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Lanning Lee

Aloha and e komo mai. I'm an author of prose and poetry born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. I publish a daily rough draft here on my author site. Please read with me, comment, and please share your own writing. Mahalo for reading, and a hui hou.

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Tag: Aging

Spin

I will enter the vault in search of the song I believe I have spun here on old vinyl.Memory could … More

#Music, #PoemsFromHawaii, #WriterSaturday, Aging

A Ghosting Story

       Her veined hand shakes as she grips the wooden bannister.  The faint knocking at the door has awakened her again, … More

#Ghosts, #StoriesfromHawaii, #WriterSaturday, Aging

Singular

Anytime you have the chance to see a blue blossom, be thankful for it, maybe bless it. Blue is the … More

#Nature, #PoemsFromHawaii, #WriterSaturday, Aging

Plumbing

I replaced a faucet set on one of my sinks, the old one having ceased to function. I don’t know … More

#PoemsFromHawaii, #WriterSunday, Aging

Our Entangling

into the forest into the heart heart of darkness heart where love sparks sparks light passion sparks grow fires fires … More

#Love, #PoemsFromHawaii, #WriterTuesday, Aging

Happy Birthday

What it is important to forget all about is this wish, in what would be your classic bated moment, about … More

#Love, #PoemsFromHawaii, #WriterWednesday, Aging

Would Ever Seen

I feel you off-hand in my pocket just now,jingle your magic among the loose change,finger the coin of your clever … More

#Love, #PoemsFromHawaii, #Wisconsin, #WriterTuesday, Aging

To Be at Sea

I’d like to finish round and glossy with some good I’ve done.Is any excuse good enough in the end for … More

#PoemsFromHawaii, #WriterMonday, Aging

Well?

The well of regret runs deep, clear, cold, hot, then high. I’m a rock tossed into this endless pit, traveling … More

#PoemsFromHawaii, #WriterSunday, Aging

The Cleaner

Everything appeared tidy, organized,each item in its proper place,but when I took a closer look ata lamp, a painting, or … More

#PoemsFromHawaii, #WriterSunday, Aging

To paint the devil on the wall

Don’t ask, Will I always be me or will I change? Will I realize when I do not recognize myself … More

#PoemsFromHawaii, #Time, #WriterSaturday, Aging

Rise

Every morning a variety of birds chirp and sing me awake. And I am pleased and thankful at this late … More

#Birds, #PoemsFromHawaii, #WriterThursday, Aging

What’s Black and White

Every morning my father brings in the newspaper, pours himself a cup coffee, then sits at the dining room table … More

#Fathers, #Loss, #PoemsFromHawaii, #Time, #WriterFriday, Aging

I am a Korean Lee

이 (Lee/Ee/I/Yi/Ri/Rhee/Rhie/Reeh) There are other variants, but that’s plenty for now. 이 is the second most common Korean surname, surpassed … More

#PoemsFromHawaii, #WriterThursday, Aging

Routine Maintenance

The mechanic wipes his hands with a greasy cloth, says, Time breaks down the integrity of any vehicle,which one day … More

#PoemsFromHawaii, #WriterWednesday, Aging

Nature Is Revealed

Where are the ones in the suits of gold,those second lookers who’d whiplash our tender necks,the heart beaters who’d burst … More

#Changes, #Childhood, #Love, #Memories, #Nature, #Nostalgia, #OldAge, #PoemsFromHawaii, #Teenagers, #WriterSunday, Aging

When I have fears

in the small hours, fingers interlocked behind my head, I search the hidden ceiling straining to see any star beyond, … More

#OldAge, #PoemsFromHawaii, #WriterWednesday, Aging

The Homecoming (Part Two)

He sipped his tea.  Black tea in the daytime, green tea at night, right?  Or was it the other way … More

#Dreams, #FathersandDaughters, #Hawaii, #LovedOnes, #Time, #WriterSunday, Aging

That blade of grass there

the one with brown edges now, is the journeywork of a fading star, our cooling sun’s the one. Really in … More

#sonnetsfromhawaii, #Time, #WriterWednesday, Aging

My Flying Machine

I can’t remember when I stopped dreaming about flying. This recurred often, once a month or more. I would be … More

#Dreams, #PoemsFromHawaii, #WriterWednesday, Aging

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