Category Archives: plants

Twins [Haiku]

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

Lonely Rose [Haiku]

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a lonely rose
  awaits winter frost:
    short, gray day.

Purple [Senryū]

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Photograph of purple flowers taken in Zipaquirá, Colombia.
though purple flowers
 adorn a shrub,
  it doesn't act kingly.

Amid the Pines [Haiku]

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amid pines, blue sky
 Autumn days masquerade
  as Summertime.

What’d I Do? [Senryū]

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one bloom faces me;
 two face away.
   what'd I do?

DAILY PHOTO: Mushroom Portrait

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Wetlands [Haiku]

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Photograph of an egret in the wetlands near Sapelo Island in coastal Georgia.
across vast wetlands,
 a single egret stalks 
  through the tall grass.

Tiny Valley [Haiku]

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wildflowers hide
 in a tiny valley
  between granite slabs.

Bright, if Withered [Haiku]

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withered daisies
 approach season’s end,
  but retain charm.

DAILY PHOTO: Trees & Prayer Flags, Dubdi Monastery

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Photograph taken on the grounds of Dubdi Monastery on the outskirts of Yuksom, Sikkim (India,) featuring trees, prayer flags, and mountains.