Enter the Haze [Haiku]

Photograph taken near Luang Namtha, in Laos near the China border.
village breathes fresh air:
the last before stalks are burned /
the valley goes gray.

Long Days Inside Short Days [Senryū]

the grain is ripe. 
the days are short.
the farmer, weary.

DAILY PHOTO: Brahma Bull and Other Pastoral Scenes

A Brahma Bull in a pasture outside of Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, India.
Photograph of grazing cattle in a pasture near Mussoorie, India.
Photograph of cattle grazing in a pasture surrounded by evergreen trees near Mussoorie, India.

DAILY PHOTO: Sân Bóng Sóc Hà

Hermit Time [Haiku]

cave hermit
can’t see farmers in fields, just
brown to green to tan.

DAILY PHOTO: Luang Namtha Farm

Surrounded [Haiku]

farm surrounded by jungle:
what will disappear tonight?

Wetlands Cattle [Haiku]

cattle graze:
each step sinking deeper —
lured by lush green.

DAILY PHOTO: More Scenes from Muong Hoa Valley

Muong Valley, near Sa Pa, in Northern Vietnam.
Muong Valley, near Sa Pa, in Northern Vietnam. rice terraces.
Muong Valley, near Sa Pa, in Northern Vietnam. clouds.

Feral [Haiku]

Cow Pasture: Photo taken north of Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh on the hike to the Nareshwar Temple Group.
the pasture sprawls: 
once dull & docile cows
now have feral eyes.