Whether the news affected her, he couldn’t say for sure, never knowing that deeper, secretive view her heart had taken…
Choir
He sits there stick alert staring into space, one quivering hand resting just above the keys, the other pointing off…
And You Be You
So let’s try role playing. I’ll be her.You can practice on me what you want to say to her. I’ve…
Color Change
I remember that I loved the fall color change, but I don’t remember what it looked like. The only ones…
11:11
I glance at the clock, and it’s 11:10, one minute shy of that best moment of our lives. On the…
The feast before we eat it
Dig in. I would say “amen” as people commonly do at times like this, who practice it seriously, but to…
The Hunt
You were the hunter and I was the prey,the joke of a couple of English majors.I’m leaving this note and…
A City That Is Very Dear
Frances Silverwood and David Lindemanused my home, Pacific Heights,in their 1919 song, “Honolulu I Am Coming Back Again.” Commissioned to…
New Poetry Collection
I’m happy to say that my collection of poetry Tellings of Aloha: Songs from Hawai‘i is now available on Amazon:
The Cleaner
Everything appeared tidy, organized,each item in its proper place,but when I took a closer look ata lamp, a painting, or…
Blue Moon
He used to think, yes, a blue moon is rare, every couple of years, but it does occur, hence the…
Heeding Warnings
I finished my tea and what did I see this morning to my dismay? Those little black leaves at the…
Food Glorious Food
If you were ever told that there were starving children somewhere who would be ecstatic to eat your unwanted food,…
A Watched Egg
It is 114 degrees, noon, and I step out onto Langdon, stealthy, my eyes darting everywhere, see someone coming, sit…
When History Won’t Repeat
That secret silent wasting away of hearts breaking,glass shards piling to the floor, soundless winter fall around,a blizzard of loves,…
Starry Night
All nature towers over and around us, ancient forests and hills ever surround us, the moon and stars and endless…
Requiem
This blood in a chipped china cup is mine,The pattern round the rim is of birds in flight,Frail bodies brushed…
Church Service
When I was young I was dragged to Sunday service, sat unhappily brooding in a middling distance pew, wedged in…
Finding Words Fast Enough
What do you do when you have a harder and harder time expressing in words what is running through your…
One More Time, Maybe
It’s so no law of nature that your nightsshould be all sweetness and light, dreams delightful,when you’re in love.Let me…
