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Showing posts with label yotsumono. Show all posts

Thursday, March 2, 2023

KXSW ~ yotsumono

 



 
KXSW* --
agencies and native tongues
connect in live streams


above this rag-tag village
eagles stay a constant course


the 'best in the west'
hop on board that yellow bus
certain of a win


once the creek fills up with fish
there'll be circles 'round the drum


*KXSW is best heard near dawn on a weekday morning, US central standard time; it will offer your spirit power

 

 

Monday, January 30, 2023

snow is falling ~ yotsumono

 

 















snow is falling --
it makes a sound
like no other


they're losing their viewers
hand over fist


in the wake
of drunken fishermen,
never mind the risk


"his name was Jordan Walker"



Thursday, May 5, 2022

April Fools ~ Yotsumono

 

 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ice sheets slow the river,
a snow drift crowds the bridge --
April Fool's Day


tight to the landing
a boat rocks gently through the night


cracked cups
 and fresh coffee,
we share another cigarette

 
adding a touch of lacquer
makes a thing new again
 
 
 



Monday, February 15, 2021

Kotatsu ~ Yotsumono

 

 

thoughtless
a field mouse tests the air--
Buddha's chair
 
algorithms quickened
the laptop warms its core
 
o' sweet Valentine
this tweet goes out directly   
from my heart to you
 
a couple's quiet cuddle
under the kotatsu
 
 

 
 
 

Thursday, January 21, 2021

Skeletons For Sale ~ Yotsumono

 

 

skeletons for sale--
the seed corn gone
just after Hallow's Eve

egg whites poured on water
torchlight sun-wise round the house

mountain life
is so fast paced
since wi-fi's gotten here

honeybees in the city
searching for a blossom

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday, June 28, 2020

Cisco ~ Yotsumono


  forest verdure -
 from each a separate branch
squirrels natter and nag  


on every certificate
a check mark next to climate change

Nylon and Velcro
trading even up
for canvas and leather


before he passed on
'Cisco was a friend of mine





Sunday, April 12, 2020

red ink ~ yotsumono




















 

blustery day -
crowds across the commons
mingle and merge


pleasantries punctuated
with a crack of gum


handing back change
her cherry blossom tattoo
fresh with red ink


today's the day
I'll paint my mailbox blue





Sunday, October 13, 2019

Yotsumono ~ tassels




red and yellow silks
weave tassels on the corn --
 the crows ply every row



on a rainy Midwest morning,
muted shades of grey



I found inspiration
from the very first page
 of that new best seller



neither merit nor dishonor
in lines of 1's and o's












Little Book of Yotsumonos





Saturday, July 27, 2019

Yotsumono ~The Slightest Blush





in names I can't pronounce
their words a reverie --
ripe persimmons

the slightest blush,
from her lips not a sound



a good student,
hating himself,
does what he's told


neutrons in the reactor's core
at critical mass









Little Book of Yotsumonos









Thursday, November 22, 2018

Hemingway ~ yotsumono









river and moon -
across the swing bridge
rust's silent creep


a masked tagger's
precarious balance


any time
Hemingway clenched his jaw
I'd buy us both a round


  the AutoMaid®️ grins
through smudges on the screen



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Saturday, December 16, 2017

Yotsumono ~ Hot Again; November


` Hot Again




a lone gull gliding
catches up to its cries --
Lake Mallalieu


kinetic theory
its rippling arc bending


pomade, coffee, talcum,
clean shirt, too -
the Fat Man's stick is hot again


a note, but no name,
and roses, just shy a dozen











` November



November --
countless raindrops to measure
the length of a day


a veil of frost
tints Johari's window


ranks of children
prone and obedient
to a flickering image


Lebensraum -
a none too distant dream



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