Tag Archives: Hawaii

empty rooms – June 3

6.3.2015 I walked into the airport bathroom and there was blood   all around, dripping still fresh, pooling below the fixtures.   I turned to see if you were still there, had hidden, or fallen   and I stepped to the … Continue reading

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adjusting – May 29

5.29.2015 we wake slowly go splash in the waves then return for a bite of lunch and nap   afternoon walk prepares us for dinner and a mai-tai on a shoreview lanai.   adjusting. ——————–

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Iolani Palace – May 28

5.28.2015 uneasy lies the head that wears the crown   so Kalākaua built his palace to fend   the closing in presences from   America. ————————–

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mauka – May 21

5.21.2015 virgin forests look more primitive than imagined   underbrush, decaying old lives, vibrant new answering only   to the push of life within them, feral anything.   the beast looks steadily into our eyes   up here everything is … Continue reading

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VOG – May 20

5.20.2105 I’ve been up for two hours sitting in my pajamas with a bowl of cheerios in my hand and a blank stare.   there must be something in the air. ————————

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pots of gold – May 19

5.19.2015 fine mist sprays a turn of head and the arc of sky opens rainbow   above the trees down into laval scrub it sings of pots of gold. ————–

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lanai cats – May 16

5.16.2015 I move slowly so as to not scare a move.   last week they brawled, yowled careened in a death match   today with soft breezes and bird songs above they loll within feet of each other   one … Continue reading

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driving in the car – May 14

5.14.2015 driving in the car climate slip by, rain forest, desert, ranchland, town   the island’s variety moves within moments   while our bodies float between eras. ——————–

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adventurer: south point – May 10

5.10.2015 thirty foot drop to the southernmost point of land’s ocean   terror rides on her face. it seemed like the thing to do, an adventure   until there and the reward risk ratio pales. harsh rock faces, waves,   … Continue reading

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awakenings – May 9

5.9.2015 the walls shake us awake 4.5 in the night   while the lava pool rises at Kilauea crater.   Pele is shrugging her shoulders. —————

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