(024)▪︎[ The Mood … 2024 ]

[ To Say That If You Are In A Somber Mood, You Would Be Minimizing Things ]
[ What Happened Last Night, Still Stings ]
[ You Wish The Whole Night Could Just Fly Away ]
[ On Magical Wings ]

[ You Do Not Know How, Why Or When It Went Off Of The Rail? ]
[ Sometimes You Wonder When Civility Set Sail? ]
[ If That Was An Attempt To Stay Civil ]
[ It Sure Did Fail ]

[ Sometimes The Worst Thing That You Do Is Be Alone With Your Thoughts ]
[ Then You Start Thinking About Them ]
[ & It Ties You Up In Knots ]

[ What A Vicious Circle You Are Leaving ]
[ You Are Not Doing Anything Worth Believing ]
[ You Are Not Relieving ]

[ Any Stress ]
[ So That Creates An Even Bigger Mess ]
[ But Then You Start To Digress ]

[ Trying To Get Through Quirk After Quirk ]
[ You Are Trying Your Hardest To Figure Out What Will Work ]

[ So Far, Not So Good ]
[ If You Think That It Should ]
[ Everything Will ]
[ Everything You Say, Seems To Be Misunderstood ]
[ Just Like You Thought That They Would ]

[ You Really Need To Get The (COULD & SHOULD) Out Of Your Mind ]
[ Start Having The Positive Kind ]
[ Of Thoughts ]
[ This Way, You Might Find ]

[ That In The (60+) Years That You Have Under Your Belt ]
[ You Have Yet To Find The Secret Where You Have Felt ]
[ That Your Problems Will Become Like The Snow Outside & Melt ]

[ Is There Such A Secret ]
[ That You Have Not Yet ]
[ Met? ]

[ There Is Nothing Out There That Has Been Found ]
[ That The Fountain Of Youth Is Under That Mound ]
[ Of Ground ]

[ If There Is, Could You Please Raise Your Right Hand ]
[ When Given The Command? ]
[ You Feel That If You Do Not Come Up With An Answer ]
[ You Will Be Forever Damned ]

[ What Would Be The Difference Between That & This? ]
[ Take A Look All Around ]
[ Then Could Somebody Tell You What You Would Miss? ]

[ Is There Something? ]
[ Or Is The Answer,
(NOTHING!) ]

Mahalo
~LopakaDeVoe~

(111)▪︎[ A Meaningful Story … 2•8•2022 ]

[ I Have This Friend, Who I Dearly Love ]
[ Who Really Has Alot Of Faith In The Man Who Lives Really High
Above ]

[ I Have Tried My Hardest To Be The Best Male Friend That She Has
Ever Had ]
[ & I Have Tried My Hardest To Never Make Her Mad ]

[ I Am Very Sure ]
[ That I Have Never Wanted To Be On The Wrong Side Of Anger
With Her ]

[ Oh, I Have Heard Story After Story ]
[ Of Her Past Glory ]

[ She Became (2) Parents To Her Kids When Her Husband Of
Over (30) Years Passed ]
[ But Parental Love Did Not Lapse ]

[ She Took On The Mother/Father/Grandmother/Grandfather
Roles Quite Well ]
[ Love & Honesty Did Not Go To Hell ]

[ I Could Never Pinpoint The Day Or Event That, When Or How We
Became Best Friends ]
[ We Just Did ]
[ So That Is Where & When The Mystery Ends ]

[ She Is So Hard-Headed, She Told Me The Nickname That She
Wanted Me To Call Her By ]
[ I Do Not Speak Spanish & I Did Not Know The Definition ]
[ But I Gave It A Try ]

[ She Did Not Curse @ Me ]
[ She Did Not Slap Me ]
[ She Did Not Shoot @ Me (WHERE DID SHE GET A GUN IN THIS
STORY?) ]
[ She Did Not Send Her Son Or Her Large Brother After Me ]

[ So It Did Not Offend ]
[ So I Guessed That I Did Not Have My Life To Defend ]

[ When I Say It, Nobody Gets Chafed ]
[ So I Think That I Am Safe ]

[ I Have Learned Through Our Short Friendship That When
Cavarona Says To Do Something, That Something Gets Done ]
[ Or Nobody Gets A Warm Tortilla ]
[ Or Has Any Fun ]

