Autumn City [Haiku]

leaves are falling 
throughout the city, &
someone sweeps them up

DAILY PHOTO: Központi Vásárcsarnok [City Market, No. 1]

Taken on October 29, 2022 in Budapest

One River [Haiku]

foggy Fall morning: 
one bank is clear, one hazy —
both of one river

Contemplation Cave [Haiku]

in the mountainside,
there’s a tiny cave entrance:
a perilous climb

DAILY PHOTO: Wall Murals, Budapest

Taken on October 29, 2022 in Budapest

Ujpest Train Bridge Memorial [Free Verse]

flowers & greenery
&
little bottled candles
form a memorial
on the train bridge
crossing the river

but the most soul-chilling
is the stuffed toy rabbit,
standing weathered & unkempt,

it testifies that someone
saw the deceased
as a tiny child

was she a tiny child,
or just so remembered?

so many questions float on
as that cold river glides below

Bratislava Limerick

A multiethnic gourmand of Bratislava 
liked to go downstairs for a hot java,
then over to Hungary
for torte topped with berry,
and on to Vienna for a slice of baklava.

Blue Danube [Haiku]

the blue sky
reflects upon the river,
and they are one

DAILY PHOTO: Slovak Radio Building

Taken in October of 2022 in Bratislava

Foggy Autumn [Haiku]

foggy Autumn day.
wet leaves flutter downward,
in surrender