(1121)▪︎[ Falling Asleep To The Sound Of The Rain … 12•17•2020 ]

[ I Love Falling Asleep To The Distinct Sound Of The Rain ]
[ Especially After Having A Day ]
[ When My Whole Body Was Wracked With Pain ]

[ There Was A Serious Competition @ An All Day Get-
     Together Between Three Body Parts ]
[ To See Which One One Hurts The Most ]
[ Thankfully It Was Not My Heart ]
[ That Played The Gracious Host ]

[ Since I Just Had Surgery On My Left Foot, I
     Would Say That Would Be The Front Runner ]
[ If My Lower Back Put In A Bid To Play ]
[ That Would Just Make The Whole Scenario Even Funnier ]

[ But Pain Is Never Something To Laugh @ ]
[ Just Like Having The Thought Of Eating A ( KIT KAT ) ]
[ Would Instantly Cause You To Become Fat ]

[ The Sound Of The Rain Coming Down Is Soothing Like The
     Sound Of The Ocean Waves Breaking ]
[ & The Sight In My Mind ]
[ Is So Breathtaking ]

[ Since I Am Not Actually There ]
[ I Can Just Sit & Wonder ]
[ How It Would Feel When The Cool Breeze Of The Air ]
[ Running Through My Hair ]

[ But I Will Eventually ]
[ See ]
[ The Need ]
[ To Get & Go Back To Reality ]

~ Ka hopena ~

[ Mahalo iā ‘oe ]
[ A hui hou mākou ]
[ Aloha ] ‎
‎
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

(1122)▪︎[ The Year … 12•18•2020 ]

[ As The Year 2020 Rapidly ComesTo An End ]
[ I Hope That I Don’t Find ]
[ That The Love That I Get From Some Of My Friends ]
[ Does Not Turn Out To Be Just In My Mind ]

[ But Maybe I Will Find Better People To Become Friends
     With Someday ]
[ Some Who Know How To Play ]
[ & Enjoy Themselves In Completely Different Ways ]

[ Then Find That Catching Lightning In A Bottle, Sure Would
     Be Nice ]
[ But As You Reminisce About The First Time ]
[ Would You Ever Dare To Dream That It Could Happen Twice ]

[ For The 99.7% Of The People That This Had Never Happened
     To Them, Once ]
[ You Feel That You Have A Hunch ]
[ That This Would Happen Before Lunch ]

[ Why Would It Happen Twice For You? ]
[ Is It Because You Know What To Do ]
[ Automatically ]
[ When There Is An Obvious Clue? ]

[ How Are The Clues Seen? ]
[ Have You Had The Vision & ]
[ Ability Since You Were A Teen? ]

[ All Signs Point To The Year Of 2021 ]
[ Because When The Horrible Year Of 2020 Is Done ]
[ We Hope That The Next Year Will Be Alot More Fun ]

~ Ka hopena ~

[ Mahalo iā ‘oe ]
[ A hui hou mākou ]
[ Aloha ] ‎
‎
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

(1135)▪︎[ The 2nd Time Around … 12•23•2020 ]

[ Now, Just Because You Found Out ]
[ About ]

[ Surprise Number One ]
[ Doesn’t Mean We Are Done ]
[ With All Of The Fun ]

[ You Did Not Ruin Your Surprise By Any Means ]
[ So There Will Be No More Screams ]
[ & Take Your Hands Out Of The Pockets Of Your Jeans ]

[ So ]
[ Listen Close, To Know ]
[ Where We Want You To Go ]

[ Now Big M ]
[ Follow The Clues ]
[ & Listen To Every Single One Of Them ]

[ The First Clue That Is On Your List ]
[ Will Be Attached To Jessica’s Gift ]

[ Jessica Will Point You ]
[ In The Right Direction ]
[ For Clue ]
[ Number Two ]
[ So There Will Not Be A Change Or Correction ]

[ Jessica Will Say ( GO TO THE FRIDGE, IT IS RIGHT HERE ) ]
[ It Will Be Attached To The Bottom Of Your Favorite Beer ]

