Bonsai Bluff [Free Verse]

green-topped granite.

a gnarled evergreen
 clings to the side --
 clings without clinging,

effortlessly jutting out
 over the chasm
 to feel the sun & wind.

Porous [Haiku]

the tree sprawls,
over the mountain trail, yet
 winter rains pass through.

Hidden Ridges [Haiku]

even the small mountains
hide their tops in the clouds:
rainy winter day.

Distant Stare [Senryū]

eyeing the mountain
like it’s defeated you once,
and may again.

Shadow Valley [Haiku]

from valley shadow,
 the sun-warmed mountain
  glows more brightly.

Cold Moon [Haiku]

full moon
over Fishtail Mountain-
breath swirls in cold air.

Mountain Life [Haiku]

in misty mountains,
 lichen & moss carpeted,
  two mushrooms stand tall.

DAILY PHOTO: Kashmir

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Vanishing Hills [Haiku]

rows of hills,
 each new ridge fades more
  into nothingness.

One Day: Four Seasons [Haiku]

a full four seasons,
from snow to sweaty t-shirt:
one mountain pass