Spring [Haiku]

Nature writes “Spring”
in colorful blooms, even
over rough bark.

Into the Darkness [Lyric]

Photograph taken in the "Tunnel of Nine Turns" (九曲洞) in Taroko Gorge (太鲁阁.)
Shadow-striped --
Juxtaposing day with night,
And wrong with right,
And never with always --
Down the long striped
Hallway...
Until it ends in darkness.

DAILY PHOTO: A Cloud in the Sky

PROMPT: 100-year-old

Daily writing prompt
Write a letter to your 100-year-old self.

Dear Dust,

Congratulations. You will now have made it to more countries than I did in life. I’m jealous.

Yours truly,

You (but Hydrated & Animated)

River Boulders [Haiku]

Photograph of a green pool surrounded by boulders in Taiwan's Taroko Gorge.
boulder-strewn gorge:
what ancient waters could move
what now can't be budged?

Guardian [Kyōka]

Photograph of a Guardian Lion (Fu Dog) at a temple on Elephant Mountain near Taipei, Taiwan.
some swear guardians
come to life -- dancing through
the temple yard...
but only Autumn nights, and
after a calabash of wine.

DAILY PHOTO: Taipei Skyline

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Photograph of Taipei, Taiwan taken from Elephant Mountain Trail.

Under the Bridge [Haiku]

Monochrome photograph of a bridge taken in Taipei, Taiwan on a cloudy day.
under the bridge
rain's chaos doesn't vanish:
ripples spread; drips plop.

PROMPT: Spree

Daily writing prompt
Where would you go on a shopping spree?

I’m not a fan of the “spree.” I don’t like a shopping spree and I don’t like a murder spree and I really don’t like a shopping mall shopping / murder spree.

DAILY PHOTO: A Temple in Tainan

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Photograph of a temple in Tainan, Taiwan under blue skies. Anping Kaitai Tianhou Temple (安平開台天后宮)