DAILY PHOTO: Jolly Buoy Island, Andaman Islands

Taken at the Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park in December of 2018
Jolly Buoy Island in MG Marine Sanctuary

Ocean Awe [Haiku]

lost in ocean awe,
still enough that fish gather
in one's shadow

Driftwood Deception [Tanka]

nestled between rocks
the smooth-worn driftwood roots
assume the form
of a pile of writhing snakes,
'til the mind untangles truth

DAILY PHOTO: Tree Growing from Rock

Taken on Neil Island (Shaheed Dweep) in December of 2018

A One-Drop Ocean, Briefly [Tanka]

waves smash onto rock.
fountain spurts arc skyward.
one droplet hangs
for an instant, flips & drops,
reuniting with its sea.

Tōsui’s Rebuttal [Kyōka]

the Zen monk Tōsui,
rebuked for handling manure,
plead not guilty
by reason of scrawny crops,
and kept spreading shit

DAILY PHOTO: Church & Terraces, Tamil Nadu

Taken in November of 2018 near Kodaikanal in Tamil Nadu

Coyote Cliff [Senryū]

a block of rock
sits on a cliff, awaiting
 Wile E. Coyote

DAILY PHOTO: Night Colors, Victoria Terminus – Mumbai

Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus; Taken in the Summer of 2018 in Mumbai