on a gray day,
a mournful river slows
almost to a stop.
Gray Day River [Haiku]
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PROMPT: Grocery Items
List your top 5 grocery store items.
I’m guessing, by mass: melon, carrots, milk, rice, and onions — in unknown order.
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DAILY PHOTO: Taipei 101 from Three Distances
DAILY PHOTO: Taiwan by Night
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DAILY PHOTO: Tree & Temple, Bangalore
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Skirmish Line [Haiku]
rainclouds crawl nearer,
like a battle cruiser
inching towards war.
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In the Shadows [Haiku]
Morning Glories sit,
coolly, in the shadow of
Mexican Sunflowers.
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DAILY PHOTO: Lalbagh Botanical Garden
“Grass of the Ancient Plains” by Bai Juyi [w/ Audio]
Lush grass covers the plains.
One year it withers; the next, it thrives.
Wildfires burn, but not to eradication.
With Spring winds, it's rejuvenated.
Its aroma floats in to subdue derelict paths.
Vivid green overtakes the ghost town.
I say farewell to departing friends
as intense feeling swells within.
In Chinese [Simplified]:
离离原上草 一岁一枯荣
野火烧不尽 春风吹又生
远芳侵古道 晴翠接荒城
又送王孙去 萋萋满别情
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PROMPT: Skills
I’ve been learning to juggle. It’s an excellent skill because you have to fail a million times before you can be successful, and you can’t partially fail or fail in a controlled fashion. It’s kind of all or nothing. So, it teaches persistence and to be less prone to becoming demoralized. It also teaches one a lot about how one’s mind works at the speed of instinct.
Tiger Riding for Beginners 