Category Archives: Poetry

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 →

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 →

This is a poem about a sacred place in southern Okinawa called "Himeyuri No To" (Cave of the Virgins). My poem details what happened there and explains why it is a sacred place. A memorium of mourning after the last … Continue reading →

Spring Has Come to Okinawa Ryukyu spring arrives with a slight heaviness in the air. Forewarning of the overwhelming humidity felt in summer time. Small drops of perspiration escape from the edges of hair. In prelude to the devastating heat … Continue reading →

Nakajin Castle (Nakijin-jo) ruins are in the Nago region of Okinawa. Many Uchinanchu go there to pray at shrines on the ruins site. I have visited there several times and have also prayed there. My visits inspired me to compose … Continue reading →

Here is a Free Verse Poem that I composed in 2002 about life in Okinawa. I hope you enjoy this tribute to the Ryukyus.

In mystic lands far-Far East Tropic of Cancer mapped. Where wind swirls sea like rising yeast upon the coral capped.  Here a group of islands lay in blue ocean with white foam. Peaceful lands with simple ways Uchinanchu (Oo-chin-nan-chew) call … Continue reading →

Hello, I am new to this site. However, I was involved with the original version of Okinawa.com that was active some eight years ago. I lived on Okinawa at Nishihara-cho from February 2002 to November 2004 and I go back … Continue reading →