DAILY PHOTO: Bellandur Street Scene

Taken on August 1, 2021 in Bangalore.

Toronto Limerick

A man hopped in a cab in Toronto,
and said, "Get me to Yonge Street, pronto!"
"I'll need more detail,
it's a matter of scale,
that road cuts forty miles thru Toronto."

Tallinn Limerick

There was a heavy drinker from Tallinn
who drank Vana Tallinn by the gallon.
You've caught the great lie
I laxly let fly:
It comes in liters in metric Tallinn.

DAILY PHOTO: Lusaka Skylines

Taken in May of 2017 in Lusaka

DAILY PHOTO: Buffalo Bayou w/ Buildings

Taken in August of 2018 in Houston

DAILY PHOTO: Imphal Street Scenes

Taken in Imphal in 2017

DAILY PHOTO: Busy, Busy Bangalore

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Wet Winter [Haibun]

The clouds hang gray this mid-winter day, while streets glisten with the watery sheen of rains that never break for long. Wheels roll through, throwing the water into a swish-slosh song. All seems clean, if perpetually dreary. The air looks clear, though some funk clings to one's shoulders as one walks through town, and every scent is compressed in intensity at street level. 

streets glisten,
the city slick from rains
that linger   

Maker & Destroyer [Haibun]

A volcanic cone looms in the distance, far but not so far that it can't lend perspective. The cone draws the eye, beautifying the backdrop, crediting the city character, but - also - making it seem small. The volcano plays the stalwart guardian, but stands as the destroyer, promising devastation on some dark and distant day. The citizens love living under the great volcano, but one day it will spit fire, raining down a dense dust, pelting the city with rock chunks that fall like fiery hailstones.

the volcano
features in every photo,
but heed its rumbles 

DAILY PHOTO: Atlanta Skylines from Centennial Olympic Park

Coke Museum in the fore; GA Pacific and Westin in back
Taken in February of 2012 in Atlanta