DAILY PHOTO: View from a Cliff, Yehliu

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What I Know about Beaches [Free Verse]

On a sandy beach,
I think of each grain
of sand as being
the same.

But on a pebble beach,
Each stone has its own
color, texture, size,
and shape.

It's made me second guess
What I know about beaches.

“Night Mooring” by Zhang Ji [w/ Audio]

The moon sets; crows caw below frosty skies.
Boats, moored to maples -- lamps glow like cat eyes.
Cold Mountain Temple, outside Gusu's bounds:
The midnight bell cuts off soft water sounds.

“Daniel Boone” by Stephen Vincent Benét [w/ Audio]

When Daniel Boone goes by, at night,
The phantom deer arise
And all is lost, wild America
Is burning in their eyes.

Hawkweed [Haiku]

Hawkweed blooms
beside a creek that sparkles
with summer sunlight.

Trampled [Haiku]

beside the trail:
a trampled dandelion
springs back, slowly.

DAILY PHOTO: Rocky River

Early Spring [Haiku]

lake shimmer;
Spring sneaks in early --
trees still bare.

DAILY PHOTO: Green & Snowcapped Mountains

Spring [Haiku]

Spring greenery
catches sunlight;
tiny birds chitter.