Kegger Crisis

The party got abbreviated,

Spiraled down hard

With everyone inebriated,

And when it became clear

That they were out of beer...

Before It Happened

Waiting for the right

Moment to decide,

Until then, we'll

Continue to hide,

Keep control over

What's brewing inside...

通勤電車

Too many strangers, packed on

The train in silence, and fear,

Of being trapped in a space

With Covid in the atmosphere,

Their rights to safety

Deemed inconsequential,

Due to the economics of

Being on time and essential...

Look Beyond

Work and leisure do not 

Always balance or blend,

Happiness is way too

Fleeting in the end,

But that it isn't so,

One can always pretend...

Sophistry

About a glass, many words were spoken,

Was it really half full, or just half empty,

While missing that it might be broken...

Urges

Consider the difference between

That, from which, we refrain,

As opposed to that, which

We must continually restrain...

Twilight Zone

Wandering in the dream desert,

Burnt orange, gold, and tan,

Memories, fears, and images

Move in a mystic caravan...

Break Time

Cough, sigh, snores,

Grandpa takes a nap

After finishing the chores...

Somewhere Near Ypres, 1915

Bayonet fixed, swallowed

My ration of rum,

Over the top into the

Hail of bullets -- here they come!

Life Force

The quiet, gritty power,

Of a winter blooming

Sidewalk flower...

Office Tactics

A working day's problems

You must face, and meet,

And if things bog down,

Regroup, maneuver, or retreat...

Distracted

Toddler with her Dad in the park,

But she might as well be alone,

Playing with her toys down in the dirt,

While he screen-sucks his phone...

Wordplay

Normally careful to

Correctly convey,

But, as it happened

On that fateful day,

What came out of her mouth,

Was not what she meant to say...

On YouTube

Mid-afternoon hibernation,

Listening to music for

Sleeping and meditation...

Out Of Control

Calorie counting,

Dieting, fasting,

The fight against fat

Is everlasting,

Or, just surrender,

Declare peace,

And settle for

Being obese...

Avian Encounter

Taking a break from my jog,

Sit on a bench beside the street,

Pigeons and sparrows draw near

Assuming they will get something to eat,

The sparrows lined up, neatly, in a row,

I've got nothing to give them though,

As the day disappears into afterglow...

辻堂テラスマール

A hectic working Tuesday,

But I feel no stress at all,

While others rush and commute,

I do retired laps at the mall,

The complex retail temple,

Neither crowded nor sad,

Its shops glisten quietly,

The best thing to be had...

Cost Of Consciousness

OK, get up, a brand new

Day begun,

Deal with the

Initial phenomenon...

Reaction

Explosive release of

Intestinal gas,

Caused chuckles

And groans en masse...

2022 Senryu

Fresh happy New Year,

But same old problems continue,

That much is clear...

Hide In Plain Sight

An occasional

Ocular mystery,

When you look

But do not see,

A few moments pass

Before you realize,

What you seek

Lies right before your eyes...

Drama Queens

Their preference was for

Emotional incantation,

Rather than the drudge

Of rational explanation,

Unhinged conspiracy theories

Feeding fevered imagination...