Stony Ground [Haiku]

Photograph taken in the Gobustan National Park outside Baku, Azerbaiian.
wildflowers bloom
-- sheltered by boulders --
on stony ground.

A Sun Within [Haiku]

Photograph of purple and yellow water lilies taken in Hanoi, Vietnam.
purple lilies
open to reveal
a Sun within.

Locus [Common Meter]

One clump of flowers has the power
To lure the eye’s focus.
The background blurs as mind infers
Which hue shall be the locus.

Peach Blossoms [Lyric Poem]

Photograph of Peach Blossoms taken in early March in Atlanta's Piedmont Park.
I see the Peach Blossoms of Spring,
And think of old Li Bai’s answer.

In wordless replies, the world sings;
In unpeopled worlds, there’s a dancer.

The referenced poem by Li Bai [李白] is entitled Question and Answer in the Mountains [山中问答] and is crudely translated as:

I'm asked why I live in mountains.
I laugh while giving no reply.

Peach Blossoms flow from sight & mind;
Beyond men, another Earth & Sky.

Or, in Chinese:

问余何意栖碧山,
笑而不答心自闲。

桃花流水窅然去,
别有天地非人间。

Spring [Haiku]

Nature writes “Spring”
in colorful blooms, even
over rough bark.

Fogless Fog [Haiku]

white blossoms 
seen through still bare trees:
looks like fog, sans fog.

False Heralds [Tanka]

Photograph of Tbilisi, Georgia in the Spring with wildflowers in the fore and city as backdrop.
city landscapers
find year-round blooms for planters,
but I'll await
the wildflowers that grow
way up on the hillside.

Invaders [Haiku]

Photograph taken in Tbilisi, Georgia near Tbilisi Reservoir in Late Spring.
Spring glade:
small patch of light blue nests
in a yellow sea.

Redbud [Haiku]

Photograph taken in Tbilisi, Georgia in late Spring. The pink flower buds appear to be from a Redbud tree.
dense clusters
of pink flower buds
brighten the trail.

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.