Pleasant Valley [Lyric Poem]

In the narrow valley
Traversed by a cool stream,
Life is but a pleasant,
And ever shady, dream.

Feet within the waters,
But mind up in the sky,
Nothing can upend one,
Nor kill what cannot die.

Bamboo Thicket [Haiku]

a copse of bamboo
shades the mossy creek rocks,
 deepening their green.

DAILY PHOTO: Small Falls

Fluid Movement [Haiku]

floating downstream,
 moving unpredictably:
  a dry leaf. 

Shallow Water [Haiku]

a shallow stream,
 texture everchanging,
  glazes the forest floor.

Crack in the Jungle [Haiku]

in a dim jungle,
 cloud & sky are reflected
  in a stream.

DAILY PHOTO: Rushing Water

Taken in July of 2013 in Arabia Mountain Park, Georgia

DAILY PHOTO: Whitewater & Pines

Taken near Jeti-Ögüz in the Summer of 2019