DAILY PHOTO: Lanterns, Bunhwangsa Temple of Gyeongju

Garden Lanterns [Haiku]

legs in leaf litter,
garden lanterns catch light
that pierces bare woods.

Autumn Night [Haiku]

dry leaves skitter
past the temple censer,
colored by lantern.

DAILY PHOTO: Colorful Lanterns of Taipei

Phantasm Avenue [Free Verse]

Bleary-eyed drunks
 stagger down the street;
Eyes drawn to
 orbs of color,
Looking up,
 the lanterns become
  planets.
Spinning spheres of
 vertiginousness
  that send tipsy chappies
   face first into terra firma.

Hoi An Limerick

There was a lantern maker from Hoi An
known for being a brilliant craftsman.
So increased his fame,
'til his shop burst in flames,
and they called for a paper lantern ban.

DAILY PHOTO: Lantern Market

Taken on December 23, 2015 in Hoi An

Taken on December 23, 2015 in Hoi An

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