Poetry, Lyrics, & Doggerel, From A Six-Tatami Room, South of Tokyo, Japan
Random Rhymes From An Expat Living A Long Way From Home
Thursday, December 11, 2025
Nocturnal
While others slept,
She worked all night,
Now slumping into bed
In the morning light...
Reawake later,
Snack at the automat,
Then, out into the dark,
With cat and bat....
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
How It Goes
Catch a cold,
Catch a break,
Catch your breath,
Give and take,
Roll with
What you make...
Monday, December 8, 2025
Might is Right?
"Take no prisoners" our order said,
So, salute, say "Yes Sir", and
Proceed to shoot them dead...
All merciless and awful,
But war is Hell, and the
Result was apparently lawful...
森の散歩
Cool morning in a forest,
All quiet and calm,
Breathe in the crisp green'd
Air, spiritual balm,
Gently soothing, as
I slowly stride,
An ancient emotional
Place inside...
Friday, December 5, 2025
年を取る
When one gets older.
Time moves faster,
Cold seems colder...
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Switch
Try going from Point B
To Point A,
A different course,
A different way...
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
三浦半島の冬
Winter, coldly slowly arrives,
Infiltrating this temperate place,
Where the green somehow survives...
In a dry frigid patch of sunlight,
A Daffodil thrives...
JAG
Military lawyers have the
Knowledge, skill,
To explain when it's
Legally OK to kill...
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