Crimson Fig [Haiku]

sunbeams pass through 
a reddened Sacred Fig:
one hundred warm hues.

“What Was Her Blondness Like” by Juhász Gyula [w/ Audio]

What was her blondness like? I can't recall,
But I do know the blondness of the fields,
When the wheat fields' grain ripen in the Fall,
And in this blondness her presence I feel.

What were her blue eyes like, I can't recall,
But I do know the blueness of the sky,
September morn, or later in the Fall,
And then again I do feel her nearby.

What was her silky voice like? Can't remember,
But in springtime, when fields begin to sigh,
I feel that Anna's voice is calling, tender,
From a past Spring that's as far as the sky.

Translation by Frank Veszely in: Hungarian Poetry: One Thousand Years. 2023. Manitoba, CA: Friesen Press.

DAILY PHOTO: Rock & Blue Sky

Stone Mountain, GA, USA
Arabia Mountain, GA, USA
Arabia Mountain

Sky Fire [Haiku]

orange skies blaze, 
briefly but vibrantly,
people watch the fade.

Pigeon King [Haiku]

pigeons mill about --
then one finds color
in the gray city.

Mid-Winter [Haiku]

mid-Winter
pretends to be Autumn:
green with leaf linger.

DAILY PHOTO: Pha That Luang, Vientiane

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DAILY PHOTO: Wat Phramahathat Rajbovoravihane, Luang Prabang

DAILY PHOTO: Naga & Water Lilies, Wat Don Muang

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Flower Garden [Haiku]

color clash
in the flower garden
attracts bees & me.