Morning glow alights
softly onto the onsen
delicate, alone
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Morning glow alights
softly onto the onsen
delicate, alone
Split golden moonlight:
Sweating under sun:
unusual autumn heat
confuses us all
Lee under shadows:
boughs conceal the worst of her
under these cedars
Alongside others,
squinting in the noonday sun:
still walking alone
Stars guard their secrets.
Are those as lost as I am
watching the same sky?
Night air crisp and quiet
Goodbyes finally ring true
Honest and hollow
Under bright round moon
Rivers of words flow again:
Never surrender
Night air in late spring
My thoughts drift to nearby friends
Now feeling so far
The savage and I are at odds again today.
But, today, I’m not pacifying it. I refuse to play by its rules.
I will not coddle it, cuddle it, kiss it on its forehead today.
Today I resist. I argue. I rail against its every move.
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June 3, 2025