Contrast [Haiku]

a patch of leaves.
some: light green and veiny;
others: black blobs

Candle Flicker [Haiku]

in the dim temple,
candlelight flickers,
and bronze moves

Milky Moonlight [Haiku]

milky moonlight
paints all things pale --
all but the shadows

Into the Light [Free Verse]

crawling from the cave,
like Plato's untethered shadow man

a portal to perfection,
as perfect as anyplace can be:
meaning, it has depth
&
credibility

the day is cloudy,
and yet it's blinding,
blinding to eyes attuned to 
the light of dancing orange flames,
flames seen secondhand --
bounced off a wall,
a dark, dank wall

what amazing sights
must there be -
out there

don't disappoint me
now

Spines Aglow [Haiku]

the frilly spines
of an iguana catch light,
marring camo

The Sprawl [Tanka]

the rain tree sprawl
endomes the whole street.
folks miss the light show
and its leafy glory,
while enjoying coolness.

DAILY PHOTO: Sunlit Valley Vegetation

Taken in the Summer of 2019 in Kazakhstan near Medeu

Scintillant Stream [Tanka]

scintillant stream,
ever-shifting dance of light:
seemingly random, 
but so seems a music box drum
until one knows its tune

Light on Moss [Haiku]

morning light catches
the moss, and i see it for
the first time