Author Description

Aloha kākou, welcome everyone to Ka PŌ, a dive into darkness. Night presents a realm often less seen though more deeply sensed than ka lā the light. In 2017 when I wrote Ka LĀ, I envisioned writing Ka PŌ as a companion volume. While Ka LĀ is a colorful lani ānuenue rainbow of poems, pics and paintings; Ka PŌ explores genesis within obscure nocturnal shades. Fierce and fanciful creative sparks emerge, like lava fountains from the dark enshrouds and deep currents of earth''s primordial core; like power condensed in the vortexes of the macro universe''s black holes; like energy inter-playing within micro cellular and atomic elements. Consider that night, perhaps more than daylight, affirms that we are connected, we exist, we''re alive. In birth we emerged from darkness; hence night is our origin, home, and initial comfort zone. Our dreams are stimulated by the physical, mental and spiritual bombardment of the sun''s life-giving, yet deadly-scorching rays. Our reveries have the power to reflect on and make healthful sense of each day''s experiences, the daze of connects and disconnects. For me the final REMS, the last dreams, generally message "you are connected." I settle into a balance of soul and goal. Opening my eyes, I become ready to face the day''s interplay of often stark "realities." A two-to-twenty-minute meditative journey helps prepare me. Whether at home, in a plane, driving a car, or on the edge of anger, conscious breath is my key to a balanced sanity. Gratitude for my very first inhalation, followed by a creative replication of my first exhalation, whether whimper or primal scream, empowers me to advance, breathing through patterns of yoga, exercise, and meditation that not only enhance the few minutes I have, but also dance within me through the remaining minutes of the day. Per the musical "Rent," I''m also prepared to plan ahead to fully live a year''s 525,600 minutes. This is my Zen-artist-writer-lover''s way. In Ka PŌ are creations by fellow artists