Safe Distance [Haiku]

from the mountain,
one can see the city, but
not feel its chaos.

Sunny Side [Haiku]

light on my face,
i look across the dark valley
to sun-fringed mountains.

Backdrop [Haiku]

a snowy mountain.
a church, broad-shouldered & bright,
looks cold & bantam.

Mountain Springtime [Haiku]

Spring arrives
in the mountains
in waffling fashion.

Huge but Hiding [Haiku]

beyond the city,
a massive mountain looms,
pretending to be clouds.

DAILY PHOTO: Tbilisi Reservoir

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Ancient Landscape [Tanka]

ancient landscape:
boulders, remnants of mountains,
are strewn about;
prehistoric tribes lived here,
and it looked the same for them.

Cloud Collision [Haiku]

a bright winter day:
thick clouds, in blue skies,
scrape the mountains.

“Poet on a Mountaintop” by Shen Zhou [w/ Audio]

Art and Poem by Shen Zhou, a Ming Dynasty Artist
White clouds engird the mountain.
Stone steps climb to nothingness.
Alone, the poet leans on his staff,
 gazing into the expanse,
 and accompanies the stream:
  bamboo flute joining murmurs
  of unseen flowing water.