The Middle Of The Night

Oh, for goodness sake,

Cringe dream,

Now I’m awake,

The after effects

Keep,

Me from getting

Back to sleep...

Ancient Meat Memories

Suburban back yard

Barbecue feast,

Blood rare slices

Of roasted beast,

Primal instinct 

Appetites released...

Mission Execution

Tactical maneuvers at

Retail mall location,

Reconnaissance runs,

Command by negation,

Close control via

Cellular communication,

Providing support for

Her shopping operation...

Anti Egg Head

Some members

Of humankind,

Live in a

Red State of mind,

What doesn’t match their

Faith, is simply dismissed,

Science rejected,

Ignorance blissed...

Our Modern Delusion

Eat the bark

Of the fever tree,

Call it all

A conspiracy,

Because we

Always knew,

It came

From Q...

Harbinger

April, wet green,

And replete,

With hints of

The coming heat...

Debate Club

Counter argument offered,

Eyebrow raised, arms crossed,

Firing for effect,

Otherwise completely lost...

Viva Las Vegas

It's like a superstition,

Temporary insanity, oddity,

Trying to control luck

As if it was a commodity,

Paying money, based

On how you feel,

Betting on the number 

Of a Roulette wheel...    

ミスド

Momentarily,

Lost in a pause,

Donut shop, coffee...

Agincourt

Knights shot off

Horses by arrows,

Like eagles 

Killed by sparrows...

To The Other Shore

Divert, ignore, postpone,

But when it’s time, one

Walks across the bridge alone...

How It Happened

Things started changing

Precipitously,

Once monkeys came

Down from the tree,

And into the grass,

Two-legged walking,

And screams of danger

Turned into talking...

Heavy Science

The disgraced guru,

Despite intense meditation,

Failed in attempts

To achieve levitation,

Gravity defying his

Faith in mystic flotation...

宗教

Our need to believe something bigger’s going on,

Sensing holiness in certain rocks or trees,

Books, buildings to house imagined gods,

Created to listen to our prayers and pleas...

御彼岸

Equinox visit to family grave,

Cherry blossoms, quiet hours,

Wash the headstone,

Offer fresh flowers,

Sighs, tears, summoned 

By memories’ powers...

Dead End

Her love, too jealous, brittle,

Broke instead of bending,

Bringing their relations

To a premature ending,

Irreparable, despite 

The desperate spending...

Mea Culpa

Bow, say sorry,

Come clean, confess,

And you will be forgiven,

More or less...

Grinder

Life will always vary,

As it can, as it will,

Slide down into chaos,

Push the noodle uphill...

Crazy Party

The hilarity started

When the hostess farted,

But it also helped a bunch

That there was

Vodka in the punch...  

Hourglass Sand

Seconds into minutes into hours,

Days, weeks, months amass,

Euphoria, tedium, pain,

In no particular order, pass,

And I fight to find my

Footing in time’s morass...

せっかち

“Hurry up! We’re 

Going to be late!”

Always seems to overrule 

“It can wait”...

チーズバーガー

Bacon double cheeseburger,

Fast conflicted food,

Tastebuds rejoice,

While arteries occlude...

Sanctuary

My world, four walls,

Ceiling and floor,

Protects from what’s 

Outside the door...

Sub-Lunar

The moon crescent, a sliver,

Pale against the evening sky,

And its minimal shape moves

Me, but I don’t know why...

啓蟄

Take notice of this lull day,

Cold and warm air mixed,

An in-between day leaving

Us footloose, transfixed,

Mild and motionless,

Winter morphing into spring,

Waiting for the warm wet

Chaos the winds will bring...