the sunflower
that bows its head in the sun
feels pensive.
Moody Sunflower [Haiku]
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Category Archives: nature
Bonsai Bluff [Free Verse]
green-topped granite.
a gnarled evergreen
clings to the side --
clings without clinging,
effortlessly jutting out
over the chasm
to feel the sun & wind.
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“A Noiseless Patient Spider” by Walt Whitman [w/ Audio]
A noiseless patient spider,
I mark'd where on a little promontory it stood isolated,
Mark'd how to explore the vacant vast surrounding,
It launch'd forth filament, filament, filament out of itself,
Ever unreeling them, ever tirelessly speeding them.
And you O my soul where you stand,
Surrounded, detached, in measureless oceans of space,
Ceaselessly musing, venturing, throwing, seeking the spheres to connect them,
Till the bridge you will need be form'd, till the ductile anchor hold,
Till the gossamer thread you fling catch somewhere, O my soul.
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PROMPT: Un-invent
If you could un-invent something, what would it be?
Being acquainted with the Law of Unintended Consequences, there isn’t a thing I’d un-invent. You start arrogantly messing in the natural progression of things, and you never know what kind of monster you’ll birth.
Once upon a time, I might have said nuclear weapons (still a strong contender for ender of our species.) Then again, who knows what kind of horrific World War III we might have had, had we not been forced to sober up a little.
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Future River [Haiku]
the river trickles.
but its broad shoulders tell
of expectations.
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Urban Jungle [Kyōka]
in a city park,
muscular baobabs &
wiry strangler figs
provide residences
for the fierce squirrels.
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DAILY PHOTO: Yehliu Geopark on a Dreary Winter Day
Dark Valley [Haiku]
in the dark valley,
eyes settle on the one hilltop
graced by sunlight.
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Choppy Shore [Haiku]
waves crash ashore,
churning waves to foam,
white coastal frill.
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Gibbous Moon [Haiku]
clouds dance around
the gibbous moon’s bright orb,
one warm winter night.
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