Poetry in the Moment

Sunday, January 16, 2022

Hometown Haiku

rain-streaked window

what’s left of my hometown

all a blur

Acorn, 47, 2021

Saturday, January 15, 2022

The Pope, Pets and Children Tanka

reading between the lives and writing between the lines, VIII

the Pope lectures,

it's selfish to have pets

instead of children ...

in the rented room, my bed

colder in slanted moonlight

PoemHunter, January 2022

Friday, January 14, 2022

Light of Snow Haiku

light of snow

my newborn’s chest rises

with every breath

Chinese Translation

雪光

每一次呼吸我的新生兒

胸部隆起

Autumn Moon Haiku Journal, 5:1, Fall/Winter 2021-2022

Thursday, January 13, 2022

Tattooed Number Tanka

reading between the lives and writing between the lines, VII

written in response to State Senator Scott Baldwin's comment

be impartial

when teaching about Nazism ...

the tattooed number

still visible on grandpa’s arm

and in his broken heart

PoemHunter, January 13, 2022

FYI: Washington Post, Jan. 10, 2022: An Indiana GOP state senator said teachers ‘need to be impartial’ during lessons about Nazism and fascism

On Wednesday, during an Indiana state Senate committee hearing about a proposed bill that would ban “divisive concepts” in school classrooms, Republican Sen. Scott Baldwin said teachers’ lessons about fascism and Nazism should be impartial.

“Marxism, Nazism, fascism … I have no problem with the education system providing instruction on the existence of those ‘isms,’ ” said Baldwin, who co-wrote the bill. “I believe that we’ve gone too far when we take a position. … We need to be impartial.”...

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Vaccine Shopping Tanka

Three Hundredth Entry, Coronavirus Poetry Diary

vaccine shopping

from one pharmacy

to another ...

the schools move online

as parents, Omicron rage

NeverEnding Story, January 12, 2022

FYI: Half of people in Ontario offered Moderna COVID shot refuse it, Global News, Jan. 7 2022

Justin Bates, the CEO of the Ontario Pharmacists Association. said both Pfizer and Moderna are “extremely good vaccines — the same.” “It should be one mRNA equals the other.”

Added: Three Hundred and First Entry

a polar station

wrapped in snow light

omicron surge

ABC News, Jan. 4: COVID outbreak in Belgian research station in Antarctica: At least 11 of the 33 workers have tested positive.

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

Inuit Child's Wish Sci-fi Haiku

a midnight river

of Starlink satellites ...

an Inuit child's wish

NeverEnding Story, January 11, 2022

FYI: Is Starlink a grand innovation or a menace?, Space, January 7, 2022

Starlink is the name of a satellite network developed by the private spaceflight company SpaceX to provide low-cost internet to remote locations. SpaceX eventually hopes to have as many as 42,000 satellites in this so-called megaconstellation...

Monday, January 10, 2022

RoboSnail and Mt. Fuji Sci-Fi Haiku

a robosnail climbs

light-nanosecond by light-nanosecond

snow-capped Mt. Fuji

NeverEnding Story, January 5 2022

Sunday, January 9, 2022

Half-Collapsed Oak and Three Generations Tanka

the twisted roots

of a half-collapsed oak ...

the rumour lingers

behind grandma's bedroom door

for three generations

Hedgerow, 137, 2021

Saturday, January 8, 2022

Charred Doll Haiku

nightfall turns to snow ..

a charred doll

amid the debris

Hedgerow, 137, 2021

Friday, January 7, 2022

Earth Hour Party Tanka

Earth Hour Party:

we switch off the lights

walk hand in hand

to the city square

listen to the world unfurl

Take 5ive, 5, 2021

Thursday, January 6, 2022

Neither Heaven Nor Earth

This Brave New World, XXXVI

the "first and only" sci-fi haiku sequence about the January 6th insurrection written for its first anniversary

e-trashed in

(with the voices of my mind)

January 6th

light-year of QAnons

blocked between Trump fans and foes

the Capitol Scrapyard

Liu not Lou, Liu not Lou ...

the Trump-minded eTherapist

can't learn a new trick

NeverEnding Story, January 6 2022

FYI: Lou Dobbs, a staunch Donald Trump supporter who hosted Fox Business Network’s highest-rated show, was a key driver of baseless election fraud claims. Fore more, see Fox News cancels Lou Dobbs Tonight , The Guardian, Feb. 5 2021

Added: This Brave New World, XXXVII

overcast skies

stains visible on the steps

to the Capitol

Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Heated Debate Scifaiku

written on the eve of the first anniversary of the January 6th insurrection and for Robert J. Sawyer who proclaims: Science fiction has always been a means for political comment.

heated debate

a black hole in my eMind

light-hour wide

NeverEnding Story, January 5 2022