PROMPT: Superstitious

Daily writing prompt
Are you superstitious?

Nah. I’d say I’m normal-stitious, possibly even substitious.

Great Wide Darkness [Haiku]

Photograph of the north bay of Koh Phi Phi, Thailand. Taken from Viewpoint 3.
Sun is low;
boat leaves the bay's shelter,
creeping toward darkness.

Beach Sweep [Haiku]

lapping waves
deposit lines of debris,
but not so tidily.

DAILY PHOTO: Sculpture of Lin Tianzhen at Yehliu Geopark

Photograph of Lin Tianzhen, a man who lost his life trying to rescue a drowning person. Taken at Yehliu Geopark.
Closeup photograph of Lin Tianzhen, a man who lost his life trying to rescue a drowning person. Taken at Yehliu Geopark.

Queen of Stone [Haiku]

Haiku poem about "Queen's Head," a naturally occurring rock formation that looks like a graceful lady's neck and head (located in Yehliu Geologic Park.)
slender-necked beauty
that nature carved from rock...
-- doomed!

PROMPT: Animal

Daily writing prompt
Which animal would you compare yourself to and why?

The Platypus. A motley assortment of elements with unexpectedly poor flight characteristics that yet can thrive in multiple environments.

Patience [Senryū]

Photograph of an Orb Weaver spider taken in Taroko Gorge, Taiwan.
Spider builds its web 
line by line, and then waits;
I watch for two minutes.

Spring [Haiku]

Nature writes “Spring”
in colorful blooms, even
over rough bark.

Into the Darkness [Lyric]

Photograph taken in the "Tunnel of Nine Turns" (九曲洞) in Taroko Gorge (太鲁阁.)
Shadow-striped --
Juxtaposing day with night,
And wrong with right,
And never with always --
Down the long striped
Hallway...
Until it ends in darkness.

DAILY PHOTO: A Cloud in the Sky