It’s November
and cold
back home
in Charlotte
trees
have blushed
by Summer’s
escapades
here
in Honolulu
the trees
have nothing
to be embarrassed
about
it’s still green
and lush
like velvet
curtains
flowers
still bloom
as giddy
as school
girls

Daybreak
starts
with obliteration
of night
a crushing
of dark
skies
which drips
into morning
like straining
orange juice
from its
fruit
the sun
brings light
long before
it crests
the horizon
like flashlights
in dark
forests
at last
the ball
of light
rises
and brings
with it
squints
and heat
and
tan lines

I awoke
to find
the east
light slowly
rising
like biscuits
in the oven
a bank
of clouds
floats
above
your
head
as I quietly
watch
you sleep
brushing
hair from your
eyes
I watch
as your
lids
flutter
by teasing
dreams
your stomach
rises
and falls
with every
breath

watching
you sleep
is what
I
imagine
angels
see
every
night

Icycles
of west
sunlight
landed
in your
hair
as we
sat
together
henna
and raspberry
and dark cherry
danced
like
twinkling
lights
your
brown eyes
were
coffee and cream
in color
your lips
full
were
silhouettes

You’re
thousands
of miles
away
you’ve become
a dream
a memory
you come
to me
in dreams
I don’t
remember

Lost
like a boat
set free
in a storm
you drift
further
out to sea
while I remain
ashore
watching you
bob and toss
in surf

just like my
dreams
of you
makes me toss
and turn
at night

I remember
months ago
when you
slept
next to me
in the little
row boat
of your dreams
you bobbed
and tossed
you’re dreams
taking you
out to sea

and farther
away
from me

Alone
I sit
staring
at the dormant
ogre
Diamond Head
a husk
of former
glory
as a volcano
spewing
itself
to create
the lush
island
Oahu
now
green
it disappears
into night
a looming
ghost
dark
as dark
as
night

The day
started
with heavy
clouds
like gray
oven mitts
over the ridge
above my house
Clouds
to the west
were maroon
streamers
skating
across the
sky
The sun
has now crested
the ridge
its warm light
like a low watt
light bulb
bathes
my bedroom
in
amber