The Peacock Flower [Senryū]

for a peacock
 to look Peacock Flower-like,
  it must be on fire.

Unimpressed [Tanka]

a stately building
 stands beside the river,
  commanding the eye.
 but that ancient river
  remains unimpressed.  

Painted Sunup [Haiku]

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

Pink & Blue [Haiku]

pink trumpet flowers,
in dense clustered spheres,
break up spring’s blue sky

Summer Seas [Haiku]

summer sunlight 
 sparkles on the sea;
  a boat rocks idly

Unhindered [Haiku]

fall leaves will drop,
 and the winter river view
  will be unhindered.

Tidal Islands [Haiku]

high tide sweeps
around the beach rocks,
and then they’re islands.

Gold [Haiku]

golden trumpet
lives up to its name
when sunrise strikes.

Leaf Enlightened [Common Meter]

I stared, and stared, into a leaf
  until my vision changed.
 And I could see the whole, wide world
   so artfully arranged.

The leaf, it mapped my universe
   from atom to the sprawl.
 Compressed, layer-on-layer, there
    was one and, at once, all. 

But before I could grasp all that
   this vision truly meant,
  a gust of wind did catch that leaf,
     and fluttering it went.

DAILY PHOTO: Uluwatu Shore

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