Pidgin Aunty

"gunfunnit!" she yells
out comes da rubbah slippah
aunty all huhu


*written 2002
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Potluck

Potluck at da beach
plenny cousins fo play wit
no mo time fo eat


*written 2001
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USS Arizona Memorial

Many tourists stop
Some to lay down flower lei
in a waters' grave


*written 2000
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Attack

Dawn on a Sunday
Red Sun in the morning sky
a quiet island

*written 2000
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Haleakala

Haleakala
a show of golden hues at
sunrise and sunset


*written 1999
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Plumeria

Lauhala basket
full of sweet plumeria
stringing flower lei


*written 1999
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Pipeline

Moving under me
waves above the coral reefs
the bonzai pipeline


*written 1999
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Puka

Sand crabs run to hide
As I search for puka shells
Stranded by the tide


*written 1996
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Waiting

Another morning
Still she waits for him to call
Purple Heart encased


*written 1996
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Hiroshima

Skin like paper hangs
Human shadows left on walls
From a blinding flash

*written 1969
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At A Foggy Lake

At a foggy lake
where the fishes used to dance
there I stood alone


*written 1969
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