Category Archives: Poetry

Yielding [Tanka]

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Photograph of a small stone pagoda in the grass at the base of an evergreen tree. Taken in Medellin, Colombia at the Castillo Museum and Gardens.
beneath cypress trees
 stands a small pagoda;
  top tier damaged
 by storm-dropped limbs;
  it won't outlast those trees.

Silent City [Haiku]

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through the treetops,
 a city is revealed;
  its din, still silent.

Lily Pad [Haiku]

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Photograph of a network of lily pads floating on a pond. 
CROAK! -- splash!
 only empty lily pads
  and fading ripples.

Thrush in a Bush [Haiku]

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Photograph of a Typical Thrush coming out of the bottom of a shrub.
a thrush hops out
 of the base of a bush;
  surprised as I.

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.

A Duck in Winter [Haiku]

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Photograph of the Danube River on a dreary December day with a duck at the river's edge.
a duck preens at river's edge; 
 unruffled by the dreary winter vibe.

Ephemeral View [Haiku]

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in a one step span
 reflected flowers come
  in and out of view.

Summer Gust [Haiku]

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malformed tree 
 stands rigid against
  a Summer gust.