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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
Friday, December 13, 2024
イチョウの木
Shell-shaped Ginko leaves
First turn light yellow-green,
Then later burst into gold,
A magical autumn scene,
As arriving winter breezes
Slowly swirl and blow,
Ginko leaves start falling
Like gold-yellow snow...
Umi-kaze Park
Tent set up, with ocean view,
Light the coals of the barbecue,
Relax on grass till the day is through...
Thursday, December 12, 2024
Loose Ends
Errands, appointments, bluster
Through the daily give and take,
Chasing down the promises
We made and make,
Resolve before arrival
Of the Year of the Snake...
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
師走・12月
This month of running priests,
Gets busier as the day draws near,
Clean, cook, buy and prepare
For the holy end of the year...
Wear And Tear
Calluses, perspective,
Gained from the knocks
Our woken days give...
Monday, December 9, 2024
Gas Pedal
Riding on wheels with
An urge to speed,
Unconscious death wish,
Some kind of greed?
Narcotic acceleration,
Auto exhilaration...
Empty Street
Cold north air now
Settled all around,
Shadows grow,
No shifting, no sound...
Thursday, December 5, 2024
Peace of Mind
Dream, sleep, chill, relax,
Briefly, before
Reality reattacks...
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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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