Yesterday we swam in light blue waters that darkened
As the sun departed.
Your hair a drenched crown
Your face a mirror to the changing sun
Your body a mystery lost to the vastness of the sea.
In the ocean, sounds from a thousands miles
And a thousand little worlds
Echo an ancient chorus on the water's surface,
Whispering reminders that our time is fleeting
And that the moment, as inspiring as it may be,
Is but a vapor.
In silence, I answered them
With the indigation of a child,
Committing all that I heard and all that I saw,
Your words, your smile, your laughter,
To my memory.
Written to my husband, two weeks after the date of our wedding - September 4, 2004. I love who you were, who you are and who you will become.
Dear Ruth and Husband:
Congratulations on your marriage!
Your prose always heartens me by proving that decent, good, people like you exist who generously share their time and energy.
I especially appreciate your process of working through emotions, ideas, and experiences to formulate an opinion.
Sincerely,
Mike Shiroma
(Probably not a relation, but who knows?)
Dear Ruth and Husband:
Congratulations on your marriage!
Your prose always heartens me by proving that decent, good, people like you exist who generously share their time and energy.
I especially appreciate your process of working through emotions, ideas, and experiences to formulate an opinion.
Sincerely,
Mike Shiroma
(Probably not a relation, but who knows?)
Dear Ruth and Husband:
Congratulations on your marriage!
Your prose always heartens me by proving that decent, good, people like you exist who generously share their time and energy.
I especially appreciate your process of working through emotions, ideas, and experiences to formulate an opinion.
Sincerely,
Mike Shiroma
(Probably not a relation, but who knows?)
I'm so sorry for the above repeating twice!
I'm barely computer literate and didn't intend for the above to happen.
Hey Mike! Thanks for your very kind post. Over the years, I've met a lot of Shiromas. Anyway, no problems about the repeat posts. Makes me look popular!
Take care,
Ruth
You have wonderful etiquette, but any role in saying "thanks" is mine. I worry regarding the local culture and government that my elementary school aged kids will enter in a few years. (For example, my generation had heroes like Emmett Aluli, Joanne Yukimura, and Keiko Bonk. Since then, we seem to have self-scripted ourselves as a mix of "1984," "Antz" and Matrix.") So, your work, as well as Ryan Ozawa's, has been a precious light, freely given, that inspires my hope that my kids' Hawaii won't be so bleak.
Posted by: Michael Shiroma on September 26, 2004 01:00 AMWhat? Hey! Congratulations! Big congratulations! Beautiful, just beautiful. Your husband is a lucky, lucky man.
Posted by: Ryan on September 30, 2004 08:59 AM