Hawai‘i Literature & Art
— Since 1978 —
She opened the door, peered within, then, sighing, closed it. Three days of leftovers; time to transform, Chopped-wise, or commence discarding. She didn’t like to waste. As she stood in…
Everyone knows January first is new To me, new means That sweet scent of a just born baby’s head The smell and crackle of book pages never read by anyone…
It’s another spring coming that I won’t be back in Madison, go there to write, my personal writing workshop, a retreat, where the energy is good and the writing flows….
Why, hello again, Miss Sadie So pretty this morning Like mornings past Beaming brightly Glowing whitely Coquettishly glimmering Chrome shimmering GLC 300 Paper plates serving notice: 02/28/22 Some lucky someone’s…
1st Feels like the old new year: infinite loop; flying Dutchman; Möbius strip. 2nd Paranoid about going to the gym though working out with a trainer in a room by…
It’s called the Novel Coronavirus and by novel they mean it’s a “new pathogen of a previously known type”. By “they” I mean the World Health Organization who approves the…
Imagine arriving at house beautiful, someone’s home, unburdened of personal effects. A temporary code to access entry, the weight of a nickel-brass key abandoned to another life. Rooms decorated to…
Older Traditions: Fireworks fizzled But shared Year-end soba Warmed the rain soaked night. eyk 1/1/2022 hatsu haiku The big pot comes down Sound of Mizuna chopping Making ozoni. eyk 1/1/2020…
Happy New Year. This month, let’s go for 100 to 500 words. This time, I’m thinking of new things. New looks, new cars, new ideas, new shoes, new names, new…