Autumn Yellow [Haiku]

yellow leaves
caught in Autumn light:
glowing ash in wind.

DAILY PHOTO: Orchids

Photograph of pink orchids taken at the National Orchid Garden of the Singapore Botanic Gardens.
Photograph of a red & white orchid taken at the National Orchid Garden of the Singapore Botanic Gardens.
Photograph of yellow orchids taken at the National Orchid Garden of the Singapore Botanic Gardens.

DAILY PHOTO: Trees with Castle

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Photograph of deciduous trees in Autumn colors surrounding a subdued Bratislava Castle in Slovakia.

Tree Face [Senryū]

two big eyes:
face in a tree trunk
unsettles me.

American Beautyberry [Haiku]

Beautyberries,
dense clusters of fuchsia,
lure hungry birds.

Autumn Shadows [Haiku]

autumn long shadows
of a tuft of tall grass
etch rocky ground.

Two-Speed [Senryū]

static dragonfly
perched on a water lily;
speeds: zippy & dead.

Autumn Afternoon [Haiku]

Autumn afternoon,
light warms a copse of pines;
beyond: crisp blue sky.

Askew [Haiku]

a tree grows, askew;
canopy stretched one way -
wind can’t shake it.

Twins [Haiku]

Photograph of two flowers that look nearly identical. Taken in the Bogota Botanical Gardens.
two flowers
-- side-by-side -- neither
outgrows its neighbor