where the last battles of world war 11 were fought
thousands died in the first and last outpost of the American East Asian Empire
Okinawa Beckons me
Okinawa Japan kept calling to me in a dream notifying me always in the background where my memories always waiting for me
Beckons me everywhere I go cosmic reflections of past lives never seen before seems lost in time maybe just the spirits of the dead everywhere I see ghosts
Okinawa Street Scene
Walking the streets of Fabled Naha Okinawa a life time dream someday I would visit
I am surrounded by ghosts of the past
and Japanese beauties all around me
tempting me with their sweet smiles
Impure thoughts fill my head as they smile at me and I smile at them
No wonder so many Soldiers brought back Japanese wives
Japanese Coffee Barista
watching the Japanese coffee barista
preparing my snarling cup of hot boss coffee
fills my heart with ****** joy
how I wanted to express what was on my mind
right then to the Japanese coffee barista
Ghosts of Okinawa add to Ghosts Poems - post as separate poems
Ghosts of Okinawa
Touring the battlefields of Okinawa
where so many young men gave up their life so many years ago
I see the ghosts all around me feel their spirits floating through the air
Kilroy was here there and everywhere whoever that was
and John Dean wannabes and Elvis wannabes
and so many other wannabes and I see the ghosts of the fallen heroes all around me
Signs everywhere in Asia you see strange variations of English Japlish, Konglish, Singlish
the street signs in Okinawa are all in Chinese, Japanese, English and Koreans the bus and train announcements as well
Hard to get lost even when you want to
but the random encounters with English words puts a smile on my face
as I drink my “boss coffee” wondering who is the “boss” and why is smoking a pipe?
and many years ago I saw on a menu at the old Kimpo Airport Baked Rick
and in Korean grocery stores one can find corn flights
I look forward to many more years of linguistic confusion as I travel about Asia Dream 1074 Visit to Okinawa Aquarium
Whenever I visit an aquarium, zoo or wild life park
I am reminded of a prison the prison is filled with animals who amuse us for their food
I am sure that the animals hate us humans who are watching them do their animal thing
but looking into their eyes the eyes of the sea turtles swimming back and forth
in their prison cell in the Okinawa aquarium filled with hatred for the humans who had imprison them and hunt their kind
and don’t get me started on the dolphins and killer whales who preform acrobatic feats for their daily meals
and the sharks the king of the ocean killers
they too if they could they surely would
escape their prison cell
screaming Death to all humans as they flee back into the ocean’s depths Okinawa West Coast Road Riding down the west coast road of Okinawa echoes of other beach roads fill my head with memories
I am reminded of Hawaii and driving along the Oregon coast east coast beach towns as well
and Barbados and the Caribbean islands
all the roads are lined with tourist resorts beach views and restaurants
all very similar yet different
and as the beach towns fade away behind us on the bus
my memories of all the other beach towns I have visited
fade away into my memory hole
Okinawa Haiku
In Okinawa the warm trade winds blow away the coming winter
recently made my first trip to Okinawa. Here are my poetic reflections on the journey