PROMPT: Character

Are you a good judge of character?

I’m good at judging who IS a character, but probably not so much a judge of who HAS character. People are demonstrably overestimative of their ability to draw conclusions about other people’s internal characteristics. (I cite as an example that study about interview subjects asked to hold either warm or cold coffee in the hand they would use to shake interviewer’s hands.) So, I’m probably better than people who think they are good at it, while still not being good at it.

Stormy Shore [Haiku]

waves hit rocky shore
and spout a geyser that rains
like a mini squall.

Fierce Creatures [Haiku]

city, nightfall:
the temple’s fierce creatures
turn nightmare shapes.

DAILY PHOTO: Scenes from Beitou

Thermal Spring Pool

PROMPT: Happy

When are you most happy?

When I allow myself to be. Hope you weren’t looking for an answer like, “Wednesdays between 4 and 7 pm.”

Distant Stare [Senryū]

eyeing the mountain
like it’s defeated you once,
and may again.

DAILY PHOTO: Beixingbao Temple, Four Animal Mtn., Taipei

PROMPT: Fun

What was the last thing you did for play or fun?

Snacking tour at a night market.

DAILY PHOTO: Huaxi Street Night Matket, Taipei

Yielding [Senryū]

the grass sways,
while skyscrapers stand stiffly:
so impressive, the grass!