Investment

Invaders, dressed as businessmen,

Came from Outer Space,

They purchased craftily, and no one

Knew it was taking place...

Mumbai

Still warm, from yesterday's

Sun, the square of concrete,

Where he curls up to sleep,

On the side of the street...

Authoritarian

Trade away our freedom, and

In security we are wrapped,

Convince ourselves we are

Happy, while being trapped,

We are comrades, and we

Bend to fit what we belong,

Bow to our father dictator,

Who can never be wrong…

Flesh

Human behavior, driven,
In no small measure,
By biology, and the
Promise of pleasure…

Geopolitics

Hearing the first Cicadas' cries,

While wars are fought over gas,

And territory, the Kudzu vines

Don't care, "This too shall pass",

Underling words unspoken, as 

Elephants trample the grass...

Saved By Public Transport

Slumped on the back of the

Bus seat, under the vent,

Blowing down cool air on

My fevered neck, heaven-sent,

The awesome feeling of relief,

As my sweat evaporates,

And the curse of the

Too hot humidity abates...

Septuagenarious

Right around 70 was the

Beginning, the start,

Of her body slowly

Falling apart…

Inductive

Artificial intelligence,

Not quite the same as

Common sense...

For wisdom

Is corporeal,

Grown from what

You see and feel...

冷夏

Wilted Hydrangeas,

Droop and bend,

Sayonara, rainy

Season's end...

Thanks

With the rising Sun,

Our spirits lift,

Each new breath,

Each new day, a gift...

Negotiation

Truce time and talks,

We hoped they would forgive,

Bury the hatchet,

Live and let live,

But we could tell from

The looks in their eyes,

That they had no

Desire to compromise...   

Imaginary

My room, a rectangular box,

Filled with restive air,

Host to mental adventures,

But nothing really there…

Hamamatsu Tragedy, 7/7/2026

Jilted, and his ego could 

Not stand the mental pain,

So, he killed, and then

Jumped in front of a train,

Only fumes of a

Broken romance remain,

Blood on the tracks can

Neither repent nor explain...

Safe Haven

Survive in the shadows,

Away from the noise and glare,

And thrive in the cool,

Calm, and quiet there...

Air Strike

Crow chased by Swallows,

Harried, pestered, no rest,

Flies away, after getting too

Close to their nest...

抱っこ紐

Baby crying,

Unable to rest,

Goes quiet, harnessed

To mother’s chest,

Soothed by warmth

And smell of breast…

90-Something

Old one, her body a

Bag of aches & ills,

Kept alive by

Handfuls of pills,

Still thankful to

Breath the morning air,

Out in the light

In her wheelchair…

The Wager

Showtime, game on,

So it begins,

The dice are rolled,

A bottle spins,

Only gods know

How one wins...