Imperfectly Perfect [Haiku]

a sunflower
— deformed and stunted —
still brightens my day

Desert Rose [Haiku]

a desert rose:
its base stout & misshapen;
its blooms elegant

Skeleton Trees [Haiku]

twisted skeletons 
of once thriving trees stand
in the temple yard

DAILY PHOTO: Uluwatu Coastline

Cliff [Haiku]

waves crash 
against the cliff base,
& are turned back

DAILY PHOTO: Cloud Mottled Sky at Sunset, Bali

Taken on December 18, 2022 on Bali’s southern coast

DAILY PHOTO: Granite Lumps Under Monsoon Skies, Ramanagara

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DAILY PHOTO: In Karakol National Park

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What the Grass Loves [Haiku]

a cold, rainy day,
but the green grass thrives --
well-watered / air fresh

Fig in the Wall [Lyric Poem]

It doesn't need wide open spaces.
It doesn't need direct sunlight.
No bark-wide chasm through the tombstone --
Gardner, leave that tree alone.

Hey, Gardner, leave that tree alone!
All in all, it's just another fig in the wall.
All in all, we're just a bunch of figs in the wall.