Wintry blahs

Diurnal longings

for something else

turn to gripes

on your self

away bad thoughts

of a certain kind

a woolen scarf

to securely wind

around your neck

on a daily journey -

otherwise you'll

end up on a gurney.

Reading rewiring

Rewiring in youngster's brains

due to all electronic games

worries a modern grandma.

From the day in the womb

all a fetus hears - until the tomb

voices - music - and blip blops.

Talked to a reading specialist

she was a sure realist

to motivate kids to read.

Nobody's found a new way

to reach the lost ones every day:

read and write for survival.

Send an email/text whatever

for modern technology deliver

directly to their "inbox".

That would be my solution

for educators' revolution

of teaching reading: join it.

Crossword haiku

Crossword puzzles start

the daily routine gentle

exercise of brain.

Hey Mr. Postman

Hey, you deliver

our mail

I see you wave

every time

I walk the dog

yet

I know nothing

about you.

We talked a teensy

bit today,

while you delivered

a parcel needing

a signature,

and I reminisced

that I had seen you

when I lived in

the apartment more

than 25 years ago.

You said that you

had worked for the Postal

service for 26 years.

Wow, you know

so much about what mail

I get etc. etc.

and I know nothing

about you except

your gentle smile.

So next time I see you,

Mr. Postman,

I shall ask your name!

Moping ode

Plodding

fuddling

rotting

nuttin'

cyclus.

Observation

Dog is walking weirdly

like she is have arthritis

but she cannot tell -

is it her paw

or shoulder or

a more serious matter?

She cannot say

so my observation skills

have to be astute

as when the kids were little.

You guess - you weigh

you sometimes err

but never let it go.

One day - you might

need that someone

to watch over you

intensely with tenderness.

A political so-called Ode

News and news about a Newt

can the election get more screwed?

Fearing the fellow - with a piccadillo

seemingly big - a conservative billow.

Unfortunately for the voters

he is kind of a bloater

but very intelligent with power

he will the electorate scour.

Beware of the Grinch

he will the middle lynch.

Never mind the poor

he will show them the door.

Only the rich need apply

to justice - a solemn good-bye.

Bananas

Bananas

my dog likes them

I like them too,

Bananas.

Bananas

She drools whenever

I open one.

Bananas.

Oranges

my dog likes them

I like them too

Oranges.

Oranges

She wants them

I want them too

Oranges

Chocolate

my dog likes it

I like it

Chocolate.

Chocolate

She want it

I want it too

Chocolate

Dog poop

She makes it

I don't like

to pick it up

But I surely do.

Dog poop

Dog poop

She wants it

If I let her

she will eat it too

Dog poop

So we differ

my dog and I

That's all

there's to it.

I whiffer

she sniffers.

Vive that.

Opus unnumbered

Animals do not pray

but many of them prey

on other species

(occasionally on their own).

Humans do pray

and most of them prey

on animals and often on their own

in the name of belief.

Religions come in handy

for humans to blame,

I did it in the God's name.

(Dedicated to G. Carlin and

B. Mayer)

Streaming

From metstreaming

to the SOPA protest

of taking Wikipedia

of the net for 24 hours

what a night -

Handel or Haendel

Papa of Baroque

plus

-

in front of the Internet

of intellectual freedom

beware of legislation

-

consciousness

of streams

ideas and notes

thrills - frills

-

just another day

on earth

Health-philo

Returning home from down

under during weird summer's

days

A moment later in wintry old

my ailments reboot with no

delay

So having been in change

of weather for a month's

time

it cannot be in my head

but in the current climate

malign.

headache haiku

headache hammering

haunted hellish heartfelt hurt

harrowing human

killing machines

bulls being butchered

in the abattoir

at 300 an hour

not quiet dead yet

butchers go back

at night to violent videos

whatever...

hunters hunt their prey

cut throats with knives

or machetes

for fun or just because

is it a game or what?

hangmen see and smell

their duty

electric chair or needle?

which is faster?

the smell of the charred flesh

the nostrils picks it up

military forces root

men to kill

dehumanizing their prey

what do the killing

young machines feel -

the first one

a man like you

alive and then gone -

gunning a whole village

mutant - mensch

no more

dreams thoughts

haunt until

on reading Killing

by Jeff Sparrow

A still wish

Quiet stillness

after or before

makes me wish

for something more.

Odd weather pattern

Four seasons or more

all of it or less in a day

so when you travel

down under this way

this craziness and charm

is the truth of

a Melbournian stay.

Vade mecum

Go with me

on a walk

in the past

in the present

Go with me

on a trip

to a park

to a place

Go with me

on a break

for a while

for a time

Go with me

on a quest

into the soul

into the self

A mirror

of you

is found there

A mirage

of me

is bound here.

Venus Bay week

Venus Bay

on the coast

sandy beaches

wild water tides

surfers' rides

pipis digs

grandsons'

lithe little bodies

wine visits

family together

not enough to do

so card games galore

uno's encores

a strange mix

of fellowship

sadness -

between screams

and laughter

and

dead birds

versus ice creams

just

another

family having

a holiday

somewhere else.