tanshi/tanka cluster

 once again clocking in...

lately work has become 

my most annoying lover 

.

eviction notice for the family 

downstairs —

the yellow of dandelions ignoring we humans

.

i am unskilled 

trying to dodge shadows ...

a little boy pulling a bright red wagon 

.

the war in Ukraine should never have been ...

dictators and authoritarians 

are so passé these days

.

kids climb up a steep hill 

then tumble down —

sighing, where did my childhood go

.