Cross Movement [Haiku]

water flows - mutely -
 below the train which roars 
  through, hourly

DAILY PHOTO: Rocky Virgin Mary Parish Church, Óbuda

A small parish Catholic church in Óbuda that dates to 1865.

Self Portrait [Common Meter]

So many historic figures 
 whose look we think we know.
  Did Jesus of Nazareth sport
   hippie hair & a halo?

Perhaps, he did have quite long hair
 but not the tawny blonde
  of which so many "portraitists"
   seemed to be quite fond.

The Shakespeare that we recognize 
 is drawn from memory.
  Kings oft declared true depiction
   a form of treachery. 

Past commoners' appearances 
 are lost in bygone days.
  We know Van Gogh from a mad mind,
    and know him thirty ways. 

Do you know whose look we do know?
 Every teen now alive.
  There're pics from every angle
   stored on redundant drives. 

So Many Eyes [Haiku]

one butterfly:
with so many eyes
that cannot see.

DAILY PHOTO: Gellért Hill Caves [Gellérthegyi-barlang]

Bowed Flower [Haiku]

weary sunflowers
turn their backs on the sun:
heads bowed.

Summer Reeds [Haiku]

late Summer: 
the last days before
reed heads fluff.

DAILY PHOTO: Scenes from the Van Gogh 360 Exhibit, Bangalore

Orange Earth [Haiku]

fallen blossoms
carpet the ground,
mottled by sunlight.

You, Too [Lyric Poem]

I cannot be one.
 I cannot be lost.
  I cannot buy my entry
      at a payable cost.

I cannot be three.
 I cannot be boss.
  I cannot isolate: diamonds
      from the dross.

I think I can be two,
 just the me & you.
  our two could be one,
      like two planks form a cross.