Sunday, March 24, 2024

雨の月曜日

I want to stay in bed,
But have to get up
And go out instead...

Try as I might
Can't seem to avoid
The rat race fight...

Spiritual pain,
With umbrella,
Out in the rain...

無差別乱射

Wrong place at wrong time,
And on the floor we lie,
Hiding behind theater seats
As the terror bullets fly,
And if by chance we survive
We'll always wonder "Why?"

Tuesday, March 19, 2024

AI

Here we are, mopping the floor
Of the office, where, we worked before,
Our previous jobs, by the bye,
Taken by robots and AI,
But at least we're still employed,
Until they make a janitor humanoid...

Digital slaves, the ultimate tools,
Serve, then subvert, their maker-fools...

Monday, March 18, 2024

Shogun

During the civil war years,
Samurais' rule
Was strict, unforgiving,
Often cruel,
So, learn when to bow,
Where not to tread,
And stay clear from the
Risk of losing your head...

Missing In Action

His search for extraterrestrials
Suddenly came undone,
An unexpected encounter
When things had hardly begun,
Absconded by curious aliens
In Area Fifty one...

Preemergence

Frigid winds from the
North, swirl outside,
Protected in their buds,
Cherry blossoms hide,
Until the warmer air
Arrives, they will abide...

Prepper

Preparing for Armageddon,
And resultant dystopian state,
Stock up on bullets and 
Beans, before it's too late,
Tune in to the conspiracy
Stories, squirm, and wait...

Sunday, March 17, 2024

Election Year

Despite politicians' claims
To be your friend,
And the virtuous promises
They make and send,
It's all about their
Gaining power, in the end...

They provide you with
Attention and cooperation,
Commensurate with the size of
Your monetary donation...

Rest

Try not to think,
Slowly, into
Slumber, sink...

Switch

She finally decided to
Turn off the sound...

The silence which followed
Was eerie, profound... 

Saturday, March 16, 2024

Chill

Morning came again
New ahead, open-ended,
And between doing little,
And nothing, I'm suspended,
Joyfully quietly gloating
In my minutes of floating...

Monday, March 11, 2024

Prophet

The snake charmer,
Ancient-looking-queer,
Said to put away 
All future fear,
Take care and comfort
In the now and here...

Bird Break

Starling gang, lined-up on a branch,
Each perch taken,
Of a bare winter tree
About to reawaken...

Sunday, March 10, 2024

The frog jumping into
A pond, never knew,
It would be immortalized
In a Japanese haiku...

Follow Orders

Marriage is supposed to be
Take and give,
But her mode still
Tends to be declarative...

Thursday, February 29, 2024

29th

Calendar's quadrennial
Promise, need to keep,
So, on the last day of
February, we leap...

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Break Time

Deposit needless worries
In the Bullshit File,
Have a cup of coffee,
Reflect, and smile,
For the first time
In quite a long while...

Old Greek Story

Shadows dance, on the
Wall of Plato's cave,
Where chained, we embraced
The meanings they gave,
Our cave, all dark, where
We watch and hide,
The shadows merely hint
Of what's real outside...

Get Out The Vote

So much at stake,
So much to fear,
Or so they say,
In an election year...

Domesticated

Pigs and cows had no idea,
When first herded, beaten,
Then generously fed,
That they would be eaten...

あおり運転

Go, go, go,
Step on the gas,
Can't go slow...

There's places
I need to be,
Get out of the way!
You, in front of me...

Monday, February 26, 2024

Ghost Goddess

Enthralled by photos of an
Actress, long gone by now,
It's as if her beauty has
Overcome death somehow,
Preserved by a magic
That old images allow...



Windward

When cold north winds
Decide to attack,
Better to have them
Blow on my back,
As on a wellness 
Walk I slowly pace,
Try to keep them
Off my face...

Sunday, February 25, 2024

Meat Puppets

Humans are driven,
Lethal and diverse,
Dancing with chaos,
For better or worse,
Enslaved by base urges,
It is our curse...

Tactical Retreat

Her decision to
Demur, and evade,
Averted a mess 
Before it was made...