DAILY PHOTO: Roswell Mill

DAILY PHOTO: Scenes from Butch Kennedy Trail

PROMPT: Without a Computer

Your life without a computer:
what does it look like?

I imagine like it does when I go on long hikes, and have no access to computer or internet. i.e. Mostly blissful with the occasional bleak thought that the world might be ending without one’s awareness.

Sun Tinged [Haiku]

mountain snow:
tinged orange
by sunrise.

Cherubic Figurine [Haiku]

mountain forest trail:
cherubic figurine
cheers weary hikers.

DAILY PHOTO: Gwan-Eumsa of Gyeongju National Park

DAILY PHOTO: Views from Geumjeongsan

Tree Flight [Free Verse]

On a hike,
I come upon a tree
Raised up on its roots,
As if in mid-stride --
A long, cartoonish stride
That stretches across the trail.

But the tree doesn't stir --
No matter how quietly I wait;
No matter how long I wait.

Oh, how I wish to catch the tree
As it flees.

Just the Tips [Senryū]

high mountains:
sunrise hits snowcaps only;
in darkness & don't know it.

PROMPT: Camping

Daily writing prompt
Have you ever been camping?

Many a time, and I hope to do more. I highly recommend the experience. Nothing like sleeping close to the Earth to realize that there exists no patch of ground on the planet as flat and rock-free as one’s mattress.