DAILY PHOTO: Pune After Dark

Night Colors [Free Verse]

It's dark.

But the neon burns,
   and bright signs
   color the night,

and that color
   shines against wet surfaces.

The color seems to float,
   and when I walk past
   it shifts, morphs, and flows,

becoming alive.

And it -- those bright primary colors --
   might just be creeping towards me
   like a killer kindergarten clown.

I turn to see the colors swirling,
   swirling but not advancing.

I stare into the color paisleys 
   as they dance yin-yang do-si-do's
   around the puddle.
  
I'm entranced & soothed,
   and no longer fear
   the colors will attack,
   turning me vibrant. 

DAILY PHOTO: Marunji Hills, Hinjawadi

Everything City [Free Verse]

Everything is happening 
   somewhere in that city.

Blocks of block buildings
   broken into smaller blocks,
    in turn into smaller ones.

Those blocks -- rooms --
    are the city's unit of interest.

So many rooms,
    so much potential for the:
        -nefarious,
        -virtuous,
        -ill-advised,
        -hideous,
        -hopeful,
        -hilarious...

Someone is hanging 
   from a rafter,
   waiting to be found.

Thousands are masturbating.

AI surveys the porn they surf,
    making new genres in real time
    based on unfulfilled search terms...

In one room, a scientist
    figured out a cure for cancer
    in a burst of inspiration,
    but by the time she'd found a pen,
    she'd lost it -- no trace remaining.

    She then convinced herself
         she'd never really had it...

         but she had. 

Everything that can happen 
   has happened,
   will happen,
   and is happening
   in the city. 

DAILY PHOTO: Infinite City

Taken in Hinjawadi [North Pune] on March 24, 2023

Unimpressed [Tanka]

a stately building
 stands beside the river,
  commanding the eye.
 but that ancient river
  remains unimpressed.  

DAILY PHOTO: Franciscan Garden, Bratislava

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DAILY PHOTO: Panónska cesta w/ Most SNP [UFO Bridge], Bratislava

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DAILY PHOTO: Chandni Chowk / Russell Market

DAILY PHOTO: Tűzoltó & Bokréta Streets, Budapest

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