DAILY PHOTO: Scenes from Beitou

Thermal Spring Pool

PROMPT: Happy

When are you most happy?

When I allow myself to be. Hope you weren’t looking for an answer like, “Wednesdays between 4 and 7 pm.”

Distant Stare [Senryū]

eyeing the mountain
like it’s defeated you once,
and may again.

DAILY PHOTO: Beixingbao Temple, Four Animal Mtn., Taipei

PROMPT: Fun

What was the last thing you did for play or fun?

Snacking tour at a night market.

DAILY PHOTO: Huaxi Street Night Matket, Taipei

Yielding [Senryū]

the grass sways,
while skyscrapers stand stiffly:
so impressive, the grass!

Gray Day River [Haiku]

on a gray day,
a mournful river slows
almost to a stop.

PROMPT: Grocery Items

List your top 5 grocery store items.

I’m guessing, by mass: melon, carrots, milk, rice, and onions — in unknown order.

DAILY PHOTO: Taipei 101 from Three Distances