On The Pitch

Millionaires on the playing
Field, chasing a ball,
Yobs in the terraces,
All cheers and alcohol,
Its ultimate significance
Is bugger all...

Undermined

That entitled, comfy,
Normal feeling
Now in freefall, reeling...

Corona Twilight

Something off, weird, queer,
Things not what they seem,
Different than they appear,
Like a partly awoken dream,
Somewhere between wonder and fear...

Unavoidable

Dregs of a lazy Sunday,
Soon to be replaced by a
Busybody Monday...

Not The Same

A glorious green spring,
Untouched outside my window,
Has turned into an alien thing...

An Actor’s Power

Religious words preached with
Fervor, excite and inspire,
Ignite the dispossessed
With fundamentalist fire,
Words laid down like
Stepping stones, form a path,
Leading to martyrdom
And it’s bloody aftermath...

Boundless

Viewed from the windowsill
Of my quiet quarantine,
Outside is alive, being
Born again, springtime green,
And I’m getting tired of
This room and feeling wary,
So open a book, and escape
Into the imaginary,
Venture out to a
World of a different kind,
Enchanting, fulfilling,
And all of it in my mind...

除菌

Can’t really get away,
And unable to detect,
So all that’s left to do
Is to duly disinfect...

Post-Covid?

Its viral ability
To infect, maraud,
Underestimated,
Like an act of god,
Normalcy exposed
As a fragile facade,
Mastery over nature,
Just hubris, a fraud...

Invisible Hand

Humans at their worst
Develop cure, then fight
Over who gets it first,
So tragic, it’s almost funny,
Vaccine grabbed by
Those who have the money...

ツツジ

Just stop worrying,
No need to think,
Gaze at Azalea glory,
White and pink...

What Has Been Lost

Never realized that we
Would miss it so much,
The ability to hug,
The freedom to touch...

Buffeting

Interrupted nighttime rest,
Windows rattled by spring
Wind from the southwest...

Dismantled

The sculpture was truly
Something, back in the day,
Brightly painted steel,
Abstract art on display,
But due to lack of maintenance
Funds, it was taken away,
Sent to monument heaven,
Perhaps, really couldn’t say...

Biological Imperative

Cool cloudy Sunday,
Muted, green, alive,
Out in the fresh air,
Before the rains arrive,
All of us organisms,
Competing to survive...

Soliloquy

Step by step, I move
Steadily on my walk,
Then, the voices in my
Head begin to talk,
Full-fledged arguments,
As I amble about,
Eventually, usually,
They work things out...

Micro War

Looking out, from my balcony,
At another lost and passing day,
An overwhelming feeling comes to me,
A wordless recognition of
Transience, and inevitability,
Broken forever, the delusion
Of being powerful and free...

Drawers

Wonder, worry, agonize,
Don’t ignore,
Compartmentalize...

Sit~Talk

Business meeting, and emerging
From the mental diarrhea,
Not a single good idea...

Pause

Answering something craved
Is satisfaction
Fleeting moments saved

Vernal Vanity

In a place where winter
Brings not a killing frost,
Flowers and greenery
Are never totally lost,
Hence, with the Equinox,
The arrival of spring,
Is not such an epic,
Celebratory, thing...

Prepper

The crow has little
Time to rest
As it gathers things
To build its nest...