo I miss any instructionAsleep most times belowUnable to knowWhat wisdom…
Dropped Call
Drive into the tunnel nowAll flesh drawn tighter than airAll around my chestBody stiff concrete lungsA deepest breath heldThe harder…
“It’s the Yu Clan,” Episode 12 of my latest Lt. David Chan Hawai’i-based mystery, is now available on the Kindle Vella platform
Islands
That popularized line of John Donne’sAbout no one being a self-sufficient islandThat we are all partOf a larger interdependent groupBoth…
Careful
As spring comes in with that lion’s roarUnder this sky it’s a jagged light showTree limbs shattering in screams at…
Direction
What happened to my compassI had it when I was a cub scoutLearning about directionsStuck in a drawer somewhereI hunt…
Unawakening
You’ll hold down the bench next dayBeen there beforeLots of practicePerfecting the uneven eveningThe uncalm lurching darkRevisit old desiresCurrent onesProblemsSituationsRelationshipsBuffaloed…
Something New
From the moment he woke up this morning, he knew he needed something different. As he brushed his teeth, looking…
Avoid Plagiarism
I borrow from heroes, as many writers doAnd avoid plagiarism by making words newTo walk that fine line I’ve disguised…
I am not sentimental
Never have beenNor ever plan to beWon’t waste words on timeOr anything gone byThe delicate sensibilityFeelings first and wistfulNostalgiaA waste…
Lanning Lee 