Communion

In a cave here, on a mountaintop thereKorea lives in me by bits and piecesBite-sized chunks I can drink inMelts … More

Ultimate

Ultimate Dave — he gave himself that name — is bragging again. “I’m the king of ultimate frisbee,” he proclaims, … More

To Books Never Read

The shelves, like his mind, are stuffed with booksAnd there are piles of them, neatly stackedOn tables throughout the houseMore … More

The Concentration Camp at Dachau, Germany

I’ve traveled by myself, and I’ve gone with tour groupsAnd the thing about solo journeys is thisWith trips anywhere when … More

You’re So Ambitious for a Juvenile

My guardian angel wasn’t there to protect meWhen my nose sucked in gobs of chlorinated waterMy eyes stinging and my … More

My Tiny History Here

I wonderIf the moon impartsA four billion year oldHistory lessonDo I miss any instructionAsleep most times belowUnable to knowWhat wisdom … More

Ready To Begin?

The pressure of high-school speech tournamentsbesides the speaker, and the six to follow,is something few students handle well automatically.There are … More

Good Save

In my trips to China with my Qi Gong master, I’ve been able to visit places even many Chinese have … More

Practice

It happened one day in the 13th year of his commitment.Standing outside Macy’s, he took a step and foundit landed … More

To Grow

It was the conversation Mr. and Mrs. Kakesako had dreaded having. Well, the one they’d dreaded having would have been … More

A Guppy’s Dream

My pond’s overrun by guppies again, and at perhaps 2000 gallons, it’s not a small one. . . . a … More

Haven’t you learned anything? she says

What is it you see out there?  What do you hear? My woman standing at the window staring out into the … More

Traveler’s Mileage Rewards

You regret it now, the random encounter you had while on vacation, when your genitals burn you awake in the … More

How To Screw

In my younger days, it was so easy, so straightforward.Really, in my house there was only one way to do … More

Some Costly Free Advice

Each new door is an opening on another dawn. Yawn. I sing, “It seems to me I’ve heard that song … More

Old Criticism

The women were of all kinds so many stunning ones passed before me breathless water flowing round me rushing cool … More

Kauaʻi, Boys, Is nō ka ʻoi

EXTERIOR. ON THE BEACH AT KEKAHA, KAUAʻI, HAWAIʻI EVENING Four friends, BEANPOLE, BROWNIE, GOODIE, and PEANUT sit on the sand … More

Mind Your Frickin Manners

Lots of times you don’t know if it’s a joke with Dave or not.  If you survey all us folks … More

Target

He watched the Buddhist monks practice their archery at Kapiolani Park. They would draw back the bowstring, close their eyes, … More

NaNoWriMo: More About That Later, Chapter 15, Get Your Motor Running

When I would hear my friends talk about what their children were going through to get their driver licenses, I … More