Things that bloomKnow no nameBut what’s given by thoseMoving things they senseForget whatever it is they’re calledNor do they careBeing…
Happy Halloween
I stopped by the downtown post office earlier today to buy stamps. Do you know how often I buy stamps these…
Long Before Litigiousness
When I was in preschoolA long, long time agoOnly a three-year-old, mind youAt snack time we’d eatIcy yellow pineapple cubesSprinkled…
Time Can’t Fade
We knew each other well a long time agoI hated every moment apartWe were perfect for meBrilliant schemes of flesh…
Finding Home
He’d buried happy moments of the past back to the beginning, and then, very near the end, he followed the…
Where I Can’t Smile
The therapeutic child asks meWhat it is that turns us backThis pharma baby lecturing on progressQuestions my lack of forward…
Lesson
Someone far away speaks somethingClutching the eagle-taloned lecternBird of prey perched upon ball of earthMinistering to us down hereLooking downMy…
Rise
Now we will riseWith no storm suppressionNo night hanging dark heavinessNothing to distort or fadeThat image of usSet long years…
“Moving,” Episode 25 of my 5th Lt. David Chan Hawai’i-based mystery series, is now available on the Kindle Vella platform.
Two Lives
He sits in concert on his roof tonightWrapped around his guitarBlues rifts and lonesome lyricsThe sound that money makesAnd fame…
Immortal
This is good; I want to be alone. I’m amazed I’m the only one here. You’d think the place would be swarming…
Cake Pressure
The wishYour classic bated-breath momentFocus under pressureAll those eyesIn the flamesOf flickering little spotlights castMy face floating above the frostingMy…
Eating Chinese
It was with great sadness that I learned my beloved Pauoa Chop Suey has closed down. In memoriam, I’ve compiled a…
Aloha Pants
Between skinny dipping and vanaThere is a fine timeUntil one thin spineBreaks off in my heelThe blood streaked trailBack to…
Epilogue
I told David I’d had a hard time writing up this case. He was curious about the reason. I said…
Patronus
Not that I think you are terrible for itKeeping secrets and telling fibsIs nowhere near the ballpark of evil I’m…
35: It Comes Down to Love
Chan woke up dismayed and angry. Immediately, he called Kelso at the station. “Chin, let’s split the airlines in half, and…
34: Loose Ends
By the time he collapsed at his desk, Chan wished he’d gone back to Kelso’ for a nap instead. He found…
Living Ghosts
Are always more spookyThan the dead onesThe ones who are church serviceSealed and deliveredTo the great beyond Still breathingThese hang…
33: Surprise
Alice Apana had not been reassured of her husband’s safety by any words Chan had spoken to convince her. Now, in…
Lanning Lee 