Little Blue [Haiku]

Photograph of a blue Chicory flower, taken near Kolsay Lake in Kazakhstan.
from a gliding boat,
a little blue flower spied
as all else blurs.

DAILY PHOTO: Tall Pines, Kolsay Lake

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Photograph taken from a mountain trail around the Kolsay Lakes in Kazakhstan with tall evergreen trees in the fore and lake and valley in the rear.

Tree Hell [Tanka]

pine cone wedged
in a rotten sleeper,
on derelict tracks,
may become a tree
and made into sleepers.

Dandelion [Limerick]

“Spring has lined all roads with dandelions.”
At this a young girl started cryin’
You see, to her ear,
‘Twas rational fear,
For she was afraid of Dandy Lions.

Prickly Pear [Haiku]

prickly pears bloom: 
yellow offering bowls —
bees give & take.

Monster Toes [Free Verse]

Photograph of a thorny tree taken in the Gardens by the Bay in Singapore.
tree trunk studded by thorns
that look like
mean monster toenails
with gnarly green cuticles,

even tree-huggers stay at
arm’s length.

DAILY PHOTO: A Temple in Chiang Mai

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Photograph of a Buddhist Temple in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

DAILY PHOTO: The Colorful Shrine of Great Compassion

Photograph taken outside the Great Compassion Shrine of Fo Guang Shan outside of Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Photograph taken outside the Great Compassion Shrine of Fo Guang Shan outside of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, featuring  Bougainvillea.
Photograph taken outside the Great Compassion Shrine of Fo Guang Shan outside of Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

DAILY PHOTO: Seesaw Statue in Gyeongju

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Photograph featuring classic Korean architecture and a seesaw statue. Taken in Gyeongju, South Korea.

DAILY PHOTO: Doddagaddavalli Lakshmi Devi Temple

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Photograph of Doddagaddavalli Lakshmi Devi Temple in Karnataka, India.