[ Roses, Roses A Dozen Roses For You ]
[ How Many, How Many? ]
[ There Should Be A Bunch Of Six Times Two ]
[ I Wanted To Send Two Bunches Of Six In Each ]
[ One Bunch Is Yellow ]
[ & The Other Is Peach ]
[ I Hope In Some Small Way ]
[ That It Would Make Your Day ]
[ I Wanted It To Be Large ]
[ & In Charge ]
[ Stand It High On Top Of A Book ]
[ So When Your Fellow Employees Walk By ]
[ They Can Do Nothing But Look ]
[ They Might Ignore You, But I Won’t ]
[ If They Knew The You @ Home ]
[ They Will Answer The Question Of Why I Don’t ]
[ So You Could Act Like The Mad Hatter ]
[ & Show Those People ]
[ That To Me, You Matter ]
[ @ Home You Have A Loving Husband & Son ]
[ I Am Your Moon ]
[ Like You Are My Sun ]
[ My Stories May Not Earn Me Money ]
[ & That Is Okay With Me ]
[ I Don’t Need A Holiday To Do This ]
[ I Have Been Remiss ]
[ Because Sending You Flowers ]
[ Is Something I Miss ]
[ I Love You Forever & Ever … Amen ]
[ I Hope You Never Feel That I Only Love You ]
[ Now & Then ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo iā ‘oe ]
[ A hui hou mākou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
Tag: #love
(540)▪︎[ Big M Is My Hero! … 7•5•2021 ]
[ I Meant It When I Said That You Are One Of The Hardest
Working Men That I Know? ]
[ You Don’t Even Know How To Go Slow ]
[ When You Start A Project You Are Done Sooner Than
Projected ]
[ When You Start A Project The End Result Is Always
Better Than Expected ]
[ It Takes A Special Kind Of Man To Be A Wildlife Fire
Fighter Such As Yourself ]
[ With The Exception Of You Guys ]
[ There Is Nobody Else ]
[ Hey This Summer Could I Get A Cool Sweatshirt That
I Could Count As My Own? ]
[ If I Do, My Mind Will Be Blown! ]
[ I Have Just Gotten Used To You Being Around ]
[ I Have Really Been Enjoying Having You Around ]
[ I Have Been Liking The Visits When You Come Around ]
[ Who Is Going To Come Over To Give Attitude Adjustments
To My Disrespectful Son? ]
[ I Love Watching The Video Of You Coming Through The
Door & Making Him Run ]
[ Your Job Is Not Done Here ]
[ We Still Need To Get Him Out Of Here ]
[ It Started With Him Looking Up To You ]
[ Then You Gave Him What Was Way Overdue ]
[ The Kind Of Ass Chewing That He Deserved ]
[ When You Did That I Wanted To Say ( DINNER IS SERVED ) ]
[ When We Met You Were Kind Of Reserved & Quiet ]
[ Now You Are A Riot! ]
[ But The Good Kind ]
[ Not The Ones That Messes With My Mind ]
[ Big M, You Have Become An Integral Part In My Life ]
[ You Are A Protective Light ]
[ You Are The Only Younger Man That I Have Come To
Respect ]
[ When Zoey Comes Over For Any Kind Of Event ]
[ You Will Also Be Someone That I Expect ]
[ Through My Years I Have Learned ]
[ That Respect Is Something Earned ]
[ You Earned Mine Before We Even Met ]
[ That Is Hard To Give ]
[ & Extremely Hard To Get ]
[ I Know With Your Job You Are Extremely Careful, Every
Step You Take ]
[ & There Are Very Few Mistakes That Are Made ]
[ Every Day & Every Night ]
[ You Put Up Your Best Fight ]
[ I Have Always Made This Clear ]
[ Any Time That You Ever Want To Talk ]
[ I Am Right Here ]
[ Big M, Things Are Going To Be Just Fine ]
[ Always Hold The Line ]
[ Everyday That Zoey Is Here I Always Ask How You Are ]
[ Near Or Far ]
[ You Are Always In My Thoughts ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo iā ‘oe ]
[ A hui hou mākou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
(542)▪︎[ Can You Write About It? … 7•4•2021 ]
