City Limits [Haiku]

the city grows
 up and down the valley -
  shaped by mountains.

Red Blossoms [Haiku]

red blossoms
in the understory,
briefly catch the sun.

DAILY PHOTO: Scenes from Annapurna Base Camp

Yin – Yang World [Haiku]

mountain morning:
 sun-warmed icecaps over
  a valley of night.

The Bell, Unrung [Free Verse]

the big, brass bell
 hasn't rung in years

the stiffest storm winds
  can't budge it

it stands with clamorous
  potential -- unrung

Mongoose Crossing [Free Verse]

A mongoose crosses the road.
 My mind makes it Rikki Tikki Tavi.

Is there a cobra in the tall grass?
 Is this a heroic mongoose? 

The mongoose disappears from sight,
 and I'm left with no answers. 

DAILY PHOTO: Boats & Ghats, Varanasi

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Music Appreciation [Free Verse]

Not by hearing or listening,
     but by feeling the rhythm,
     body / mind resonating to it, 
     being effortlessly attuned to it:

That is how the music transports one --
            how it changes one's mind. 

Hawk Bank [Haiku]

the hawk swoops & banks;
i feel its flapping wings
as it passes.

DAILY PHOTO: Baby Sculptures

Taken at the 2023 Republic Day Flower Show in Lalbagh Botanical Gardens, Bangalore.