Fogless Fog [Haiku]

white blossoms 
seen through still bare trees:
looks like fog, sans fog.

DAILY PHOTO: Infinite Buddhas

Photograph of rows of gold Buddhas taken at Fo Guang Shan, near Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Photograph of gold Buddhas arranged by staircases at Fo Guang Shan, near Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

DAILY PHOTO: Hualien Martyrs’ Shrine [花蓮縣忠烈祠]

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A photograph of the Hualien Martyrs' Shrine (花蓮縣忠烈祠) in Hualien, Taiwan.

Winter Springs [Haiku]

Photograph of the Beitou hot springs outside of Taipei.
an eerie fog
weaves through the trees:
Winter hot springs.

Night Sun [Haiku]

a full moon glows:
its color, pale yellow —
posing as the sun.

Shadowlands [Haiku]

Photograph taken in the Toroko Gorge, Taiwan.
toward day's end,
the shadowlands creep
down the valley.

DAILY PHOTO: Atlanta Skyline from Grant Park

Hidden Spring [Haiku]

Photograph of a bare branch and small cloud taken in Grant Park of Atlanta.
branches aren't budding,
but shoots are sprouting
under dead leaves.

Condemned [Free Verse]

Condemnation placard
Stapled to the church door
With the commanding tone
Of Luther’s notice.

The Condemned has stately bones
But its skin and viscera
Are in shambles.

Sun pierces stained glass,
Bathing dirty surfaces
With bright color,
But the dust and rat shit
Remain to create a
Miasma within.

One day a wrecking ball
Will make good on the
Condemnation.

DAILY PHOTO: Erskine Memorial Fountain