Chiaroscuro Clouds [Haiku]

Photograph of clouds in various shades of light and dark taken at Caye Caulker, Belize.
at days end,
clouds not burning bright white
sink into black.

Wind Snitch [Free Verse]

Photograph of a wind turbine under blue skies. Taken along the highway between Budapest and Vienna.
The straight-stemmed turbines
are tattletales,
telling all about the stealthy
thief sneaking overhead.

With no clouds in the sky,
the wind could slip
out over the treetops,
and no one would know.

But the turbines turn,
slow as Taiji titans,
letting no movement
go untaxed.

Last Blossom [Haiku]

bloom-laden Cherry
tree attracts no viewers;
the last blossom does.

Fly [Haiku]

Photograph of a fly on a leaf, taken in Mussoorie.
fly in Summer,
buzzes around a cow --
dodging whip-tail.

Sunburst Fungi [Haiku]

Photograph of joint-toothed moss and tiny mushrooms taken near Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, India.
under thick moss,
two tiny mushrooms cause
sunburst guitar-mind.

DAILY PHOTO: Atop a Karst Formation in Laos

Photograph taken atop Phapoak Mountain, near Vang Vieng in Laos.
Photograph taken atop Phapoak Mountain, near Vang Vieng, Laos.

Smoke Rise [Haiku]

Photograph taken from a bridge over the Nam Song River in Vang Vieng, Laos.
white smoke rises downriver:
backdropped by black mountains.

Nature Overwrites Culture [Haiku]

Photograph taken in Agartala at Gedu Mia's Mosque.
saplings sprout
from the ornate trim
of a once-grand mosque.

Stoic Tears [Haiku]

Photograph taken atop Kaurava Kunda  Hill in Karnataka, India.
buffeted by wind --
hunched & leaning windward,
stoic tears roll.

Dark Advance [Haiku]

Photograph taken on Victoria Harbour (from the Star Ferry) on a rainy day in Hong Kong.
rain clouds advance:
an army that won't stop to
besiege the city.