poetry

….. on a beautiful ski day in Aomori

author at Aomori Springs 12/1/25

This snow that is soft and fluffy

Could sometimes be hard as stone

I don’t blame it for my fall

The fault is mine alone

The answer lies with me

Do I know where I am weak

Reflecting on it is key

Then soon you’ll be back on your feet

It’s me and me alone to face my dare

Even as others feel the scare

Victory is mine to savour

Even as others do not favour

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an article about accountability and not pinning the blame on anything or any person.

22nd December 2024 Poetry 2 min read

Me:

Anyone wants to adopt a defiant, beautiful chicken

Give her freedom or give her death

Give her a mate and she may lay some eggs

She had lost her mate but it was fate

Have Compassion for goodness sake

Reply:

Alas, to have a foul- tempered fowl would be too much to take…

Me:

I concede that chicken is not an easy pet

It may be more destructive than a cat

It pulls, it pegs, it scratches

But look forward to the eggs that it may hatch

In lean times or as a last resort when it proves too much, the chicken can be put in the pot.

Reply;

To keep a peckish hen for its eggs, surely that would mean enjoyment at its very last legs,

You call, you caress, you clean, you care,

I’m sure there’s affection for the pet chicken that you bear,

To place a pet hen on the chopping block and then in the pot

As a last resort? Surely not!

Me;

Hahaha, testing you. You have compassion. This chicken is yours anytime. She is safe with you.

Reply;

Thanks, but I’d say it is too early to be hen-pecked!

Two days later

Me;

You may be pleased to know

Coco the cheeky dame has found a home

A place so lush, with birds of the same feather

A village so nice even in this hot weather

Coco will get used to a variety of noises

Dogs and cats and chickens and horses

She would find her niche in this awesome place

As it is a community with abundant space

We wish Coco a brand new start

A happy ending to the matters of the heart. Guess the place?

Reply;

Bird park?

Me;

Wrong. Back In the Kampong where her fellow mates are

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***Continuation from posting on

‘The chicken with the fighting spirit ‘

25th Nov 2024. I min read poetry

by Rosalind Ho in London 25th Nov 24

The blistering cold shouldn’t be an obstacle to my goals

Even as it makes my teeth chatter, my lips quiver and my legs wobble

I have come here to ‘conquer’

To become braver in my moments of solitude

To step onto the cobble paths of England in the old towns

To bring back the imagination of ancient times 

To savour how far civilisation has arrived 

Let not any fear nor fantasy nor folly deter  me

I am here to learn and grow

I shall be richer by the end of the day

…..a pensive moment

13/11/24. 1 min read poetry

author at Osaka Station

The dreamer in me says;

When you retire, everything will be hunky dory

The realist in me says;

Life will keep coming at you in different forms.

The optimist in me says;

Never a dull moment.Morning

10th Nov 2024. I min read poetry

Photo by SLNC on unsplash

I do not believe in Gambling still

Whether it takes luck or skill

If you want money in your till

You do better to be good at a skill

I associate the Casino joint with Death;

Jackpot, a slow death

Roulette, a subtle death

Blackjack, a quick death

Poker, a deceitful death

First of the money, then of the spirit

Work is what I truly believe in

Everyday that you work, you win

More money, cheer and peace

And ability to live a life of ease

……..a Senryu poem

11/10/24. 1 min read poetry

Don’t dwell in the past

Nor fret about the future

Live in the present

Let your focus be

On the awareness of being

At your present state

It could be sitting

It could be doing

It could be resting

When you drink your tea

When you take a stroll

When you lose your way

Be still and quiet

It is time to be pensive

And wisdom will flow

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Features of a Senryu poem

1 Senryū is a Japanese form of short poetry similar to haiku in construction: three lines with 17 syllables~ 5 , 7, 5

2 Senryū tend to be about human foibles while haiku tend to be about nature, and senryū are often cynical or darkly humorous while haiku are more serious

3 Usually speaks of human nature (behavior, emotions, characteristics

4 Untitled and Unrhymed