[ Clue Number Three ]
[ Will Have You Looking Under The Tree ]

[ Now Don’t Get Frustrated & Not Want To Continue This
     Anymore ]
[ Take This Nose Plug ]
[ & Look Behind Jessica’s Door ]
[ To Find Clue Number Four ]

[ Please Be Mindful Of Your Health ]
[ Don’t Take A Deep Breath ]
[ & Put A Mask On Your Face To Protect Yourself ]

[ Don’t Pause Or Wait ]
[ To Find Clue Number Five ]
[ Go & Look In Bolt’s Crate ]

[ Have Andrea Take You To Your Favorite Place ]
[ Clue Number Six ]
[ Will Be Handed To You By Your Saving Grace ]

[ Stay Strong, Keep Your Head Held High ]
[ I Decided To Write You Another Story ]
[ Because You Are One Really Great Guy ]

[ I Finally Got To Meet You, My Most Favorite Stranger,
      A Few Nights Ago ]
[ You Have Always Been One Person That I Want To Get Know ]

[ Just As I Expected ]
[ You Are One Man That Should Be Respected ]

[ Giving You This New Story Has Been My Utmost
     Pleasure ]
[ Because I Know This Gift ]
[ Will Be One That You Will Always Treasure ]

[ 2020 Has Definitely Been One Of Those Up & Down Years ]
[ There Have Been Far Too Many Tears ]
[ While Facing Down Many Fears ]

[ The Key To All Of This Will Be In The Hand Of The Woman That
     Shows You The Most Love ]
[ She Is The Woman That You Always Think Of ]

[ Everyone Feels That You Deserve This Gift ]
[ Everyone Hopes That This Will Always Give You A Well Deserved
     Lift ]

~ Ka hopena ~

[ Mahalo iā ‘oe ]
[ A hui hou mākou ]
[ Aloha ] ‎
‎
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

(1138)▪︎[ Happy December 25th, Everyone … 12•24•2020 ]

[ Here I Stand On Another December 25th Celebrating The
     Day ]
[ When I Asked Nicole The Biggest, Most Important Question
     That I Had Ever Asked ]
[ & She Answered With An ( EH, OKAY ) ]

[ Well Actually She Did Not Answer Me @ That Time ]
[ So Instead, She Gave Me Tears ]
[ Maybe Because She Saw How Big Of A Mountain This Would
     Be To Climb ]

[ So This Will Be Our 27th, December 25th Together ]
[ In Marriage, Things Sometimes Change As Fast As The
     Oregon Weather ]

[ This Years December 25th Will Be Different Because I Am
     Enjoying The Company Of Two New Friends ]
[ Friends & Family Means So Much More To Me Than Others Can
     Comprehend ]

[ My Circle Is As Small ]
[ As I Am Tall ]
[ But … I Do Not Mind That @ All ]

[ Z., You Came Into My Life On The 29th Of May ]
[ Maria Stopped Being My Cargiver 4 Days Earlier ]
[ Much To My Dismay ]
[ Because I Had No Say ]
[ For Things To Turn Out That Way ]

[ So When I Opened My Door & Met You, Z. ]
[ I Really Wondered If You Would Be ]
[ Patient Enough ]
[ To Take Care Of Me? ]

[ I Think It Took One Shift To Find Out ]
[ That You Could Walk ]
[ The Talk ]
[ Because You Were Definitely As Good As Your Agency Talked
     About ]

[ So Z, Tag, You Are It ]
[ When I Wanted Someone To Fit ]
[ You Come Into My House 4 Days A Week ]
[ & You Have NEVER Complained One Little Bit ]

[ Also Since Day One You Talked About This Incredible, Hard
     Working & Respectful Man ]
[ I am Usually Kind Of A Very Private Guy ]
[ But Right Away, Big M., I Became Your Biggest Fan ]

[ The Way That Z. Talked About You ]
[ & Talked About The Things That You Do ]

[ I Decided That I Had To Meet This Guy ]
[ & Have My Own Point Of View ]
[ Through My Own Two Eyes ]

