Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Recollection Mechanism

Like being drawn to the
Scene of a previous crime,
Cringe memories 
Surface from time to time,
Past pains better off
Forgotten or hidden,
But they continue to
Bubble-up unbidden...

Saturday, November 16, 2024

限界村

Due to a lack of young people,
Able to practice and perform,
An ancient festival was abandoned,
Leaving us empty, forlorn,
Our village disappearing,
Slowly, no one left to mourn...

Undetected

As things changed, we
Remained blissfully unaware,
Unable to detect the
Changes, here and there,
Like a subtle shift in
The quality of the air...

Transition

Pause for a
Moment, reflect,
Wait for it to
Take effect...

Friday, November 15, 2024

Unhoused

I have no money, well
At least not a lot,
So, I live on what,
The things I've got,
Collected from random
Dumpsters, donations,
Hunger always there,
Inspiring hallucinations...

Lunar Bright

A bit overwhelmed, joyous 
Gasp, almost a swoon,
Upon my first glimpse
Of the Autumn super Moon...

Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Liberty

1980, Tsubaki House, Shinjuku,
Disco dancing, drinking,
Partying all the way through,
From darkness until
The early morning light,
Then ride the train back to
Work, all good, all right...

窮鼠猫を噛む

Well known ancient wisdom
That, a cornered rat,
Will turn around, and
Bite the cat...

Sunday, November 10, 2024

9-9-6

Roll out of bed,
Feet gain traction,
Head for the sink,
Time for action,
Splash and wash
And rub and spray,
Prepare to attack
A brand new day...

Out Of Control

Current events
Around the world,
Bombs dropped,
Missiles hurled,
People displaced,
Elections lost,
Too chaotic
To count the cost,
Opinions spewed
By everyone
On social media,
Damage done...

Saturday, November 9, 2024

Entomic Tunes

I miss the sounds of insects,
Gone to wherever they go,
Deep into autumn holes,
Away from frost and snow...

Things felt so alive
Hearing their summer cries,
Now it's all dead silence
Until they next arise...

Friday, November 8, 2024

日常生活

Some yearn for excitement,
Mystery, the arcane,
While I prefer to
Revel in the mundane...

Grandpa Duty

Lefthand shoulder of my shirt,
Some small off-white stains,
Made by a hungry grandchild,
Memory of warm hug remains...

November

Autumn, when we find
Extra things to wear,
While some trees grow
Colorful, then bare,
Swallows gone before
The coming winter air...

Avert

If a madman
Passes close by,
Never look him
In the eye...

うみかぜ公園

On the green grass of Ocean Breeze Park,
Urbanites barbecue small pieces of meat,
Crouched around burning smokey coals,
And, ready to swoop down for a treat,
Seahawks soar on the breeze from the bay,
Scanning for something to steal and eat...

Thursday, November 7, 2024

Defeat

The result became apparent,
A stab-in-the heart of our mood,
And knowing there was nowhere
To run, things became unglued... 

Tuesday, November 5, 2024

事務所

Passive-aggressive office mate,
Type-A supervisor,
Folks she loves to hate,
But she needs the job,
Resigned to her fate...

Monday, October 28, 2024

無の瞬間

Mental gears quietly disengage,
Lean against the kitchen sink,
Vacant mindless moments pass,
Invisibly, I later think,
Returning to reality from
Some sort of brink...

我慢

She handled the stress 
Stoically,
Some would say
Heroically...

At First Sight

Assumptions made
At first glance,
Are sometimes correct,
By chance,
Or revealed,
After not too long,
To have been
Incredibly wrong...

Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Morning After

Peace and quiet, convening
With my succulent plants,
Dissolving a hangover with
Bottled water from France...

Relativity

Feels like an ending, this
Time and place I'm in,
Finish up, yes, but when
Did it all begin,,,?

G&T

Cucumbers, tonic water,
Hendrick's gin,
Prepare and combine,
Let the games begin...

Hemlock

Quite profound and witty
What Socrates said,
But it did not prevent
His fate to be dead...