I tink I saw him one night after Mokie wen beat up his wife, kids were screaming, dogs were barking and da whole neighborhood woke up, even Sissie Girl, Tutu's favorite cat. I dunno how anyone can forget dat nite! Was unreal, I mean fo real, was unreal
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Horse
Lanai
You can have aaaall da pineapples you like …
A poem inspired by the news Lanai has a new landlord
245 words – My trigger is: they were the wrong size
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Snake
Haiku
Getting laid off again in 11 words
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Snake
Da Bambucha Kabocha Moon – for Bruddah Brit : 63 words
Can make plenty pumpkin tempura wit dat big bambucha one in da corner…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Snake
Kapahulu- Still get flames at her luʻau feet. For Cuz Erica
You know Nani, the most precious thing to me is something we can take from this 'aina, we can keep it alive and growing. Let's take some plants from the lehua taro patch. Word count:858
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Snake
Kapahulu- Flames at her luʻau feet…
Uncle comes tearing out of the house saying, Ma, come back in da house, she going come get you too you know! : 494 words
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Snake
Kapahulu- Kaika's Torch Fishing Tale
…when Uncle Bobo picked me up, he was wearing something kinda different under his fishing shirt, like one shiny night clubbing shirt, Don Ho style kine. Like I said, UNDERNEATH his hamajang fishing shirt.: 1,044 words
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Snake
Kapahulu
That ghost! I seen him again! Standing right there like last night, right by the lehua taro plant! : 486 words
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Snake
Kapahulu- 427 words
Just cut him some slack if he gets thirsty every night around dinner time.
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Dragon
Mary-Jane Leina'ala's Barbie "Airliner"
Or, just another day at swing set-level altitude: 373 words