Land of Aloha (HS 144)

It’s amazing to imagine that at one time Hawaiʻi had to be sold,a barely known collection of merely faraway map … More

Vast (HS 143)

I’m standing at the edge of the Sahara Desert,looking out upon sand and sand and sand as far as I … More

These things. I thought I’d wear them only when I died.I’ve never been accused of being a social butterfly,have long … More

“The children,” she said, trying to lift her hand, but only able to look their way, nod her head toward … More

I have this faint hope, to ask, as I self-isolatehere on the mountainside below Puʻu ʻŌhiʻa– the place that foreigners … More

With you, every day is lemon meringue day,that balance of sweet and sour on my tongue,huge fruit grown on your … More

With all the African Tulip trees in bloom, the hillside looked like a huge, undulating birthday cake. “Beautiful,” she said. “Just … More

Love, must I not have a word with you, just for laughs,see the rain, how clearly the sky bleeds for … More

Every one of us saw him as an ignorant ass,and the beer was cold, and the oaths flowed,and maybe we … More

I said, You’re so appealing,you set my mind reeling,lady I got a powerful feelingI’m about to fall hard. I could … More

The wind moaned all through the night, groaned so,making love for hours to the trees surrounding me,the two swaying together … More

My phone. I carry it everywhere.Sometimes I think I am the sanest person I know of.Then I think about Snowden.Don’t ask … More

This is neon lit backstreetsbeckoning tourists to ogle belly-dancers,choose the one who will do more than simply shimmy.We arrive at … More

We sip tea at a long table, waiting for another Taoist monk to speak to us. This will be the … More

He walks around the valley every morning,deep in composition beneath the shadows of trees and cliffs,a circuit of crystallization, mile … More

My grandparents, all four,they bless me as I come into this world,I bless them as they go. Go to college, … More

When the moon whispersBelladona, dance,lighting her with its slightest touch,even if the wind is barely there,still a smallest of breezes … More

She stands alone, a little hunched, a bump slowly reshaping her back,this empress of her mom and pop shave ice … More