Flood [Haiku]

the river sprawls,
overrunning its banks:
forest, now bayou

DAILY PHOTO: Gaganachukki Falls

Taken on August 13, 2022 in South Karnataka

Ever Conspicuous [Haiku]

even in tall grass,
the peacock stands out;
its neck metal blue

Strut [Haiku]

amorous pigeon
makes a mick jagger dance,
and he scores!

Tree of a Thousand Twigs [Free Verse]

When monsoon rains soaked the soil,
that old tree toppled.

They cut it out of the roadway,
&
I went out to count its rings,
but found it not with hundreds of rings,
but hundreds of trunks --
many no more than twigs.

What a mighty tree 
a pile of twigs pressed together 
can make,
& 
now it's gone.

Sneak Peak [Haiku]

the chipmunk flattens,
crawling atop battlements
as if to glimpse foes

DAILY PHOTO: Coastal Cliff in Kerala

Taken near Varkala in March of 2016

Knotty Tree [Haiku]

the knotty tree
stretches wide to reach light --
strength from warped fibers

Bat Hang [Haiku]

a flying fox hangs
from lush vegetation,
reaching monkey-like