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Downpour in Waikiki

It was 1988. The rains came. Within 20 minutes 6 inches of water filled Kalakaua Avenue. I had never seen rainwater accumulate so quickly. Was this what
made subtropical subtropic?

quantity
bigness
size
waxen, succulent leaves

The top of some aircraft flying to Maui blew off.
The passengers in first class were left at 35,000
feet lidless. The plane landed in Kahului, safely, so to
speak. Some got ripped off, literally.

grey whales off kaanapali
down from british columbia's west coast
mating
in warm H2o

Warmth, apparently, inspires sex.
Encourages closeness.

i thought cold did that
foetal
curl
cozy
enwrap oneself within oneself in memory of mother womb
become small
get inside
penetrate
your before
to understand
now

There is no explanation. No tell.

just

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