[ She Says It Means, (HARD HEADED, STUBBORN) ]
[ Well That Hits The Nail On The Head ]
[ It Probably Started, Right After She Was Born ]

[ My Friend Is Solid & Built Like A Tank ]
[ A Couple Of Mystery Men Tried To Treat Her Like A Community
Bank ]

[ That Was A Hard Sell ]
[ They Could Not Crack That Titanium Shell ]

[ But My Best Friend Will Be Leaving Us Soon ]
[ Maybe I Could Reminisce About Her When I See The Moon ]

[ But That Is Not What Keys My My Memory To That Smile
On Her Face ]
[ I Know What & Where ]
[ It Will Be My Place ]

[ We Had So Many Long Talks Instead Turning Of The T.V. On ]
[ What Am I Going To Do The Minute AFTER I Am Told That
She Has Gone ]

[ For Her Memorial She Told Me To Wear My Vans, Shorts &
A Hawaiian Shirt ]
[ I Just Hopes That Nobody Thinks That I Am Being Disrespectful ]
[ & Knocks My Ass In The Dirt ]
[ I Don’t Want To Get Hurt ]

[ I Hope That Maria Tells Someone That This ]
[ Was Her Wish ]

[ We Talked About That There Was Not A Single Time Where She
Saw Me Wearing Long Pants ]
[ Not Even A Glance ]

[ No Pictures, No Nothing ]
[ I Can Not Remember The Last Time That I Wore Pants For
Something

[ My Mind Is Flooded With So Many Thoughts & Words ]
[ Flying Around Like A Big Bunch Of Birds ]

[ So Much To Say ]
[ So Little Time ]
[ What Is The Way ]
[ That I Could End This Story That I Wrote To My Very Best Friend,
But Make It Rhyme? ]

~ Ka hopena ~

[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

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(1089)▪︎[ I Can’t Wait … 12•29•2021 ]

[ Oh, Cavarona Cavarona ]
[ I Sure Am Going To Miss Ya ]

[ I Know That Several Weeks Can Go By ]
[ In Between The Days When You Can Stop By To Say (HI) ]

[ The Main Point There Is That You CAN Do That ]
[ But You Can’t When You Are In The State Where Men
     Primarily Wears A Cowboy Hat ]

[ Cavarona You Are Often A Ray Of Sunshine When All
     There Is Outside Is Rain ]
[ Sometimes Your Texts Or Phone Calls Are Able To Wash
     Away My Internal Pain ]

[ You Are Able To Look Inside Of Me ]
[ & You Are Not Afraid Of What You See ]

[ I Have Always Given Credit Where Credit Is Due ]
[ I Give The Credit For My Growth To You ]

[ You Challenged Me Around Every Corner ]
[ I Was Not Able To Hide No Longer ]
[ Like Little Jack Horner ]

[ You Are Able To Lift My Spirits ]
[ You Taught Me To No Longer To Take Any Shit ]

[ Because I’ve Taken Shit For Way Too Long ]
[ You Showed Me How That Was Wrong ]
[ With Your Encouraging Words ]
[ I’ve Been Able To Stand Up & Stay Strong ]

[ There Is Absolutely Nothing About You That I Don’t
     Like ]
[ Before You, I Was Only Able To Ride A Trike ]
[ Now I Have Graduated To Maneuvering ]
[ On An Expensive Mountain Bike ]

[ You Inspire Me With How You Are So Alive ]
[ & How You Always Strive ]
[ To Thrive ]

[ You Know Me Almost As Well As You Know Yourself ]
[ You Have Been The Best Best Friend ]
[ Alot Better Then Anyone Else ]

[ I Will Have To Find A Way ]
[ To Keep Myself From Wanting To See You ]
[ While You Are Away ]

[ I Hope The Best For Your Family, Especially Concerning
     The Health Of Your Mother ]
[ I Know That You Have Really Missed Seeing The Smiling
     Faces Of Your Sisters & Brother ]

[ Wrap Them In A Hug & Hold Them Tight ]
[ Then Step Back & Enjoy The Sight ]
[ Always Show Them Love ]
[ Before You Part For The Night ]

[ Always Know That I Can’t Wait For You To Return ]
[ Because Through Our Friendship I Have Come To Learn ]
[ When I Don’t See That Beautiful Face For A Long Time
     My Stomach Will Burn ]

