The Flower That Reaches [Senryū]

Hibiscus
reaches for pollen; though
pollen is nomadic.

Urban Oasis [Haiku]

stream cascade:
soft water burble drowns out
the city’s noise.

The Common Hoopoe [Lyric Poem]

Let me introduce the Common Hoopoe:
It can raise its crown when it wants to.
With me, it didn't (as you may have guessed;)
I suppose it was just unimpressed.

DAILY PHOTO: Gwan-Eumsa of Gyeongju National Park

Heron [Haiku]

a heron stalks
amid rice seedlings:
mild Summer day.

DAILY PHOTO: Wildflowers, Gyeongju

DAILY PHOTO: Views from Geumjeongsan

Solitary [Haiku]

solitary flower
bows in a Spring breeze --
then stands upright.

The Wall [Haiku]

young trees curve away
from the ancient wall
of a fallen fortress.

DAILY PHOTO: Little Buddhas