Rain Commute

Steady precipitation,

Great for plant life,

And indoor meditation,

He thinks, emerging into

The wetness, from the station...

Make It Go Away

Impending climate catastrophe,

Pulling blanket over my head,

Thinking "not applicable to me"...

ママチャリ

Once again, just barely missed,

Natural enemy of pedestrian,

Speeding sidewalk cyclist,

Reckless acceleration

With electric assist...

Azovstal

Two months in a bombed-out

Basement, somehow we survive,

Miraculously the Russians relent,

We escaped, we are alive...

Influencer

Look at me,

Love who I am,

Be sure to follow

Me on Instagram...

コロナ

Our happy habits, routines,

Movements and directions,

All curtailed and controlled

By contagious viral infections...   

Waxing Above

Oddly calming, looking up

At the crescent moon,

But then the clouds arrive,

And it's gone too soon...

Lost In The Suburbs

Halfway through

Another day,

Sins to be forgiven,

Bills to pay,

And angst has come

Home to stay,

Time for a bottle

Of Chardonnay...

Office Politics

It was later determined that

What led to her fall

Was the toxic email

She sent: Reply To All...

Facial Musculature

The situation,

Or fix, you are in,

May force a smile,

Or unleash a grin,

Or, an absurd yaw,

In events,

Spurs a guffaw...  

おはようございます

Way-too-early sunrise,

Beckoned out of peaceful bed,

Rub my sleepy eyes...

防災訓練

Blow the klaxon,

All hands on deck,

May be a false alarm,

But what the heck,

It's all about the thrill,

Of surviving, of learning

From the drill...

Illusive

Who are we?  How did we

Get here, and why?

Can't find good answers,

No matter how hard I try...

知床沖

An unseaworthy boat,

Dared to sail on the sea,

The waves soon detecting

Its vulnerability,

Forced open a lethal

Leak, inexorably,

Thereafter, the boat's

Floundering and sinking,

All hands sucked under,

What was the captain thinking...?

Mall Patrol

She strides ahead smartly,

In charge of our shopping mission,

Me pushing the merchandise cart,

In a trailing position...

Upkeep

Human relationships,

And family affairs,

Require preventive maintenance,

Occasionally, repairs...

Pink Snow

Vernal winds blow,

As Spring is all around,

White-pink cherry blossoms

Scattered on the ground...

Intentional?

She felt the situation

Hadn't changed,

Rather, somehow things

Got rearranged...

Center Of Excellence

In my lower back and

Legs, the constant pain,

All for the smooth flow

Of "our" supply chain,

My physical sacrifice,

Offered on the altar

Of consumer paradise... 

Tik Tok

Advertised as a

Harmless, hand-held diversion,

Turned out to be a mix

Of subversion, perversion,

Personal information as

Click-bait and compromised,

All in an endless quest

To get monetized...

Broken Peace

Improbable, unthinkable,

Surely nevermore,

And then it exploded,

A cruel European war... 

座禅

Meditation,

Is brain-fever

Relaxation,

Stress

Cancellation...

Spring Weather

One April day is wet and warm,

Next day the cold winds blow,

Nature's schizophrenia,

Meteorological quid-quo-pro... 

Angst

From the pit of your stomach,

To up behind your eyes,

The power of fear to

Nauseate and paralyze...

Cringe

Long ago, unintentionally

Inflicted pain,

Memories, unresolved,

Unforgiven, remain,

Slow fading, but

Indelible, stain...