Poetry, Lyrics, & Doggerel, From A Six-Tatami Room, South of Tokyo, Japan

While others slept, She worked all night, Now slumping into bed In the morning light... Reawake later, Snack at the automat, Then, out into ...

Catch a cold, Catch a break, Catch your breath, Give and take, Roll with What you make...

"Take no prisoners" our order said, So, salute, say "Yes Sir", and Proceed to shoot them dead... All merciless and awful...

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 ...

When one gets older. Time moves faster, Cold seems colder...

Try going from Point B To Point A, A different course, A different way...

Winter, coldly slowly arrives, Infiltrating this temperate place, Where the green somehow survives... In a dry frigid patch of sunlight, A D...

Military lawyers have the Knowledge, skill, To explain when it's Legally OK to kill...

Drowned in an Early morning drift, Then, a random Happy memory shift, The joy it Provides, a gift...

At times, we are Stressed and harried, Endless problems To be parried, Toddlers to be Fed and carried, The joy and reality Of being married....

The occasional Moment you stall, No feeling, no Movement at all, Its origin, mysterious, Suspicious, Its effect, Somewhat delicious...

Ultimately, She was saved, By controlling What she craved, Mitigated mindless Urges, stress, Found satisfaction With less...

Visit the Shrine, Children Seven, Five and three, With their parents, all Dressed formally, Thank the gods for Survivability...

Starry night, all Twinkling, great, So damn empty To contemplate, Bright nothingness  They coruscate…

Sensing, but not Really seeing, The extra-terrestrial Being, Arrived to  "Serve Man" Not as servant, but As meal in a pan...

Alive, but retired, Some rust, but warranty Not yet expired...

Walking journey, along Akiya coast, Stop, and look across Sagami Bay, At distant Mountain Fuji, This clear cold autumn day… Then stay low, I...

Clear, unblemished cobalt sky, Fallen leaves tumble in a Breeze, cool and dry…

What is taught, What we learn, Is that you’re Paid what you earn, Put in the hours, Go with the flow, Or, otherwise, Reap what you sow…

It is all done with A nudge and a wink, They control what we do, But not what we think, And how joyful is that Which we keep inside, The ins...

Cold street corner, Empty, windblown, Curl up in sleeping bag, Homeless, alone…

Morning coffee, one gulp left, not Yet ready for the get up & do things, Linger a bit, deliciously, before Everything a new day brings.....

My hearing is gone, But not my sight, Can't walk worth a damn, But still have appetite, And it's a precious  Thrill, in my wheelchai...

Me, in talks with my artificially Intelligent telephone, Sort of sucks, I suppose, But still feel less alone...

Japanese mostly get along, And here is how: Never stare, frequently  Apologize, and bow...