[ How Can You Write About Love If You Can’t Write About
Overcoming Loss? ]
[ There Is Never A Day That You Get Over Love Lost With Just
An Over-The-Shoulder Toss ]
[ Whenever You Write, You Have To Write From The Heart ]
[ Then You Can’t Worry About Some Jerk ]
[ Tearing Your Written Word Apart ]
[ When You Step Into A Relationship You Must Be
Fearless ]
[ When You Write About Love You Can’t Be Any Less ]
[ You Must Stay True To Who You Are ]
[ You Can’t Think That Love Will Be Sugary & Sweet ]
[ As A Candy Bar ]
[ If You Are Filled With Alot Of Emotion ]
[ Than Be Emotional ]
[ Then Show Your Devotion ]
[ Never Let ]
[ Yourself To Fall, For A False Propet ]
[ When It Goes For Money & Lovin’ ]
[ They Are A Dime A Dozen ]
[ You Have Found That To Grow ]
[ You Have To Accept The Things That You Do Not Know ]
[ Nobody Knows Everything ]
[ & Until You Dip Your Toe In The Water ]
[ You Won’t Learn A Thing ]
[ You Will Never Earn ]
[ Someone’s Love & Respect ]
[ Until You Learn ]
[ What You Should Not Always Expect ]
[ You Should Not Expect Anything ]
[ & Everybody Has Something Unique & Different To Bring ]
[ To The Big Party ]
[ Some Come In Eating Light ]
[ Others Come In, Eating Hearty ]
[ It Was Always The Hearty Eater That You Would Pick ]
[ Not Because They Would Eat Until They Got Sick ]
[ They Have Always Been More Natural ]
[ Sometimes They Are Also More Factual ]
[ You Won’t Understand Loss Until You Lose Someone ]
[ Or They Leave Because They Figured Out That They Were Done ]
[ Then You Have To Deal With Being Alone ]
[ Silence Has It’s Own ]
[ Uncomfortable Tone ]
[ There Is An Annoying Hush ]
[ But Nobody Was Around, To Tell You To ( SHUSH ) ]
[ You Settle Into Going To Bed With Nobody Sleeping To
Your Right ]
[ You Really Don’t Like The Sight ]
[ But, Now This Is Your Plight ]
[ Is This Something You Would Be Comfortable Writing
About? ]
[ If You Have Doubt ]
[ Then Don’t ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo iā ‘oe ]
[ A hui hou mākou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
(539)▪︎[ To You, My Wife … 7•3•2021 ]
[ Well The Year Was 1994 ]
[ I Was In A Tumultuous Relationship ]
[ So I Decided That I Didn’t Want Anymore ]
[ I Moved To A New City For A Fresh Start ]
[ To Lick My Wounds ]
[ & Try My Hardest To Mend My Bruised Heart ]
[ Then This Nice Fellow Employee That I Worked With
Came Up To Me & Asked Me Out For Her Good Friend ]
[ I Smiled & Told Her That I Was Flattered ]
[ But I Said ( NO ) & Told Her It Was Because My Heart
Was On The Mend ]
[ Then I Met This Girl In The Breakroom For Employees
One Day ]
[ I Guess I Only Had A Few Words To Say ]
[ That Chance Meeting Completely Changed The Trajectory
Of My Life ]
[ That Chance Meeting Was With My Future Wife ]
[ It Took Me A Few Months To Realize Who She Was Going
To Turn Into ]
[ Because Throughout The Years I Had Unsuccessful
Relationships With Quite A Few ]
[ I Finally Found The Cinderella That Would Fit Into My
Slipper Of Glass ]
[ My Heart Was Telling Me That This Relationship Will Last ]
[ & She Is Nothing Like Any Of Those Women In My Past ]
[ If Women Have Dreams Of A Knight In Shining Armor, What
Do Men Have To Dream Of? ]
[ How About A Beautiful, Caring, Understanding Princess
That Is Full Of Love ]
[ That Lady That I Met In The Break Room By Chance ]
[ Is The Only Woman Who Makes My Heart Dance ]
[ She Has A Beautiful Soul ]
[ & She Is The Reason That I Feel Whole ]
[ We Have Been Through Our Ups & Downs ]
