Strong Bow [Haiku]

a hilltop tree,
bowed as if wind-shaped,
won’t budge for a breeze.

Brief Respite [Haiku]

a butterfly 
lounges in the sun;
and then is gone.

Lush & Stony [Haiku]

stony ground:
lush grass grows
in every divot.

DAILY PHOTO: Flower Market

Lily Ring [Haiku]

ring of lily pads:
crowd around where the frog
plopped into pond.

DAILY PHOTO: Urban Jungle, Bangalore

PROMPT: Nickname

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Drowned Dry [Haiku]

desiccated stalks
jut from standing water:
drowned dry.

Ancient Mountains [Haiku]

ancient mountain:
now a pile of worn boulders,
under monsoon clouds.

DAILY PHOTO: Sri Hari-Harapura Kauravakunda Betta Temple