現実

Long for the

Sublime and ethereal,

But stuck in the

Concrete and material...

 

雨水

Warming south wind

Blows the waves around,

Stimulates the green things

Emerging from the ground...

Trap

Maneuvered into marriage

To him was a mild shock

He never heard the ticking

Of her biological clock...

Predictability

Strive to keep things

Normal and static,

Actions and habits

On full automatic...

2/26/2023

Up above the

Twilight evening glow,

Crescent Moon, Jupiter,

Venus, aligned in a row...

Non-Static State

Tried to make it last,

But it all went by

Too fast,

Present always

Turning into past... 

Inquiring Spirit

The secrets to her success

And virtuosity,

Were discipline, timing,

And curiosity...

離婚

Post divorce,

Freedom and ruin,

Happiness ended

Way too soon...

At Long Last

Pandemic receding,

Light in the gloom,

Ancient rites

And festivals resume...

Tactical Adjustment

Instead of doing something rash,

Better to reflect, maybe defer,

Or just start over from the

Beginning, if you prefer...

The Horror

The orcs invaded

Across the border,

Defying international

Rules-based order,

And what followed 

Was destruction and blood

Spilled in a frigid

Stalemate's mud...

Competition

The part of her

Which wants to think,

Versus the part

Which needs a drink...

AI

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More often than not

Produced by a bot...

Effects Of Friction

During middle years, 

In a time undated,

Once bright dreams,

Faded, desiccated,

Replaced by the Zen

Of the onward trudge,

Steadily, stoically,

Through the daily drudge...

うみかぜ公園

Starlings in the treetops,

Gray winter sky,

North winds blowing

Cold and dry...

Mute & Pause

Largely absent from the

List of life hacks,

Is the need to just

Stop, breathe, and relax...

Murphy's

All started well, according to plan,

But soon things went haywire,

As they will, or can...

Turkey, 2/6/2023

Earthquake, and the building 

Collapsed under its own weight,

The victims not knowing it was

A deathtrap, until too late...

空想

Head in the clouds,

Lost in thought,

Recently, it seems

To happen a lot...

A Bird In The Hand

As good as it's going to be,

Is what you've already got,

This tends to be true,

More often than not...

Below The Nettles

Micro-farming on

The stalks of plants,

Aphids herded and

Protected by ants...

Early February

The nakedness

Of a winter tree,

What leaves hid in summer,

Now exposed, for all to see,

Knots and scars,

Peeling bark,

All brown, gray,

Cold and stark...