Tarn Haiku Trio

I
a stand of pines
from the lake's edge to the
mountain's bald spot
II
dense green vines
wind through dead tree branches
disguising death
III
the mountain lake
refreshes and chills
by sight alone

DAILY PHOTO: Lake Scene, Stone Mountain

Taken in September of 2011 in Stone Mountain Park

DAILY PHOTO: Kashmiri Tarns

Taken in August of 2016 on the Sonamarg – Naranag Trail.

DAILY PHOTO: Big Almaty Lake

Taken in August of 2019 at Big Almaty Lake

DAILY PHOTO: Kolsai-1

Taken in August of 2019 at Kolsai-1 Lake

DAILY PHOTO: Phewa Tal at Dusk

Taken in the summer of 2018 in Pokhara, Nepal

Lake Haiku

alpine lake,
depth a guarded secret,
mirroring mountain




ships sit
on your sandy bottom,
yet, you’re called “lake”



in sunlight
your glistening canvas,
a bowl of diamonds



winter ice cracks
with steel cable song,
sending shudders



barren pine
beside mud-rimmed lake,
heeding drought

DAILY PHOTO: Stone Mountain Lake

Taken in the summer of 2011 in Stone Mountain Park

DAILY PHOTO: Sunset Over Lake Phewa

Taken in April of 2018 in Pokhara

 

DAILY PHOTO: Mountain & Lake in Kashmir

Taken in August of 2016 on the trail from Naranag to Sonamarg