Treadmill

Endlessly we

Grind and strive,

Before our various

Deadlines arrive...

ちびっ子

Not much

Quiet and mild

Comes from a

Two-year-old child... 

真夏

Early morning

Buzz-cries of cicadas greet,

Another day of

Summer's heat...  

Departed

93 years later, our country girl mother,

Departed and laid to rest,

We, her children, and friends

Touched by her love and blessed,

Her gentle spirit soothed us

Through all the lows and highs,

She nurtured all through her kitchen,

With meals, buns, and pies,

Mom always read, with deep

Interest in the world of words,

At the same time taking delight

In watching backyard birds,

Now you are gone, and we

Are filled with sadness, regret,

But your graceful, giving soul,

We will never, ever, forget...

Old & Redundant

Rather than up,

Forced to move out,

Randomly replaced

Total rout,

Human resources kill,

Without a doubt...

X-Files

Little Green Men,

And UFOs,

Lurking around...

Who really knows?

No More VHS

Our couch-laden addiction,

Continually streaming

Video works of fiction...

Crossed Wires

Message received,

Not what was sent,

Have no clue

Where the original went,

Claim ignorance

In any event...

Lessons

One soon learns

That life's road is

Full of twists and turns,

What shines

Sometimes burns...

Sharp

Decisive,

Like a machete cuts,

No ifs, ands,

Or buts...

Mirthful

When all is said and done,

Life is the best

When things are fun,

Smiles prevail,

Grimaces undone...

Slav-Sorrowful

What an evil mess they made,

Causing death, pain, and damage,

By choosing to invade...

Swing Elbows Freely

Weekday morning, walking in the Mall,

Open space, half-empty stores,

Hardly any shoppers at all...

Happy to ambulate,

And then I'm gone,

Before the crowds

Arrive later on...

With Soap

Memories, reminders,

Whims and wishes,

Dance in my head

While doing the dishes...

Pachinko

Suzuki-san sits, unmoving,

Mesmerized by the sight

Of ball-bearings bouncing,

Music and light,

He doesn't mind losing

All the money he bet,

Just watches the pinballs,

And hopes to forget... 

Ties The Bind

Acquaintances are wonderful,

But, in the end,

We cling to those

On whom we depend...

Bodies

We human beings,

Made of water and meat,

And a certain amount of fat,

Depending on how you eat...

Transformation

Normally placid and mild,

But after tequilas

He answered the call of the wild...

Bi-Passivity

Some choose

To meditate,

While others

Simply vegetate...

Circular

Full of ourselves,

We blissfully departed,

Only to end up right

Back where we started...

Words Keep Coming

Hard to figure,

Can't explain why,

But the well never

Seems to run dry...

Lunar Healing

A long, drawn, day's end,

Crescent Moon appears

Above, old friend...

Behind The Wheel

He slow cruises down the

Avenue, in a bright red Ferrari,

Top down, all smoothness,

Like on a male myth safari,

Sexy Italian sports car,

Expensive, one and only,

But the solitary driver

Is bored and lonely...

Hubris

Chessboard King

Stands tall and great,

Then comes the Queen,

Check and mate…

Sport

A last-second goal, and victory,

On our sacred football ground,

Our cries, screams, whoops,

Thunder-erupt in an orgasm of sound…