Sandstone Still-Life [Haiku]

in sandstone canyons,
shrubs grow thick & green;
no signs of day life.

Lil Beaming Faces [Senryū]

sun to flowers, 
“now that I have your
attention… shine!”

DAILY PHOTO: Bamboo Bridge, Pai

DAILY PHOTO: Scenes from Devaramane Betta

Sunrise Fisherman [Haiku]

sunrise orange
sparkles on the lake;
lone fisher casts nets

DAILY PHOTO: Scenes from Shakadang Trail

“A Noiseless Patient Spider” by Walt Whitman [w/ Audio]

A noiseless patient spider,
I mark'd where on a little promontory it stood isolated,
Mark'd how to explore the vacant vast surrounding,
It launch'd forth filament, filament, filament out of itself,
Ever unreeling them, ever tirelessly speeding them.

And you O my soul where you stand,
Surrounded, detached, in measureless oceans of space,
Ceaselessly musing, venturing, throwing, seeking the spheres to connect them,
Till the bridge you will need be form'd, till the ductile anchor hold,
Till the gossamer thread you fling catch somewhere, O my soul.

Future River [Haiku]

the river trickles.
but its broad shoulders tell
 of expectations. 

Urban Jungle [Kyōka]

in a city park,
muscular baobabs &
wiry strangler figs
provide residences
for the fierce squirrels.

DAILY PHOTO: Yehliu Geopark on a Dreary Winter Day