Waikiki Summer

A L O H A!

Welcome Back to Virtual Hawaii

Three Sisters

"The defining function of the artist

is to cherish consciousness."

       Max Eastman

Father & Son

" Without that ache between us,

what was I made of? "

Kiran Desai,

of his deceased father

Double Trouble

 " Age, like distance

lends a double charm.  "

Oliver Herford

Spa Treatment

" I am not afraid of storms

for I am learning how to sail my ship.  "

Louisa May Alcott 



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Yes,
I am learning to sail
the seas of life.


Scrape the barnacles,
apply another coat-
of lipstick!


I'm coming to your town,
ocean-drunk
and unsteady on my feet,
but bringing stories
showing my turtle tattoos;


Thank you for inviting me to dinner
though I wear no shoes.


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