Writing is stumbling through a dimly lit roomStubbing your toe on furnitureBanging into boxes to rummage throughGroping through drawersYour hands…
Found Gold
I turn on my pillowTo her gentle pushSee in her eyesTheir shineA kind yellow glintOn a field of brownHow smart…
Last Night
Scan the sky to grasp more stars tonightFit them in your pocket for a coming shower of lightAlways wish for…
“Clear as Mud,” Episode 9 of my 5th Lt. David Chan Hawai’i-based mystery series, is now available on the Kindle Vella platform.
Don’t forget the lyrics to this song
It’s not just now; it’s been this way all my lifeSome mental disorder I only overcame by recitingLyrics until they…
The Clear Blue
I strain to see the face, down there, from my tableAlong the mezzanine in the days when peopleSmoked up clouds…
Luck
He tells us how lucky he’s been,how he’s dodged a lot of bulletsin his life, some just barely,but they missed…
On Achieving Negative Space
When I eat now, I’ll leavehalf a sandwich or an applepartially consumed, bothbearing accusatory bite marks,the back half of my…
On O‘ahu July 15 and 16, 2023 at 12:37 p.m.
Lahaina Noon can occur anywhereon earth should the sun pass overhead.In that moment it’s directly above you,you and nothing around…
Walk to a Dreamless Sleep
Just before you sleepYou may hearThe road you’ve wound downTalk to youTell you the tale of your stepsHow it’s heard…
Step off the Curb
Go fall in loveChecking left and rightThen left again and right to be sureYou’re sureBut are you sure you’re sure?Because…
The Wild Side
I dreamt I was returning to Africa,traveling this time by ship.As we came into port, I could seeall the trees were…
Foundations
I remember calm nights at home,with pleasant conversation aboutwork, school, how the day went,the laughter and good cheer,very much a…
“It’s All Relative,” Episode 8 of my 5th Lt. David Chan Hawai’i-based mystery series, is now available on the Kindle Vella platform.
Games
Most days you could solve the Spelling Beejust by looking at the 7-letter honeycomb pattern.Those pangrams were child’s play,and finding…
And More
My parents were good parents, allowing meTo lay the foundations of my literary fixation From an early age when they…
Learn Origami and Impress a Friend
Fold, unfold,reverse fold,run finger along crease,fold backwards,fold right upper right cornerhalfway toward left lower left corner,turn over,reverse fold,run fingeralong crease,fold…
The Next Chapter
The title of the second chapter will be,“Is Hamlet’s Will His Own?”Each will be a questionthat will be rigorously discussedbut…
How the Story Ends
We’re both in the Kupuna Program at UH Mānoa. They allow senior citizens to take classes for free. Now that…
Then
Back when Friday was for crazy, Saturday insanity,Sunday for laying in the dead, steamed like lobsters or clams,there’d come again…
Lanning Lee 