[ & Through The Last 27 Years We Have Covered Alot Of
Ground ]
[ But From What I’ve Found ]
[ My Only Role ]
[ In Life ]
[ Is To Try To Be The Best Husband To Nicole ]
[ My Wife ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo iā ‘oe ]
[ A hui hou mākou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
(303)▪︎[ We Miss You … 3•24•2020 ]
[ We’re Sending A Heartfelt Message To You, Mom & Dad ]
[ It’s Been So Many Days Since We’ve Seen You ]
[ & That Makes Us Sad ]
[ We Would Never Want To take That Dangerous Chance ]
[ Of Making You Sick ]
[ So That’s Why We’ve Taken This Stance ]
[ As They Say That Our Greatest Wealth ]
[ Is Our Good Health ]
[ When Will This Pandemic End, Nobody Knows ]
[ If We Go By What The Facts That The A.G. Shows ]
[ Nobody Knows Yet When & How This Virus Slows ]
[ Mom, You Said That You Wished That You Could Have
Given Me A Hug When You Read That Story About My Brother ]
[ You Have No Idea How Important It Has Been For Me To
Be Able To Look @ You Like A Mother ]
[ & Once They Have Control Of This Virus Bug ]
[ I Will Collect That Hug ]
[ Ever Since I Met Your Daughter I Knew She Would Be My Wife ]
[ & Throughout Our Marriage You Two Have Been Such Positive
Influences In My Life ]
[ I Look Back & Think It Was A Shame ]
[ That It Took Me So Long ]
[ To Ask You For The Honor To Carry On Your Last Name ]
[ It Has Been Awhile ]
[ Since You’ve Been Able To Welcome Us Into Your House ]
[ Always Having A Smile ]
[ Nobody Knows When ]
[ This Self-Quarentine Will End ]
[ My First Words Will Be ( HOW HAVE YOU TWO BEEN? ) ]
[ I Feel So Bad ]
[ For Others ]
[ Who Don’t Feel That Their In-Laws Love Them Like A Mom & Dad ]
[ You Two Have Never Needed To Persist ]
[ That Such Wonderful In-Laws ]
[ Like Your Family Exists ]
[ If I Could Store Love In A Bank ]
[ I’d Be Rich ]
[ I’d Have Your WHOLE Family To Thank ]
[ Your Family Has Truly Shown & Taught Me What Family Love Is ]
[ So I’ll End This ]
[ With A Virtual Hug ]
[ Love, Your Son-In-Law ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo iā ‘oe ]
[ A hui hou mākou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
(511)▪︎[ Doing What? … 6•22•2021 ]
[ Live, Laugh Cry ]
[ The First Two Seem Doable ]
[ But The Third One You Have To Ask ( WHY? ) ]
[ Because It Is Inevitable ]
[ You Collapse On The Kitchen Table ]
[ After All The Fun Stops ]
[ The Smiles Drop ]
[ Do You Have A Strong Shoulder To Lean On? ]
[ Or Is It Gone? ]
[ Ran Away To Look For One Of Their Own ]
[ Leaving You All Alone ]
[ Again ]
[ But You Are A Rock ]
[ You Are The Strongest Around ]
[ But Sometimes, Not Clear Around The Clock ]
[ You Rebound Better Than Most ]
[ You Are Like The Best Setting For Toast ]
[ Done, But Not Burnt ]
[ Even Though You Are Normally The Rock ]
[ Words Can Still Hurt ]
[ Others Usually See The Live & Laugh ]
[ They Don’t See The Cry When Hurtful Comments ]
[ Cut You In Half ]
[ You Keep That Calm, Cool Look On Your Face ]
[ All The While Standing Tall & Proud In Place ]
[ Live, Laugh, Cry One After The Other ]
[ After One, Wait For Another ]
[ Just Don’t Give Up & Let The Cry Piece Bring You Down ]
[ Walk Around Being The Smiling Clown ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo iā ‘oe ]
[ A hui hou mākou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
(361)▪︎[ You … 4•10•2020 ]
[ I Love You More Than Life Itself ]
[ Not Her Or Him ]
[ Or Anyone Else ]
[ Every Second, Of Every Hour, Of Every Day ]
[ I Listen To Every Word That You Say ]
