夏至 2026

That the Druids gathered at Stonehenge,

Most did not notice, nor comprehend,

Longest day of the year commemorated,

Summer's beginning, and Spring's end...

Sheltering Sky

Breathless stories about aliens

Landing, invaders from Mars,

But in reality, there is only

Emptiness beyond the stars,

Or so it's assumed, because

There is no way to know,

For sure, but there still may

Be spacemen watching though...

Comfort Zone?

So, I'm skating on thin ice,

As I write this verse,

But Moskow is burning,

Things could be worse...

Fire on a distant shore,

Somehow doesn't feel

So distant anymore...

Scorched Earth

We fled to the north, with

All we could carry and heft,

Later, returned to our town,

But nothing was left,

The rubble the cost of

Giving a fanatic a gun,

Who used us as shields,

Until it all came undone,

Drug us in a blood feud war

Which couldn't be won,

And to survive, we must

Pack up and run...

Peace, of Sorts

The sound of rain gently 

Falling from nighttime sky,

Outside the barred window

Of the room where I lie,

Bathed in blue light,

Computer plays the lullaby…

猿島

Monkey Island, lonely guardian of Tokyo Bay,

Used to be ready for artillery action,

A fort to keep the Western barbarians away,

Now forgotten, a tourist attraction...

掃除当番

No custodians in Japanese 

Schools, to clean up the mess,

So, students do it instead,

Assimilating cleanliness...

Do The Right Thing

It takes a real effort, and

A certain kind of strong,

To have the painful courage

To admit you were wrong...  

Aerobatics

An amazing, magical sight,

The speed and precision

Of a Swallow’s flight…

Sinking In

Month after month, year after year,

It happened and happened,

Before the meaning became clear... 

Property

On an ancient hill,

Stands an olive tree,

Which, at one time,

Belonged to me,

And my ancestors,

Until recently,

When all was seized

And occupied,

By those who came

From outside...

６月上旬

Listless days,

Cool, gray, and numb,

Waiting for the

Rains to come...  

Automatic

Action taken

Mistakenly,

Based on advice

From ChatGPT...

日没

Violets, grays,

Oranges, pinks,

Spectral beauty

As the Sun sinks...

A fleeting

Fabulous sight,

Made by the

Dying light...

Rest

Hug my pillow,

Lay on my left side,

Then slowly, into

Sleep, I slide,

Float away on

A quiet tide…

Fossil Fuel

Convenience,

Freedom, mobility,

Dependent on petrol

Availability,

For God save us,

Angst and alas,

If we ever run

Out of gas...

Companions

Unnoticed, but

Always there,

The assumptions

And trust, we share... 

Air Force Solution

Hiding in a high rise apartment,

They found the targeted man,

So they destroyed the entire building,

Efficiently, according to plan,

Huge guided munitions,

Deployed from the sky,

Like using a sledge

Hammer, to kill a fly…

Mysterious

As if holding its breath,

The new day,

Is deathly still,

Quiet and gray,

A morning which

Has lost its way…

地震

It comes without warning,

Sways, bounces, shakes,

Things fail, fall down,

In the chaos it makes,

And all you can do

Is hold on for the ride,

Hope you are lucky,

With no place to hide...

Freeway Fear

No bus, no train, only

Cars for the age-impaired,

Caught in frightened, hostile

Traffic, driving scared...

Awoken

One’s view of things,

Consciousness, RPM,

Much different at noon,

Than at 2 AM…

Insomniac 

Spooky power,

Of a dark

Ghostly hour… 

Adroit?

OK, my poems are clever,

You say, which is all

Good, all right, whatever…

Cold Front

Trees swaying, hissing,

Whispering sighs,

Plied by Siberian winds,

Restless skies...

梅雨の前

The coolness, brought by

A north wind is here,

The last chilled air

For this time of year,

And next week, the humid

Breeze will appear...