[ How Does One Grieve? ]
[ Help Me Believe ]
[ That Sometime In The Future I’ll See My Brother Again? ]
[ What If I Sin? ]
[ Does My Brother ]
[ Go One Way ]
[ & I Go The Other? ]
[ Some People Say That Everything Happens For A Reason ]
[ That is One Thing That I Don’t Believe In ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]
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(542)▪︎[ Silly Dani … 8•20•2022 ]
[ Well Ms. Dani, You Have Been In A (COMMITTED RELATIONSHIP)
Now For Over A Year ]
[ The (C-WORD) Used To Be Your Biggest Fear ]
[ You Laughed In The Face Of A Gentleman Suiter Who Actually
Thought He Could Be In A (C-WORD) ]
[ You Laughed & Laughed @ Him ]
[ When You Stopped Laughing, You Told Him (THAT WAS
ONE OF THE FUNNIEST THINGS THAT I’ve EVER HEARD!) ]
[ Laughing @ Him To His Face ]
[ Was Your Non-Verbal Way Of Saying (YOU ARE WAY OFF
BASE) ]
[ You Had Never Been @ A Loss For Words ]
[ That Guys Thnking Was For The Birds ]
[ Dani, Me & Your Friendship Has Never Had Walls ]
[ I Know That If I Would Do Anything To Screw Up My Woderful
Marriage ]
[ You Would Track Me Down & Cut Off My Balls! ]
[ You Were Such The Patient ABC With Our Son ]
[ I Remember Watching Some Of Your Interactions ]
[ It Never Looked Like You Were Having Fun ]
[ You Were Forever So Patient Whenever He Would Foolishly
Get In Your Face ]
[ Whenever I Saw That Train Wreck Happening ]
[ I Would Think (SON … YOU ARE ABOUT TO GET YOUR JAW
DISPLACED!) ]
[ When You Checked In With Me @ The End Of Your Shift ]
[ It Would Always Give Me A Lift ]
[ I Loved The End Of The Week & When You Were So Very Tired ]
[ But I Was Shocked That It Made You So Wired ]
[ I Could Not Believe How Much The Dances Made Me Want
The Disco Era To Come Back ]
[ Energy Was Not Something That You Lacked ]
[ I Really Wanted To Get A Video Of A Dancing Dani ]
[ Maybe (10) Or (15) Minutes ]
[ Freestyle & Nothing Fancy ]
[ When You Left You Really Raised The Bar High ]
[ Whenever A New ABC Would Come In & Be Subpar ]
[ I Would Sit Down & Sigh ]
[ (4) Months Into Your Employment We Figured You Had
Become Irreplaceable ]
[ Everything That You Tried, You Were More Than Able ]
[ Now Roosevelt Takes Up Most Of Your Time ]
[ Now You Have Nellie To Spend All Of Your Dimes ]
[ You Were An Outstanding ABC ]
[ & An Even Better Friend To Me ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]
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(279)▪︎[ It’s Just A Suggestion … 3•19•2020 ]
[ Have You Ever Felt That You Have Neighbors That
Do Not Live Next Door? ]
[ These Are Not The Ones That Live A House Or More ]
[ Down The Street, Though ]
[ No, No, No ]
[ These Are The Ones That Are On Your Mind & In Your Heart ]
[ The Ones That You Never Feel Like You Are Apart ]
[ From Each Other ]
[ Or A Mom, Dad, Sister Or Brother ]
[ Send Them A Message For A Surprise ]
[ It’s Been A While I Surmise ]
[ Am I Right? ]
[ Like Rice Is White? ]
[ Since Most Of Us Are Confined To Our Respective Homes ]
[ That Doesn’t Mean We Have To Be Like Knomes ]
[ Frozen In Time ]
[ Brought To Life By My Rhymes ]
[ Don’t Let Everyday Life Get The Best Of You ]
[ Sending Warm Thoughts Will Only Take A Minute Or Two ]
[ & The Reward For Your Effort? ]
[ It’s The Nice Feeling & Comfort ]
[ That You Get Because You Reached Out ]
[ Getting A Bad Reaction Is Something I Doubt ]
[ Since We Cannot Reach Out & Touch Someone ]
[ Right Now ]
[ Have Some Fun ]
[ When You Figure Out How ]
[ The Person On The Other End Will Hear Your Voice ]
[ But This Is Only A Suggestion From Me ]
[ Now, It’s Your Choice ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]
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(278)▪︎[ Agree Or Disagree? … 3•18•2020 ]
[ When Someone Says { WE SHOULD AGREE TO DISAGREE } ]
[ What Would That Mean To You & Me? ]
[ Wouldn’t That Mean That They Would Be Disagreeing ]
[ To Your Agreeing? ]
[ How Can You Get A Person To Agree With You ]
[ When All They Want To Is Disagree With You, Too ]
[ We Should Be Like Little Jack Horner ]
