As the song goes, “They say that Maui nō ka ‘oi, and I agree.” Once upon a time, when he … More
Tag: #Aging
From Flames
Can smell the fireand the watersometimes imagineif water has a smellthat remnant steamy scentof memories Never cared for the way … More
It’s Inevitable
What’s that oneOn the tip of your tongueOr more your ear It goesDa da da di da di da da … More
Arrivals and Departures
At any momentTurn a cornerOpen your eyesSwitch on a lightHe’s hereYou recognize himComing to you without greetingA pause at the … More
Direction
What happened to my compassI had it when I was a cub scoutLearning about directionsStuck in a drawer somewhereI hunt … More
Something New
From the moment he woke up this morning, he knew he needed something different. As he brushed his teeth, looking … More
I am not sentimental
Never have beenNor ever plan to beWon’t waste words on timeOr anything gone byThe delicate sensibilityFeelings first and wistfulNostalgiaA waste … More
A Word to the . . .
Every second on the clock I learnA second’s more something.Even asleep dreams tickTheir teachings to me,Reassembling information accruedThrough years, mixing … More
Fish
Fish Squatting at the pond’s edge, he held a small fishnet in his hand. He could smell the familiar slight … More
No one is here
To watch me leaveStepping out of the room unseenWith no goodbyesThey might say if they were hereHe’s not goneThey might … More
Live
This new year begins with dreamsShopping and love and judging a speech tournamentWith friends who live on the East CoastOne … More
Wintering Over
I would watch the lake ice break upMonstrous blocksCompeting for space as they expandedWorking against each otherConstantly shifting positionsAt night … More
Winter
Go ahead near the end and try To warm yourself in solitary winter Go burn the letters, the diaries, the … More
Enclosure
There is no living with us nowWhen we’re all boxedInside like thisThe walls closing outsideAnd each of us butting headsAgainst … More
Thought Time Stopped
For sure with no more counting up or downWith no key sought to wind a forward sweepOr so it seemed … More
Ghosts
That old child watches youSees you at each instant of your lifeObserves what you becomeWhat time does to youLaughs some … More
That’s the One
I enter the vaultWhere lights never workOnly the dimmest glowSeeping through the open doorHelps me hunt In here lies every … More
Open Questions
Your savaging self asksWill I no longer be me? Wilding awayWill I realizeWhen I don’t recognize myself? Slipping from the … More
Dream Burial
When I understood he understoodI answered him with OkayThe blank expression on my faceDisguising my anguishAt his answer of OkayA … More
The Moon Setting
It was always like, Hey, brahThe f-ing moon’s setting on usWe gotta get outta this placeBecause our folksAre gonna freak … More
Lanning Lee 