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DAILY PHOTO: 2023 Republic Day Flower Show, Lalbagh

Posted on January 22, 2023 by B Gourley

Taken on January 22, 2023 at Lalbagh Botanical Gardens

Nature Stacks [Haiku]

Posted on January 18, 2023 by B Gourley

tree sits on boulder,
its roots curled over rocks;
child sits on the roots

Himalayan Primrose [Haiku]

Posted on January 16, 2023 by B Gourley

morning frost melts
with early rays of sunlight.
primrose buds slacken.

Mistletoe Limerick

Posted on January 11, 2023 by B Gourley

A young man of Vienna was caught off guard
smooched by a stranger beside the churchyard.
There's mistletoe
that naturally grows
in the trees above that Viennese churchyard.

Lotus [Haiku]

Posted on January 7, 2023 by B Gourley

the lotus stands
boldly in pink & yellow;
one petal fallen

Imperfectly Perfect [Haiku]

Posted on December 21, 2022 by B Gourley

a sunflower
— deformed and stunted —
still brightens my day

Desert Rose [Haiku]

Posted on December 21, 2022 by B Gourley

a desert rose:
its base stout & misshapen;
its blooms elegant

Light of the Setting Sun [Haiku]

Posted on December 19, 2022 by B Gourley

flowers glow brightly 
in the sunset’s low light,
and then go dark

Pelted Blossoms [Haiku]

Posted on December 17, 2022 by B Gourley

spring flowers
hang limply, after
the downpour

What the Grass Loves [Haiku]

Posted on December 14, 2022 by B Gourley

a cold, rainy day,
but the green grass thrives --
well-watered / air fresh

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