[ & I Love The Way That You Love Me In Your
Own Unique Way ]
[ Love & Marriage Does Not Come With An Instruction Booklet ]
[ There Was No One To Get Answers To The Questions When
We Met ]
[ There’s No ( GO ) After Someone Says ( READY, SET ) ]
[ After Adjusting To Our Married Name ]
[ I Saw That Nothing Was Ever Going To Be The Same ]
[ From Day One To 25 Years ]
[ There’s Been Good & Bad Times ]
[ & Many Cheers & Tears ]
[ As I’ve Grown Older ]
[ I’ve Seen ]
[ You Always Gave Me Your Shoulder ]
[ To Cry & Lean On ]
[ I Am Glad That Your Magic Touch Is Not Gone ]
~ Ka hopena ~
[ Mahalo iā ‘oe ]
[ A hui hou mākou ]
[ Aloha ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
(370)▪︎[ Love You … 5•6•2021 ]
[ To My Wife ]
[ The One Woman Whom I Said That I Will Love For
The Rest Of My Life ]
[ When I Said ( I DO ) ]
[ That I Will ]
[ Love You ]
[ Then ]
[ & I Want To Tell You That I Love You Still ]
[ There Is One Thing That I Know ]
[ That It Was Well Over 9,133 Days Ago ]
[ When I Decided That I Could Never Let You Go ]
[ It Would Certainly Hurt The Heart Of This Plain, Old,,
Ordinary Guy ]
[ If Another Man Could Catch Your Eye ]
[ I Am A Simple Man With Really Simple Tastes ]
[ As I Get Older ]
[ I Am Sorry About My Ever Expanding Waist ]
[ We Are Not The Spring Chickens Anymore ]
[ So We Cannot Dance As Long As We Did Before ]
[ I Always Love Telling New Acquaintenances Our Wonderful
Love Story ]
[ I Must Have Told It @ Least 25 Times ]
[ & It’s Never Boring ]
[ It Sure Has Been A Bumpy Ride ]
[ I Tell Everyone About Our Longevity With Pride ]
[ If I Had The Choice To Do This All Over Again ]
[ I Would Say ( YES ) ]
[ Again & Again ]
[ I Think The Phrase I Was Looking For Was ( IN A NEW
YORK MINUTE ) ]
[ Yes, I Will Jump Back In It ]
[ Meeting You Almost 27 Years Ago Was Perfect Timing ]
[ Who Knew That Four Years Ago ]
[ I Would Receive The Gift From God That I Could Write
Stories That Are Rhyming ]
[ We Have Been Through So Much, But We Stayed
Together ]
[ We Never Discarded Each Other When There Was A Change
In The Weather ]
[ Since We Live In Oregon There Are 10 Changes Every Day ]
[ When The Negative People Voiced Their Opinion ]
[ We Continue To Stay ]
[ We Are Good With Hunches ]
[ & We Have Never Resorted To Throwing Punches ]
[ We Never Touch Each Other In An Angry Way ]
[ We Keep Loving Each Other Even Though The Hair On My
Head Nearly All Went Away ]
[ It All Went Away To La-La Land ]
~ Ka hopena ~
|| Mahalo iā ‘oe ||
|| A hui hou mākou ||
|| Aloha ||
|| Na ||
|| Lopaka DeVoe ||
[ 192 ][ Money Just Can’t … 3•5•2021 ]
[ A ][° 192 °][ MONEY CAN’t … 3•5•2021 ]
[ Some People Actually Think That Money Can Buy
Them Love ]
[ Especially If Romance Is Not The Number One Thing
That They’re Thinking Of ]
[ In Those Situations, Everything Will End ]
[ When There Is No More Money To Spend ]
[ As Long As They Have A Dollar ]
[ They Think That Everyone Is Supposed To Listen
To Them Holler ]
[ Every Single Day ]
[ They Think That They Have Something Important
To Say ]
[ When Some Of These People Yell ]
[ They Just Don’t Get The Point That They Are Trying
To Make, Across Very Well ]
[ Who Would Want To Love Someone When Every Word ]
[ They Said ]
[ Was Never Heard? ]
[ Because The Words ( WAA WAA WAA ) ]
[ Comes Across As Well As ( BLAH BLAH BLAH ) ]
[ Does ]
[ Because ]
[ Money Can’t Ever Buy Someone Friends Or Love ]
~ The End ~
[ A hui hou aku ]
[ Na ]
[ Lopaka DeVoe ]
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