DAILY PHOTO: Mekong Sunsets

Turbulent [Haiku]

wind gusts & rain
turn the placid pond
turbulent.

Swamp Deer [Lyric Poem]

Everyday at an appointed hour
the Swamp Deer takes an anti-shower.
It hooks its antlers into the muck,
and with a twist and shake mud is chucked
upward, where it rains down on the beast.
It's stinky and slimy, but it's cool, at least.

Green [Haiku]

in rainy season,
grass grows from every crack,
closing on idols.

Prickly [Senryū]

a swallowtail
lands on a thorny thistle,
resting in comfort.

Pelican [Lyric Poem]

The Pelican, when it has formed a group,
Is said to be a squadron, pouch, or scoop.
I find that naming scheme quite puzzling;
Isn't its "pouch" where it keeps soup for guzzling?

DAILY PHOTO: Sunning Croc

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Unsettled [Haiku]

a butterfly
lurches flower to flower;
never settling.

Buffeted [Haiku]

wind buffeted:
the coast is vibrant green
but wintery cold.

Golden Grass [Haiku]

Winter drains color
from the barren woods, but
tall grass turns gold.