Tag Archives: haiku

Great Wide Darkness [Haiku]

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Photograph of the north bay of Koh Phi Phi, Thailand. Taken from Viewpoint 3.
Sun is low;
 boat leaves the bay's shelter,
  creeping toward darkness.

Beach Sweep [Haiku]

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lapping waves
 deposit lines of debris, 
  but not so tidily.

Queen of Stone [Haiku]

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Haiku poem about "Queen's Head," a naturally occurring rock formation that looks like a graceful lady's neck and head (located in Yehliu Geologic Park.)
slender-necked beauty
 that nature carved from rock...
  -- doomed!

Patience [Senryū]

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Photograph of an Orb Weaver spider taken in Taroko Gorge, Taiwan.
Spider builds its web 
 line by line, and then waits;
  I watch for two minutes.

Spring [Haiku]

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

River Boulders [Haiku]

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Photograph of a green pool surrounded by boulders in Taiwan's Taroko Gorge.
boulder-strewn gorge:
 what ancient waters could move
  what now can't be budged?

Under the Bridge [Haiku]

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Monochrome photograph of a bridge taken in Taipei, Taiwan on a cloudy day. 
under the bridge
 rain's chaos doesn't vanish:
  ripples spread; drips plop.

Cloudy Sky [Haiku]

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

Yellow Blossom [Haiku]

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yellow blossoms
 herald the Spring:
  fragrance spreads the news.

Ships at Anchor [Haiku]

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Photograph of Kaohsiung Harbor in south Taiwan.
ships in harbor,
 anchored fore and aft,
  await the typhoon.