Quiet Valley [Haiku]

a quiet valley,
sheltered from the world:
flowers rivet monks.

Stony Ground [Haiku]

from stony ground,
a dense cluster of yellow
grows defiantly.

Ancient Landscape [Tanka]

ancient landscape:
boulders, remnants of mountains,
are strewn about;
prehistoric tribes lived here,
and it looked the same for them.

Summer Sparkle [Haiku]

summer sunlight
sparkles on a blue lake --
always distantly.

Dandelion Spring [Haiku]

fields of yellow
through glades and pastures:
dandelions are here!

Updraft [Haiku]

a vulture soars,
riding the updraft and
sniffing for Death.

DAILY PHOTO: Mount Shani

Looming Mountains [Haiku]

a cathedral
set against a snowcap
plays the minor shrine.