Agent of Entropy [Senryū]

Photograph of cairns along the trail of the Taroko Gorge hike in Taiwan.
stone stacks line the trail:
a thousand hikers suppress
the urge to kick.

Trail & Creek [Haiku]

the trail is straight;
the creek meanders —
trail feet — creek mind.

PROMPT: Photo

Daily writing prompt
Go on a walk today and share a photo of something that catches your eye.
Photograph of a large amanita mushroom on a walk in the woods.

Vanishing [Haiku]

Photograph of a streambed and cloudy mountains take on the Annapurna Sactuary Trek in Nepal.
moving up valley,
fog thickens until there
is only the step.

PROMPT: Best Thing

Daily writing prompt
Which is the best thing to do in your city?

I’m fond of the hiking trails.

A Walk in Winter Woods [Free Verse]

A photograph from the Roswell Greenway Trail in Roswell, Georgia, north of Atlanta.
In Winter,
when blue sky shows
between the twiggy,
bare branches,
the forest is not so
claustrophobic,
but sound and wind,
alike,
carry through.

A mind can roam
between the bracing
breezes.

Redbud [Haiku]

Photograph taken in Tbilisi, Georgia in late Spring. The pink flower buds appear to be from a Redbud tree.
dense clusters
of pink flower buds
brighten the trail.

DAILY PHOTO: Murals on Urban Walkways

Roanoke River Greenway.
Atlanta Beltline
Kolkata

PROMPT: Walk or Run

How often do you walk or run?

Daily. I don’t live in an aquarium (thus allowing swimming as the predominant mode of transport,) nor am I a potted plant that stays where I’m set. Also, flying is out of the question, except in an airplane.

PROMPT: One Simple Thing

Daily writing prompt
Describe one simple thing you do that brings joy to your life.

A walk in the park. Most things in life are no walk in the park, but you can’t say that about a walk in the park.

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