They Come At Night

Ghouls and weird spirits,

Sensed, but not seen,

Pumpkins emitting magic,

Spooky Halloween,

Orange, yellow trees,

Glow in the evening air,

Except for the scary one,

Whose branches are bare...

Coping

Life comes at you, constantly,

In pieces and bits,

Sometimes it's crazy,

Sometimes it fits,

And you just try your best,

As time permits...

Opiate Of The Masses

For most of them,

The idea of being free,

Was less desirable

Than peace & stability,

Quiet comfort, however

Boring that might be...

暴走族2021

Bluster, emotional release for

Japanese working-class boys,

Group-riding unmuffled motorcycles,

Unleashing roaring noise,

During the midnight hours

Their frustrations unload,

Slipping gears, twisting throttles,

Small rebellion on the road...

Unexpected

Sunset stroll, during an

Autumn day's aftermath,

A rat runs across

The walking path...

Misadventure

Headed in a strange direction

And I wanted to shout,

Slow down, think twice,

Shift sails, come about,

But as things turned out,

Message never sent,

And off into the maw

Of their fate, they went...

New Tourist Trap

It can all be yours,

For a hefty fee,

Sit on a rocket,

Launched up vertically,

Then you can experience

Zero gravity,

In the void of space,

Albeit momentarily...

Blind Faith

Truth was revealed, right

In front of their eyes,

Yet, it still was something

They could not recognize,

For they can not accept,

Or readily conceive,

Of a reality different

From what they believe...

Risk Management

Endlessly, aimlessly, we amble

Ahead, into the unknown,

Each act and step taken

Like dice which are thrown,

And if risk  is involved 

With the here and there,

That's something of which

We are blissfully unaware,

Content to prevaricate

The gaping abyss of our fate...  

Cogito Ergo Sandwich

I think, therefore I am,

But when I eat,

It's cheese on ham...

Cold Comfort

Outside, the cold rain fell,

But inside, under her blanket,

All warm, dry, and well...

盆栽

The beauty of the Bonsai tree,

Covers up how it was made,

Bound, bent by wires, lost

Freedom the price it paid,

Twisted, trimmed, stunted,

It still grows toward the light,

Life force undaunted but

Trapped for aesthetic delight...

 

After The Curtain Fall

Cleaning up after the big show,

Excitement now gone, its

Memory just a dim glow,

Sweep up performance

Detritus, row after row,

Magic moments produced

By the price of admission,

Now dissolved into nothing

With the quiet's redition...

16 October 2021

Subtle shifts in the light,

And the ambient atmosphere,

With the approach of cold rains,

This last warm day of the year...

Digestive Gas

Grandma's full-throttle fart,

Launched in the waiting room,

Had the psychological impact

Of a sonic boom...

空気を読む

Using all her senses,

She tried to read the air,

And understand what was

Happening there,

Where emotion, duty,

And performances fuse,

She decided stay silent

Based on gestures and clues...

Bureaucracy

Immediately retreat

After firing for effect,

Strive within the limits

Of benign neglect,

A smile is just a frown

Turned upside down,

Classic expression

Of passive aggression...

A Null In The Matrix

Looking at some clouds,

Sun getting set, to set,

Waiting for the colors to

Change, hasn't happened yet,

Me on a park bench

Quietly staring at the sky,

While the all-so-busy

Ones, just hurry on by...

How To Handle It

Some folks overcome,

Others, overthrow,

Don't understand

The difference though,

The point, I suppose,

Is to choose,

To try to win,

Vice not to lose...

事故物件の前

Early morning, dim light,

She makes a pot of tea,

Amidst the empty clutter

Of her room, so-li-ta-ry,

Watching the TV she

Thinks "It's just me",

Alone and waiting

Out her life, at 93,

Someone will discover

Her, eventually...

Transition

Cool north breezes

Flowing everywhere,

Clouds a gray cushion

Floating above in the air,

North winds rearrange,

Hot-to-cold, wet-to-dry,

This day of seasonal change...