Sentinel island is A vast place Protecting a tribe Of Pacificans From the outside We don’t see Or speak to Or hear from Them But we know Where they are And we know That they’re there
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Java Isle
Fang of May
That’s what I’m choosing To call The thing on a string Pried out of a beast maw, Carved into, And given to me. That’s what I call The tooth taken from The land of ‘alala Meant to be gifted During the holidays By the violinist who Bartered for it in Hawaii. And I stare atContinue reading “Fang of May”
Parking Lot
Parking Lot Nothing is normal No one is evil It took so long To see the edge Hands and knees On A cliff so sheer Way up here On an island cloud Lines in a Broken Parking lot Glow a Gritty white I know what I should feel Should feel Natural Like the asphalt OnContinue reading “Parking Lot”
A Lodge Vista
A Lodge Vista It stormed that day Just off the quay Not here on the shore Or even inland No, that day It stormed in the bay No anchored vessel Safe from struggle No fortress castle Stemmed the bustle Of the many vessels That did down rain On the coastline Down the hillside Just aContinue reading “A Lodge Vista”
Hawaiian Corvidae
Hawaiian Corvidae Hanging On a chain Around a neck Consider an early gifted Die cast sheen Swaying in the breeze Ages ancient ‘Alala cawed and Alala was prayed to Islands ago Volcanos yet To show These are the skulls Of dead Hawaiian crows
Sea of Doors
Sea of Doors We were in Maine On a rowboat, charging to an island Through all the rain The waves were high enough to see Even though I agreed to this I don’t know you or you What is this heavenly place? It’s not like I remember it anyway Who are you? I fought toContinue reading “Sea of Doors”
Mizu Moyase
Mizu Moyase Set fire to shallow pacific water Make the air here that much hotter Mai tais on the shores of Maui We’re all having fun here aren’t we? Ships pass by, jealous, each Of bonfires set by us on the beach Sandy vistas, grains creeping in Reefs allowing commital of sin We couldn’t beContinue reading “Mizu Moyase”
Consume Reality! 