DAILY PHOTO: Angels

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Two angels in St. Louis No. 3 Cemetery in New Orleans.

PROMPT: Attached

Daily writing prompt
Describe an item you were incredibly attached to as a youth. What became of it?

A rock named Steve. It went back to being a rock with no name.

Bobbing Ducks [Haiku]

Ducks at the edge of a pond at Audubon Park in New Orleans.
ducks jump off a ledge,
bobbing once in pond water,
and drift onward.

Ignorance is Bliss [Lyric Poem]

A turtle swims to water's edge,
and finds before him a steep bluff.
He makes himself a solemn pledge,
"I'll scale this cliff, however tough!"
Struggling over the toilsome rim,
he sees another wall of stone
stands just ahead - tormenting him.
"Just one more, I'll not piss and moan."
If he could know that it was stairs,
He'd have some turtle curse words to share.

Soggy [Haiku]

Fallen leaves on the sidewalk after a rain.
fallen leaves, post-rain:
gauge the drizzle by
what crunch remains.

DAILY PHOTO: St. Louis Cathedral by Day

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Photograph of St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans taken from Washington Artillery Park across Jackson Square.

PROMPT: Mission

Daily writing prompt
What is your mission?

Shhh! It’s a secret. And the first rule of secret missions is you don’t talk about the secret mission.

Autumn Grasshopper [Tanka]

A grasshopper hanging on a branch of desiccated leaves at the end of Autumn.
climbing grasshopper
clings to gently bouncing branch;
sure to fall
before the next crunchy leaf
succumbs to Autumn breezes.

Great Egret [Haiku]

A Great Egret taken at Vickery Creek Trail in Atlanta, GA.
a Great Egret
wades in cold water --
reflection warped.

DAILY PHOTO: Bayou Raccoons

Two racoons in the Louisiana bayou near Slidell.
Concerned Raccoons
A raccoon rounds the base of a tree and becomes aware of an alligator. Taken in the Louisiana bayou near Slidell.
Nope! Raccoon rounds the base of a tree to find an alligator.
Two raccoons wade into the water in the Louisiana bayou near Slidell.