Tag Archives: nature

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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shallow joys – May 18

5.18.2015 a shower, a glass of wine and a great dinner.   what more could you ask?   Andy Griffith on channel four. —————–

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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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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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Keoua trembled – May 7

5.7.2015    [Keoua trembled] Keoua trembled when the earth exploded knowing in his soul that Pele had rejected him.   the road to his sacrifice was only a foregone, foretold, last step. —————– *In 1790 Keoua was the last chieftain … Continue reading

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Akaka Falls – May 6

5.6.2015  [Akaka Falls] knees buckle, arms quake, head ducks in terror at nature’s height   primate, primitive instinct pulls one lower to ground, feet splayed head hunched, arms akimbo, hands clenching whatever is graspable, the eyes barely able to raise … Continue reading

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force majeure – April 30

4.30.2015     [force majeure] cat lies in the center of the room that we get to wander by and into but only if we don’t thump too loudly. ——————

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when the chirrups stop – April 27

4.27.2015 things suddenly go quiet sharp crisp quiet at the sludge pond   when the chirrups stop, the spring frogs freeze.   something is there.   fox, coyote, predator perhaps a human has stepped too close   all bird trills, … Continue reading

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