The way old people misplace their memories,and sometimes the younger ones, too,it’s a game of hide with no seek,where the…
your letters
these lettersyour hand writesyour handwriting is all curious curlicuesas if a right-handed calligrapherwrites them with his left footas if a…
Like Grandfather, Like Father, Like Grandson
Byung Yu fidgeted with his cigarette holder. To call his father, why worry so much? Certainly not a child anymore,…
A Sound Poem
Bob claims a sound poem engages all five senses.You see it, hear it, touch it, smell it, taste it.Picture a…
Beyond Pain
Someone I loved, I heard the other day,a woman I’d known in my Madison years,had battled Parkinson’s for ten long…
How The One Defeats The Other
It’s the best kind because it’s TV advice.The Other seeks something of valueand kills, using his martial arts expertise,everyone standing…
The Father’s Son
Lieutenant David Chan, off-duty now and having narrowly escaped being killed just a few hours earlier, sat sipping Jack Daniel’s…
geography of days
now we found us at the shorelook back but can’t turnsubject of our footprintsfood for some godwade in and breaststrokememories…
The End of an Era
Byung Yu picked up the receiver. “Yeoboseyo?” “It’s done,” came the voice from the other end. Expecting it to be his…
The Movies
I remember the theater, the old movies festival, the music, and you, the smell of popcorn filling the lobby, that…
Pyramids in Oceans
When it’s going good, it’s like building a pyramid,hauling blocks and hoisting them in place,fitting each neatly into my construction,each…
The Last Gasp
In terms of activity level for all the piers in Honolulu Harbor, Pier 31 was a dead one. No local…
I’m Bored
Life for them, they think, is as dull as a ship drifting in the doldrums,and they say so, some young…
B-Movie
Girl meets Boy.Boy is blind.Girl joins another Girl in bank robbery for money to finance corneal transplants.Girl is caught and…
The Son Rises
“And why now this time?” asked Kang Yu. “It just is time, father. The business thrives now like it never…
Glasses, November 24, 2021
We didn’t pass, I thought, when I was what, getting new glasses,so I didn’t see you, pretty sure, out the…
How To Kill Superman
“Yes, of course,” said Byung Yu. “If – I mean when you kill David Chan, you will have killed Honolulu’s…
No Toying Around with This Unhappy Meal
Right outside my window I watch them ripple,the woven snares, feather tapestries billowing lighton intermittent breezes turning art into performance.…
Like Father, Like Son
His son, David Jr., still lived at home. This was good. He was finishing up his English major at UH…
All Our Summers Find One Winter’s End
The only photo I had was of you at that one picnic,blue, long-sleeved shirt, a turtle neck, and white slacks.Our…
Lanning Lee 