[ & Let Each Of Us Go Back To Our Own Individual Corner ]
[ & Not Let This Conversation Continue ]
[ So While You Disagree With Me ]
[ I’ll Agree About This With You ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]
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(536)▪︎[ Hanging On … 8•17•2022 ]
[ You Seem To Only Hold On, To Let Go ]
[ Be It Fast, Or Be It Slow ]
[ Holding On To You, Is All I Know ]
[ @ Times When I’m With You ]
[ You Daydream & Don’t Seem To Be There ]
[ & When You Do ]
[ You Shrug Your Shoulders & Don’t Seem To Care ]
[ How Can I Get Through That Wall Of You Not Trusting
Others ]
[ You Show Love ]
[ To Your Sister & Brothers ]
[ What About Me? ]
[ Haven’t I Grown Into The Man That You’ve Always Wanted
Me To Be? ]
[ When You Look In My Direction ]
[ Why Can’t You See ]
[ But It Has Seemed Like It Has Taken Years & Years ]
[ For You To Face Your Fears ]
[ Through All Of That Time ]
[ Both Me & You Have Shed Many Years ]
[ You Need To Give Credit, Where Credit Is Due ]
[ Especially Because I’ve Sat Here, Seeing Things
Through ]
[ When You Find That The Dream Is Free ]
[ & The Hustle Is Sold Separately ]
[ You’ll See That When You Satisfy The Need ]
[ You Won’t Have To Act So Desperately ]
[ Even Though I’m Leaving Here ]
[ I’ll Always Be There ]
[ So Let’s Make This Clear ]
[ That My Heart’s Not Going Anywhere ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]
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(978)▪︎[ Hello Vickie … 11•23•2020 ]
[ It Was So Nice To Meet You Vickie D. ]
[ You Made Such A Good & Warm Caregiver To Me ]
[ The Moment That You Walked In ]
[ You Gave Me The Most Serious Look ]
[ Before You Politely Asked (WHERE WOULD
YOU LIKE ME TO BEGIN?) ]
[ @ First I Did Not Understand The Mask ]
[ & I Never Took The Time To Ask ]
[ But As Time Went By I Understood ]
[ When I Thought (OKAY, THE REASON IS GOOD) ]
[ I Thought That It Could Be ]
[ That You Were Protecting Yourself ]
[ While You Were Also Protecting Me! ]
[ I Did Not Have To Think Twice ]
[ That You Were Being Extremely Respectful ]
[ & Nice ]
[ Time Seemed To Fly ]
[ By ]
[ & The Hours Would Be Cut In Half ]
[ When We Could Talk, Share & Laugh ]
[ Because Of How You Were Treated By Your
Mother ]
[ I Am Shocked That You Are So Nice & Respectful
To Others ]
[ We Each Had Our Own Stories To Tell ]
[ How Other People Did Not Treat Us Too Well ]
[ & @ Times ]
[ Dragged Us Through Hell ]
[ It Seems That The Hardest Times In Your Life ]
[ Came From The Very Men ]
[ Who Wanted To Make You Their Wife ]
[ They Forgot The Honor & Cherish That Would Be
In Their Vows That They Would Say ]
[ Someday ]
[ Because They Abused You Everyday ]
[ In Some Way ]
[ You Darn Well Believed ]
[ It Was Right To Roll Up Your Sleeves ]
[ & Pack Up & Leave ]
[ & It Was Great ]
[ That You Were Able To Move To Another State ]
[ To Escape ]
[ Your Abusive Mate ]
[ You Have Such A Wonderful Disposition ]
[ & Good Vision ]
[ About What Is Up Ahead ]
[ In Those Thoughts & Dreams ]
[ That Are Floating Around In Your Head ]
[ You Definitely Bend But Don’t Break ]
[ & You Should Be Extremely Proud Of Yourself ]
[ About The Decisions You Make ]
[ & The Chances You Take ]
[ It Would Surely Make My Day ]
[ If You Find A Way ]
[ To Come Back Here Someday ]
[ & Then I Will See ]
[ That I Was Talking To You ]
[ More Than I Wanted To Watch & Listen To
The T.V. ]
[ Your Days Went By So Quick ]
[ On The Days That My Regular Caregiver Is Sick ]
[ You Would Definitely Be My First Pick ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
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(710)▪︎[ Thunder Is So Bright … 8•18•2020 ]
[ What Happens When You Get Up Really Early Because
You Are Way Too Late? ]
[ & Forgot The Key For The Combination/Padlock On
The Front Gate? ]
[ Would You Have To Go Around ]
[ As You Go Under? ]
[ & Then You Feel ]
[ The Lightning & The Thunder ]
[ The Thunder Is So Bright ]
[ & The Lightning Is So Loud ]
[ Does That Make You Have To Stand To The Right? ]
[ Of The Gathering Crowd? ]