[ When You Come Back I Will Greet You With Excitement
     @ My Door ]
[ & Tell You That I’ve Missed You More ]
[ Than Ever Before ]

[ & Then I Will Give You A Great Big Hug & Not Let Go ]
[ Because I Always Want You To Know ]
[ I Was Sad That You Went ]
[ But I Do Understand Why You Had To Go ]

[ Now I’ll Be Ecstatic When You Get Back Here ]
[ & Once Again You Will Be Near ]

[ & When You Come To My Place ]
[ You Will See A Big Smile On My Face ]

[ Because You Are Home ]

~ Ka hopena ~

[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

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(1013)▪︎[ Afraid … 12-3-2021 ]

[ You Are Afraid Of How You Would React ]
[ You KNOW How You Are Supposed To Act ]

[ Bold & Strong ]
[ You Are Supposed To Act, Like There Is Nothing Wrong ]

[ This Isn’t A Movie, So You Don’t Have Many Takes ]
[ There Are No (DO OVERS) If You Make Mistakes ]

[ Tears Will Not Be Welcomed ]
[ You Really Should Apologize If You Were To Say Something
Dumb ]

[ What Do You Talk About? ]
[ You Definitely Cannot Pout ]

[ It Is Well Known ]
[ That If You Pout ]
[ You Are Sent Home ]

[ None OfTheir Family Wants You To Bring Your Dark Cloud
Into Their House ]
[ It Is Loud ]
[ So Now You Have To Be As Quiet As A Mouse ]

[ Not A Dirty Rat ]
[ But Then You Would Need A Wild Cat ]

[ Then Cats Have Fleas ]
[ They Would Stay Without Saying (THANK YOU) or (PLEASE) ]

[ You Won’t Know How Many Times You Will Be Able To See
Your Best Friend This Coming Year ]
[ When She Leaves ]
[ How Would You Stop Your Tears? ]

[ If She Knew This, Was What You Are Thinking ]
[ She Would Put You In Your Place, Without Blinking ]

[ She Was (1) Of The Best Things That Ever Happened In Your
Life ]
[ The Only (1) Who Has Ever Been Above Her, Is Your Wife ]

~ Ka hopena ~

[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

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(1011)▪︎[ Thank You, Best Friend … 12•2•2021 ]

[ You Are About To Lose Your Best Friend & You Do Not
     Know What To Do ]
[ Time Won’t Stand Still For You ]

[ Even Though You Wish Upon Wishes That Time Would Not
     Fly By ]
[ You Know That It Will ]
[ & You Won’t Have The Ability To Ask Why ]

[ Father Time Will Not Halt A Tic Tok For Anyone ]
[ Because Watching The Seconds Fly By Is Not Very Fun ]

[ You Could Be In Denial ]
[ For Awhile ]

[ You Could Sit Down & Take The Battery Out Of A Clock ]
[ Then Actually Feel Like You Put A Halt ]
[ To Your Life’s Real Tik Tok ]

[ That Would Be Denial In The 4th Degree ]
[ How Would That Feel ]
[ Do You Feel Free? ]

[ Your Best Friend’s Body Has Been Taken Over By Cancer ]
[ Some People Say That Everything Happens For A Reason ]
[ Okay, What Is The Reason, When Can I Hear That Answer? ]

[ This Will Leave Such A Void ]
[ In Your Life ]
[ This Is Something That You Wish You Could Avoid ]

[ No One Will Take Your Best Friend’s Place ]
[ That Choice Would Never Be Made In Haste ]

[ No One Will Ever ]
[ You Can Only Wish That Your Memories Could Last Forever ]

[ You Don’t Have A Negative Memory With Your Friend ]
[ There Is Not A Single Event To Defend ]

[ The Sun Setting @ The Beach Will Always Be A Special Memory ]
[ We Did That Twice ]
[ We Were Never In A Hurry ]

[ Time Did Not Matter On Those Days ]
[ We Liked To Sit & Watch The Waves ]

[ That Was When Time Slowed Down ]
[ & The Sun Was All Around ]

[ The Air Felt Warm With Barely A Breeze ]
[ & We Did What We Pleased ]

[ Great Memories In Your Memory Bank ]
[ & You Have Your Best Friend To Thank ]

~ Ka hopena ~

[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]

[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]

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