by Jim Kraus
Past the line of stones,
watch out for the kiawe, its thorns.
Then run across the hot sand Continue reading
Tag Archives: Hawaii
Crossing Pāpōhaku Beach
Filed under Poetry
The Problem with History in Hawai`i
by Christian Hanz Lozada
History is present in every rock
Kamehameha left on the side of the road
even though it’s also just a rock.
The Queen’s Guards are decked out in red
like a queen’s guard is decked out in red
and the luau dancers wear grass skirts. Continue reading
Filed under Poetry
Kākau (Tattoo)
by Doreen Beyer
He wears the eyes of his ancestors,
small dots
the sharp points of bird bone,
black indelible eyes
enormous with the weight of knowledge. Continue reading
Filed under Poetry
Golden Station
by Joe Balaz
Incurious
and numb to it all
da emotional atmospherics
dat stay emanating from da brain
is kinnah different
den da locomotive pulling da train.
Continue reading
Filed under Poetry
Abecedarian: The Final Cut
by Debbie Hall
You don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone
–Joni Mitchell
Aloha, Po’ouli, you shy little black-faced
bird, last one down from Haleakala’s slopes,
captive and tended by the hopeful, your one good eye Continue reading
