Time Was

It begins like the sound of unlashing whipsunlicking a soulful retreata music akin to tap dancing on sandthis shore that … More

Unraveling Sleep

Winding and windingup to wound and bound tightas the tasks to grab all day’s promisescramp tension strapped up in rapt … More

Spinning

It’s hard,the forever of never.I’d love to stay completely absorbed in the present,but I think of you now and then, … More

Neighbors

Quiet practice I considered a courtesy.The gesture of a considerate neighbor. The walls in this apartment complex are thin.Sometimes I … More

Escher’s “Three Worlds”

You appear to glide secret keeper of the third world swim beneath leaves scattered about the water’s surface second world … More

As I Write This Title I Am

The thought is not to dwell in the past, or in the future,but to learn to live every moment in … More

Who’s there?

I can’t see you. Not like before, when I knew for sure, you were right behind me, always there. I … More

Watch

Did we miss each other?If my watch could talk, hah!, it would saywhat?  12:05, 06.  If I had a watch … More

Preview of Coming Attractions

Spring was watching for weeds to grow in the cracked concrete sidewalks,the dazzling pop of fresh green leaves all appearing … More

Dance with Me

I don’t know who was more against it. We always held each other in vice grips. I waited for the … More

A Body at Rest

She sleeps deeply, beautiful as smooth carved marble, her moonlit face shows no wrinkles, no scars that you might see … More

Sloth

I would say or do anything to get out of this situation. Hey, I see clothes fluttering on the line … More

The Feud

The Elgin Marbles have stood up well, true, not wasting much under the rude press of time, considering their grief … More

Love Struck

My eyes burning and blurry fixed on the Honolulu International Center arena where she’s with her family at a kung … More

Race

In Hawai‘i, my Korean half dominates my look, so I blendin with the majority, no one can even tell I’m … More

Old Story

In a moment in my golden years I wonder if I’m an onion, each year representing another layer of love … More

If it wasn’t for bad luck

Destiny, a word redolent with possibility,is an outer world, one beyond usbut around us.As we live our lives we bump … More

Get Quiet

I watch as the party rages on across the way. It’s now officially after midnight, and no one’s phoned the … More

The Authors’ Voices

Like dog whistles we can’t be heard. If you could hear all of us, together, you’d never let us into … More

Missing Pages

I’m stapling together revised 5-year projections,our support staff still working remotely.I love this stapler, well worth the money,handling more than … More