Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Ox Writing Contest -- May 2021
No Honor
People will never come to the realization that, heartless people have no honer. Yet we are blind to that fact, that we as human beings can scrutinize anyone with a…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Ox Writing Contest -- May 2021
Aloha, Peace, & Love
Waikiki A place with aloha With love And peace Waikiki A place surrounded by the smell of the sea With Smell of summer Smell of the blue And the…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Ox Writing Contest -- May 2021
Productivity-What it means?
Productivity. This word can mean many different things to many different people. So what does it mean to me? It means that I am progressing at a type of pace…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Ox Writing Contest -- May 2021
A Place Called Waikiki
On the south shore of Oahu where all the tourists can be found is a place called Waikiki a place to hang around. A 2-mile stretch of white sand…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Ox Writing Contest -- May 2021
Now
Time goes fast, time goes slow. When you think of the past, you ask yourself why does time go so fast? With a blink of an eye you finish elementary…
Bamboo Shoots Submission for Year of the Ox Writing Contest -- May 2021
Kumuhonua, beach bum or big chief? 250 hua ‘olelo (words)
A beach front hotel in Waikiki, hours after a postcard sunset. The resort is finally returning to “normal”. A malihini man comes rushing into the lobby, shouting. “There’s an old…
A very Happy May to all of you writers, and a special aloha to all you Kalani High School Falcons. There are three writing prompts for this month’s contest. Your…