DAILY PHOTO: Chicago Theater by Night & by Day

Spider Hide [Senryū]

behind the leaf, 
a spider hides like a fat
kid behind a pole.

PROMPT: Album

What’s your all-time favorite album?

I couldn’t even begin. I have favorite albums of some particular acts (e.g. “Let it Bleed” Rolling Stones; “Born to Run” Springsteen; “Rumours” Fleetwood Mac; “Sgt. Pepper’s…” The Beatles; “Toys in the Attic” Aerosmith; etc.) but not overall.

I think MIPSO’s “Dark Holler Pop” is pretty much a perfect album, and I’m quite fond of Ben Sollee’s “Learning to Bend.”

But I have no favorite album.

Lone Oak [Haiku]

one oak tree
stands atop the hill:
unstruck by lightning.

DAILY PHOTO: Roanoke River

Treetop Fall Drop [Haiku]

the treetop leaves
that catch early & late sun
are the first to fall.

PROMPT: Topics

Which topics would you like to be more informed about?

I’d love to know why the fundamental equations and constants that govern the universe appear to be tailor-made to generating life?

I’d love to know whether there is other intelligent life in the universe, and – if not – why not? (And, if so, have they visited, are they visiting, do they intend to visit, and – if none of the above – why not?)

I’d love to know whether there is meaning to life other than moving energy to higher states of entropy in a Sisyphean fashion (and any other meaning that one independently chooses for one’s self?)

But I’m doubtful any of that will be clarified in my lifetime, so I guess I’ll have to stick to more down to earth topics, such as: “Is ‘a good life’ a meaningful statement, and – if yes – how does one go about pursuing one.”

Ice Mirage [Haiku]

sun shimmer
in a dense patch looks like
a sheet of ice.

DAILY PHOTO: Lake Michigan & Chicago Skyline

Painting with Clouds [Haiku]

a writhing dragon,
is painted by the sunset
in vivid colors.