Monthly Archives: June 2008

Summer in the Ryukyus

This is a poem I composed to express the feeling of summer days in Okinawa.  Drops of sweat glisten in the sun, Trickling down flushed-out cheeks. Like rain-wash in a stony crag, Moisture flows and humidity peaks. The stickiness of … Continue reading

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Typhoon Season

Since June is the start of Typhoon Season in Okinawa. I thought this poem would be appropriate. I composed this one while sitting through a typhoon in my studio apartment in Okinawa 2003. The wind rips the Rock like a … Continue reading

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Typhoon Season

The wind rips the Rock like a saw through timber. Rain forms in broad sheets carried on great gales. In Okinawa cyclone blown, racked but limber. Prepare, batten down hatches and trim the sails. The sun has gone missing, swallowed … Continue reading

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Typhoon Season

The wind rips the Rock like a saw through timber. Rain forms in broad sheets carried on great gales. In Okinawa cyclone blown, racked but limber. Prepare, batten down hatches and trim the sails. The sun has gone missing, swallowed … Continue reading

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Typhoon Season

The wind rips the Rock like a saw through timber. Rain forms in broad sheets carried on great gales. In Okinawa cyclone blown, racked but limber. Prepare, batten down hatches and trim the sails. The sun has gone missing, swallowed … Continue reading

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