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Poetry, Lyrics, & Doggerel, From A Six-Tatami Room, South of Tokyo, Japan
Random Rhymes From An Expat Living A Long Way From Home
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Think Positive
Sure, learn lessons from
The life you've led,
But don't dwell on them,
Your best is yet ahead,
Pull off your hair shirt
And shout for joy instead...
Lie Flat
No excitement, keep things
Sated, satisfied and tame,
As ordered from above,
All is slow, all is the same...
Monday, June 28, 2021
青木ヶ原
Now, far from my troubles, and
Deep into the forest, misty, wet,
I’ve found a good spot, unpacked,
With the tarp and tent set,
All that’s left is to eat, drink,
Then lie back and contemplate,
Fiddle with the bottle of pills,
As I listen to the trees, and wait...
RPG
Suburban subterranean,
Lights flicker dimly
From a computer fantasy,
Mouse and keyboard
Deployed desperately
To maneuver, battle,
And kill them, endlessly...
Notification
Ringing telephone, text alert,
What news will be delivered?
Good or bad, happy or hurt...
No choice but to receive,
What’s happened won’t go away,
No escape, no reprieve...
庭園
Rocks, moss, raked sand,
Natural symmetry, peace,
Pause in the temple garden,
Inhale slowly, release...
Saturday, June 26, 2021
Intelligence Failure
Despite their methods,
True and tried,
And, exotic
Technology applied,
They can’t find where
Our secrets hide,
The truth, we know,
Deep down inside...
Friday, June 25, 2021
Failed Delivery
It was a dire situation,
Approaching fear,
Certainly frustration,
Caused by disconnection,
Missed communication...
Thursday, June 24, 2021
Slow Mover
Old man in the crosswalk,
And his face can’t hide
The grim desperation
To make it to the other side...
Monday, June 21, 2021
夏至、令和3年
Summer solstice twilight time,
This 21st of June,
And up above, is the ghost
Of the waxing moon...
Sunday, June 20, 2021
Out Among The Dog Walkers
Occluded sunset rays produce
A pink-blue rainy season sky,
Underneath it, I, befuddled, walk,
And hear the year’s first crickets cry...
Saturday, June 19, 2021
Narcissist Risk
What was inside her head?
Craziness, perhaps a lot,
As she drove at high speed
Through the crowded parking lot,
She’ll never stop in time,
Even if she bothers to try,
Thrills, conceit, emotions,
And laws of physics apply...
Night Shower
Sheets cool and smooth,
Evening precipitation,
Sound of raindrops sooth...
Thursday, June 17, 2021
自動車
All those hours I’ve
Spent inside a car,
Driving forever,
But never going far,
Near missed crashes,
Stressed but survive,
The journey’s end
Never seems to arrive...
Compound Interest
How is it that time is spent?
As if it were a currency,
But from whom was it lent...
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Post Rat Race
Monday morning dysania,
Unwilling to wake or deploy,
Used to make me feel guilty,
Now I just snooze and enjoy...
All Shook Up
Changes have spouted,
Love's tempest has blown,
Chaos has invaded,
Origin unknown...
Sunday, June 13, 2021
Safe Haven
When faced with outside
Filled with dread,
Best to be quiet,
And just stay in bed...
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Dark Lunar
Sunset time and quiet
Spreads, daylight thins,
New Moon invisible,
Again the cycle begins...
Monday, June 7, 2021
Night Of The Flying Ants
Into the leaden air,
In this evening of worry,
The termites disperse
In a gentle winged flurry,
And through their swarming
The harried people hurry...
Sunday, June 6, 2021
Departing The Toys Aisle
The parent, stoically
Leads the way,
With a screaming toddler
Raging against the day...
Saturday, June 5, 2021
Seen At The Mall
This is where I’m at,
This is who I am,
With a thousand mile stare,
Pushing a pram...
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Image by Mark Harm Niemeyer
Far Out (By Philip Larkin)
Beyond the bright cartoons
Are darker spaces where
Small cloudy nests of stars
Seem to float on the air.
These have no proper names:
Men out alone at night
Never look up at them
For guidance or delight.
For such evasive dust
Can make so little clear:
Much less is known than not,
More far than near.
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Lie Flat
青木ヶ原
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夏至、令和3年
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