Burning Bush [Tanka]

amid buff sands -
bare and blistering -
stands a shrub,
the carroty coned
ephedra bush

Chiaroscuro Green [Free Verse]

densely packed stands of pine,
the dark green 
insinuating black shadow

set against the verdant
grassy meadows
and shaggy scrubland

it makes the mountain 
look angular,
 with sharp edges
pounded into shape

the pine-writ shadows
steal depth,
suggesting absence,
creating the impression
of emptiness,

a false void...

or so it seems

Still Autumn [Haiku]

the river dawdles;
 the colorful leaves stick
  firm & still

Jaipur Limerick

There was an old painter from Jaipur
who painted ceilings, floors, walls, and doors.
'Til his boss raised a stink,
and said, "Paint it all pink!"
"I've not enough pink cans for that chore."

DAILY PHOTO: The Colorful Basava Dharma Peetha

Taken on November 29, 2020 near Kudalasangama.

POEM: Temple Red

The walls were painted temple red.
This dream was just that kind of dream.
I saw no feeders nor the fed,
but my deep mind followed that stream
of color from décor to blood.
And seeing it not sacredly
saw red waters rising to flood
and paint the walls a shade deadly.

DAILY PHOTO: Blooming Orange

Taken in May of 2015 at Ramnagara

DAILY PHOTO: Dancers in Red Light

Taken November 9, 2019 in Bangalore.

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DAILY PHOTO: Blue

Taken in April of 2017 in Shillong

DAILY PHOTO: Vibrant Colors

Taken in October of 2016 in the Gardens by the Bay in Singapore