The kind of laughterWe laughedWhen we were 21Drunk at 2:00 a.m.The loud kindOf who cares at that ageConfident and easyBouncing…
The Toll of Travel
Near the trip end, a so long vacation of viewingtossed pasts like old glass broken to the bottomin blunted glitter…
For a Little While
Each would fill eachTo brimming can as mayBut the momentComes, soon lost fingersThat slide betweenIndex and thumbA brief wax scentBreathless…
Love’s Progress
You spot her on the busAnd from this chance sightingYou imagine the torment begins Initially, the symptoms are mildDo not…
Nobody’s Business
These words came to me in an odd way. I have been to Baltimore, to attend a conference on disability…
You Make Me Ill
Cindy and Jerry came to dinner last night, and it was awful. First off, Nani, my wife invited them behind…
Unlikeness
Pick up the white sheetA song composed upon itHold it up to eye levelThe paper’s edge facing youA threat to…
Vienna Waits
The bones of ancestorsPeace and good willWatch against darknessWarn against strifeWish enlightenmentWhen inquiry yields its wayAll mysteries recedeA greater distance…
The Dark Is Stronger Than the Light Sometimes
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…
Lanning Lee 