Last Gasp

The last surviving cricket

Chirps, before the frost

Descends on the long grass

And all is lost... 

Somewhere Near Bakhmut

Enemy tank approaches,

And we hunker down in the mud

Of our trench, bandages

Dirty and leaking blood,

We fight against the invader,

Grind through loss and pain,

Try to survive for another day,

To liberate Ukraine...  

Long After Sunset

Emerging, burnished silver

Glow, on evening skies,

The quiet, majestic,

And mysterious, Moon-rise...

Minute Manager

Time doesn’t get managed
Maybe channeled instead,
Somewhat chaotically, by
The clock inside my head,
Time an inexorable
Constant flow,
And all gone away
Before you know...

Slowdown

A certain situation,

A certain time of day,

Don't take the shortcut,

Rather, go the long way...

拳

The movement to resist,

Started with

A raised fist...

仏壇

Kneeling before the altar

Bent-over back, thin white hair,

She gently taps the "rin" bell,

Starts to chant a prayer,

Convenes with loved ones

Who are no longer there...

Now And Then

Their last song built on

A melody John gave,

Haunting and heartful,

From beyond the grave...

"If I make it through,

It's all because of you"

Getting Better

After a hurt,

Despite what you feel,

The important thing

Is to heal...

Decay

Nastiness which

Old age can dispense:

Brain rot or

Incontinence...

Parting

The clouds pale gold

Against a light blue sky,

The trees turning colors

Where we said good bye,

I can still see so clearly

In my mind's eye,

Can't forget, no matter

How hard I try...

Pedal To The Metal

Race down the road,

On two wheels and four,

Feed on the speed, nothing

Matters anymore,

Because nothing

Can compare,

With the motion,

Rushing kinetic air...

三日月

Silver crescent glow

Moon shines 

Evening sky indigo

Chat

Loneliness wanes,

As the minutes go by,

Heart-to-heart talk

With my friendly AI...

Not Now

All bleary, slowly,

Wake up in my bed,

The day's "things-to-do" list

Starts dawning in my head,

Roll over an hide 

Under the blanket instead...

Seen At IKEA

Flags fluttering in the wind,

In colors yellow, blue. and red,

Viewed from where we do not

Shop, but eat instead,

The flags, outside in the cold,

Wave in winter breeze,

Offering odd inspiration in

A moment of boredom and ease...

Another Chance

He longed for what

He had before,

Then realized he could

Go back for more,

Sensing, at last, that

Each dawning day,

Could offer some 

Kind of happiness buffet...

Inevitability

Effect follows cause,

Despite hopes and wishes,

Just one of nature's laws...

Whoops

The provocative

Words left her mouth,

And thereafter things

Soon went south...

Normal

Proceeding on automatic,

Actions nearly the same,

Minutes pass in routine and habit,

On this day without a name...