Jungle Entropy [Senryū]

Photograph taken on Bukit Cina in Malacca, Malaysia.
the jungle wants to 
hide, then eat, whatever
humans build in it.

Depth Deception [Senryū]

Photograph of reeds and water plants taken in Vientiane, Laos.
reeds & water plants
look like you could walk among them.
you could -- waist deep.

Monsoon Green [Haiku]

Photograph taken atop Kaurava Kunda near Chikkaballapur, Karnataka, India.
what passed for desert
before monsoon is now
green and waterlogged.

Shadowland [Haiku]

Photograph of pastureland north of Gwalior near Mawai in Madhya Pradesh.
big, gray cloud 
looms overhead: shadow
inescapable

Dog Day [Haiku]

Photograph of late afternoon from Gudibande Fort near Chikkaballapur, Karnataka, India.
orange-tinged sky
as a dog day afternoon
draws to a close.

Two Worlds / One Valley [Haiku]

Photograph taken in Stepantsminda down the Terek River valley towards Russia.
sunny mountains;
down the valley farmers
socked in by clouds.

Breeze [Haiku]

Photograph taken in Gölkənarı Gəzinti Parkı, facing toward the Heydar Mosque in Baku, Azerbaijan.
reeds bend and rebound
to breezes unnoticed
in the city.

Nature DGAF [Haiku]

Photograph of bitterweed around a grave in a cemetery in Baku, Azerbaijan.
wildflowers grow
around an unattended grave;
pooped on by birds.

Between Rains [Senryū]

Photograph of wildflowers atop South Mountain near Gyeongju, South Korea.
wildflowers warm soul
as step into puddle chills
the whole body.

Toad’s Time [Senryū]

Photograph of a Fire-Bellied Toad taken near Gyeongju, South Korea.
toad looks primed to leap;
i watch... and watch..., but no.
glancing back; it's gone.