DAILY PHOTO: Foggy Mountains

Stone Ghost [Haiku]

the clouds retreat,
revealing hilltop ruins:
a ghost in stone.

Staggering [Haiku]

hill slope trees
like staggering figures:
soon swallowed in fog.

Blank Slate [Haiku]

beyond the lone pine;
there is only blank slate
and vast potential.

“Lost in Fog” by Qin Guan [w/ Audio]

The tower has vanished in the fog;
The boat is hidden in moon-shadow;
The perfect peach field cannot be found.
I'm shut in by the cold rain of Spring.
I hear the cuckoo's call at sunset.

Apricot blossoms sent by my friends
In letters received through the post
Cause an assault by countless memories.
A lonely river rounds the mountain,
But why should it flow toward my lost world?

Hot Springs [Haiku]

cool winter day:
clouds form thickly over
the hot springs.

Two-Tier World [Haiku]

the foggy valley
 looks like a depthless painting
  through fall foliage.

Fog by Carl Sandburg

The fog comes
 on little cat feet.

It sits looking
 over harbor and city
  on silent haunches
 and then moves on.

Jade Hills [Haiku]

clouds lift
to reveal jade hills:
Tah-Dahhhh!