I’ve never written a poem But I have walked a lava field at midnight And seen the ropy hair of Pele unfurl in searing orange into a roiling sea. Year of the Snake Contest Entry. 230 words.
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Dragon
Jizo
A year of the dragon entry – 174 words.
Kids have a certain way of knowing.
This one is for Lyle.
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Dragon
Makali'i Risen
Year of the Dragon – October entry. 100 words: "Unsaid things," "The Will of the Gods." The land accepts the life-giving rain. Seasons can be known, but the human heart cannot.
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Dragon
Comfort
This is a September Year of the Dragon 100-word contest entry: 100 words