29th

Calendar's quadrennial

Promise, need to keep,

So, on the last day of

February, we leap...

Break Time

Deposit needless worries

In the Bullshit File,

Have a cup of coffee,

Reflect, and smile,

For the first time

In quite a long while...

Old Greek Story

Shadows dance, on the

Wall of Plato's cave,

Where chained, we embraced

The meanings they gave,

Our cave, all dark, where

We watch and hide,

The shadows merely hint

Of what's real outside...

Get Out The Vote

So much at stake,

So much to fear,

Or so they say,

In an election year...

Domesticated

Pigs and cows had no idea,

When first herded, beaten,

Then generously fed,

That they would be eaten...

あおり運転

Go, go, go,

Step on the gas,

Can't go slow...

There's places

I need to be,

Get out of the way!

You, in front of me...

Ghost Goddess

Enthralled by photos of an

Actress, long gone by now,

It's as if her beauty has

Overcome death somehow,

Preserved by a magic

That old images allow...

Windward

When cold north winds

Decide to attack,

Better to have them

Blow on my back,

As on a wellness 

Walk I slowly pace,

Try to keep them

Off my face...

Meat Puppets

Humans are driven,

Lethal and diverse,

Dancing with chaos,

For better or worse,

Enslaved by base urges,

It is our curse...

Tactical Retreat

Her decision to

Demur, and evade,

Averted a mess 

Before it was made...

Alive

Roadside tree, bare

Branches, cut and pruned

Has an aspect of being

Beaten and ruined,

Yet, that's misleading

As green begins to surge,

Forces of life inside,

And buds will emerge... 

February

Clouds and raindrops

Dance in the winter air,

Outside the window

At which I stare,

Winds whistle, rustle

A gray green mood,

On this cold numb 

Morning of solitude... 

Somewhere In Donbass

The invaders conquered the ruined town,

At tremendous mortal cost,

So be it their victorious battle,

In a war that is already, likely, lost...

Post Nightmare

Suddenly wake,

With an inward scream,

Angry and shaking,

From a nasty dream...

Price Of Mobility

Inexorable? -- Alas,

Global warming from

Automobile gas...

Super Bowl

Furiously, fantastically,

We fight to move a ball,

Across the flat green carpet,

Run, jump, collide and fall,

Fight towards an imaginary

Line, we give it our all...

Curved Celestial Blade

New Moon, waxing

Sharp and thin,

Scythe amidst

The starry spin...

うみかぜ公園物語

Now it's getting dark,

Skateboarders still

Playing in the park,

Yelling, jumping,

Having fun,

Immune to the

Day being done...

Little Killers

Park bench, approached by a gang of

Hungry sparrows, fifteen in all,

Keenly eyeing me for food, just

Glad I'm big and they are small,

Otherwise, I would be fair game,

According to mini-raptor protocol...

孤独高齢者

New morning, has a

Solitary, familiar feel,

Still alive, still hungry,

I prepare another meal,

Eat, then back to bed,

Hoping sleep will heal,

Escape into the bliss

That dreams will reveal...

Short Term

Going back

To check on the door,

Which I think I locked,

Just a short time before...