DAILY PHOTO: Lalbagh Lake (Kanakanapalya Lake)

Taken on June 10, 2023 at Lalbagh Botanical Gardens

DAILY PHOTO: Rain Clouds Over Lake

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Fluid [Free Verse]

bulging undulation 
 of water,

the rolling topsides
  of wave bumps
 catch a blazing
  white shimmer

every square meter
 is in unending flux,
  shifting & rolling,
  growing & shrinking

the wake of a ferry
 causes wave to roll
  into wave at odd angles,
  sending the ripples
  into a cross-hatched 
  madness of bobbing water

i watch for hours and the
 same sea never repeats

What Lurks Below? [Lyric Poem]

I'm swimming in the lake -
miles from one and all,
feeling peace and calm - when
the monster comes to call.

What could drag me under?
I'll never, ever know.
Some will always wonder
what caused the undertow.

The lake is surface calm,
and should be at its depths,
but in its muck lie bones
of those pulled under breath.

Some will swim tomorrow,
and in the days to come.
Most will come and go,
and just feel blissful numb.

Green Pond [Haiku]

the green pond
 reflects the green world
  in its own hue. 

DAILY PHOTO: Sunset at Kandy Lake

Lotus Patch [Haiku]

a lotus patch
at the lake’s far end,
sneaking required.

Painted Sunup [Haiku]

i stop, mid-run,
because this sunrise
will never repeat.

DAILY PHOTO: Fire on the Lake

Taken March 10, 2023 in Bangalore

Palm Tree Sunrise [Haiku]

the sun rises
between the palm trees,
i see reflected