Weekday AM

Morning preparations, myriad micro-actions,

Battling time, execute mental checklist,

Make sure socks match, zippers zipped,

Head for the door, hoping nothing missed...

Transition

The autumnal front,

Slowly coming forth,

Smothers the summer heat

With cool from the north...

Wide Awake

Insomnia, as thoughts

And feelings flurry,

Into a throbbing 

Emotional slurry,

And away the soft

Dreams scurry...

Stay Mobile

Relax, recharge,

And reload,

Life’s short, so keep

Moving down the road...

Ambulatory

Bluetooth on, or something 

Else, the random talkers,

Picking up poop, mom

And pop dog walkers,

Laden with grocery bags

Like long-suffering souls,

All of us out on our

Summer evening strolls...

Sewol

It was later determined 

That most among the dead

Had remained in their 

Cabins, waiting to be led,

While survivors ran to

The upper decks instead,

Ignoring orders, they live

Because they fled...

Inside The Silo

In accordance with

The instruction,

Flip switch, turn key,

Launching destruction,

An act of war

Both insane and absurd,

Pain and extinction 

Mutually assured...

Yasuura Park, End Of August

Insects choir, full voice, at twilight,

Cicadas and crickets emit their songs,

Before turning-in for the night...  

Whoops

The hard luck Hun

Missed pillaging with the Horde

Due to having 

Forgotten  his sword...

Postmortem

It was later determined 

That the cause of the mess

Was not a lack of effort

But a failure to coalesce...

Covid Days

Vaccinated and released,

Slather on the alcohol.

Amble about, in retail joy,

No worries at all,

Doing my laps

At the shopping mall...

Reality Bites

Unheeding and unconvinced and

Unmasked, the choices he made,

Now leaving him bedridden,

Gasping for breath, alone, afraid...

Stunt People

Can't stay put, need to challenge

Death, never mind, take the chance,

Succumb to a never-ending urge,

Jump, join, Darwin's deadly dance...

Downtempo

Lean back, relax,

All is still,

Lost in music

Ambient, chill,

The melody takes

Me where it will...

To Float

Ultimately,

Freedom's gift,

Is permission 

To drift...

Kabul August 16, 2021

The enemies are near, 

Having arrived too soon, 

Now starts the fear, 

Jump in cars, panic begun, 

Then stuck in traffic, 

Nowhere to run, 

Road to the airport 

Savior to none...

Back To Work

Holidays finished,

Money spent,

Happiness missing,

Don’t know where it went,

Failing to

Circumvent...

Flex And Survive

Stand up for your principles,

If you're rich and have the nerve,

Otherwise join the rest of us,

Who duck and swerve...

August Evening

All sultry, now the hot

Day is through,

Sun retreating into

Pink, orange, and blue...   

Good Morning

Welcome to another

Daylight iteration,

Of our planet's

Recurring rotation,

Daylight, being

Relative to one's location...

(Photo: Geoffrey M. Hamilton, 1955-2011)

Random Tuesday AM

Temporary repose,

Gaze across my navel

Contemplate my toes...