[ So Far, So Good ]
[ & The Things That You Are & Have Been Going Through ]
[ Are 100% Understood ]

[ I Feel You Protect Me Through Your Thoughts ]
[ & I Thank You Lots & Lots ]

[ I Am Always Here For You To Give You Much Needed Advice ]
[ I Will Be Brutally Honest ]
[ Even If It Doesn’t Come Across As Being Nice ]

[ Big M & Z. You Have Become Important In My Life ]
[ Thank You For Taking Time Out Of Your Day ]
[ To Spend Some Time Here With Me, My Son & My Wife ]

[ I Root For You Two Making It More Than Any Other Couple I’ve
     Known ]
[ Except, Of Course, My Own ]

[ Staying Together Is Very, Very Hard To Do ]
[ Always Tell Each Other ( I LOVE YOU ) ]
[ When They Are Going To Be Out Of Your View ]

[ You Can Never Feel It, Say It, Mean It Or Hear It
     Too Much ]
[ Say It With A Warm & Loving Touch ]

[ Reach Out ]
[ When There’s Doubt ]

[ Care ]
[ & Share ]
[ Always Be There ]
[ Anytime ]
[ From Anywhere ]

[ Friends & Family Really IS What Makes The World Go ‘Round ]
[ Because I Have Found ]
[ They Are The Ones That Help Keep ]
[ My Feet ]
[ Firmly Planted On The Ground! ]

~ The End ~

[ Mahalo ]
[ A hui hou aku ]
     ‎    ‎
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

(1122)▪︎[ The Year … 12•18•2020 ]

[ As The Year 2020 Rapidly Comes To An End ]
[ I Hope That I Don’t Find ]
[ That The Love That I Get From Some Of My Friends ]
[ Does Not Turn Out To Be Just In My Mind ]

[ But Maybe I Will Find Better People To Become Friends
     With Someday ]
[ Some Who Know How To Play ]
[ & Enjoy Themselves In Completely Different Ways ]

[ Then Find That Catching Lightning In A Bottle, Sure Would
     Be Nice ]
[ But As You Reminisce About The First Time ]
[ Would You Ever Dare To Dream That It Could Happen Twice ]

[ For The 99.7% Of The People That This Had Never Happened
     To Them, Once ]
[ You Feel That You Have A Hunch ]
[ That This Would Happen Before Lunch ]

[ Why Would It Happen Twice For You? ]
[ Is It Because You Know What To Do ]
[ Automatically ]
[ When There Is An Obvious Clue? ]

[ How Are The Clues Seen? ]
[ Have You Had The Vision & ]
[ Ability Since You Were A Teen? ]

[ All Signs Point To The Year Of 2021 ]
[ Because When The Horrible Year Of 2020 Is Done ]
[ We Hope That The Next Year Will Be Alot More Fun ]

~ Ka hopena ~

[ Mahalo iā ‘oe ]
[ A hui hou mākou ]
[ Aloha ] ‎
‎
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

(628)▪︎[ I Do Not Want To Get To 70 … 7•28•2021 ]

[ As The Frustrations Set In, It Seems ]
[ Like All I Want To Do Is Let Out A Scream ]
[ Because This Is By Far, Not Part Of My Dreams ]

[ More To The Point ]
[ It Is A Nightmare ]
[ That Gets Me All Out Of Joint ]

[ Why Do I Let These Minor Things Get To Me ]
[ The Reasons For This ]
[ I Just Cannot See ]
[ Very Clearly ]

[ It Hits Me In The One Spot ]
[ That Makes Me Hot ]

[ 0 To 60 In 1 Second Flat ]
[ When I Get To 70 ]
[ I Feel Like Swinging A Baseball Bat ]

[ I Wish I Could Hit (25) Baseball’s ]
[ Against The Gym Walls ]

[ That Would Feel So Good ]
[ The Therapeutic Value ]
[ Is Clearly Misunderstood ]

[ The Cathartic Effect Would Send Me Sky ]
[ High ]

