Blonag: Chōrō Sōshoku-kei

On Weddings and War

Valeria strides with quiet grace
constantia at her side
Ulyssia seethes a sour silence
a jurgatrix with smile wide

And when Juno Domiduca summons for the rite
each to their altar and flame
Valeria stands to give her best and
Nemesis betrays Ulyssia’s game

Marcellus incarnates pietas yet
immures that silent power
Miles Gloriosus swaggers still
with wasted flex and glower

And when Mars Gradivus stands and
trumpets the call to fight
Marcellus brings virtus to the fray while
Gloriosus blindly vaunts Ira’s spite

Summa hominis indolis probatio in bello est.
Maximum experimentum indolis probatio mulieris caerimonia nuptiali est.

The Quest to Quench

Thirst brings the little fellow back to the basin...

CCF25: Checkpoint Chingada

CCF25: PANNVS ET CIRCENSES

Classic City Arcade 0625

Gray Ponytail Bingo at the Anti-Nevidimyy Monarkhy Faktion gathering on Town Square...
Richard K. visiting from the Eureka Redwoods...
Mr Daystrom dreaming of flight...
Mr Zack judging ’cue down at Hot Corner...
8TG crushing the chinches...

A Climber Descends

From the old worn eaves
she passes through the window
and down the photinia tree
to leave a quiet ‘hello’