[ Does The Crowd Cause The Thunder To Flash? ]
[ Does The Sound Of The Lightning ]
[ Cause Some Cars To Crash? ]
[ That Is One Part Of Father Time That No One Wants
@ All ]
[ Just Like Summer Weather Happening In The Fall ]
[ When Fall Rolls In ]
[ Does That Make You Think Of Spring Again? ]
[ Father Time Can Make It A Windy Day ]
[ Only If The Laws Of Nature ]
[ Has Her Way ]
[ What Goes Up Doesn’t Always Go Sideways ]
[ But Sometimes It Does Come Down ]
[ If Only Simon Says ]
[ Simon Does Not Always Cooperate From What You’ve
Seen ]
[ Because Sometimes Your Ribeye Steak ]
[ Does Not Always Come Out Feeling Lean ]
[ Just Like Ice Cream Colors Are Not Always Bold ]
[ & Hot Apple Pie ]
[ Is Not Very Cold ]
[ If You Were Standing On Top Of A Bridge Over
Looking The Water ]
[ Would You Need To Rely On ]
[ The Ears Of A Spotter? ]
[ If You Jumped, Would You Have To Swim Before You
Would Have To Fly? ]
[ Aquaman Can’t ]
[ Because He Does Not Have Good Eyes ]
[ When He Walks In Water Does He Keep His Eyes
Closed? ]
[ Or Does He Go Invisible? ]
[ So He Might Have To Really Plug His Nose ]
[ Before You End This Story, You Have One More Thing
To Say ]
[ …? ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]
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(987)▪︎[ Just Because … 11•28•2020 ]
[ Just Because You Don’t Remember ]
[ Doesn’t Mean You Weren’t Told ]
[ When The Year Comes To December ]
[ You Are Acting Pretty Old ]
[ As Time Marches On ]
[ Is Your Memory Almost Gone? ]
[ That Sounds Really Bad ]
[ & Sounds Really Sad ]
[ If You Feel That This Is Wrong ]
[ Has Any Ideas Come Along ]
[ To Right This Situation ]
[ & Change The Direction ]
[ Onto The Right Path ]
[ No Longer Feeling The Wrath ]
[ Of The Closest Two ]
[ People Around You ]
[ If You Were Ever Able To See The Obvious Social
Cues ]
[ You Would Have Found The Clues ]
[ To When & Where You Would Have To Pay Your Dues ]
[ To Those That You Must ]
[ & For It All, Not To Be A Bust ]
[ You Definitely Have To Give Credit ]
[ To Those That You Trust ]
[ It Is Very Simple & Wise ]
[ To See The Ripples ]
[ In Your Life ]
[ Right In Front Of Your Eyes ]
[ The One That Does Not Want To Make Waves ]
[ Should Be The One That Does Not Throw Stones ]
[ & Misbehaves ]
[ It Is Not Like You Need To Be A Savior ]
[ & Have Perfect Behavior ]
[ Don’t Mimic The Actions Of Someone Else ]
[ When You Are Trying To Find Yourself ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]
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(975)▪︎[ Well, Do You? … 11•22•2020 ]
[ Do You Have The Drive ]
[ To Strive ]
[ For Doing The Best While You Are Alive? ]
[ Or Do You Throw A Fit? ]
[ Then Sit ]
[ While You Quit ]
[ Not Wanting To Deal With Anymore Of It? ]
[ It, Being Life ]
[ Then Not Listen To Your Husband Or Wife ]
[ Then Turn Off The Daylight ]
[ Then, While Looking Into The Night ]
[ You Lose Sight ]
[ Of The Right ]
[ Fight ]
[ Selling Your Soul ]
[ To Attempt To Figure Out Your Whole ]
[ Role ]
[ & Then Learn What You Need To Bring ]
[ To Take Your Place ]
[ In The Bigger Scheme ]
[ Of Things ]
[ Do You Know ]
[ Whether To Go ]
[ Fast Or Slow? ]
[ If Someone Says ( NO! ) ]
[ Will You Find The Need ]
[ To Read ]
[ The Instructions To Complete The Deed ]
[ That Makes You Succeed? ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]
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(976)▪︎[ Turn Back Moment … 11•23•2020 ]
[ Sometimes People Have A ( TURN BACK MOMENT )
In Their Life ]
[ Which Way Do They Turn? ]
[ Which Way Is Right? ]
[ Do They Go Where They Feel Secure? ]
[ Or The Way That Makes Them Seem Unsure? ]
[ Is The Safe Way Always The Best? ]
[ Will The Risky Way Seem Like A Test? ]
[ Sometimes Tests Are Good For The Soul ]
[ It Can Help You Dig Yourself Out Of The Hole ]
[ You Might Find Yourself In ]
[ & Turn It Into A Situation That Is A Win-Win ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo E Ka hoa ]
[ A hui hou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ] [🤙]
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