[ But When I’d Bottom Out ]
[ It Would Be A Very Low Point ]
[ No Doubt ]

[ But I Just Do Not Want To Go ]
[ That Low ]

~ Ka hopena ~

[ Mahalo iā ‘oe ]
[ A hui hou mākou ]
[ Aloha ] ‎
‎
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

(627)▪︎[ Making The Silence Last … 7•28•2021 ]

[ When You Look In The Mirror What Do You See? ]
[ Do You See The Person ]
[ That You Always Hoped You Could Be? ]

[ Why Can’t You See What Others Can See In You? ]
[ Is It Because You Don’t Want To? ]

[ Why Not? ]
[ Is It Tough Being Put On The Spot? ]
[ Is It That Hard To Re-Evaluate What You’ve Got? ]

[ Others See Your Potential ]
[ They Have Said That How You Go Through Life Has
Been Influential ]

[ To Others That Are Where You Came From ]
[ Show Others That Are Quiet ]
[ Not Dumb ]

[ Sometimes Silence Is The Best Answer That Was Never
Said ]
[ Sometimes Let Your Silence Get In Their Head ]

[ So Much So ]
[ They Become Lost ]
[ Making Things Seem, That Now They Don’t Know ]

[ What They Are Talking About ]
[ Leave Their Heads Swimming In Doubt ]

[ Maybe Next Time They Won’t Come @ You So Fast ]
[ That Is How Can Make Being Silent Really Last ]

~ Ka hopena ~

[ Mahalo iā ‘oe ]
[ A hui hou mākou ]
[ Aloha ] ‎
‎
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

(1122)▪︎[ The Year … 12•18•2020 ]

(1152)▪︎[ How Functional … 12•30•2020 ]

[ The Functionality]
[ Is Based On The Punctuality ]
[ Then, Depending On The Personality ]
[ You Get The Degree & Level Of Maturity ]

[ Did You Assume Or Speculate? ]
[ Did You Burp ]
[ Or Flatulate? ]

[ Either Way, You Let Out Wind ]
[ So When Will You Begin ]
[ Again ]
[ Either Way You Just Can’t Win ]
[ So Why, Or When ]
[ Would That Ever Be A Sin? ]

[ The Pain Moves Quickly Up & Down My Spine ]
[ & No I Don’t Need Any Cheese ]
[ To Go With This Whine ]
[ Even When You Say ( PLEASE ) ]
[ When I Take You Out To Dine ]

[ This Might Be Our Time ]
[ & Your Mountain To Climb ]
[ But The Way This Is Written ]
[ Everyone, Everywhere, Everytime ]
[ Will Say That I & Only I, Wrote This Rhyme! ]

~ Ka hopena ~

[ Mahalo iā ‘oe ]
[ A hui hou mākou ]
[ Aloha ] ‎
‎
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

(1125)▪︎[ My Big Mistake … 12•19•2020 ]

[ All That I Could Ever Do ]
[ Is To Say That I Am Sorry ]
[ Because I Never Meant To Hurt You ]

[ I Wish That The Words Would Have Stayed In
My Head ]
[ So They Were Never Said ]

[ @ That Instance You Were Not Listening To Me ]
[ & I Would Not Just Let Things Be ]
[ But Now I Can See ]

[ That You Are Just Being The Same Old You ]
[ & I Was Blind To The Social Cue’s ]

[ As Soon As I Said It I Had Regret ]
[ Because Saying That ]
[ Was As Low As Low Can Get ]

[ I Have Been Really Moody Since The Day After Last ]
[ Usually I Have A Good Filter ]
[ But That Comment Came Out Way Too Fast ]

[ I Am Very Sure ]
[ That The Comment Did Not Paint A Very Good Or
Accurate Picture ]

[ I Can’t Apologize Anymore Than I Already Had ]
[ I Know What I Said Was Extremely Bad ]
[ But If We Can’t Work This Out ]
[ I Will Be Very Sad ]

~ Ka hopena ~

[ Mahalo iā ‘oe ]
[ A hui hou mākou ]
[ Aloha ] ‎
‎
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]