mountain morning: sun-warmed icecaps over a valley of night.
Yin – Yang World [Haiku]
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The Bell, Unrung [Free Verse]
the big, brass bell hasn't rung in years the stiffest storm winds can't budge it it stands with clamorous potential -- unrung
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Mongoose Crossing [Free Verse]
A mongoose crosses the road. My mind makes it Rikki Tikki Tavi. Is there a cobra in the tall grass? Is this a heroic mongoose? The mongoose disappears from sight, and I'm left with no answers.
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DAILY PHOTO: Boats & Ghats, Varanasi
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Music Appreciation [Free Verse]
Not by hearing or listening,
but by feeling the rhythm,
body / mind resonating to it,
being effortlessly attuned to it:
That is how the music transports one --
how it changes one's mind.
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Hawk Bank [Haiku]
the hawk swoops & banks;
i feel its flapping wings
as it passes.
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DAILY PHOTO: Baby Sculptures
Taken at the 2023 Republic Day Flower Show in Lalbagh Botanical Gardens, Bangalore.
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PROMPT: Sacrifice
What sacrifices have you made in life?
I just turned down a jelly doughnut the other day
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Winged Deception [Haiku]
The City Sees [Free Verse]
The city sees like Santa Claus.
Every misdeed is captured.
Every lost soul is whereabouts known --
known but not shared.
The city sees all,
but it does keep secrets...
sometimes.
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