Category Archives: outdoors

DAILY PHOTO: Brimming Waterfall

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No Cry [Haiku in contrast to Matsuo Bashō’s experience]

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back at the trailhead:
 no birds cry;
  no fish weep.

Riffing on Matsuo Bashō’s haiku:

"Departing spring!
 Birds crying;
 Tears in the eyes of fish."

DAILY PHOTO: Kodachadri Overlook in the Dry Season

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Shallow Water [Haiku]

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a shallow stream,
 texture everchanging,
  glazes the forest floor.

Advancing Forest [Tanka]

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the forest stays low,
 creeping up the valley: like 
  advancing forces,
 but that hill isn't taken --
  season after season.

A Lively Rivalry [Haiku]

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in rivalry
 for passers' attention:
  jackfruit & rice field

Crack in the Jungle [Haiku]

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in a dim jungle,
 cloud & sky are reflected
  in a stream.

DAILY PHOTO: Views from Bidanur Fort

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Good Light [Haiku]

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low afternoon sun
 makes the old mountains
  look crisply creased.

DAILY PHOTO: Post Monkey, Elephanta Island

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