Guardian [Kyōka]

Photograph of a Guardian Lion (Fu Dog) at a temple on Elephant Mountain near Taipei, Taiwan.
some swear guardians
come to life -- dancing through
the temple yard...
but only Autumn nights, and
after a calabash of wine.

The Temple That Never Closes [Haiku]

Photograph of the Taoist Temple / Cultural Center at Kaohsiung's Central Park.
the streets are dark --
even streetlamps rest -- but
light spills from the temple.

PROMPT: Night or Morning

Daily writing prompt
Are you more of a night or morning person?

Morning. Whether I want to be or not.

Blue [Haiku]

with sun down,
the sky lingers in blue,
then fades to black.

DAILY PHOTO: Diwali Night, Agartala

Lantern [Free Verse]

The lightbulb inside
A temple lantern
Shines like the sun:
Backdrop to painted
Branch & blossom...

But the fact that it's lit
Means that it must be
The moon.

DAILY PHOTO: Firework Nightsky

Autumn Moon [Haiku]

Autumn moon first glimpse 
is impossibly huge;
the next, it shrank!

Dark Delta [Haiku]

sun sets upon
the river delta:
then pitch black night.