DAILY PHOTO: Winter in Big Trees Forest Preserve

Taken in Big Trees Forest Preserve in Sandy Springs, Georgia (Atlanta area.)
Big Trees Forest Preserve Trail in Sandy Springs, GA (Atlanta area.)
Big Trees Forest Preserve in Sandy Springs, GA (Atlanta area.)

Winter Forest [Haiku]

Photograph taken in Van de Graaff Park near Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
evergreens peek
over the shoulders
of barren hardwoods.

Safety First [Haiku]

Two turtles on a rock surrounded by water.
stony fortress,
moated: turtle stretches neck
out to sniff the air.

Acorn [Senryū]

A squirrel in New Orleans' City Park, eating an acorn on a power pole.
startled squirrel drops
its nut; so sad for it, but
we all get a tree.

Mobile Home [Common Meter]

Turtle exits its hiding place
beneath a rotten log.
Its shell snags on that old, dead wood
he drags the log along.
Does he know that he's double-shelled?
He seems so unaware.
When he breaks free, he gains no speed --
just crawls on like he don't care.

Stumped [Free Verse]

Photo taken on the Butch Kennedy Hiking Trail near Lake Hartwell in South Carolina.
A stump in the forest
is like a gap in a
wedding party photo
where they photoshopped
out a renegade relative,
but forgot to erase
the person's loafers.

River Fog [Haiku]

Winter mornings:
fog forms on the river --
moments numbered.
Fog on the Mississippi River in New Orleans.

Quiet Bayou [Haiku]

Taken in the Pearl River bayou near Slidell, Louisiana.
quiet bayou:
the odd bird flutters
limb to lonely limb.

DAILY PHOTO: Blue Sky Through the Trees

Taken on the Butch Kennedy Trail in South Carolina, near Lake Hartwell.
Taken on the Butch Kennedy Trail, near Lake Hartwell.

The Deeps [Lyric Poem]

Big Creek in Vickery Creek Park, Atlanta.
A jutting rock
splits the river,
diverging streams
never wither,
but speed around --
smoothly flowing,
still gaining speed --
never slowing,
until they reach
the deeps.