DAILY PHOTO: Guardian Lions of Wat Mae Yen

Stingproof [Haiku]

the Buddha sits:
untroubled by the bees
enticed by garlands.

DAILY PHOTO: Scenes from the Main Shrine of Fo Guang Shan

DAILY PHOTO: Buddhas of the World

Big Buddha of Pai
Purple Buddha in Chiang Mai
Foguang Shan, Taiwan
Ravangla, Sikkim, India

DAILY PHOTO: Scenes from Blissfulness Hill

DAILY PHOTO: The Big Buddha of Pai

Infinite Golden Buddhas [Free Verse]

Infinite golden Buddhas
 stretch along the path.

Each step occurs
 in the presence of one
 and the presence of all
 and the presence of none --
  simultaneously.

DAILY PHOTO: Scenes from Fo Guang Shan

Buddha Echo [Haiku]

silent Buddhas
echo down a line
to the grand stupa.

PROMPT: Historical Event

What historical event fascinates you the most?

It varies over time. For a long time, it was the Second World War and the Holocaust. How do you get the rise of Nazis and the horrors that sprang therefrom? Sadly, I think that question has been answered to my — for lack of a better word— satisfaction.

The execution of Socrates has spurred a great deal of thought.

In terms of what is not so much a historical event, but historical processes, I’m intrigued by the life of Buddha.

Then there are a lot of explorer / adventurer travels.