One River [Free Verse]

From the water's edge,
I see the spastic, choppy
topography of a river
that looked glassy
from the bridge that
spans it.

Is this one river?

Am I one traveler?

DAILY PHOTO: Views of the Danube

DAILY PHOTO: Tiny Tents in the Valley, Goechala Trek

Roughhousing Snakes [Haiku]

at water’s edge,
snakes wrestle: writhing, twining,
but slipping the pin.

DAILY PHOTO: Ulsoor Lake

“Seeking a Hermit-Sage in Vain” by Jia Dao [w/ Audio]

I question a local boy under a pine.
He says, "Teacher is gathering herbs
right here on the mountain...
But who can say where?
The mountain is thick with clouds."

DAILY PHOTO: Mountains Around Pai Valley

Diminished [Free Verse]

I take a sunrise photo
And find the glorious orb
Diminished by poor photography,
& upstaged by a flaring pigeon.

DAILY PHOTO: Pai Canyon

DAILY PHOTO: Kho Ku So Bamboo Bridge – Post-Harvest