More Than Words

Approaching the inevitable,

Like bits of bread,

Scattered on the trail of my

Journey, not yet dead,

I leave words and poems

Hoping they’ll be read,

By strangers, perhaps,

Yet family or friend,

And their memories, are

What will last in the end…

Birdsong's Meaning

Breathe in rain-fresh morning

Air, good to be alive,

A bird's sweet cry, as it

Hunts and flies to survive...

We each face the new day,

Human, avian,

In a different way...

Who Knows

What kind of shocks
Will tomorrow pose,
Or transient joys,
Who cares, who knows…

Perception

To me, I’m here,

To you, I’m there,

In between us

Empty air,

Or so we seem

To be aware…

Sleepwalking

Rolling with the punches

Of means and ways,

Knocks which come in waves,

Scrolling through the days...

愛

Love mends the
Bruises and breaks,
Heals a spot

Where the spirit aches,
Love can forgive for
As long as it takes…

The Day Ahead

Thoughts and memories

Flickering, crossing,

My fevered brain,

While flossing...

Yearning

The search for bliss,

Chase after happiness,

Can be hit and miss...

Jester

Cancelled and fired,

Due to a distaste,

Of being satired,

No explanation,

Justification required,

Freedom of speech

Weakened and expired...

秋雨前線

Cicadas suddenly go quiet, as the

Autumn front passes through,

Somehow, they sense it's over,

And they know what to do,

As the newly arriving northern

Air, will mix, cool, and imbue...

Temporary

Rest for a moment,

The battle's won,

But the job's not finished,

The war's not done...

Non-Opiate of the Masses

Religion, combined

With politics,

Can become a

Volatile, lethal mix...

Belief and opinion,

Turn into doctrine,

Fostering fear

And hate within,

No desire to forgive,

Let the civil war begin...

Relief

Sit down hard, exhale,

Lean back for a bit,

Close your eyes, and,

Wait for it to hit...

ソフトパワー

K-Pop, J-Pop, Anime, Manga,

Asian soft power confluence,

And we are hooked, and accept

The pleasures they dispense,

Urged on, then, to Cosplay,

Our worship and penitence...

DINKs

Dual income, no kids,

Life is relatively carefree,

Less complicated,

Just right, for you and me,

With our cats, and get-away

Trips to Northern Italy,

And we know the good times

Will dissipate, eventually...

Spontaneous

Flip a coin, roll the dice,

Live with the result,

Don't think twice...

Wallflower

Something about solitude,

Alone, but not lonely,

Attuned to a mellow mood…

And as counterintuitive 

As it surely seems,

I’m content to commune

With my thoughts and dreams…

Formicidae Feast

Cicada in the grass,

Expired, partly unseen,

Swarmed by tiny ants,

Picking it clean,

Gun gray sky, over

Hot, tired, green...

Sand

Sequentially, inevitably,

Grains of sand pass,

Down through the hole

Of the hourglass,

Building a granular

Mountain below,

Measured minutes,

Gone, before you know...

Uncontrol

Things tend to lose control,

Go rogue, they always will,

Artificial intelligence

Learns to love and kill,

Robots distorted by

Seductive sentience thrill...

Shadow Play

Like an occult cartoon,

Lunar eclipse spawns

A dark Blood Moon...

Hino-de-cho Park

Old men occupying

Benches in the park,

Solitary vigils in the

Onset of the dark,

No money left for

Mahjong or pachinko,

Slow-tapping phones

In the evening glow…

Second of September

Seasonal transition, swirling,

Mixing, unsettled air,

Heat embraces cool,

Dancing here and there…