Relax

Sit in peace, under

A gray April sky,

Clouds shelter,

Watch the world go by...

Azaleas

Nondescript stoic roadside bushes,

Suddenly turn pink, magenta, white,

For just a few cool Vernal weeks,

A surprising, spectacular sight…

Elderly Wisdom

Growing older, some will recognize

Bad habits, faults, and traits,

And thereupon act to revise,

Seek changes and alter-nates,

But for others, more oblivious,

The bad stuff lingers, calcifies,

And casts a needless pall

Of negatives until it dies...

AM Java Time

Settle into favorite chair,

Breath of relief, lean back,

Contemplation, with coffee,

Unsweetened, black,

Mind quiet-spinning in a

Mental cul-de-sac...

After The Equinox

The colors of flowers, 

The return of green,

Brings hope, or joy,

Or something in between,

Winter's burden lightened,

If you know what I mean...

Demonstrator

Filled with frustration,

Trapped in her rage,

Would have been better

To disengage,

But unable to

Turn the page...

How It Was Lost

Hubris and power,

Steadily overlapping.

But they don't notice,

Too busy clapping,

Their schadenfreude,

Vitriol and cheers,

Feel so good,

As freedom disappears...

Suspended

Helpless, staring at the ceiling,

Sleep-stopping brain fever,

Memories flickering, reeling...

No rest

In the bed,

Too much drama

Inside my head...

Holiday Lounge

Normally serious, 

Sober and mild,

But Tequila unleashes

Call of the wild,

In a strip mall bar,

Footloose, day drinking,

So much fun, but

What were we thinking...

通り魔

Something crooked, something bent,

Inside him, festering over time,

Until the day it finally erupted,

Into a random heinous crime...

No warning signals 

Sent in advance,

The unsuspecting victim

Never had a chance...

The Spice of Life

Happy and cheerful,

Then harried and fearful,

Ebb and flow,

It's just the way things go... 

烏の朝ごはん

Boss crow carefully eyes

The morning garbage pile,

Plans an attack, and others

Will arrive in a while,

Boss crow moves first,

With stab, peck, tear,

And before too long,

Trash scattered everywhere...

Flesh Robot

Usual morning noises, wake

Me up at half-past-five,

Consciousness sets in,

Senses say I'm still alive,

I, being the one who

Will semi-control and ride,

This body, full of blood,

Water, and mystery inside...

Our Campaign

Some are lost, and

Some are won,

But our daily battles

Are never done...

R&B

That old rocking music

That makes me feel whole,

Makes me feel young again,

Food for the soul...

春嵐

Sakura blooms released,

Pushed off by wind and rain,

Fall, fly, a pink blizzard,

Clog the sewer drain,

Wet petals, look like snow,

Adhere to asphalt sheen,

While above, and all

Around, turns shiny green...

At Breakfast

Light's arrival announces

Time to start another spin,

Of this curious planet, which,

Hosts the situation I'm in...

Post Demolition

Staring at a spot where

Something special used to be,

Assumed that it would

Stand there permanently,

But now I realize my

Belief was wrong,

Some buildings and businesses

Just don’t last that long,

So, as a result, all that

Remains, all that I've got,

Are memories of what used

To thrive, on this empty lot...

Survival Tip

The wise man told me

Something good to know...

It's not the big who eat the small,

But the quick who eat the slow...

Sand Through Fingers

Sobering to realize

How it went,

Priceless time

Wastefully spent,

Present rotting

Steadily into past,

Hubris to think

That it could last...

Seen on the News

Mad theater in Washington,

Emotes and unspools,

Oligarchs and lawyers,

April fools...