Chasing Grandeur [Free Verse]

Photograph of mountain looming over the city, taken at Sapa, Vietnam.
I saw the mountaintop, 
but by the time I climbed
the mountain,
I was in the clouds and
could not see back to
where I'd been.

Deceased [Free Verse]

Photograph taken in Greenwood Cemetery of New Orleans, Louisiana.
clouds drift over
the cemetery -

unseen by all those
upturned eyes.

What a glorious day
to be deceased!

Cloudy Sky [Haiku]

Photograph of Chihkan Tower in Tainan, Taiwan.
look up: cloudy skies
from the upper story,
blot green yard from mind.

DAILY PHOTO: Dramatic Skies Over Georgia Tech

Chiaroscuro Clouds [Haiku]

Photograph of clouds in various shades of light and dark taken at Caye Caulker, Belize.
at days end,
clouds not burning bright white
sink into black.

Dark Advance [Haiku]

Photograph taken on Victoria Harbour (from the Star Ferry) on a rainy day in Hong Kong.
rain clouds advance:
an army that won't stop to
besiege the city.

Smash Fist [Senryū]

Photograph of Netravati Peak in Karnataka, India.
where hill meets clouds: 
knuckles of a Hulk-like fist
spark a daydream.

Angry Skies [Haiku]

Taken in Luang Namtha in Northern Laos, near the border with China.
orange-fringed
dark clouds drift in blue skies
just before dusk.

DAILY PHOTO: Distant Mountains

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Photograph taken in northern Armenia. Purple flowers in the fore, mountains in the distant background, and partly cloudy skies.

Cloud Shadow [Haiku]

a cloud shadow 
dragged over the hill
like a blanket.