HAIKU OF BREATH

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at the seashore
breath syncs to lapping waves
sea teachings


in between
the inhale and exhale
lies stillness


a breath missed
life takes a moment’s pause
mind is void


slow the breath
drawing each instant out
slow your world


breath control
lets one drop the sails
in rough seas

DAILY PHOTO: Dungan Mosque, Karakol

Taken in Karakol in the summer of 2019.

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WINTER FOREST HAIKU

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no birds, nor boar
not even a squirrel,
yet poop abounds


quiet forest
bare trees and thick carpet
decay time


mushrooms grow
in dense clusters on stumps
ringed in moss


earthen hues
far as an eye can see
but for moss green


so short the day
slantwise sunshine from
dawn to dusk

DAILY PHOTO: Moss & Mushrooms

Taken on December 17, 2019 at Pilisszentlászló, Hungary.

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DAILY PHOTO: Parliament from Dunapart Opposite

Taken on December 15, 2019 in Budapest.

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DAILY PHOTO: Whale Building, Budapest

Taken on December 15, 2019 in Budapest.

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DAILY PHOTO: Tarsier

Taken in December of 2017 in Bohol

DAILY PHOTO: Saigon Flowers

Taken in December of 2015 in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)

DAILY PHOTO: Colorful Dragon Head in Profile

Taken in December of 2013 in Kuala Lumpur.

DAILY PHOTO: Andrássy út on a Gray Day

Taken in December of 2014 in Budapest