Orange [Senryū]

lying on a hill,
eyes open to orange clouds:
how long was I out?

Encore [Haiku]

hidden sun
drops out of cloudbank
for an encore.

DAILY PHOTO: Sunset from Gudibande Fort

DAILY PHOTO: Gudibande Fort

Seaside Sunset [Haiku]

red-hot steel glow:
sun crawls toward
wine-dark seas.

DAILY PHOTO: Japanese Beach, Goa

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Mutual Drift [Free Verse]

Lying back on the water,
Peering into a cloud,

I shift like driftwood --
rocking and rising,
rolling and dipping.

As I stare at the cloud,
It seems to stare back.

It drifts - suspiciously -
Or maybe I'm drifting
And it is still --

In truth, we're both drifting,
And neither of us has
The mental energy to be
Suspicious.

Edge of Weather [Haiku]

Winter day:
bright sunlight at cloud's end --
glassy river.

Rain Strike [Haiku]

rain strike seen
in ripples on the pond
before felt on skin.

Foresight [Senryū]

from the hilltop,
Spring downpour creeps nearer;
me, sans raingear.