Clouds Out [Haiku]

rhododendrons aren't blooming, 
but clouds fled & mountains are out!

DAILY PHOTO: Kangchenjunga Mountain

Pinecone [Haiku]

plump pinecone
nested in copper-
colored needles.

DAILY PHOTO: Shimla Peeking Through

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Tree Flight [Free Verse]

On a hike,
I come upon a tree
Raised up on its roots,
As if in mid-stride --
A long, cartoonish stride
That stretches across the trail.

But the tree doesn't stir --
No matter how quietly I wait;
No matter how long I wait.

Oh, how I wish to catch the tree
As it flees.

Dusky Valley [Haiku]

dusky valley:
only silvery waters
have shape & hue.

River Vision [Free Verse]

in a flat, wide river:
something juts up
from the water --
far in the distance

for an instant,
i startle:
seeing it as an
extended arm...

like that Stevie Smith
poem, but i discover
it's neither waving,
nor drowning, but
merely protruding...

a dead limb
stuck in the river,
drag & pull balanced,
waiting to be
carried away.

DAILY PHOTO: Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Samajik Parivartan Gallery

Churning Seas [Haiku]

beach detritus
dragged ashore
by churning seas.

Stillness [Haiku]

sage sits on stone
until he and the stone
can’t be told apart.