オミクロン

Followed prevention protocols,

Medicated, as directed,

But the virus was more agile,

And he still got infected,

What came afterwards,

Though, was less than expected...

Pinball Wizard

Playing pinball pachinko,
What you'll want to do,
Is watch the motion and lights,
Until you reach the state of MU,
MU being Japanese for
Empty, null, and nothingness,
For some, a fleeting form
Of happiness...

Being There

I got this weird feeling

Right out of the blue,

Time and place familiar,

But not quite deja vu...

Stagflation

Can't get over, no matter

How hard I work,

Prices keep rising,

Boss is a genial jerk,

The face of my fate

Wears a tired smirk...

Loyalty

Those who follow

Those who lead,

Drawn along,

Fail or succeed...

花火大会

Flowers of fire, alight,

Burst colors, loud,

All above the awestruck

Japanese crowd...

Icarus-like

Happiness, self

Satisfaction his aim,

Tireless, unending

Pursuit of fame,

But ended up flying

Too close the the flame...

Hitting The Wall

Brilliant plan developed,

Grand strategy designed,

But after running into reality,

Things faltered and fell behind...

Morning Mirror

Fierce focus on the

Fight she is in,

Against the wrinkles

Emerging in her skin,

Lotions, serums,

Supplement collagen,

Applied, ingested,

Again and again...

Cold Start

Alas, alas,

Fewer ideas,

Running low on gas,

Have a cuppa tea,

This too shall pass...

Fish Hunt

Placid pond,

Sudden splash,

Diving Egret,

White flash...

Timepeace

The various clocks,

On which we depend,

To remind us of the

Beginning, and the end...

A Cold Draft

Long waiting lines

At the foreign border,

Try to run away from

Mobilization order,

Almost waited too

Long and too late,

To avoid being sucked

Into a bleak painful fate...

Outwardly Calm

Motionless, all quiet 

And peaceful on the bed,

But simultaneously,

A total circus inside my head...

Road To Chaos

Politics turning ugly,

Things getting intense,

May no longer be possible

To sit on the fence,

Bullies pushing us

To pick a side,

No place to run,

No place to hide...

Float Away

Sensing the drift,

Direction of the flow

She took a deep breath

And let go...

Steady As She Goes

My life sometimes feels

Like a marathon race,

Continue towards the end,

While careful with my pace,

Aware that it is fine

Not to rush to the finish line...

台風14号

Typhoon winds, ferocious,

Blowing helter-skelter,

We huddle, dripping wet,

In emergency shelter,

Try to get comfortable

On a mat on the floor,

While outside the mad

Winds wound and roar...

Responsibility

Afterwards, in the back of

My head, a small voice,

Saying "Don't blame others,

It was your choice"...

Bugeaters

Bats flutter around

Below the crow

Insect assassins

In the gloaming's glow...

November Grapes

The airplane from France,

Lands in the evening glow,

Filled with a cargo of

Beaujolais Nouveau,

Its arrival in Japan

Per contract withal,

An annual reminder

Of the coming of Fall...

True Brew

Neither good nor bad,

Here nor there,

Alcohol's God's apology

For making us self-aware...

Special Operation

Cannot look away,

Impossible to ignore,

Following developments,

Keeping bloody score,

Watching from distance

The ongoing war...

ユーモア

Things go better with

Smiles and mirth,

For all intents and purposes,

For what it's worth...

Tik-Tok World

In retrospect, it wasn't

A well-considered scheme,

Our failure later caught on camera,

And turned into a famous meme...