DAILY PHOTO: A Peruvian Lily in Sikkim

Taken at Rumtek Monastery near Gangtok

DAILY PHOTO: Prek Chu Cairns

Taken in May of 2022 on the Prek Chu River

Pale Orange [Haiku]

the tallest peak
catches the rising sun,
& glows pale orange

Noble Orchids [Senryū]

clustered orchids
each look the same, yet different:
floral "Where's Waldo?"

Shades of Green [Haiku]

myriad greens
texture the mountain,
when the sun is out

Sunrise Over the Mountain [Free Verse]

sunlight pours over the mountain,
cascading into the valley,
drawing all eyes into its blinding whiteness

too much light enters my eye
just as too much information, 
sometimes,
enters my mind

and, yet, i peer through the searing pain -
just for the view

Fungi Propinquity [Free Verse]

two tender, little mushrooms
stand amid a mossy expanse

i'm moved by their intimate proximity

though i don't know it to be
anything other than a
random molecular fact,

and yet it speaks to me,
and i feel proximity & distance
all the more intensely

Red Rhododendron [Haiku]

red rhododendrons
at peak vitality
will be brown next week

May Orchids [Tanka]

tiny white orchids
hug tree trunks & branches,
hiding out of sight --
except those at valley's edge,
 broadcasting their time is short