Cheeky Crawler [Free Verse]

Photograph of a bug on a Fleabane wildflower on Namsan, south of Gyeongju, South Korea.
Does the bug
atop a wildflower
think itself master
of all it surveys?

Apricot Cloud [Haiku]

Photograph taken in the Samse Tea Estate in Karnataka, India.
apricot tinge
on a distant cloud
tells of day's end.

DAILY PHOTO: Beomeosa Temple Drum Tower

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At photograph with a hill in the left background and a drum tower in the right foreground. Taken at Beomeosa Temple outside Busan, South Korea.

Gaur [Lyric Poem]

Photograph of a Gaur taken at the Mysore Zoo in Karnataka, India.
Let me introduce the Gaur.
It's a cow, but superpowered.

It's made of thick slabs of muscle,
And I wouldn't suggest you tussle.
They aren't cattle you can rustle,
That is, unless - in point of fact --
You're eager to be rustled back.

PROMPT: Ideal Day

Daily writing prompt
Describe your most ideal day from beginning to end.

I wake up. I don’t die. I go to sleep.

Gods & Monsters [Free Verse]

Photograph of an ornately carved stone block on Doddagaddavalli Lakshmi Devi Temple in Karnataka, India.
the lion wind blows.

all about is rippling chaos,
but for the goddess
who dances in the
furious center,
pausing on one foot
as the dust swirls
in angry spasms.

Smash Fist [Senryū]

Photograph of Netravati Peak in Karnataka, India.
where hill meets clouds: 
knuckles of a Hulk-like fist
spark a daydream.

DAILY PHOTO: Three Views of Mysore Palace

Photograph of Mysore Palace with flower garden in Karnataka, India from the northeast corner.
Photograph: Front-facing view of Mysore Palace in Karnataka, India.
Photograph: Mysore Palace from the southeast corner.

Cheetah Speed [Lyric Poem]

Photograph of a Cheetah taken at the Mysore Zoo in Karnataka, India.
Swiftly sprints the slender Cheetah,
running smoothly as Velveeta.
But right now it can't rouse its feet-ah,
and slogs just like a Walmart Greet-ah.

PROMPT: Perspective on Life

Daily writing prompt
How do significant life events or the passage of time influence your perspective on life?

Becoming less afraid of death makes one bolder, but being more prone to stay injured for extended periods makes one more cautious. Maybe it all just equals out.