DAILY PHOTO: Cao Bang Riverwalk

The Cao Bang skyline at dusk. From the Sông Bằng riverwalk.
From the elevated platform of the Cao Bang Riverwalk, looking south down the Bang River.
Mid-day: Cao Bang Riverwalk north toward Cau Bang Giang bridge.
Cao Bang Riverwalk looking south down the Bằng River.

DAILY PHOTO: Sun Plaza in Sa Pa

Sun Plaza is one of the most imposing buildings in Sa Pa, an otherwise sleepy alpine town in Northern Vietnam. Sun Plaza is located on the southwest corner of Sa Pa Plaza and it contains a shopping center and restaurants. This photo is taken from across the street on Sa Pa Plaza.
Sun Plaza is one of the most imposing buildings in Sa Pa, Vietnam. This photo is taken from Ham Rong, a nearby mountain. From a distance one can see how Sun Plaza dwarfs the other structures in the vicinity.
On the right is Sun Plaza as photographed from the street.

Gray [Free Verse]

The sky is gray.
The lake is gray.
The city beyond is gray.

Once so big,
The city is now small,
And I fear fog
Might erase it.

Wee Hours [Free Verse]

In the wee hours,
The city becomes a blur
Of color and motion,
But the moon
Is the moon
Is the moon.

Dragonhead [Tanka]

dragonhead
rises up out of a cloud,
over the city.
how many see the cloud,
but not the dragon?

DAILY PHOTO: Quán Thánh Temple, Hanoi

DAILY PHOTO: Northern Gate Church [Nhà Thờ Cửa Bắc]

DAILY PHOTO: Firework Nightsky

DAILY PHOTO: Cao Bang Sunrise

DAILY PHOTO: Trấn Quốc Pagoda