Category Archives: nature

Rain & Waves [Tanka]

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waves crashing
on a rain-darkened shore
lull me to sleep,
as pelted boatmen
tug their boats inland

DAILY PHOTO: Rice Terraces, Eastern Bali

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Taken on December 29, 2022 in Bali

DAILY PHOTO: Blue Lagoon Beach, Padang Bai

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Taken on December 27, 2022 at Padang Bai

Lava Checked [Haiku]

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volcanic rock
at the sea’s edge; where
lava met its match

Beetles of the Corn [Haiku]

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cornstalk beetle 
bigger around than the stalk:
bad at hide-n-seek

Blanketing Clouds [Haiku]

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clouds conform 
to a volcanic cone
like a blanket

Dragonfly on Lotus [Haiku]

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a dragonfly lands
on a lotus seed head
without making sway

Monkey Sage [Haiku]

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the monkey sage sits —
not napping, but looking so,
on the temple wall

DAILY PHOTO: Mount Batur, Bali

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Taken on December 24, 2022 on Bali

Spider Gawker [Haiku]

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an orb weaver
sets its trap by trail’s edge, &
catches one gawker