Surprise, Surprise. Scheduled to “teach” a Haiku Poetry Workshop at the Asian Pacific Heritage Celebration at the Foster City Library, I prepped the room by taping haiku poems by Basho, Shiki and Shosan on the walls. Imagine my jolt when I walked into the room and saw children and adults. I was expecting an adult [...]
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Haiku Writing Workshop
Posted in My Rants About Something, Poetry, Poetry and Writing, Sacramento Poetry Center, Thoughts, Musings, Things to Share, tagged Haiku Writing, Poetry on May 29, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Letting Go
Posted in Poetry, tagged Graduation, Letting go on May 28, 2012 | 2 Comments »
May and June…caps and gowns. I wrote the following poem for my friend Charlie who’s seeing his first born graduate from high school and leave for college. Charlie used the word “bittersweet.” Many years I ago, I wrote a similar poem for my friend Ellen who saw her first born leave for college at the [...]
Diagnosis: Genius Rejected – VIDEO
Posted in Alzheimer's Disease, Caregiving, Dignity in Aging, Elder Care, My Books, Poetry, tagged Mosaic Moon on May 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Sometimes it’s better to laugh than to cry. This can be very true when caring for an Alzheimer’s patient. I wrote this poem about taking my mother for her evaluation and published it in my first book about Alzheimer’s caregiving, Mosaic Moon. I did this reading at the Hawaii Child & Family Services luncheon earlier [...]
the last poem of april
Posted in Poetry, tagged Poetry Month on April 23, 2012 | 3 Comments »
a non-punctuated partner how utterly boring to have a partner of perfection how utterly utterly lucky to have a friend just like me my silent voice blind spots and spaces that bring life to the dead white crested waves against shoreline rocks glass topped ponds in still of winter how [...]
Hello Forsythia
Posted in Poetry, Thoughts, Musings, Things to Share, tagged Forsythia, poetry April, Trader Joe's on April 14, 2012 | 5 Comments »
I walked into Trader Joe’s today and stood before the flowers for more than a moment. Four branches of Forsythia for $4.95.I bought a bunch. It took me back eleven years when I was first introduced to Forsythia in Hawaii. Check this poem I wrote on my first encounter with one of nature’s magical surprises [...]
Poetry from Hawaii
Posted in Hawaii, Poetry, tagged Kauai sunset on April 10, 2012 | 2 Comments »
It’s a dark and stormy day, not a good day to select poems for posting for anyone looking for sunny-side up poems. But I’m ruled by nature . . . Dusk at Kauai Surf A sadness falls over me As man’s torches Replace the sun Beyond the red mountains. A giant Japanese fan Ripples out [...]
April is Poetry Month
Posted in Poetry on April 1, 2012 | 1 Comment »
The Poem Unwritten I want to write that poem for you, That poem of such magnificence It would be called a masterpiece. I want to write that poem that says What poets have tried to convey Since Virgil and Ovid. I want to write that poem for you That would turn you inside out With [...]
A Green Thumb
Posted in Going Green, My Rants About Something, Poetry, tagged A green poem, Capelli Hair Salon, Green Thumb, Styrofoam cups on February 4, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Turning Capelli Green My thumb turns light green, barely noticeable when it comes to gardening, but guess what? I was using it in the wrong places. These past few weeks, my thumb turned brilliant green, it almost jaded the sun. Well, I’m exaggerating a few layers of green. One of my joys is having my [...]
NYC – Denver
Posted in Poetry, tagged Brookdale National Group Respite Conference, Charles Pellegrino, CO, Renaissance Hotel in Denver, Subway, World Trade Center Memorial on November 20, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Country Mouse in NYC and Denver, CO: I needed words, more than photo images to capture certain moments on this trip and I share a few with you. World Trade Center Memorial: friend Charles Pellegrino used his family pass for his first visit to the Memorial and I was honored to be with him. I [...]
NYC, Here I Come
Posted in Events, My Books, Poetry, tagged Breaking the Silence:A Caregiver's Voice, Brookdale National Group Respite Conference, Charles Pellegrino, Mosaic Moon: Caregiving Through Poetry, Occupy Wall St, Sets Yoshida on October 21, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Off to NYC and Denver. CO The country mouse will be in the Big Apple on the 29th. It’ll be a treat to see my friend Sets who moved from Hawaii to the big city. You can see her poetry in Mosaic Moon: Caregiving Through Poetry. Sets is a practicing Buddhist . She tried but [...]
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